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London Towne House Apartment No. 02

 
 
 
 


London Town House Apartment No. 02
New York, New York

Completed 2012

Design Team
Brian Messana, Toby O’Rorke, Emily Lowry, Patricia Dehesa

Collaborators
Mechanical Engineer: M.A. Rubiano
Lighting Designer: Zerolux

Our ministrations to this apartment were calculated to instill a sense of depth, soul, and a little sex appeal in a decidedly unremarkable, unsexy space that had not been renovated since the building was erected in the 1960s. As a spirit guide for the renovation, our client proffered the names of Tom Ford and Halston, two titans of fashion renowned for their ultra-chic, refined, and occasionally louche sensibilities. The idea was to create a kind of richly detailed, sophisticated cocoon, a cloistered refuge from the tumult of the city, conducive to inspired living and gracious entertaining.

To establish an immediate sense of place and a suggestion of history, we installed a floor of reclaimed, stained oak planks laid in a chevron pattern, reminiscent of a Parisian hôtel particulier. The walls are painted in threes shades of gray, while the new architectural blocks that organize and define the apartment’s various rooms are coated in a black lacquer that reflects the twinkling lights and views of the city. Black lacquer reappears on the kitchen cabinets, accompanied by a kitchen counter and backsplash of highly figured Kenya Black marble. In the primary and guest baths, Equator Marmara, a marble with a more regular, striped pattern, expands the palette of tailored, sensuous materials and surface treatments. The overall effect is one of cosmopolitan, masculine glamour, a tribute to the enduring allure of the city that never sleeps.

Photographs by Elizabeth Felicella

 
 


Awards

2014

Finalist for Small Apartments, Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year

 
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London Towne House Apartment No. 02