From here, Gorlin aimed to make as few insertions as possible, an approach in line with the owners' wish for their apartment to be one large open space it needed to work for comfortable everyday living and for entertaining.
One of the owners also had grown children who would visit occasionally, and there was initially talk of including two guest rooms as well as the main bedroom suite.
"But I convinced them to have just one guest room and to allocate more of the space to their own bedroom, so they would have a luxurious loft with one large, flowing entertaining area."
Gorlin says that from here the space planning was very simple.
"The main living space needed to face the wall of windows overlooking 17th Street. And it made sense to put the main bedroom in the back of the apartment where it's quieter."
The kitchen is a freestanding insert in between the living areas and bedroom.
And it's here that Gorlin added the 360° pivoting panel that's mirrored on both sides.
"It's a fun feature," he says. "A door usually means something beyond is private, but this is the opposite of what you'd usually call private."
If it's closed, the mirrored surface reflects back the space you're in. And when angled open, it can reflect various views of the bedroom and the shower.
"It adds to the flexibility of the space and has a sensual feeling to it."
While the granite-walled shower has necessarily some sense of enclosure, the open design continues in the bedroom, where the double vanity is a freestanding element in the space.
Gorlin describes the overall interior as a fun New York loft.
"It's an exciting environment with a touch of the unexpected," he says.
Credit list
Architect
Alexander Gorlin Architects
Island countertop
Custom zinc from La Bastille
Leather bar stools
Moroso
Showerhead
Fantini Rubinetti
Interior designer
Larsen Design
Wood from Reclaimed DesignWorks
Abovo Rain Lamp; Bec Brittain Sky 17 light
Norman Foster Arc dining table; Hola dining chairs by Cassina; Dennis Miler steel torque tables; Michael Berman sofas; Eames chair by Knoll; bed by Berman Rosetti
Story by:
Paul Taylor
Photography by:
Erik Petschek
14 Jun, 2020