interlocking millwork volumes reshape brooklyn apartment into layered interior

millwork and terrazzo volumes reshape crown heights flat

In Crown Heights, New York, architect Jack Solomon reshapes a merged apartment through interlocking millwork volumes, transforming an oversized layout into a sequence of intimate, highly functional spaces. A shared minimalist sensibility lifts the interior into a warmer, more functional home, shaped by the daily routines of the newly expecting couple. Approached from a front patio via open-air circulation, the kitchen sets the tone upon arrival. Extending a beloved ceramic art series, a wall-mounted sideboard transforms a hard-edged entry into a textured welcome. A new kitchen island becomes a communal centerpiece while expanding prep space. A nesting butcher block lifts away for serving, adding flexibility and layered functionality. Volumetric compositions of wood, terrazzo, and color continue throughout the apartment to create intimacy and visual hierarchy.

Apartment renovation balances function with spatial harmony

A vertical motif recurs in the form of a millwork screen, fluted tile, and acoustic slatwall. In the guest bathroom, terrazzo frames the bathtub against a fluted blue ceramic backdrop. The living room shifts focus to the corner, where an entertainment console and home bar interlock as a pair to accommodate the owners’ collections of books, records, and wine. By borrowing space from the bedroom, the primary bathroom gains valuable counter space, where an upgraded double-vanity niche anchors the room in handmade concrete tiles and mint terrazzo. An oak wardrobe wraps around the volume on the bedroom side. Solomon Studio collaborated closely with Brooklyn-based KLN Studio to ensure the bespoke millwork simultaneously resolved spatial inefficiencies and programmatic needs. Minimalism and integrated millwork unify the home, shaping a domestic life that balances function with spatial harmony.

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project info:

name: Merged Apartment in Crown Heights

architect: Jack Solomon – Solomon Studio
location: Crown Heights, New York City

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