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Eastside Kitchen and 'Butler's Pantry'

The last few details, odds and ends and furniture deliveries are taking place in this Eastside co-op apartment. We helped the clients replace the kitchen cabinets, counters, appliances, flooring and other finishes and add a very usable ‘butler’s pantry’ of stock-sized cabinetry off of the kitchen. Below are ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos:

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Upper East Pied-a-Terre

Construction is nearly finished on this modern renovation of a 600 square foot, post-war, one-bedroom co-op on the Upper East Side. Rift-oak paneling runs the length of the hallway and conceals a washer-dryer, refrigerator, pantry and closets. The bathroom, range hood and dryer are all vented to the outside behind a panel above the kitchen sink. Once the backsplash tile is done and the light fixtures are all installed, the apartment will be complete.

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Connecticut House

In the 1980s a family room was added to the back of this historical Connecticut house. The addition has a rather low ceiling and a different floor height from the original house. As this is the space where the family will likely be spending most of their time, we have proposed making this a double height space as part of an addition and renovation. The two different floor heights are mediated by a generous open stair which helps to join the old and new portions of the house in a more seamless transition.

Front of the house

1980's addition at the back of the house

Proposed exterior elevations with an added second storey

Proposed first and second floor plan

Interior perspective of double height kitchen/family room

Brooklyn Heights Apartment Combination

We are in the early stages of planning a connection between two apartments on two separate floors with a staircase that also acts as a room divider and storage unit.