West Village Lofts
West Village, New York
The loft is one of New York City's most enduring architectural gifts — raw, generous, and unapologetically itself. When a financial services professional acquired two adjacent units in a former West Village printing house, the opportunity was clear: unite them into a singular, dramatic residence that earns its place in that tradition.
DATE
2017
TYPE
Residential
SERVICES
Architecture Interior
Andrés Cortés led the architectural and interior design, with a mandate to honor the space's industrial character while delivering a home of genuine sophistication.
Andrés Cortés led the architectural and interior design, with a mandate to honor the space's industrial character while delivering a home of genuine sophistication.
The material palette was deliberately restrained. With ceilings that high, windows that generous, and brick that expressive, the architecture was already doing most of the talking.
The material palette was deliberately restrained. With ceilings that high, windows that generous, and brick that expressive, the architecture was already doing most of the talking.
The design work was in the listening — understanding what the space wanted to be and removing everything that stood in the way.
The design work was in the listening — understanding what the space wanted to be and removing everything that stood in the way.
Detail, connection, and the relationships between elements were carefully considered at every turn, ensuring that each decision amplified the loft's inherent drama rather than competing with it.
Detail, connection, and the relationships between elements were carefully considered at every turn, ensuring that each decision amplified the loft's inherent drama rather than competing with it.
Within that quiet restraint, one element was given license to be extraordinary.
Within that quiet restraint, one element was given license to be extraordinary.
The client's vision for a kitchen of the future became the project's centerpiece — a hands-free, smartphone-activated cooking hub finished in marble, integrating voice automation, touchless technology, and app-controlled Gaggenau appliances.
The client's vision for a kitchen of the future became the project's centerpiece — a hands-free, smartphone-activated cooking hub finished in marble, integrating voice automation, touchless technology, and app-controlled Gaggenau appliances.
Cameras, sensors, and innovative materials converge in a space that performs as precisely as it looks. It is the room where the loft's industrial past and its owner's forward-looking sensibility meet most directly.
Cameras, sensors, and innovative materials converge in a space that performs as precisely as it looks. It is the room where the loft's industrial past and its owner's forward-looking sensibility meet most directly.
The result is a quintessentially New York home — one that knows exactly what it is, and has been designed to remain that way for a long time.
The result is a quintessentially New York home — one that knows exactly what it is, and has been designed to remain that way for a long time.
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