Holden Apartment, Chelsea
The design for this apartment renovation in New York's desirable Chelsea neighborhood emerged over the course of several years, during which time the owner, a professional musician, morphed from an architecturally conservative preservationist to a staunch minimalist/modernist.
This renovation is actually the merging of a studio and a 1-bedroom unit into a large 1- bedroom, accomplished by entirely gutting the interiors down to the bare structure and inserting a minimal number of walls. The new kitchen is in the place of an old bathroom, and two new baths occur where none existed before. An isolated floating floor was installed to minimize sound transmission and new wiring brings state-of-the-art communications, sound, television, computer control and lighting throughout the apartment.
The space was planned for diverse uses: a teaching studio for piano and voice, an impromptu recital hall, accommodations for small or large gatherings and dinner parties with a view of the Empire State Building and Central Park.
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