Park Avenue Duplex

A hallway with black and white checkered tile, cream paneled walls, gold wall sconces, a dark bench, framed art, and small table. Double doors open to brightly lit rooms with blue and green decor. Modern gold light fixtures hang from the ceiling. A grand spiral staircase with a black ornate railing features tiger-patterned carpet. A round wooden table with a lamp, flowers, and small decor sits beneath the stairs. Light pours in, highlighting the checkered floor and neutral, elegant walls.
A bright, elegant living room featuring a long blue sofa, beige accent chairs, and two small stools surrounding a marble coffee table. A textured rug covers the floor. In the back, a doorway reveals a turquoise dining room. Gold geometric chandeliers hang from the glossy ceiling.
Spacious living room with teal sofas, beige chairs, gold geometric light fixtures, brown curtains, and four colorful dot art pieces on the wall. A woven carpet covers the floor, and potted plants and vases with flowers decorate the space. Sunlight streams through tall windows.
Contemporary living room with teal chairs, a beige coffee table, and a marble fireplace. Above the fireplace is an abstract mirror; two gold wall sculptures flank it. Colorful abstract artwork hangs on the left wall. Decor includes vases, glasses, and a rug.
Elegant dining room with light blue walls, gold-accented chandelier, round table with tan chairs, marble fireplace, abstract wall art, gold-trimmed ceiling, vase of yellow flowers, geometric rug, and natural light from a large window.
Elegant dining room in a Park Avenue duplex with turquoise walls, a gold ornate chandelier, round table with yellow floral centerpiece, four tan upholstered chairs, geometric artwork above a white fireplace, and a gold-accented ceiling, seen through double doors.
A small home bar with wooden cabinets, a marble countertop, and mirrors. Bottles, glasses, and barware are neatly arranged. Fluted glass double doors and blue walls frame the space, reflecting light and creating an elegant, cozy atmosphere.
A cozy home office with a wooden desk, bookshelves filled with colorful books, a window with blinds, a vase of flowers, a lamp, a purple chair, and neutral decor seen through open blue double doors. Sunlight brightens the room.
A cozy, elegant living room with a purple velvet sofa, two green armchairs, built-in bookshelves filled with books, a modern beige coffee table, an animal print ottoman, a desk by a window with light curtains, and warm, ambient lighting.
Bright kitchen with light blue cabinets, gold and glass light fixtures, a large range hood, wicker barstools, and a round table with red flowers. White subway tiles, wood floors, and windows with bamboo shades create a warm, stylish atmosphere. A round wood dining table with red top and a white vase of red flowers is surrounded by four woven rattan chairs. The space features pale blue tile walls, light cabinetry, a modern white pendant lamp, and an open doorway revealing a cozy living room.
A narrow, elegant bathroom features a black countertop with a gold sink, a mirror, a framed black-and-white photo, fresh yellow flowers, checkered floor, and an ornate light fixture. The arched ceiling and intricate details add a luxurious touch. A modern hallway features a black metal railing, a narrow glass table with a red vase, a round window, cream paneled walls, and a large teal geometric chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A tan rug covers the wooden floor.
A bronze abstract sculpture on a tall cylindrical base stands in a white alcove under a gold and white sculptural pendant light; sunlight enters from the left, where a sophisticated, dark teal door is partially open onto a wood herringbone floor.
A tidy bedroom with a large bed with white and brown bedding, a patterned bench at the foot, a wooden desk by a window with gold curtains, a lamp, a framed painting, and two nightstands with lamps and books. The walls and carpet are neutral tones.
A luxurious bathroom with a freestanding metallic bathtub, a small round stool with a towel and soap, large windows with blinds, a countertop with white flowers, towels hanging below, and a chevron-patterned marble floor.
A stylish bedroom features a white desk with art supplies, a light blue tufted chair, a soft blue-gray sofa, a blue and white bed, two tall windows with blue curtains, bright artwork on the walls, and a white sculptural ceiling light. A cozy room with a blue daybed, blue patterned wallpaper, white-framed art of a bold red flower, a vase of red flowers on a side table, a tan chair, built-in shelves with books, beige blanket, and a gold chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Park Avenue Duplex

Located in a building designed by Rosario Candela in 1929, this 4,000 square foot apartment has been updated to accommodate a young family while maintaining the spirit of Candela’s original scheme. As originally designed, the first floor of the duplex consisted of separate and distinct rooms that opened off the foyer and stair hall. To create a dialogue between the various rooms, an enfilade was established between the formerly closed-off living room and dining room with double doors centered on the dining room fireplace. Mirrored doors mask a connection to the family room beyond. In the family room (formerly the dining room), glass pocket doors open onto the eat-in kitchen, making these much-used rooms work in tandem. In the living room, the floor-to-ceiling windows were restored to their full glory; their lower portions below the exterior balustrade had been boarded up over time. The original wrought iron rail on Candela’s signature curved stair was also restored while a new bull’s eye window in the second-floor stair hall brings light into the center of the apartment and into the service stair behind.  Upstairs, a new oval-shaped vestibule leads into a reconfigured master suite. Highlights of the design also include the lacquered wood paneled dining room with curved walls and a gilded ellipse set into the ceiling as well as the vaulted ceiling in the narrow, jewel-box powder room. Throughout, the rooms and openings are tailored to achieve verticality and through-floor connections that did not exist in the traditional plan.  

Architect In Charge: Peter Pennoyer

Associates: Piu Ng, Mark Herring, Nicholas Schroeder

Interior Design: R. Nathaniel Brooks

Photography: Eric Piasecki

A hallway with black and white checkered tile, cream paneled walls, gold wall sconces, a dark bench, framed art, and small table. Double doors open to brightly lit rooms with blue and green decor. Modern gold light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
A grand spiral staircase with a black ornate railing features tiger-patterned carpet. A round wooden table with a lamp, flowers, and small decor sits beneath the stairs. Light pours in, highlighting the checkered floor and neutral, elegant walls.
A bright, elegant living room featuring a long blue sofa, beige accent chairs, and two small stools surrounding a marble coffee table. A textured rug covers the floor. In the back, a doorway reveals a turquoise dining room. Gold geometric chandeliers hang from the glossy ceiling.
Spacious living room with teal sofas, beige chairs, gold geometric light fixtures, brown curtains, and four colorful dot art pieces on the wall. A woven carpet covers the floor, and potted plants and vases with flowers decorate the space. Sunlight streams through tall windows.
Contemporary living room with teal chairs, a beige coffee table, and a marble fireplace. Above the fireplace is an abstract mirror; two gold wall sculptures flank it. Colorful abstract artwork hangs on the left wall. Decor includes vases, glasses, and a rug.
Elegant dining room with light blue walls, gold-accented chandelier, round table with tan chairs, marble fireplace, abstract wall art, gold-trimmed ceiling, vase of yellow flowers, geometric rug, and natural light from a large window.
Elegant dining room in a Park Avenue duplex with turquoise walls, a gold ornate chandelier, round table with yellow floral centerpiece, four tan upholstered chairs, geometric artwork above a white fireplace, and a gold-accented ceiling, seen through double doors.
A small home bar with wooden cabinets, a marble countertop, and mirrors. Bottles, glasses, and barware are neatly arranged. Fluted glass double doors and blue walls frame the space, reflecting light and creating an elegant, cozy atmosphere.
A cozy home office with a wooden desk, bookshelves filled with colorful books, a window with blinds, a vase of flowers, a lamp, a purple chair, and neutral decor seen through open blue double doors. Sunlight brightens the room.
A cozy, elegant living room with a purple velvet sofa, two green armchairs, built-in bookshelves filled with books, a modern beige coffee table, an animal print ottoman, a desk by a window with light curtains, and warm, ambient lighting.
Bright kitchen with light blue cabinets, gold and glass light fixtures, a large range hood, wicker barstools, and a round table with red flowers. White subway tiles, wood floors, and windows with bamboo shades create a warm, stylish atmosphere.
A round wood dining table with red top and a white vase of red flowers is surrounded by four woven rattan chairs. The space features pale blue tile walls, light cabinetry, a modern white pendant lamp, and an open doorway revealing a cozy living room.
A narrow, elegant bathroom features a black countertop with a gold sink, a mirror, a framed black-and-white photo, fresh yellow flowers, checkered floor, and an ornate light fixture. The arched ceiling and intricate details add a luxurious touch.
A modern hallway features a black metal railing, a narrow glass table with a red vase, a round window, cream paneled walls, and a large teal geometric chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A tan rug covers the wooden floor.
A bronze abstract sculpture on a tall cylindrical base stands in a white alcove under a gold and white sculptural pendant light; sunlight enters from the left, where a sophisticated, dark teal door is partially open onto a wood herringbone floor.
A tidy bedroom with a large bed with white and brown bedding, a patterned bench at the foot, a wooden desk by a window with gold curtains, a lamp, a framed painting, and two nightstands with lamps and books. The walls and carpet are neutral tones.
A luxurious bathroom with a freestanding metallic bathtub, a small round stool with a towel and soap, large windows with blinds, a countertop with white flowers, towels hanging below, and a chevron-patterned marble floor.
A stylish bedroom features a white desk with art supplies, a light blue tufted chair, a soft blue-gray sofa, a blue and white bed, two tall windows with blue curtains, bright artwork on the walls, and a white sculptural ceiling light.
A cozy room with a blue daybed, blue patterned wallpaper, white-framed art of a bold red flower, a vase of red flowers on a side table, a tan chair, built-in shelves with books, beige blanket, and a gold chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

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