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497 GW _ LOFT 8B
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The 3200 s.f. Loft 8B is located on the eighth floor of the 497 GW building. The interior spaces are arranged as a series of overlapping zones rather than enclosed rooms, negotiated by a bog-oak spine. This open layout, in addition to the windows that are on all sides of the unit, welcomes a relationship to the outside and emphasizes views of the city. Terraces are located on the East and West façades, one extending from the master bedroom and the other from the residence’s generous living and dining space. Natural [west] sunlight floods the interior living spaces through this side of the building, allowing for passive solar energy to be gained by the concrete floor in the wintertime. This double-glazed façade acts not only as an impressive viewport to the city but is in fact a highly insulating element for the home. Two layers of ¼” glass with heat-absorbing low-e film on the outside layer make for a quiet internal environment and for a stable climate with little additional heating and cooling. The lighting, ceiling fans and the window shades, which react to climactic changes, are efficiently controlled by an intelligent home system.
BOG-OAK - Natural materials inundate the spaces such as the spine, a sculptural structure that runs through the loft, defines boundaries softly rather than rigidly and provides an aesthetic language that is casual and warm. The structure is composed of a thin black metal frame and recycled bogwood veneer, an oakwood that, after having been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay [for over 25 years], is naturally stained by tannins in a blond and black pattern. This is originally found in Ireland, but early immigrants brought the techinique to the US. As the main artery of the loft, the spine distributes the private spaces adjacent to its organic structure and moves light and air from one end of the residence to the other. It holds a freely suspended ceiling plane, which provides cooling, heating and fresh air, thanks to a built-in humidifier and air purification system.
PRIVATE AREAS - The music room, guest bathroom, master bedroom and adjacent bathroom flank this smooth and softly lit axis. Essentially an extension of the main bedroom, the main bathroom has a spa-like and escapist quality, complete with overflow bath and steam shower.
PUBLIC AREAS - The living area features include a 7 ft long gas fireplace, built from materials from local stone quarries. The owners extensive art collection is stored behind movable walls that are integrated into the anatomy of the residence, either as extensions of the bogwood structure or as spaces concealed by pivoting walls that seamlessly blend into the space.
All these elements combined - the environmental, spatial and aesthetic considerations – make of the Loft a most adequate place for finely-tuned living, a sense of balance and order permeating the whole.
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