To create a home for owners who enjoy entertaining, two adjacent condominiums in a downtown Boston mid-rise were combined. The owners were already comfortably at home in one of the apartments, so the second unit was designed as additional minimalist living space, with accommodations for billiards and darts, a seating area focused on a dramatic new fireplace, a sophisticated wine bar, and an adjacent study with a sleek guest bath. 

The design unifies the new spaces in modern simplicity, with careful detailing and luxurious materials that enhance the breathtaking elevated views which sweep from the dome of the Boston State House westward to the riverfront campuses of MIT and Harvard. New finishes were extended throughout the public areas to create a unified experience, and included a newly paneled entry hall with concealed closets and a vegetated wall facing the front door. Anchoring a 45-foot-long living room, a contemporary mantel of brown marble is incised with a matte black steel fireplace that mimics the horizontal glow of the room’s western sunsets.  Nearby, wine is served on a new white marble bartop, backed by a display of bottles in a conditioned “cellar” lined with the same marble cut thin and backlit.  Flanking the wine storage are dark Bolivar cabinets containing hidden refrigeration and dishwashers.  The guest bath features a frameless glass shower enclosure, concealed lighting, and minimalist washbasins carved into a floating quartzite slab.  All spaces are wrapped in crisp white plaster without trim or baseboards, floating above a new floor of richly stained oak.