Greenwich Village Townhouse

New York, USA
Breakfast Area
Foto © Andrew Garn
Kitchen
Foto © Andrew Gam
Kitchen
Foto © Andrew Gam
Garden
Foto © Andrew Gam
Living Area
Foto © Annie Schlecter
Dining Room
Foto © Annie Schlecter
Dining Room
Foto © Annie Schlecter
Lounge
Foto © Andrew Gam
Master Bathroom
Foto © Annie Schlecter
Guest Bedroom
Foto © Annie Schlecter
Arquitectos
Axis Mundi
Ubicación
New York, USA
Año
2007


"Revival” implies a retread of an old idea—not our interests at Axis Mundi. So when renovating an 1840s Greek Revival brownstone, subversion was on our minds. The landmarked exterior remains unchanged, as does the residence’s unalterable 19-foot width. Inside, however, a pristine white space forms a backdrop for art by Warhol, Basquiat and Haring, as well as intriguing furnishings drawn from the continuum of modern design—pieces by Dalí and Gaudí, Patrick Naggar and Poltrona Frau, Armani and Versace. The architectural envelope references iconic 20th-century figures and genres: Jean Prouvé-like shutters in the kitchen, an industrial-chic bronze staircase and a ground-floor screen employing cast glass salvaged from Gio Ponti’s 1950s design for Alitalia’s Fifth Avenue showroom (paired with mercury mirror and set within a bronze grid). Unable to resist a bit of our usual wit, Greek allusions appear in a dining room fireplace that reimagines classicism in a contemporary fashion and lampshades that slyly recall the drapery of Greek sculpture.

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