New Yorker star architect peculiar loft apartment
David Ling architect created his home office in an industrial building that previously functioned as a dental technology factory. He purchased the 19th century building nearly 15 years ago, which gradually won its present-day, but not at all final form. Namely the architect is continuously shaping, perfecting his creation.
In the 250 square meters ground-spaced, contiguous space the massive dining table serves as a dividing line between the office that is placed in the front part of the house and the living space that is formed in the back part. The organic-style dining table is Mira Nakashima’s work; it was made from black walnut wood.
The kitchen is determined by the five meters, black cement counter. The dishes were placed on the open wall shelf that runs along the entire length of the wall.
Ling in the course of his work draws from natural forms. In the apartment not only the shell and coral collection reveals this, but the pool as well that resembles to a riverside, where from the low water round pebbles are standing out. One corner of the living room was made on the water, the architect and his guests can sit here resting their legs on the wet pebbles. But we can choose for relaxing the black leather Mies van der Rohe sofa or the red reclining armachair as well that was made based on Ling’s plan, for which he also won in 2003 the Future Furniture prize.
The water effect is enhanced by the spectacular, blue wall as well, which delimits the “river”, on which the deliberately crumbling paint suggests the effect of the falling rain or snow. Through the water, stepping on the invested beams the way leads the to the bedroom stairs. This place reserves even more exciting surprises than the actual ones. Ling built in the tiny bedroom the bathroom as well. Here both he did not abandon the open spaces, the shower and the toilet is only fenced by a curved, concrete faux wall. To the concrete industrial atmosphere goes well the stainless toilet which is originating from a prison. What puts the icing on the cake is the half-floating bed. Ling is not bothered by the fact the he sleeps on the brink of a gap, because in his opinion this is like resting in a nest. Two old suitcases fill the role of the bedside table near the bed; Ling’s mother used the suitcases when she emigrated from Hong Kong to New Jersey.
Source: http://www.remodelista.com/posts/house-call-new-york-architect-david-ling-live-work-loft
