We found this cool feature buried in The New York Times pages for New York & Regional News — it's a full, interactive panoramic shot of William F. Buckley Jr.'s formal dining room in his Park Avenue apartment (you can even look at the ceiling and herringbone floors). Buckley, the "preeminent voice of American conservatism" died in February and the tables are still set!
While the style of this room does nothing for our modern sensibilities, we're smitten with the technology! This is a must-see interactive panaromic image, so check it out: The Dining Room Where Buckley Reigned. Now we just need this same technology for AT House Tours!
Pics: Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times
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Comments (11)
For sale for $25 million and dinning room has an air conditioner hanging out the window? Those Buckley dinners must have had a lot of hot air.
I think you just put a camera on a tripod and take a bunch of pictures of a room and there's a free software prgram that will compile all the pictures into a 360 degree tour.
"For sale for $25 million and dinning room has an air conditioner hanging out the window? Those Buckley dinners must have had a lot of hot air."
You might consider that Pre-War apartments like this were built without A/C...
...and these folks would rather spend their summers in their cottages on the coast than spend $$$ to retrofit central A/C.
I think the mirrored corners and panels are a very interesting idea. They appear to make the space seem larger by making the corners disappear and make the space brighter by reflecting available light.
Stunning.
The window mounted air conditioners remind me of how W.R. Hearst used to have condiments like ketchup and mustard placed on his grand dining table in their original packaging.
Seriously? You're new to this technology??? Realtors have been using it for years.
OK, the curtains are too much for such a small space, but overall, I love the glittery 193Os feel of the room, and I agree about the mirrors in the corner.
It's true that the a/c setup at the windows isn't ideal, since the undercurtains neither hide the clunky units nor allow them to operate properly, but at least the units are only temporary, while lowered ceilings & awkward soffits added to accomodate central HVAC are an affront forever. I've been in some apartments whose once-grand proportions were totally butchered for the sake of air conditioning. I think the Buckleys made the right choice.
Besides, a little sweat never killed anybody, especially when people are having a good time, which I'm sure was true in the case of the Buckleys & their guests.
Ugh, atrocious design.
Hideous. Thank god the photos weren't in 3D. I can't imagine being immersed in that godawful space.
Are those leopard print chairs? Wow...
It's eerie to see where the devil himself dined. Truly gaudy.