simplicity love: Mercer Street Loft, New York

SimplicityLove recently came across this stunning, minimal apartment in Soho, New York, renovated by Deborah Berke Partners.

The flat is located in the New Museum Building at 158 Mercer St. in Soho, a prestigious, landmarked, full service pre-war condominium. Initially designed for french design guru and former editorial director of Interview magazine Fabien Baron, it was on the market and finally sold for about $7.25m at the end of last year.

Everything seems carefully executed, detailed in the most reductive manner possible, resulting in a spacious, light filled apartment with a minimized materials’ palette of substantial clarity and quality.

Photos © Courtesy of Deborah Berke Partners

Description by Deborah Berke Partners:

Mercer Street Loft No. 1, New York City, 2000

This 3,700 square foot loft in New York City, renovated for an Art Director and his family includes, a 1200 sf living room with a kitchen hidden behind walnut doors, a wall of white translucent glass to the master bedroom, and extensive built-in furniture to house and display their art collection. The three bedrooms contain custom built-in beds and closets behind walls of walnut doors. In the baths, the tub and massive sinks are custom-fabricated from solid blocks of black schist.

All materials: the smooth plaster walls, ebonized oak floors, polished schist blocks, oiled walnut slabs, brushed stainless steel splashes, lighting, white glass, and white window scrims are detailed in the most reductive manner possible. This project received a 2001 Interior Architecture Award given by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.