Upside-Down: A Brooklyn Apartment by Khanna Schultz
Photography by Julian Wass and styling by Carin Scheve, courtesy of Khanna Schultz
It was the sky-lit double-height living space that clinched the deal and convinced architecture firm Khanna Schultz‘s clients to buy the three-level Brooklyn apartment sight unseen. While the couple kept the inverted floor plan (along with the original marble fireplaces), they gutted nearly everything else. Take a look, from the top:
The wood-clad attic sits above the living area and has windows that overlook the dining space.
The walnut wood walls in the attic wrap around and turn into a walnut wood ceiling for the living area.
Khanna Schultz redesigned all the built-ins, the stair railing, as well as the HVAC vents (in the shape of slim, rectangular cutouts).
The owners don’t have access to the garden below, but they do have this lovely deck, just off the living area, designed by Julie Farris of XS Space.
Looking from the living space to the dining area, to the right of which is the kitchen.
The lower cabinets in the kitchen are painted Benjamin Moore Westcott Navy.
A bedroom with built-in closets with rattan doors on the second floor.
The team designed storage built-ins to surround the windows in the main bedroom, using walnut wood panels to reference the attic box.