Residential
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Residential design requires the attentive eye and ear of the designer to bring the visions and needs of the client into a built reality within the limits of a reasonable budget. The firm’s residential design includes the construction of new country homes in Southampton and rural Connecticut as well as the interior renovation of townhouses and apartments in New York City, such as the more recent full scale brownstone renovations at 154 East 78th Street and 1141 Park Avenue. The ultimate strength of any design lies in its execution, which for this firm means careful monitoring of each aspect of a project from inception to working drawings to construction, above all keeping the visions of the client within tangible reach.
Over the years, Darius Toraby Architects, P.C. has designed traditional country estates inSouthampton NY; Nantucket; Dallas; St. Croix Virgin Islands; Mustique, West Indies;Sacramento CA; Lake forest IL; as well as interior renovations of varied styles for severalNew York City residences. The design of commercial and office space requires a quick and efficient response from concept to completion. Scheduling and budget requirements must be met while creating aesthetic and workable solutions. The firm’s services include space planning, budget estimating, material and equipment selection and construction supervision. Commercial designs include Interior Design for Beneficial Finance Executive offices in Bernardsville, New Jersey. In addition to the design and construction supervision of scores of private residences, over the past twenty five (25) years the firm has provided extensive consulting and restoration services for numerous New York City projects with exclusive addresses such as The New Museum Building at 583 Broadway, 1 Lexington Avenue, 10 Gracie Square, Manhattan Plaza,McAlpin House, 250 Mercer Street, Waterside Plaza, 79 5th Avenue, 150 West 47th Street,as well as Time Warner Center for AOL/Time Warner Towers at Columbus Circle in NYC. The firm has been been recognized locally for the faithful award winning restoration of a Neo-French Townhouse at 15 East 96th Street, a New York City Landmark, designed by the noted architect Ogden Codman in 1915 considered for designation as a National Historic Landmark. Other Landmarks Preservation projects include the façade restoration, replacement of decayed structural slabs and waterproofing of roofs and parapets at Doyle Galleries, 15 East 11thStreet, 53 West 11th and 341 West 11th Street. The firm also has designed and detailed historical restoration of 85 Bedford Street, a group of seven 4-story co-op residence buildings inGreenwich Village with the approval of the Landmark Preservation Commission. The firm’s consulting experience in restoration also encompasses such varied projects as Pulitzer Fountain on Fifth Avenue at the Plaza Hotel and the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, near Battery Park, as well as educational projects including the Whitby School in Greenwich, CT,Wagner College in Staten Island, NY and Fordham University’s 60th Street campus. List of Residential Projects: Residence in Mustique, West Indies |
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