Aby Rosen Unveils Artist Lofts in Foster + Partners–Designed 100 East 53rd Street

Hadley Keller

February 8, 2018 at 12:09 PM

The building's 15 lofts are accessible through shared foyers, whose decor, emphasizing materiality in concrete and warm wood, sets the tone for the apartments. When looking for a craftsman to create the concrete walls and floors, Rosen immediately thought of Tadao Ando, arguably the master of the medium. Luckily, the well-connected Rosen considers the Japanese architect a friend. "I called up Tadao and asked him, 'How do you get your concrete so smooth?'" the developer recalls. "He told me about these guys, and they flew in a team. They all came in hazmat suits and were so efficient."

"It's all about the play with the materials: bronze, concrete, wood," Rosen says. The ridges in the ceiling here are a nod to Foster's undulating exterior façade. "We took Foster's design and essentially had Georgis make it a bit warmer, more livable," Rosen explains. The kitchen is outfitted with Gaggenau and Sub-Zero appliances.

A bathroom at the back of one of the loft units. Rosen consciously planned for the lofts to be on the building's lower levels, all the better to interact with the city. "You see people walking below on Park Avenue; you're really in the bustle," he says. "We played that energy up rather than down." Further underscoring this is a departure from the near hermetic sealing of most new apartments; the loft's massive windows open, a rarity for New York. "In the summer, I need fresh air," Rosen says.

The large-scale kitchen of the three-bedroom model is ideal for entertaining, and custom ridges in the concrete throughout the lofts make for flexible lighting options. Here, a mural by the Bruce High Quality Foundation graces one wall.

Rosen's own passion for art collecting dictated much of the inspiration for the loft concept. He outfitted one unit with items from his own collection to create a sort of residence-cum-gallery.

The building's 15 lofts are accessible through shared foyers, whose decor, emphasizing materiality in concrete and warm wood, sets the tone for the apartments. When looking for a craftsman to create the concrete walls and floors, Rosen immediately thought of Tadao Ando, arguably the master of the medium. Luckily, the well-connected Rosen considers the Japanese architect a friend. "I called up Tadao and asked him, 'How do you get your concrete so smooth?'" the developer recalls. "He told me about these guys, and they flew in a team. They all came in hazmat suits and were so efficient."

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