This 4,500 square foot new residential loft is located on the third floor of a newly renovated six-story building on East 67th Street in Manhattan (the Naumann loft shares the same building).

The entire space has an open, fluid quality associated with a boldly sensual definition of the elliptically curved walls of two bedroom suites. These curved quarters infuse a protective quality together with a perceived dynamic suspension and participate in the play of a continuum space. The straight and curved walls, when seen from the connective spaces, seem to float as a result of the six inch tall continuous recess steel cove bases that can be lit.

Special attention has been given to the spatial constraints of the pre-existing deep structural steel girders that rhythmically span the entire width of the loft space. One of the main technical tasks was to find the best solution for the location of the air ducts without compromising the open quality of the living spaces. A solution was found by packing the air ducts along the sides of the steel girders. The air outlets were to be located where the new ceilings meet the framed enclosure of the girders; a continuous one inch slot run along such edges creating a succession of suspended ceilings. In the broad space of the living room area, the strategic positioning of the ceiling recessed lighting fixtures, located against the side wall girder’s enclosures, accentuates the clean appearance of these ceiling surfaces.

The materials used throughout the space defy ordinary decoration and empower the essence of the specific architectural solutions. Examples of this are the use of floor to ceiling clear and sand-blasted glass partitions and doors as well as the use of three inch thick Trani marble for the kitchen countertop which seamlessly connects, as a sweeping stroke, to the elongated suspended fireplace. The recurrent use of walnut strip cladding on some of the walls, adds a warm spatial quality and, together with the other broadly used materials such as wood floors, glass and limestone, constitute a clear and articulated representation that enriches our sensory experience. Each bathroom of the bedroom suites is characterized by the expanse of the curved glass tiled wall that, with its liquid quality, well expresses the bathing function and acts as a backdrop to the tub and to the floor-to-ceiling round shower glass enclosure. The recessed cove lighting at the top of this tiled wall imparts a diaphanous sense to this space. The straight walls of the bathrooms together with their floors are finished with limestone slabs.