957 pacific street brooklyn ny

program:
18 apartments in 5 story building / parking on ground floor / recreation room in cellar

the concept:
exterior:
We moved all circulation as stairs, elevators and corridors to the perimeter of the building to create simple rectangular floor-through apartments. The exterior corridors facing south also function as generous sized balconies, almost vertically stacked front porches.

interior:
The 18 apartments are nearly identical. They are about 800 sqft with the freestanding bathroom / kitchen unit separating the living area from the bedroom. The bedroom can be further divided with a retractable wall into a bedroom / home office. The front and rear windows enable easy cross-ventilation.

team:
Harry Knoll, Werner Morath and Sam Bargetz
interior by Funda Durukan
sample apartment by GGrippo
structural: Murray Engineering
MEP: Klein, Levin Engineering
expediting: Joseph Fellner
project manager: Florian Philips

status:
spring 2008: completed

photos by Marc Lins