A New Design for the Urban Resident
Completely Renovated Interior of Charlestown Navy Yard Condominium
The Home Office/ Workspace of the Architect - Multiuse Overlays of Media/ Entertainment/ Office and Living Space
Navy Yard - Media/ Tech Interior Renovation
Dark charcoal media-tech interior of living space w/ bright pockets of color. Cabinets by Arclinea
Vessel sink, Starck fixtures on honed black granite counters with “Bizazza” tile backsplash
New translucent glass door w/ aluminum trim opens enclosed bath space to outside light
The media/ coffee bar w/ built in Miele coffee-maker. Chartreuse “venetian plaster” finish in bath & kitchen.
Media-Tech Environment Overlays Home Office and Living Space
Looking Past Coffee/ Media Bar Towards Dining Table and Office Carrel
New bath sink area - aluminum door w/ frosted glass panel
New bath - built in mirrored cabinets, BainUltra-Bath (air-jet) & chrome Philippe Starck fixtures
“Big Elvis” Lighting Fixture
by Tech Lighting - A nod to the King.
Food Processing/
Cooking Surface-
Starck’s Kettle & Global’s Knife Set are examples of Industrial Design Art
Dark Charcoal Walls & Ceiling Provide Comfortable Media Space - Lighting used for task, focus & effect
Buddha Provides Sense of
Calm & Serenity
Sleeping/ Study - Deep Color
Mirrored Closet Doors Enlarge Space
Titania light, by Luceplan over dining table
Material Board #1
Material Board #2
NAVY YARD Construction Photos
A New Design for the Urban Resident
A Media-Tech Renovation: Designed as a home/office for an architect and a graphic designer.
The focus of this Charlestown Navy Yard condominium renovation is on communication and entertainment media technology. Site: Boston, MA.
• A compact 650sf, 1 bedroom unit required a flexible overlap of function out of necessity. Pockets of space transform themselves from work, to recreation, to entertainment.
• The walls and ceiling of this Navy Yard condominium are painted dark charcoal, cutting glare and focusing on the media - creating a new kind of dramatic space.
• The high-tech fit & feel of the fixtures & furnishings adds to this modern complement of media technology. Precise kitchen & bath cabinets by Arclinea and edgy fixtures by Philippe Starck complement the latest computer workstations.
• Outfitted w/ wide screen TVs, theater surround sound, multiple computer work stations - jacks, pods and modems dispersed throughout the unit link to broadband feeds.
• Drywall ceilings were dropped below the existing exposed concrete ceilings to house low profile HIDs. Task lighting along with dramatic LEDs enhance and vary service, function and drama. A strip of track lighting set on an oval track joins the kitchen to the living space. All lighting is controlled by dimmer panels.
• Natural sunlight floods the room, from an open southern & western exposure when desired. Charcoal colored roller screen permit vision while controlling glare.
Collections & Industrial Design
• A fascination with industrial design has led the architect to collect pieces like Starck’s Hot Bertaa kettle (1990-91), produced by Alessi; Global’s knife set, and Swid Powell-architect designed dinner plates. These iconic pieces have become, to some extent, the art of the space.
Venetian Plaster:
Although the overall tone is media-dark, pockets of color attach themselves to the main room. The walls of the kitchen and the bath areas are a rich chartreuse pigmented Venetian plaster. The walls were painted with a basic green- yellow flat paint. Then intense pigment was mixed with white plaster. This new media was trowelled on by a specialist. A process of light sanding and skim coating finished this soft, multi-hued, textured plaster application. But, in the case of the kitchen a further step was added. Automobile paste wax was applied to the surface and buffed out with power tools to a gloss finish.