NoMad Lobby

New York, New York

Completed 2022

Design Team
Max Worrell, Jejon Yeung, Beatriz de Uña Bóveda, Yunchao Le

Collaborators
Contractor: Bednarz Construction

This renovation and redesign of an historic apartment building lobby near Madison Square creates a liminal space between the urban and the domestic. Pivotal to the reimagining of the space was establishing a minimal, yet textured material approach that highlights the distinct contemporary objects within an historic framework. Upon entry, custom terrazzo floors and wainscotting create a monolithic plinth that is offset by a crisp, textured wood joinery object that conceals a package room and defines the space. A rectangular bench in the same terrazzo material seemingly extruded from the floor reads as a neighboring, domestically-scaled volume and creates a moment for rest. Above the terrazzo, gray lime wash walls offer a soft expression of richness and a pair of rectilinear peach mirrors provide subtle reflective moments upon entry.

This new lobby establishes a refined and nuanced interior that balances transitions in an understated yet engaging way.

Photographs
Eric Petschek