Because Butitta had only 15 weeks to go through the design and build process, he did a lot of prototype creation on the fly. The first thing he did was put in new flooring. He used wood panels reclaimed from an old gym floor that he found at a lumberyard. Basketball court markings are still visible. “I couldn’t imagine refinishing it,” he says. “The stripes have their own stories.” He paid about $1 per square foot for the wood.
The ceiling is ¼-inch compressed plywood popped into place without using any glue. "It's perfectly flush, without visual distraction, to help keep the space minimal and open," says Butitta (shown here). He broke a number of panels, but once he got the measurements right, he was able to install the ceiling in a day.
The ceiling is ¼-inch compressed plywood popped into place without using any glue. "It's perfectly flush, without visual distraction, to help keep the space minimal and open," says Butitta (shown here). He broke a number of panels, but once he got the measurements right, he was able to install the ceiling in a day.
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