Central to the apartment's new configuration is a continuous axial wall that delineates served and servant zones. It reads as a sculptural presence within the home, accentuated through a shift in floor material, and invites movement while organizing flow. Square-jointed wooden flooring adds a sense of quietude, while the mass walls of the building, reimagined in lime plaster, echo the lobby's geometry and sense of permanence.

Throughout the home, a restrained palette and emphasis on texture support the studio's philosophy of durable elegance. Rough-sawn walnut cabinetry contrasts subtly against plastered walls. In the master bath, hand-made Japanese ceramic tiles introduce a sense of craft, while bedroom doors in custom back-painted glass add a cool material counterpoint. Hidden ventilation slots are integrated seamlessly within ceiling reveals, and magnetic lighting tracks offer flexibility without visual clutter.

What sets this home apart is not only its fidelity to the spirit of the original building, but its considered departures. Moments of misalignment, such as shifting thresholds between materials, inject subtle tension into the symmetry. These gestures, quiet and intentional, reflect the studio's interest in small architectural moves that encourage closer looking. "While the overall form of the apartment remains sympathetic to the order of the building, these subtle differences become apparent to the keen eye," Sweibel notes.

With this project, Mitchell Sweibel Studio has articulated a contemporary interior that honors context while embracing calm, material richness, and structural clarity, an approach that speaks to the studio's ongoing exploration of refined, intentional living.