Sculptors Live Work Studio
Soho, NYC, NY
We were asked to create a versatile
live-work space from an existing 1800 sq ft floor-through loft
with 700 sq ft of roof space. The client wanted to be able to
make a complete separation between the work space and living space
(with separate entrances), to provide lodging for his assistant
in the studio area, have many weekend guests, or to open the space
for entertaining or private viewings of his work. It was also
important to create outdoor living spaces as part of the roofscape.
Our strategy was to organize the
program in order to allow the experiencing of the entire 85
depth of the loft as well as a new 35 hight vertical space,
punctuated by a ribbon of skylights. Glass tread stairs climb
up through this new space, allowing a maximum of light into the
loft. Various platforms encircle the void, functioning as sleeping
areas, lounges, office areas or work-out rooms. Each of the upper
rooms has direct access to an outdoor space.
All of the utilitarian functions
are packed into the thickness of three walls; the kitchen is hidden
away in the north-most wall, parts of the bath room, a dumbwaitor
and other mechanical and plumbing functions make up the middle
wall, and a free-floating station houses studio kitchenette, assistants
sleeping + desk area, laundry facilities and the sliding partitions
which separate studio from the living space.
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