CITY EDGE LOFT - Modern Boston Interior Design
After living in this South End loft unit for seven years, the owner— realizing that the neighborhood was changing fast and could support additional investment— sought to add privacy and function to the open loft. The design called for a series of new interior partitions that enclosed new bedroom and office spaces. The challenge was to maintain the allure of a light-filled open floor plan while providing the delineated spaces the client desired, all while elevating the unit to a higher level of fit and finish.
The functional solution was to partition a bedroom and study with a nearly continuous wall of steel and glass—a modern evocation of the industrial roots of the neighborhood that also allows light to filter into discreet rooms. Frosted glass was used up to just above eye level to maintain privacy. To add further functionality, a tub was removed from an existing common bath, resulting in a smaller powder room and gaining enough space in the primary suite for a new private full bath.
At the far end of this section of new rooms, a wall of full-height cabinetry in a calming pale brown forms a new storage wall in the drum-shaped, double height living room. A show-stopping 8-foot wide David Weeks light fixture suspended from the ceiling draws the eye upward and accentuates the luxurious volume of this monumental space. New furniture and floor-to-ceiling drapery soften the monumental space and another layer of richness and sophistication.
Location | Boston, MA
Completion | 2014
Architecture | Ruhl Walker Architects (predecessor firm)
General Contractor | Paquette Associates
Photography | Michael J. Lee Photography ©
PRESS
Boston Home Magazine
Spring 2015
In the Open
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