By MAYA POPE-CHAPPELL
Architect Adam Kushner calls his West Village co-op a "laboratory for experimentation." The two-story penthouse, which was renovated to combine two apartments, brings aspects of city's infrastructure into the home.
"This space is a physical entrance and a visual exit into and out of the city," said Mr. Kushner, a native New Yorker.
Subway doors purchased from the MTA and white subway tiles on the floor mark the home's entryway.
The walls include stone from Manhattan's bedrock.
The heart of the apartment incorporates earth, water, air and fire into the design. There's a waterfall near the entryway surrounded by Mexican beach stones. Wood beams, used to signify earth, were taken from the roof during the renovation and repurposed for floors and walls on the first level. A Wolf cooktop and Miele oven showcase fire.
The white-accented upper level, which holds an office, master bedroom and glass-encased shower with a glass-bottom tub that looks down into the kitchen, is designed to represent air. "It's meant to be a white, clear space like a cloud," said Mr. Kushner of the upper level, which also has a closet with subway doors.
Mr. Kushner began renovations in 2001, and completed them in 2005, just as he and his wife, Louise Chuu, welcomed twins.
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Pricing Information:
Price: $2.065 million
Neighborhood: West Village
Size: 1 Bedroom
Approx. Area: 1,400 square feet .
Service Level: private roof deck
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