Lexington Ave. Apartment

The iconic Bloomberg Tower in Midtown East in Manhattan houses Bloomberg corporate offices, retail outlets, restaurants and 105 luxury condominiums designed by Cesar Pelli.

There are many amazing features in this building, one being the splendid oval courtyard that serves as the entrance to the residential condominiums known as One Beacon Court. The combination that makes this building so special, is the oval plaza, office building lobby, a museum worthy art collection, and the more traditional residential entrance, all with the highest level of materials and thoughtful execution that create these grand spaces.

Approached by a client who had purchased a spacious two-bedroom apartment in the Bloomberg Tower, Giusi and ORA studio was given the opportunity to reconceive the interiors while enhancing the views of the Hudson River and Central Park that the client loved.

When the collaboration started, one challenge appeared: although the apartment was a generous size, the living room felt small compared to the expansiveness of the other spaces. As a solution, we eliminated the wall between the kitchen and the living room to create an open kitchen with a long and large island. The kitchen window now became visible from the living room, and along with the existing view towards the East River gave a sense of expansive depth and infinity.

We gutted all bathrooms and the powder room and redesigned the entry gallery that was initially large in size but left no possibility for decoration or furnishing due to the doors into the laundry, closet, and kitchen. We removed some of the doors and shifted the powder room and laundry entrance. The client used the gained space to place a console and mirror on one wall and a custom floor-to-ceiling bookshelf that concealed the kitchen door on the opposite wall.

The client was very happy with ORA studio’s solutions and with the new contemporary and minimal feel of the apartment. So much so that she agreed to adopt further improvements including changing the floors, the doors, all bathroom marble and fixtures, the closets and kitchen cabinetry and the lighting throughout the whole apartment incorporating high end products from European manufacturers.

The client was also excited about having other custom improvements designed for her by Giusi and ORA studio. We designed custom furniture, an office desk, laundry cabinetry, the glass wall for the powder room, the TV pedestal, the console and the mirror for the entry gallery as well as the kitchen island.

The benefit of living in this home in the sky is that one feels part of the elements, enjoying sunlight, starred nights, and rainbows after storms. ORA studio made this client’s wishes come through.