{"id":399856,"date":"2026-04-15T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399856\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:30:11","slug":"interlocking-millwork-volumes-reshape-brooklyn-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399856\/","title":{"rendered":"interlocking millwork volumes reshape brooklyn apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

millwork and terrazzo volumes reshape crown heights flat<\/p>\n

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In Crown Heights, New York<\/a>, architect Jack Solomon reshapes a merged apartment<\/a> through interlocking millwork volumes, transforming<\/a> an oversized layout into a sequence of intimate, highly functional spaces. A shared minimalist sensibility lifts the interior<\/a> into a warmer, more functional home, shaped by the daily routines of the newly expecting couple. Approached from a front patio via open-air circulation, the kitchen sets the tone upon arrival. Extending a beloved ceramic art series, a wall-mounted sideboard transforms a hard-edged entry into a textured welcome. A new kitchen island becomes a communal centerpiece while expanding prep space. A nesting butcher block lifts away for serving, adding flexibility and layered functionality. Volumetric compositions of wood<\/a>, terrazzo, and color continue throughout the apartment to create intimacy and visual hierarchy.<\/p>\n

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a home bar features a fluted terrazzo backdrop | all images courtesy of Solomon Studio<\/a><\/p>\n

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Apartment renovation balances function with spatial harmony<\/p>\n

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A vertical motif recurs in the form of a millwork screen, fluted tile, and acoustic slatwall. In the guest bathroom, terrazzo frames the bathtub against a fluted blue ceramic backdrop. The living room shifts focus to the corner, where an entertainment console and home bar interlock as a pair to accommodate the owners\u2019 collections of books, records, and wine. By borrowing space from the bedroom, the primary bathroom gains valuable counter space, where an upgraded double-vanity niche anchors the room in handmade concrete tiles and mint terrazzo. An oak wardrobe wraps around the volume on the bedroom side. Solomon Studio<\/a> collaborated closely with Brooklyn-based KLN Studio to ensure the bespoke millwork simultaneously resolved spatial inefficiencies and programmatic needs. Minimalism and integrated millwork unify the home, shaping a domestic life that balances function with spatial harmony.<\/p>\n

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the living room is reorganized by interlocking volumes<\/p>\n

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