Eleventh Street Duplex, Long Island Apartment, NYC, Manhattan Real Estate, Architecture Images
Eleventh Street Duplex in NY
June 30, 2020
Eleventh Street Duplex
Design: Kimberly Peck Architect
Location: New York, USA

The goal of the Eleventh Street Duplex renovation project was to create a stair with a minimal footprint in order to maximize the usable space in this small apartment. The existing living room was divided in two and contained a steep ladder to access the second floor sleeping loft.

The client wanted to create a single living space with a true staircase and to open up and preferably expand the old galley kitchen without taking away too much space from the living area. Our solution was to create a new stair that integrated with the kitchen cabinetry and dining area In order to not use up valuable floor area.
The fourth tread of the stair continues to create a counter above additional kitchen storage and then cantilevers and wraps around the kitchen?s stone counters to create a dining area.

The stair was custom fabricated in two parts. First a steel structure was created, this was then clad by a wood worker who constructed the kitchen cabinetry and made sure the stair integrated seamlessly with the rest of the kitchen. The treads have a floating appearance when looking from the living room, that along with the open rail helps to visually connect the kitchen to the rest of the space.

The angle of the dining area table is informed by the existing angled wal...