SCHWARTZ/LEE APARTMENT
New York, NY
Completed February 2007
The Schwartz/Lee project required a new design for a small, pre-war one-bedroom apartment in downtown New
York. The previous layout had an odd arrangement of rooms – a bathroom with no washbasin,a pass-through dining
room, an oversized kitchen and a street-facing bedroom. The new floor plan redistributed rooms to provide a more
modern use of space, allowing enough flexibility for a young professional couple to live as well as work at home.
This led us to the design of a living wall.The wall houses living and work utilities for our clients: the kitchen,
storage and bookshelves. Concentrating these elements into the unit allowed for better spatial qualities.
The living area opened up to fully access the front façade of windows. The bedroom could be recessed behind
the wall unit towards the rear, providing more privacy. The bathroom expanded to a proper size including
washbasin and the kitchen combined with the hallway becomes social and active. The result is a modern touch
of living in a pre-war building.
New York, NY
Completed February 2007
The Schwartz/Lee project required a new design for a small, pre-war one-bedroom apartment in downtown New
York. The previous layout had an odd arrangement of rooms – a bathroom with no washbasin,a pass-through dining
room, an oversized kitchen and a street-facing bedroom. The new floor plan redistributed rooms to provide a more
modern use of space, allowing enough flexibility for a young professional couple to live as well as work at home.
This led us to the design of a living wall.The wall houses living and work utilities for our clients: the kitchen,
storage and bookshelves. Concentrating these elements into the unit allowed for better spatial qualities.
The living area opened up to fully access the front façade of windows. The bedroom could be recessed behind
the wall unit towards the rear, providing more privacy. The bathroom expanded to a proper size including
washbasin and the kitchen combined with the hallway becomes social and active. The result is a modern touch
of living in a pre-war building.
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REDISTRIBUTION OF ROOMS
