Thursday, February 16, 2012

PHOTOS: Urban Life And History Mix In New York City's Apartments

Houzz | Oct. 16, 2011, 3:00 PM | 2,257 |

When looking at the residential architecture of New York, it's necessary to split it into two groups: urban homes and suburban/country homes.

Here we look at the first, which encompasses apartments, lofts, and townhouses. Most of the examples that follow are lofts, because they are such a unique part of New York City's transformation from an industrial to a post-industrial city.

New York is host to a good deal of stunning new architecture, but it also has a strong tradition of preservation that embraces conversions of old buildings into new uses. Dealing with that history inside is one aspect of the interiors in this ideabook.

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