哈林工作室是将曼哈顿上城的一个两居室的中世纪公寓改造成一个供两位艺术家居住/工作的工作室。对现有公寓的 “屋后 “存储资产的精确操作创造了一个共享的工作室空间,一个走廊画廊,一个厨房,以及生活和工作区之间的新连接。

Harlem Studio is a conversion of a two-bedroom, mid-century apartment in Upper Manhattan into a live/work studio space for two artists. Precise manipulation of the existing apartment’s “back-of-house” storage assets creates a shared studio space, a hallway gallery, a kitchen, and new connections between living and working areas.

为了体现原有布局的效率,Drawing Agency只提议对公寓现有的石膏墙进行有限的修改;只在必要时进行干预。拆除工作仅限于公寓入口处的一个衣柜、厨房的橱柜和浴室的瓷砖;与承包商密切合作,所有其他现有的表面要么被修复,要么用新的木制品加以补充。

Embracing the efficiency of the original layout, Drawing Agency proposed only limited modifications to the apartment’s existing plaster walls; intervening only when necessary. Demolition was limited to a single closet at the apartment entry, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom tiles; working closely with the contractor, all other existing surfaces were either repaired or complemented with new millwork.

朝西的窗户提供了强烈的夕阳照明,为颜色和材料的选择提供了依据。在整个过程中,原有单元的特征被完整地保留下来,而雕塑般的附加物则为所有的社交空间提供了重点和色彩。强烈的垂直元素强调了对公寓低矮天花板的作用,而滑动门保持了狭窄的流通空间,以便移动绘画和设备。

West-facing windows provide strong sunset lighting, informing the choice of colors and materials. Throughout, the original unit’s character is left intact, while the sculptural additions provide accents and color to all social spaces. Strong vertical elements emphasize work against the apartment’s low ceilings, and sliding doors keep narrow circulation spaces clear for moving paintings and equipment.

在厨房的南墙,一个现有的输送煤气、水、电和建筑对讲系统的管道阻挡了日光,但又不能移动。这面 “大墙 “是围绕这些障碍物进行雕刻的,在对讲机旁边开了一个口子,并在墙的西边加了一个细长的盖子,把管道的大部分藏在一个光滑的弧形表面后面。

At the kitchen’s south wall, an existing chase carrying gas, water, electricity, and the building intercom system blocked daylight, yet could not be moved. This “Big Wall” was sculpted around these obstacles, creating an opening adjacent to the intercom unit, and adding a slim cap to the Wall’s western edge, hiding the bulk of the chase behind a smooth curved surface.

在起居室里,长书架延伸到南墙,固定了用餐和休闲的空间,可以看到哈德逊河和乔治-华盛顿桥的景色:在工作室的空间里,Homasote衣柜包含了用于绘画和设备存储的开放式架子,以及一个用Homasote板包裹的全尺寸衣柜,用于钉住作品。
工作室的关键原则是尽可能多地保留公寓的现有材料,只对那些最需要现代化的元素进行改进或修改。在现有的弓形石膏墙和新的工程木地板上,使用有限的、耐用的胶合板、homasote和铝的调色板,对木制品和最小的新干墙元素进行了外科手术式的设计。

In the living room, the Long Bookshelf extends the south wall, anchoring spaces for both dining and relaxing with views of the Hudson River and the George Washington Bridge: in the studio space, the Homasote Wardrobe contains open racks for painting drawing, and equipment storage, as well as a full-size closet sheathed in homasote panels for pinning up work.
The key principle of the Studio was leaving as much of the apartment’s existing materials in place, working to improve or revise only those elements most in need of modernization. A surgical program of millwork and minimal new drywall elements negotiates the existing, bowed plaster walls and new engineered timber floor, using a limited, durable palette of plywood, homasote, and aluminum.

Architects: Drawing Agency
Area : 900 ft²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Joseph Joseph Studio
Builder : Clear Concept Construction
Designer : Galen Pardee
City : Nueva York
Country : United States