New York Loft by Adi Gershoni Architect

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This downtown NYC loft has a challenging long and narrow shape, and the clients had a complex set of requirements: Both husband and wife work from home, they frequently entertain large groups, and they often have guests stay over, sometimes for extended periods.

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• Architects: Adi Gershoni Architect
• Project: New York Loft

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In addition to the kitchen, dining room, living room and master suite, the program included his and her offices, a den, a guestroom, a sitting/TV room transformable to a second guest space, and space for a large book collection. The architect’s challenge was to create a space with the flexibility to accommodate all these functions and to do so within the tight 2,200 square foot space.

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Finding room for the book collection was solved by designing a “double loaded” bookshelf system that can be accessed from both sides. The books are lit with under-shelf, recessed linear lighting.

One side of the main corridor is defined by a solid wall that provides separation from the private rooms. The other side is a wood and glass system that sets off semi-private spaces. The glass, which functions as a partition between each of the semi-private spaces, is a two-layered glass holding a semi-transparent sheer fabric—translucent enough to allow natural light from the large windows at the west wall to penetrate the interior spaces.

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The small den is equipped with a home-theater AV system. It is enclosed in glass, with glass sliding doors that allow private TV and movie watching.

The guest room is separated to allow privacy. To accommodate a second guest or couple, the sitting/TV space transforms to a second guestroom by opening the sofa bed and drawing curtains over the wood and glass enclosure.

The result is a highly efficient, planed space that provides for the clients’ needs and that is also luxurious and meticulously detailed.

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