Upper West Side Combination | New York, New York | description

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Hero view of a Snøhetta Upper West Side family living room with custom wood millwork, expansive natural light, and a built-in work zone integrated into the main space.
Lounge seating area in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with tall windows, layered seating, and abundant daylight designed for family gatherings and entertaining.
Formal dining room in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence featuring an elongated oval table, sculptural chandelier, and a restrained palette designed for large family gatherings.
Wide view of interconnected entertaining rooms in a Snøhetta Upper West Side podium residence, with layered seating groups, tall windows on multiple exposures, and curated furnishings for family gatherings.
Breakfast room in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence featuring a monolithic stone table, walnut chairs, and curated artwork in a light-filled everyday dining setting.
Family media room in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with custom wood millwork, an integrated media wall, and a built-in desk area designed for everyday family use.
Principal bedroom suite in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with a sitting area, floor-to-ceiling curtains, and multiple exposures that fill the room with soft natural light.
Entry gallery in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence featuring a sculpted wood console, mirror, and art wall, leading into the interconnected rooms beyond.
Dressing room in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence with a custom wardrobe island, stone countertop, and a seated dressing counter framed by soft daylight.
Bedroom vestibule in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence with a small seating area, sculptural credenza, and soft filtered daylight from tall windows.
Kitchen and breakfast area in a Snøhetta Upper West Side residence with a stone waterfall island, integrated cabinetry, and an everyday dining table designed for family use.
Living room seating vignette in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with blue lounge chairs, a small round table, and soft daylight framed by tall curtains.
Boys bedroom in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with a wood canopy bed, graphic mural wall, and sculptural bedside lamps.
Guest bedroom in a Snøhetta Upper West Side apartment with corner windows, a sculptural chandelier, and a mint-green writing desk with mirror.
Detailed floor plan of a large residence, displaying multiple rooms including bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas, dining spaces, kitchens, offices, and hallways. Furniture layouts are shown. There’s a compass rose in the bottom right corner indicating project north.

‎ Within Snøhetta’s newest burnished bronze and glass–clad structure on the Upper West Side, the architectural design and decorative furnishings assignment presented a unique challenge. Two apartments within the podium were purchased as mirror images of one another, with every element duplicated. Therefore, the design objective was to organize a cohesive parti for a young family that felt singular and intentional without any trace of duplication, while still providing grandly scaled rooms suitable for multi-family gatherings.

By creating a sequence of interconnected rooms in place of the original long hallways, these primary spaces unfold as a series of destinations for intimate family gatherings. Generous ceiling heights and the abundance of natural light enhanced the scale of the interiors and became an organizing element with multiple exposures guiding the movement of sunlight throughout the day. Furthermore, the carefully curated furnishing are not to compete, but further soften the bold architecture, balancing the building’s monumentality with an intimate scale, tactility, and ground the expansive volumes with warmth that is deeply personal.

  • Architecture: Andrew B. Ballard
  • Interior Design: Andrew B. Ballard
  • Photography : Tim Williams