concept & vision

two trucks stacked on top of each other are the upstairs bedroom and a bay window at the main level. The bay window is wedged into the south wall, while the main bedroom is added on top of the existing structure, partially peeling the wall of the yellow aluminum container as an outdoor patio. in the minimal interior, insulated and air-conditioned, the bed moves in and out of the closet on tracks to allow sleeping and lounging

design & architecture

the interior of the existing structure is returned to a simple white shell with exposed steel pipes and beams. It houses an open layout of living/dining/kitchen, and a separate bedroom for the child. The longitudinal wall is the visual and functional spine of this loft space. Refrigerators and newspaper dispensers pierce this wall and stretch out the interior space towards the outside

program & use

newspaper dispensers become small windows and the only lookout points along the wall. An exposed grid of bolts compresses an insulation layer between a corrugated metal skin on the outside and the existing wall. Its interior side is left unfinished but flush, and the traced guidelines remain visible. The refrigerator boxes are filled with technological functions: LISTEN (hi-fi system), WATCH (video intercom, pull-out TV set and vertical monitor connected to a surveillance camera trained to the Empire State Building), READ (bookcase)

impact & significance

trucks are below our eyes everyday in the 90ies Meat Packing District, we test them as our raw materials