Chelsea Penthouse

Our client, a renowned set designer, inspired us to fill this Chelsea penthouse with surprises. In the library, pivoting bookcases reveal a secret Murphy bed. We also hid an entry closet behind a row of heirloom Chinese screens in fitted wood panels.

A giant zinc cube both defines and divides the common rooms. It holds a fireplace, the TV, and an extra closet.

The spiral stair is glowing glass, lit by a skylight above. And in the primary suite upstairs, a curved wall of fiber-optic tubes divides bedroom from bath.

PROJECT INFO
Location
Chelsea, Manhattan
Size
2500 s.f.
Year Completed
2004
General Contractor
Hamilton Renovation
Structural Engineer
Angelos Georgopoulos, PC
Expediter
Jeffrey Wittenstein
Photographer
Catherine Tighe & Jason Schmidt