May 24,2022

Architectural Continuum

by David Stewart

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Shelton, Mindel Associates restored and renovated a family's Central Park West apartment, turning two units into a unified 8,000-square-foot whole—half of which is designed to host philanthropic events.

The living room. Sofa fabric, Rogers Goffigon. Green pillow fabric, Bergamo.

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A 1950 serving table by Josef Frank faces a walnut-enclosed stair that leads to the apartment's roof garden.

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The living room has a diverse collection of architect-designed Modern furniture, including a 1960 painted glass dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro, side chairs from 1905 by Josef Urban and a 1910 barrel chair by Eliel Saarinen. On the Sergio Rodriguez–designed low table, from 1960, is a Diego Giacometti bird sculpture.

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The sitting room. Positioned for optimal views of the park are an oval café table designed in 1910 by Adolf Loos and two more Urban chairs.

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Beside the space's 1935 Frits Henningsen sofa is a Henry van de Velde triangular side table from 1902. The floor lamp is by Alberto Giacometti.

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The family room has a 1960 round wenge table by Fabricius and Kastholm, white upholstered Arne Jacobsen chairs from the 1960s, a black armchair designed in 1910 by Saarinen and a 1958 Charlotte Perriand console.

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The main-floor plan.

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A pair of 1962 Yrjo Kukkapuro lounge chairs face a 1960 Fabricius and Kastholm desk in the study.

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In the master bedroom are a 1950 Alexandre Noll console, a 1960 Poul Volther Pyramid chair and a 1948 Georges Jouve ceramic lamp. Rudolf Koppitz's Im Schosse der Natur, 1923, hangs on a wall. On the console are drawings by Le Corbusier.

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A window wall with bronze framing encloses the penthouse perch that overlooks the roof garden and the park. Atop the 1960 Pierre Chapo wood table is a 1955 ceramic vase by Jouve.

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Michael Moran's Seagram Building Plaza hangs behind the 1955 Mathieu Matégot table and chairs.

  • David Stewart
  • May 24,2022

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