Loft Residence, New York City

Previously, a manufacturing space with stations for seamstresses, this 4,000 square foot home was influenced by ocean liners, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies and the tropical deco hotels of Miami Beach with their sweeping eyebrow overhangs and designs in relief on their facades. Rounded corners, architectural glass details, and sculptured walls provide the primary elements that make up this loft. A floating wall of Venetian stucco and gun-blued steel provide the separation from the kitchen and dining area.