In New York’s Lower East Side, one can indulge in the arts in its many upper-echelon galleries or hit the clubs with the twenty-somethings, eat the greasiest food imaginable or belly up to a Michelin-starred restaurant. The Lower East Side is The Tale of Two Cities if they were in fact in one neighborhood and intermixed within the same block. It’s this rich, lively culture that The Suffolk draws from. The new multifamily residential building, located in the neighborhood and designed by Dattner Architects with interiors by JG Neukomm Architecture (JGNA), considers the many eras of the community, pooling together references like artist Trisha Brown and the architectural interventions of Gordon Matta-Clark in the ’70s.
JGNA layers these references, rendered in a sleek, contemporary fashion for the entry and amenities of the building, including the seventh floor. The entry was designed to be an immediate introduction to the luxury building and its historical context. A long, arching interior creates this sense of grandeur as it references the Guastavino arches seen in buildings throughout the city. It opens up to a white-walled lobby, lined with wood panels which takes after the many art galleries in the neighborhood. Likewise, the lobby displays photographs taken by the architects, a neon light installation by Ani Bradberry, and an LED work by Pablo Gnecco.
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