09/15/2026
BTS of our Upper West Side Lobby project.
As interior designers, working in a building like this one comes with real weight. Built in the early 1920s, one block from Riverside Drive, this stands among New York City’s most iconic multi-family residences, and being entrusted with it, by the building and by the many families who call it home, isn’t something we take lightly.
Our job here is to give them a space that’s enduring, timeless, and quietly sophisticated, without losing an ounce of warmth: somewhere that feels like a genuine delight to come home to, and safe enough to exhale in the moment you walk through the door.
That responsibility shapes every choice we make. Our approach from the outset has been about preservation and quietly modernizing it for the families living here now.
The flooring is where that philosophy shows up most, and honestly, it’s the detail we’re proudest of (so far!). The original checkered floor tile informed the pattern, but in place of the traditional black and white, we selected Dark Emperador marble — a deep, chocolate-brown stone — paired with travertine.
At the entrance, the concierge desk is being finished in white oak millwork, paired with a leather-upholstered bench for anyone waiting on a package or a car. A few carefully placed sconces take on the quieter task of warmth once evening falls. Electrical is underway now, and we’ve just confirmed the art direction for the mailboxes; hidden storage, seamless enclosures, nothing left exposed.
Every decision here is doing double duty. Aesthetics and function operating in tandem, given the sheer demand placed on a high-traffic, fully accessible public space. That tension, between beauty and endurance, is where the real craft lives.
Years of patience are becoming a finished entrance, at last. We can already see it. ✨
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