5th Avenue Penthouse

CLIENT: PRIVATE CLIENT
DATE: 2014
DETAILS: INTERIOR DESIGN

This project addresses bringing the human hand back into the digital process of making by focusing on the sensual qualities of pieces. This massive built in takes a clean modern form that necessary engages the senses. The cupboards are made of Corian…so while their looks belie materiality, when one touches the doors–specifically designed with push latches–they feel the cold smooth stone-like surface. The solid brass panels have been CNC routed with patterns, but the focus for these elements is the dynamic relationship between moire light and shadow created by these sliding panels (which serve to conceal the television). The wood also is a visual overload…by working with heavily figured tiger maple the simple forms of the thick clean shelves are complicated by the material’s almost iridescent reaction to light. The unit changes color as one moves around the room and shifts perspective.

A decorative console table with a glass top, wood cross-leg design, and a large round wall mirror above. Wall sconces with beige shades flank the mirror, and there are decorative objects including two wooden sculptures, three white candles, and two metallic palm leaf sculptures on the table.

Modern living room with beige sofa, brown armchair, black coffee table, hanging chair, floor lamp, decorative vases, and large abstract artwork. Bright sunlight through white curtains illuminates the space.

Living room with beige sofa, glass coffee table, tall decorative floor lamp, hanging modern chair, abstract artwork on wall, and sheer curtains on windows.

Bronze sculpture of a woman holding a tray, standing on a decorative base, near a window with white curtains. There is a small curved wooden bench in front of the sculpture.

Interior of a modern dining space with a large ornate mirror, wooden bar stools, a wooden bar counter, vases with pink flowers, and various white dishes and glasses.

Wooden cabinet with geometric cutout patterns and a shelf displaying two dark bust sculptures, with shadows cast by the cutouts.

Close-up of a wooden structure with diagonal slit patterns, with a dark, perforated panel in the background creating shadows through the slits.

A modern dining table with four chairs, decorative objects including a black bear sculpture, white calla lilies in a glass vase, and green moss in a small bowl.

Decorative art and floral arrangement on a white console table with wall art and sculpture lamps.

A modern bedroom with a geometric patterned accent wall above a bed dressed in beige and taupe bedding with multiple pillows and a faux fur throw. There is a decorative sculpture of a lion's face on the wall, and a vintage armchair beside the bed near a window with light streaming in.

Modern bedroom with black metal four-poster bed, geometric-patterned bedding, black and white zigzag rug, round white lamps, and decorative sculpture.

Decorative scene with a silver statue of a seated figure in a cross-legged pose inside a clear display case, topped by a modern white lamp with a rounded shape, a tall black geometric vase with pink lilies, a framed abstract art piece with black lines on beige background on a grey wall, and part of a white bed with patterned pillows beside a dark wooden headboard.

Modern bedroom with a bed, pillows, and a wooden wardrobe, illuminated by natural light through three windows with brown blinds.