NEW YORK: The Live/Work/Grow project provides three separate units – a main residence, a studio flat and an office.
The project is built on a 7.6 metre by 30.5 metre lot. The accommodation units are perched on top of the offices. A courtyard featuring a long narrow planting bed stands in between, while the rooftops of the buildings are covered in boxes filled with flowers and vegetables.
“Landscaped spaces are integrated throughout the whole project to offer respite within the city and support the cultivation of vegetables and flowers,” said the designer.
“Wood decks, soffits and stairs unfold throughout the building, creating planters on the roof and flower beds at grade.”
Each of the three units has an entrance at ground floor level. The way they connect means they can expand or contract into one another, in response to changing circumstances within the businesses or the family.
At the front of the building, one entrance leads to a staircase ascending to the main apartment.
Another opens directly into the front office space, which is flanked by a glazed wall looking onto the street, while the second office is located at the rear, beyond a shared driveway.
The two offices are linked by a corridor lined with glass on the side facing the courtyard. Its other wall incorporates hinged doors that open onto bedrooms described by the architects as “compact private cubbies”.
Above the office at the front of the building, a living and dining area cantilevers out slightly over the entrance.
On the top floor is the master bedroom suite, which is set back slightly to create a double-height space looking down on the dining area and the courtyard below…
