Packing a lot of function into a small space requires ingenuity and skill, exactly what was needed for this one-bedroom gut in the Meatpacking District. When Axis Mundi was done, all that remained was the expansive arched window. Now one enters onto a pristine white-walled loft warmed by new zebrano plank floors. A new powder room and kitchen are at right. On the left, the lean profile of a folded steel stair cantilevered off the wall allows access to the bedroom above without eating up valuable floor space. Beyond, a living room basks in ample natural light. To allow that light to penetrate to the darkest corners of the bedroom, while also affording the owner privacy, the façade of the master bath, as well as the railing at the edge of the mezzanine space, are sandblasted glass. Finally, colorful furnishings, accessories and photography animate the simply articulated architectural envelope.

Project Team: John Beckmann, Nick Messerlian and Richard Rosenbloom
Photographer: Mikiko Kikuyama
© Axis Mundi Design LLC

Products:
Zap rug from the Rug Company, Egg Chair designed by Arne Jacobsen from Fritz Handen, Sofa-Mitchell Gold, Glass coffee table from Ligne Roset, Walnut Bar Stools designed by Norman Cherner, Chandelier-Model 2097 30 designed by Gino Sarfatti through Flos, Suspension Lamp - Long and Hard, designed by Phillipe Starck from Flos, On the Rocks Sconces, from Flos, Pillows and throw from Missoni, Ceramic dish by Georges Jouve, Custom designed fireplace surround in Pietra Cordoza. Photographs: Prada by Rob Hann , Beach by Laurie Victor Kay, Water by Claude Guillaumin through the Clic Gallery.