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Central Park "pied-à-terre"

This luxury pied-a-terre renovation reimagines a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath as an urban sanctuary, overlooking Central Park South, where elegant boldness meets quiet refinement.

The design concept, Urban Reverie, weaves together the glamour and historic soul of old New York with the tranquil presence of the park below. Lush textures and dramatic moments introduce a sense of cinematic opulence, while aged finishes and crafted detailing root the interiors in a timeless metropolitan character.

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The Lake Sunapee House

The Lake Sunapee House is situated on a sloping site overlooking the water in New Hampshire. The design seeks a balance between traditional familiarity and modern simplicity, creating a cozy retreat that is both rooted in its place and open to the landscape beyond. Wood siding serves as the primary exterior material, allowing the house to quietly settle into its wooded surroundings.

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"Valor House"

WAKE was approached by the owners of "Valor House" and asked to breathe new life into the building by giving it a singular vision that would enable it to stand the test of time and last another 100 years.

A tall order for a historic farmhouse, built in the 1880s, that provided Harold Ickes with a summer retreat and saw the likes of Eleanore Roosevelt vacationing there.

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Built, ResidentialNathan Minett
“The Garage”

As two separate volumes lifted and overlapping one another, “The Garage” sets itself back from a busy road and nests itself within the key-point of the hillslope behind. From the road, and front of the building, standing seam black metal siding wraps itself up and around the building filling in the back and toe-slope of the hill, which most frequently caused flooding. From the rear of the house, visible to its neighbors, a gentle wood-clad structure rests itself atop the metal volume and gently settles itself into the landscape.

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Gradian

A central core services two, separate, halves of the space. At its interior are the more formal meeting rooms, offices, environments for ‘deep work’ and more private conversations. As you radiate out from the core spaces, and modes of work, become more informal providing communal gathering spaces along the perimeter wall and windows. From the board room to workout space, private meeting to family table and booths, as you navigate and circumference the office, you’re repeatedly entering a new environment to promote fluid and healthy work-life balance.

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Commercial, BuiltNathan Minett