Lower East Side Apartment
New York, New York Apartment, Renovation 585 SF 2021 - 2024
On the Lower East Side, architect Eric Ball and creative director Seth Dager wanted an update to their tenement building apartment. Working closely with Ball and Dager, MSTMA created a light-filled, contemporary-feeling home that makes space for the couple’s working and personal lives.
Subtle adjustments to interior partitions clarified the plan and maximized the floor area of shared spaces. Full-height pocket doors draw the eye upward toward the generous ten-foot ceiling, creating a roomy feeling in a compact space.
The continuous row of windows that lines the west side of the unit allows ample natural light to flood the unit throughout the day and interplay with black and off-black surfaces throughout: cabinets in the kitchen, walls in the living space, even the sofa and chairs. The limited, deep color palette, differentiated only via textural finishes, constitutes its own visual language while highlighting the unit’s original brick walls. In the bathroom, long, dark tiles underfoot and on the vertical surfaces create a moment of low-lit respite in an otherwise bright and airy home.
On the walls and ceiling, orb-like fixtures are a playful gesture: their light voluptuousness seems to hover, almost float, producing a satisfying contrast with the rough texture of the brick and the smooth, inky surfaces throughout.
Photography: Nicholas Venezia
Lower East Side Apartment
New York, New York Apartment, Renovation 585 SF 2021 - 2024
On the Lower East Side, architect Eric Ball and creative director Seth Dager wanted an update to their tenement building apartment. Working closely with Ball and Dager, MSTMA created a light-filled, contemporary-feeling home that makes space for the couple’s working and personal lives.
Subtle adjustments to interior partitions clarified the plan and maximized the floor area of shared spaces. Full-height pocket doors draw the eye upward toward the generous ten-foot ceiling, creating a roomy feeling in a compact space.
The continuous row of windows that lines the west side of the unit allows ample natural light to flood the unit throughout the day and interplay with black and off-black surfaces throughout: cabinets in the kitchen, walls in the living space, even the sofa and chairs. The limited, deep color palette, differentiated only via textural finishes, constitutes its own visual language while highlighting the unit’s original brick walls. In the bathroom, long, dark tiles underfoot and on the vertical surfaces create a moment of low-lit respite in an otherwise bright and airy home.
On the walls and ceiling, orb-like fixtures are a playful gesture: their light voluptuousness seems to hover, almost float, producing a satisfying contrast with the rough texture of the brick and the smooth, inky surfaces throughout.
