The Upper West Side Residence is a charming New York City apartment designed by Worrell Yeung in 2022.

Description
Worrell Yeung has transformed a congested prewar apartment into a spacious and relaxed home, where tonal and material layers recall geological stratum. The renovation modernizes a traditional ?Classic Six? layout, typical of the Upper West Side, enlarging rooms and maximizing daylight and views of the Natural History Museum below. Throughout, Worrell Yeung harmonizes old and new by restoring neglected historical details and inserting custom minimalist volumes and natural materials that brighten and articulate space.
The homeowners, a young family with two children, approached Worrell Yeung to create an open and efficient living space within the historic apartment, which had also suffered a generic renovation in the 1990s. ?The apartment was neglected, so we looked to revive the original spirit while restructuring the space and introducing a bright and minimal material palette,? says co-principal Jejon Yeung. The architects began reconfiguring the apartment?s ?Classic Six? layout (a traditional pre-war plan segmented into six rooms) by removing walls to open and connect the kitchen and dining area to a living room overlooking the Natural History Museum. Additionally, a former ?maid?s room? at the rear was expanded to create a third bedroom with an en-suite bath. Throughout, Worrell Yeung inserts modern architectural elements to open space a...