Project ID
LEO
Location
New York, USA
Scope
Renovation
Function
Home Office

Chromaflair is a compact home office and bathroom renovation inside one of the penthouses at 56 Leonard Street, some 60 stories above the sidewalk.

56 Leonard Building over SOHO
56 Leonard Building over SOHO

At the center of the office is a DM-designed mercurial desk that hugs the building’s structural column to make the most of the small space. The desk is made of smoked glass and aluminum with a chroma flair automative finish that changes colors depending on the viewing angle.

Diagram showing desk assembly
View of the office, looking north over Manhattan
Not a bad corner office
The desk is designed to integrate closely with other finishes
Detail of desk meeting marble floorDetail of desk meeting concrete column

The attached bathroom is finished in white/green marble and blue glass in a geometric pattern that expands the small, enclosed space.

Diagram of the bathroom
Mashup of materials seen reflected in the bathroom mirrorDetail of bathroom's material mashup
Plan showing office and attached bathroom