ABOUT THE PROJECT

The developer who owns this building retained me to design an transitional kitchen that will help him market this unusual triplex apartment with a private roof top terrace.  I used a door style that could be described as a modern interpretation of the now overused and abused American Shaker door style.  The shaker door is a wonderful design because of its simplicity but as a designer we can develop shaker door burn out.  Its everywhere and therefore I tend to shy away from it.  Think of it like the movie Titanic.  Do you know anyone in the late 1990’s who did not see that movie?  I proudly waited ten years to see it because I began to realize I was much more interesting to speak to at a party because I was the only one in the entire room who did not see that movie.  My 15 minutes of fame were quite sad.  I’ll give you that.  I feel the same way about shaker doors.  Against the wall I returned a floating cabinet and floating shelves above in order to prevent the feel of being overwhelmed by a mass of white cabinetry.  That is also the reason for the light wood countertops. The island is topped off with a grey concrete countertop with a perpendicular section on the end for seating.  Like my Chelsea Mercantile project(See Mercantile project) I was tasked with solving the seating problem without encroaching on the otherwise narrow room.  What you cannot see is the wall to an office area immediately behind this island which prevented any extended countertop seating.