Central Park Penthouse
NYC, 2024
Interiors: Amy Lau
Architect: Douglas Wright
Construction: SilverLining
As seen in Architectural Digest
From AD:
"This Penthouse Overlooks Central Park—But Feels Like It Could Be on a Scandinavian Archipelago"
The sunny escape from hectic city life includes just the right amount of glitz
They hired architect Douglas Wright and gutted the apartment to incorporate two additional units, one adjacent and one below, creating a central, open floor plan with a wavy deep wood wall for storage that separates private and public spaces. “The beautiful rooftop aerie looks out over Central Park, and I thought of it as an island in an archipelago,” Wright says, referencing Stockholm. “With Scandinavian island homes and spas as the inspiration, we focused on wood as a base and then opened up the walls with large windows and doors.”
Wright introduced the couple to AD100 interior designer Amy Lau, known for her educated eye and skill in seamlessly marrying art and decoration with customization. As Lau began to consider the finishes, they chose elegant pale oaks. She designed the ridged millwork throughout the apartment, which is punctuated with some shine thanks to the use of metals like the brushed bronze seen in a floor-to-ceiling Giopato & Coombes column light fixture in the living room and the shimmering Holly Hunt window treatment. “I wanted to create something Scandinavian with a bit of glitz,” she says. “But the biggest goal was to harness the sun and make it feel light and airy.”
By Stacie Stukin
Photography by Thomas Loof
