Project Description
Priorities
- Update the apartment’s look
- Create a more open feel in the cozy space
- Highlight the home’s curvilinear shape
Solutions
Whatever your political leanings, the word
Watergate has a variety of connotations, most of them negative and all
of them rooted firmly in the 1970s. The same was true for the
one-bedroom apartment at the end of a curved hallway that received an
update from Treacy & Eagleburger Architects, in Washington, D.C.
The most drastic change was eliminating a wall that separated the
living room from the kitchen. In its place is what the architects call a
“prairie dog unit” kitchen island. That means that only the heads of
the people working in the kitchen can be seen from the living room. This
resulted in a much larger entryway from the foyer, giving the apartment
more openness.
Judges’ Comments
“[The team did] a fabulous job of opening up [the space] and dealing with the tedious walls of the Watergate.”
Products Used
- Bathroom cabinets: Lacava
- Countertops: Corian
- Hardware: Doug Mockett
- Kitchen cabinets: Stroba Cabinets