Dining and
Living Area
Dining
table and bench made of wood salvaged from a 19th Century building.
Kitchen and Entry
Bedroom cabinetry of bamboo plywood
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Design and
sustainability are the key components for this renovation of a 2
Bedroom Brooklyn apartment.
The dining table and bench are fabricated from old-growth pine wood,
salvaged from the restoration of a 19th Century building. The
wood is stained a rich dark tone and oiled. The supporting legs
are blackened steel, produced by a local steel craftsman. Other
free-standing bookcases and cabinets are custom fabricated from wood,
aluminum, and steel.
Appliances and cabinetry on one side of the long galley kitchen are
removed and replaced with shallow base units and cooktops, creating
more free floor space. Where only 1 person used to cook, the new
arrangement allows 3 or 4 persons in the kitchen at one time to chop,
sort, simmer, and chat. Materials include cork floors (warm for
bare feet, soft, and noise absorptive), concrete countertops containing
sparkling chips of recycled glass (made by a local Brooklyn
manufacturer), and copper backsplashes.
In the bedrooms, full-height built-in storage closets are
installed. Built of bamboo plywood, the closets have doors and
drawers which flip out and down to create folding tables and full work
surfaces.
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