New York architects George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg have been partners for over 30 years, both personally and professionally. One of the duo's most jaw-dropping projects is their own home, a 4,000 square-foot minimalist apartment in a well-known Richard Meier building in the West Village.
The loft was a raw space before they shaped it into a layout that's largely open, with the exception of an enclosed center hall and private bedrooms and bathrooms. The décor mixes classic modernism (travertine floors, Italian mid-century furniture) with a few show-stopping pieces, including a cast bronze chair from Nienkämper, a glass deer head by Japanese artist Kohei Nawa, and a reclaimed tree that spent some time at the bottom of a lake before it became a hallway bench.
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I absolutely love the green and black (dark brow?) chairs in the first photo. Does anyone know who makes those or where they're available?
Dark Brown, I meant!
It's amazing, of course, but I'm, let's say confused (to put it mildly), about why the furniture is where it is - obviously beginning with the sofa placed against the column.
@travislessness
hahahaha so true
@travislessness
Ditto, what with 4000sqft and all. XD
@k1tsun3
I also like those! I wonder how useful the armrests are...
That one pillar seems a bit lost - stuck between a sofa and a coffee table.
I just looked up at those buildings yesterday and thought it must be a dream to live there. The views over look the water. Stunning!
@lepidoptery, they are great, aren't they? I don' know how comfortable they'd be; they look very low to me. But they're so cool looking! And I'm sure they're insanely expensive, so I'd probably never get one, but I really just want to know who made it (so I can be prepared on the off chance that I win the lottery someday)!
Yabu Pushelburg now have a firm in New York, but they are definitely Toronto's own! As a proud Torontonian, I just had to say!
I love the sculptural quality of those green chairs, too, but they look gruesome to sit on -- maybe if placed on a platform so they functioned as if they were normal height! (Adding to the legs would ruin the look...)
But there are too many chair styles in this space, for me. Cohesion is lost, too spotty...
Interesting. They have so many wonderful conversation areas - and less space devoted to dining in 4000 sq ft as we have in our 1000 sq ft home, and even less in the kitchen...I don't think these guys cook a lot. Wonderful cocktail party space, though.
The space itself is impressive, and the furnishings have a lot of personality, but overall I find it cold. I don't think I'd be comfortable there, even at a party. But I bet the light and view are amazing.