At a Park Avenue pied-à-terre with limited natural light, Studio Major used sculptural forms, bold color and decorative lighting to build atmosphere. Behind the finished rooms sits a working method designed to carry that idea through every decision.
The project began with a couple's love of sculptural forms and expressive brushstrokes. The challenge was atmospheric rather than simply spatial: how could the apartment feel alive as the daylight shifted?
Architectural lighting established the base. Decorative pieces did something more expressive, branching across the ceiling, hovering above the dining table and catching light in their materials. Curving furniture, a draped wall treatment and a bold abstract painting give the finished rooms movement.
The photographs make the result look settled. Studio Major's wider workspace reveals the quieter discipline behind residential work like this: phases, specifications, approvals, pricing and even the final photography.
Programa is part of that infrastructure, but the method is Studio Major's. The studio has built a system that gives an atmosphere enough structure to survive the long route from brief to finished room.
