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A Downtown NYC Loft by Adi Gershoni Studio

Housed in a historic building in New York City’s Greenwich Village, this loft presented challenges for the homeowners as well as the architect and designer they hired to renovate it. The owners, a husband and wife, brought in Adi Gershoni Studio to meet their needs, which included space for them both to work from home, a large space to entertain regularly, and room for overnight guests. The 2,200-square-foot space was long and narrow making the requirements quite the challenge.

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The architect managed to fulfill the client’s wishes by including his and hers offices, a den, a guestroom, a sitting/TV room, a second guest space, and a place for large amounts of books, all this on top of the kitchen, dining room, living room, and master suite.

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Niches were built into the walls to house personal objects.

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A small den area, enclosed in glass, is perfect for private TV and movie watching as it’s equipped with a home theater system.

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The other sitting/TV space doubles as a second guest room when needed by pulling out the sofa bed and closing the curtains over the wood-and-glass enclosure.

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Down the hallway, one side is a solid wall that separates the private spaces from the public ones while the other side is composed of wood and glass that helps define the semi-private spaces. The double-layered glass holds semi-transparent fabric inside it to allow natural light in while creating a sense of privacy.

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An office space is created off the hallway and includes shelving above the desk for storage.

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The massive bookshelf was designed to hold the homeowners’ extensive book collection and can be accessed from either side.

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Photos by Bjorg Magnea.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.