We combined two adjacent pre-war apartments for a play write and theater producer who frequently host Salons. The Salons were the inspiration to create living and dining "wall" spaces that unfold for social events, work, or storage needs.
The private areas of the apartment, bedrooms and bathrooms, were renovated with an eye for clean lines and natural light while retaining original traditional details.
The owner, a painter, wished to open his apartment to its garden. Oversized metal-framed glass doors and windows maximize light and views to the outside. Interior details alluding to garden lattices are proposed in bronze metal. Custom furniture pieces further integrate low horizontal lines between interior and exterior spaces.
The challenge of this floor-through condo in a 1920s building is its narrow railroad plan. To make this into a home for a growing family, we reworked the layout with living and kitchen functions in the front of the apartment while bedrooms are organized toward the quieter garden side.
Careful detailing and placement of walls retain original details and delineate an otherwise open plan as a series of spaces.
This waterfront residential estate exemplifies the depth of our experience and design approach. We look to the site and find opportunities to seamlessly engage the landscape, architecture and interiors. Completed as lead Associate in Charge at SB Architecture.
Image credits: as published in Architectural Digest
Good design is a reflection of the client. While this family is known for their minimalist style, their deeper appreciation is design as connect to place. Here we reinterpreted a classic shingle style house from this historic area of Long Island with soaring and intimate spaces for casual modern living. Completed while Associate in Charge at SB Architecture, the alliance of craft and contemporary is true to MK/Architect.
Natick, Massachusetts
The owners are a couple who love to cook and entertain, but their existing kitchen was dark and windowless galley.
We visualized several material palettes and cabinetry layouts as part of the design process to envision social scenarios. The solution is a long island combining breakfast and kitchen spaces as one, directing circulation away from cooking areas while opening the space to views beyond.
LAVA is a performance troupe that brings together dance and acrobatics.
In response to the unique choreographic goals and physical demands of the Brooklyn based troupe, we worked with the Artistic Director to devise an infrastructure that is at once a theater backdrop and a performance site for the troupe to physically engage. Natural sheet rubber is innovatively cut, welded, and formed.
Preschool for the French Institute: Alliance Francaise, NYC.
This was a two-phase expansion of the highly popular Nursery Program, fitting two classrooms, offices suites, and a school lobby within the existing historic FI:AF building in Manhattan. Separate lighting, plumbing, and HVAC systems were installed for classrooms. Custom cabinetry, kitchenettes, children’s bathrooms, and procured furniture completed the project without interrupting school schedules. Senior Project Architect, RRA
