Frick museum pied-a-terre
By Stamberg Aferiat Associates
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Create a home-away-from-home from an undistinguished pair of rooms. While only
being utilized part of the year, this New York pied-a-terre, adjacent to the
Frick Museum, needed to be more than just a hotel suite. And yet, everything
had to be easily dissembled and put away when the apartment was not in use by
the owners in order to accommodate their other family members and friends.
We created an organizational spine that runs the entire length of the apartment
in the form of a single long, ebonized oak custom cabinet crafted in Italy. All
the functions typically offered in the many rooms and closets of a house were
consolidated and concealed behind a uniform set of doors. A variety of
appliances and functional elements such as the refrigerator, pantry, wine
cooler, bar, entertainment area, laundry and desk activate create rooms
depending on which doors are open. When closed, the sleek cabinetry provides a
rich, minimal for this comfortable apartment.
PROJECT
A House Inside a Box
DESCRIPTION
A 1,100 SF Pied-e-Terre
MATERIALS
Channel Glass, White Marble, Ebonized Oak
SCOPE
Complete Architectural
Services, Construction Administration