Chelsea Parlor Apartment

In West Chelsea, Manhattan, BoND transformed a dark and divided apartment into a bright, loft-like space at the Chelsea Parlor Apartment.

Firm
  • area / size 475 sqft
  • Year 2017
  • Location New York City, New York, United States,
  • Type Apartment,

    • Measuring 11.5 by 50 feet, the apartment’s original layout was typical to many prewar apartments in New York; it was divided into three distinct sections: a living room, a bedroom, and a closed-off corridor connecting the two – which housed the kitchen and the bathroom. We removed these partitions to create one continuous space, celebrating the apartment’s elongated proportions and maximizing the illusion of depth. The renovation created a clear distinction between the western wall – along which the apartment’s utilities, services and hardware are located – and the eastern wall, which was left blank to provide room for art display.

    Our design makes use of custom design details combined with off-the-shelf products. The fireplace, for example, is an original (and functioning) fixture of the apartment. Its brick core was wrapped by a cut-and-folded sheet made of stainless steel, which we commissioned at a local workshop in Chinatown, giving the room a contemporary edge.

    Design: BoND
    Photography: Eric Petschek