New York-based GRT Architects has rearranged the layout of an apartment in the East Village and added warm materials during its renovation.
The studio undertook the project in Onyx Court, a six-storey corner Beaux-Arts structure on Second Avenue built in 1902 by Harde & Short.
The East Village Apartment renovation involved relocating the kitchen to a brighter space
Goals for the renovation included reorganising rooms to improve sightlines through the apartment and optimising the natural light available in each room.
“Our renovation completely rethought the apartment’s layout while preserving its turn-of-the-century disposition,” said the GRT Architects team. “The space is neither more open nor closed than when we found it.”
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