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Abelow Sherman Architects
Partner-in-Charge: David Sherman
Contractor: Yorke Construction
Completed: 2000
Project Team: Elyse Lau
A couple with an infant child was moving from an apartment overlooking Washington Square to a larger one overlooking Central Park. They wished to retain and relocate not only their furnishings, but also the character of their previous prewar apartment. The new residence was to accommodate a central air conditioning and humidification system, a new open relationship between the living and dining rooms, and a sunny eat-in kitchen which was to become the center of the new household. The air conditioning system was achieved without dropped ceilings by use of piped split systems, which had their only available air intake/outlet at one window, due to a building exterior limestone detail which denied under-window grilles. Millwork was designed for the owner? extensive library on the walls of two rooms, and the new kitchen incorporated a quiet balance of modern appliances with a prewar cabinet design. When the decorator had finished the installation of historic wallcoverings and paint colors, the owners were moved in to the furnished apartment less than ten months from the initial survey, a very fast-track pace for a landmark Manhattan cooperative building.
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