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Flatiron Residence

Empire State Building view from the living room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture

In the pocket

The Flatiron Residence renovation project began with a tight budget, square footage that would terrify a suburbanite, and a floor plan with all the aesthetic vision of 1980s Manhattan real estate development. First DF&A undid much of what the developer had done: taking out the wall that divided the living space so as to render it a “one-bedroom,” taking out the fireplace that drew attention away from the window facing the Empire State Building; and so on.


The bedroom still had to be divided from the living room, but pocket doors achieved this feat with flexibility and panache. The doors can be closed for privacy, or open for a spacious flow of light and people. To deal with a narrow entrance and an ugly closet, DF&A inserted two sides of a box to wrap the corridor and closet into a work of art, framed by the glow of inset cove lighting. A bit of un-developing and a couple of small but ingenious interior design interventions turned a small, ugly apartment into a livable show piece.

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Location

New York City

Type

Residential

Size

1500 sf

Cove lighting detail of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Dining room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
View of the dining room and living room from the entrance of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Furniture plan of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Axonometric view of the project approach of the residence renovation in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Wood grain detail of the sliding doors that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Detail of the pocket doors that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Open space of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
View from the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Empire State Building view from the living room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Detail of the privacy lock of the pocket door that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Cove lighting detail of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Closet of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Dining room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Reclaimed wood artwork on the dining room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Reclaimed wood artwork on the dining room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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View of the dining room and living room from the entrance of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Furniture plan of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Existing plan of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Axonometric view of the project approach of the residence renovation in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Axonometric view of the project approach of the residence renovation in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Axonometric view of the project approach of the residence renovation in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Wood grain detail of the sliding doors that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Detail of the pocket doors that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Detail of the pocket doors that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Open space of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Divided space of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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View from the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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View from the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Empire State Building view from the living room of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Detail of the privacy lock of the pocket door that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Detail of the privacy lock of the pocket door that divide the living room and the bedroom of the residence renovation project in the Chelsea Mews building on the Flatiron District in Manhattan, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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