#loft-living

#loft-living

Built in 1913, the building calls back to the city's early development, much like the commercial clusters just a block or few long that are nestled in so many neighborhoods.

The new store preserves the building's historic character-keeping original brick walls exposed-while layering in contemporary materials such as metallic finishes, reflective surfaces, and semi‑gloss flooring.

"I hadn't even seen the inside just like you, but I just felt like one person, DJ equipment, had to fit in there somehow. We knew it could be Pandora's box in there."

Instead of squeezing our life into the original floor plan, I reimagined the function of each area so the apartment could work harder for us. I swapped the bedroom and living room, turning the old closet into a small but fully functional office nook - I modified a desk to fit the narrow space and hand-painted subtle stripes to give the area its own identity and create a visual break between the living room and the tucked-in workspace,

In reconfiguring an 1899 Brooklyn townhouse for a family of three generations, design studio TBo were tasked with building out both separate and communal spaces for people to gather. The parlor floor is designed for the young family and the garden level for the grandparents, and an extension on the parlor floor was created to house the kitchen and dining bay.