A newly renovated West Village townhouse has a precise east/west orientation that became the basis for our design.

Although flanked by taller buildings, the townhouse receives an abundance of natural light. Cool eastern morning light and warm western afternoon and evening light blend throughout the day to create a light-filled and animated interior space. Clerestory windows and a stairwell light chimney bring light into the center of the house, while a sensuously curving stair connects five floors from the garden level to a richly-planted roof terrace.

Our design reversed the direction of the original stair to connect the parlor floor entrance directly to the garden level, providing easy access to a transformed lower floor. There, excavation made possible a newly-created kitchen and dining room opening to a shaded rear garden. A private guest suite at the front of the house has its own private access from the street.

A full-height pivoting window wall at the parlor level lends the living room flexibility, creating an acoustically separated library while allowing for a visually open floor plate. Carefully crafted details throughout bring attention to a rich palette of materials and the reflectance of light off a variety of surfaces.

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