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Union Square Loft

Guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture

Sliding Doors

Historically a loft is a renovated industrial space, with industrial-height ceilings and a no-frills industrial aesthetic. But in New York City real estate parlance, it has come to mean lack of privacy, exposed radiators, and deterioration posing as “character.” When DF&A renovated a Union Square loft, it distilled the essence of loft living to spatial continuity and visible structure, but dispensed with the notion that you had to see the pipes. The firm also sought to create a flexible living space that allowed the loft’s residents a measure of privacy within an open plan.


DF&A carved a guest bedroom out of the great room, using a sliding wall that can open to extend public space or close for total privacy. The master bedroom has a related solution: a feature wall with pocket doors. The wall features a double-sided entertainment system that hides easy-sliding doors that can separate the bedroom completely from the living room. Throughout, Russian oak crossbeams stand out in high contrast to the white ceilings and columns, accentuating the apartment’s beautiful bones. The result is a beautifully framed flexible living space: open, welcoming, and deeply functional. What a loft should be.

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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Kitchen of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Dining area of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
View from the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Floor plan of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Russian oak wooden beam and cross beams dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Living room under the wooden beam and cross beams ceiling of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
3D top view of the master bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Kitchen of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Kitchen of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Dining area of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Dining area of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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View from the master bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Sequence of the sliding doors dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Floor plan of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Russian oak wooden beam and cross beams dividing the space between the living room and the guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Original exposed radiator of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Living room under the wooden beam and cross beams ceiling of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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3D top view of the master bathroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Master bathroom vanity of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Master bathroom bathtub of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Guest bedroom of the loft renovation project in Union Square, New York City designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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