Riverside Residence

Riverside Residence

A puzzle of structural integration and layout restructuring. Relocated kitchen, custom metal panels, aubergine silk wallcoverings, wood millwork, stone paneling, fluted glass doors for natural light and acoustic separation.

2019, New York

The Riverside Residence began as a complex puzzle, piecing together how to incorporate and utilize the existing structural characteristics of the apartment, while fulfilling the client’s desire to significantly restructure the layout.

A window seat in a room with deep aubergine silk wallcoverings, wood millwork, and stone paneling. Fluted glass doors allow natural light in.
A wooden paneled semi-private room, sectioned off by fluted glass doors.

Design leveraged a relocated kitchen and the idiosyncratic framework of the pre-war building, using columns and other structural interruptions as opportunities to newly integrate libraries, coat closets, bar cabinets, and a powder room. These spaces, wrapped in custom metal panels, reveal deep aubergine silk wallcoverings, wood millwork, and stone paneling. Fluted glass doors are positioned strategically, infusing semi-private areas with natural light while ensuring acoustic separation.

An open cabinet displaying the bar and storage.
Bathroom with marble counter, purple walls, and fluted glass doors in Riverside Residence.
Photo: Santiago Leon