This spacious fashion blogger apartment, I designed, is located in the heart of Manhattan. Due to balanced proportions and calm colour palette you feel calm and relaxed the moment you walk in. The brief was to create a serene home in the heart of New York where the resident, a fashion blogger, can above all relax in between Fashion Weeks and photoshoots.
It’s an oasis, a sanctuary in the heart of the vibrant city.
The stunning view was driving the design. I wanted to embrace it with minimal but luxurious look of the interior.
Hi, I’m Ula Burgiel – a Luxury Interior Designer based in London.
I professionally design modern and hi-end interiors for homes around the world: London, Hong Kong and New York as-well-as interiors of luxury yachts and cruise ships. My style can be described as contemporary minimalism with understated luxury.
Designing Fashion Blogger Apartment
While creating the concept I knew that the symmetry will play an important role. It introduces balance and a sense of purpose. You can see it in the layout, the joinery design and proportions of the rooms. The entrance to the bathroom is located directly opposite the bed so you pay attention to the feature basins.
When lying in bed you can still see the panoramic view of the city but the windows are not too close to you. There’re a lot of central axis like this – everything has it’s place and it feels just right.
I wanted the bedroom, bathroom and the dressing room to create one big private space and not be separated and divided into small boxes. I’ve put the bare minimum amount of walls to let the natural light into every corner of the apartment.
Embracing the Sky and Natural Light
As the apartment is located very high above the street level it feels very airy and (almost) a part of the sky. I wanted to make it the biggest feature of this fashion blogger apartment. There are a lot of glazed walls that let the light in but they can be screened at any time with automatic curtains for more privacy.
