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This space of focus is the very first room you see when you enter this home. The original space was dark, lacked character, and essentially acted as a catch-all space for toys. It was our client's desire to transform this space into elegant entry/sitting room for "mom-of-the-house" to relax, read, and enjoy a refreshment as she enjoyed the view. We wanted to do that for her and more! We completely transformed the walls by adding a surrounding wainscoting that died into a classic and gorgeous door trim on both openings. We added custom built-in bookshelves that surrounded a beautiful and bright front window. Above the wainscoting we added a fun but subtle wallpaper in our client's beloved green hue. To make the room more inviting and comfortable, we added 2 comfortable accent chairs for sitting, conversation, and curling up with a good book. We added a nice pendant to the ceiling to give the room some extra character and added stylish accents throughout the room to finish off the design. Jessica Downey Photo

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Industrial Work Station Our simple work station design works equally well in private offices or open-plan spaces. Gunmetal steel legs and salvaged american white oak boast this piece’s matter-of-fact functionality.

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White interior doors for Miami Beach residence.
Home design - modern home design idea in Miami

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Located in the heart of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the building was erected on a shallow commercial lot between two 120 year old masonry buildings and a new residential rental building. 330 Grand Street is a mix of 725 SF 1BRs and 1050 SF 2BR apartments. It also contains a 1100 SF two story duplex as well as private and public rooftop space, large private balconies for most units and two large private terraces for the ground floor units. 330 Grand Street was originally designed and approved at the NYC DOB as a prefabricated modular building. During the pandemic, as shipping costs skyrocketed putting the project at risk, we suggested redesigning the building as a reinforced cast-in-place concrete structure. Concrete was readily available and prices had not been affected by the demand increase that many other materials suffered in the pandemic. We took this opportunity to raise floor to ceiling heights, enlarge high performance windows and redistribute the buildings MEPFS and Structural Systems to create very open floor plans. The challenge was to create a luxurious sensorial living experience with very limited means. In a city with very high construction costs, low cost residential buildings in the area are usually devoid of good quality, design and character. Our approach was to aim high for the end user, prioritizing natural light, open space with long visual perspectives, high ceilings and as always, rejecting the use of predefined building templates. Our biggest challenge was to ensure that the small spaces feel as clean cut, large and bright as possible. Several unique design decisions were made to ensure low cost and high quality; Floor plans were laid out so that spaces were wide open and free of clutter from mechanical or structural interruptions. Therefore all infrastructure was placed in lateral demising walls, which in turn act as the unit’s storage and kitchen. The apartments feel wide open, are super quiet and have more storage space than any other comparable apartment in the city. To solve the problem of the site’s shallow commercial lot which is typically prone to dark interior spaces we focused our attention on the building’s envelope. Instead of the usual small punched window openings, oversized high performance windows were designed to ensure that light penetrated as far as possible into the units. In the smaller 1BR units, the full 50’ depth of the lot is perceived by partitioning spaces with sliding pocket doors that can be retracted to allow deep visual perspectives, making the sight lines in the space feel longer, larger, more ample than normal. In addition to the full height glazing, each unit above the 2nd floor receives a 7 foot covered balcony, adding 120 to 240 sf to each apartment, something unusual in New York City buildings. The space is large enough for a full size dining table, when the weather permits being outside. We also worked hard to ensure modularity. For example, all kitchen units are all identical throughout the building. The idea of modularity and the economy of the repetitive unit is exercised to the maximum through the building. Hardware, appliances, flooring, wall coverings and material finishes are all carefully selected to feel bespoke, high quality and unique. It was important to KURV that the result of this work manifest into something that would deeply connect with the end user and sustain relationships with the consumers of this space. All images by KURV Architecture ©

New bathroom with a closeup of the built-in, open-air window. Photo credit: facebook.com/tjwhome.
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After photo: Newly installed exterior door after decayed original wooden door and the trims were replaced.
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