New York

DETAILS
A project in the Upper West Side of Manhattan: two buildings built in 1883 and transformed by the owner into one housing solution. Santo Passaia is asked in the role of furniture manufacturer.
The service requested was that of project interposition between the Client and LPC (Superintendence of the Historic Properties of the State of New York) to define and respect the aesthetic/artistic canons present in the building.
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The living room

It is the real, magnificent, heart of the house. The room, almost 8-meters-high, is entirely paneled (ceiling included) with customized acoustic panels, complying with the strictest specifications about the sound diffusion on which the Owner – a talented musician – could not compromise. The piano is placed on a liftable platform that is masterfully concealed by a special pattern of the wood floor.

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The kitchen

Huge linear kitchen with the typical American style, but produced following the Made in Italy know-how with regard to the attention to details and the accuracy of finishes. We worked on the entire furnishing of the kitchen area, including the wooden false ceiling and the flooring with special big-sized squared “Iroko” wood tiles.

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The stairs

The typical townhouse develops vertically, therefore even the internal stairs take on great importance. Their decoration is absolutely not overlooked, and the steps are perfectly integrated with the wood floor, laid on the flights of stairs. The view shows the different laying patterns at the different floors.

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Conversation areas

Fireplace areas (typical and numerous in Newyorker townhouses) and small sitting rooms are cozy places where the interiors are a discreet and refined frame for pleasant gathering occasions. No restraints to varied ideas for the decoration of the fireplaces, with the use of exquisite marbles and semiprecious stones like amethyst

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The laundry

The realization of this laundry room required an accurate analysis, given the particular shape of the room with the need to adapt to existing niches that were not alterable. The conceived option provided cabinets and smart space-saving solutions, like a folding drying rack and a folding iron board

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The bathroom

Clean lines and optical white for this bathroom – simple but not trivial. Small details make it tastefully elegant: pale tones for the Made in Italy ceramic tiling, a made-to-measure vanity with a top in a brand new material ensuring the total absence of porosity – therefore the maximum hygiene

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The sitting room

The sitting room is elegant, with refined classical touches.
The fireplace mantel perfectly matches with the existing windows and create a contrasting hint of color compared to the soft tones that were chosen for mouldings and walls. Radiator covers are very interesting – the openwork is customized and especially made for the Client. The woodfloor with herringbone pattern gives personality to the room.

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Landing gallery

This spacious landing gallery is rich in interesting details making it unique and intriguing. Rich windows decorations made of oak contrast with the rigorous lines of the glass parapet. The wood floor, composed of boards that are laid longitudinally, together with the mirrors on the wall, help giving a further sense of space. A small bar corner in a niche – a completely made to measure element – completes the room.

The living room

It is the real, magnificent, heart of the house. The room, almost 8-meters-high, is entirely paneled (ceiling included) with customized acoustic panels, complying with the strictest specifications about the sound diffusion on which the Owner – a talented musician – could not compromise. The piano is placed on a liftable platform that is masterfully concealed by a special pattern of the wood floor.

The kitchen

Huge linear kitchen with the typical American style, but produced following the Made in Italy know-how with regard to the attention to details and the accuracy of finishes. We worked on the entire furnishing of the kitchen area, including the wooden false ceiling and the flooring with special big-sized squared “Iroko” wood tiles.

The stairs

The typical townhouse develops vertically, therefore even the internal stairs take on great importance. Their decoration is absolutely not overlooked, and the steps are perfectly integrated with the wood floor, laid on the flights of stairs. The view shows the different laying patterns at the different floors.

Conversation areas

Fireplace areas (typical and numerous in Newyorker townhouses) and small sitting rooms are cozy places where the interiors are a discreet and refined frame for pleasant gathering occasions. No restraints to varied ideas for the decoration of the fireplaces, with the use of exquisite marbles and semiprecious stones like amethyst

The laundry

The realization of this laundry room required an accurate analysis, given the particular shape of the room with the need to adapt to existing niches that were not alterable. The conceived option provided cabinets and smart space-saving solutions, like a folding drying rack and a folding iron board

The bathroom

Clean lines and optical white for this bathroom – simple but not trivial. Small details make it tastefully elegant: pale tones for the Made in Italy ceramic tiling, a made-to-measure vanity with a top in a brand new material ensuring the total absence of porosity – therefore the maximum hygiene

The sitting room

The sitting room is elegant, with refined classical touches.
The fireplace mantel perfectly matches with the existing windows and create a contrasting hint of color compared to the soft tones that were chosen for mouldings and walls. Radiator covers are very interesting – the openwork is customized and especially made for the Client. The woodfloor with herringbone pattern gives personality to the room.

Landing gallery

This spacious landing gallery is rich in interesting details making it unique and intriguing. Rich windows decorations made of oak contrast with the rigorous lines of the glass parapet. The wood floor, composed of boards that are laid longitudinally, together with the mirrors on the wall, help giving a further sense of space. A small bar corner in a niche – a completely made to measure element – completes the room.

Contact

Via Villafontana, 19
Villafontana di Oppeano
37050 - Verona - IT
+39 045 6989004