Joseph Kim, RA

High-end Apartment Renovation

Work at Selldorf Architects

Schematic Design, Design Dev. and Construction Docs.

2018–2019
New York, NY

A gut renovation of a Manhattan penthouse, for which I led design development and the 3D visualizations and supported both construction and the regulatory drawings for the NYC Department of Buildings.

Project manager
Oliver Link, RA
Project architect
Hanna Tulis, RA
Software used
AutoCAD, Rhino, and V-Ray
Construction plan of the Manhattan penthouse: gallery, living room, kitchen, office and dining in the curved bays, guest suite and master suite, with construction notes and keynotes.
01

Kitchen

Render of the kitchen: a wall of flush white cabinets around a stone backsplash, cooktop, oven and sink, on a herringbone wood floor.
Photorealistic rendering of the kitchen for client review
Annotated elevation of the kitchen wall: tall cabinets, refrigerator, oven, dishwasher and sink, with dimensions and finish tags.
Annotated kitchen interior elevation
Annotated enlarged plan of the kitchen: island, refrigerator, cooktop and oven, dishwasher and sink along the wall, with dimensions.
Annotated kitchen plan
The kitchen during construction: raw cabinet boxes, plywood and covered materials.
The finished kitchen: flush white cabinets, a marble backsplash and a marble waterfall island.
The kitchen before and after the renovation
02

Master bathroom

Four annotated interior elevations of the master bathroom: vanity and toilet wall, side walls, window wall with radiator, and shower wall with niche.
Annotated interior elevations of the master bathroom
The completed master bathroom: book-matched marble walls, a floating white vanity under a mirrored cabinet, and a glass-enclosed shower.
Photo of the completed master bathroom
Annotated plan of the master bathroom: toilet, vanity, shower with linear drain and curb, and new window sills.
Annotated master bathroom plan
03

Details

Section detail of the radiator enclosure at the exterior wall: stone top with grille, enclosure framing and finish tags.
Detail of the curved radiator enclosure
The completed curved radiator enclosure following the bay windows, with linear grilles.
Photo of the completed curved radiator enclosure
Section detail of the shower curb and linear slot drain: stone, waterproofing, lead pan and mudset on the existing slab.
Detail of the linear slot drain
The completed shower: a marble floor and curb with a linear slot drain along the glass.
Photo of the completed linear slot drain
Typical details of the linear diffusers: grilles at the ceiling below the duct and at the soffit by the window.
Typical detail of the linear diffusers
Linear diffusers set into the ceiling of the hall.
A linear diffuser in the soffit above the windows.
Photos of the completed linear diffusers
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