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Article: Double vision: Messana O'Rorke designs a Manhattan loft where living and working coexist with ease.(Manhattan, New York)(Brief Article)
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- Interior Design
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- February 1, 2002
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MERGING HOME AND office in a single space can offer the best of both worlds, but to achieve the benefits--beautiful surroundings, no commute--balance is essential. Everything must work together harmoniously. Messana O'Rorke Architects was hired to accomplish this delicate feat for a client who runs his own brand-imaging company, with eight employees, out of a 5,600-square-foot New York loft where he also lives. The client chose the two-person firm after seeing its portfolio of residential, gallery, retail, and office projects. "I knew the look I wanted was a combination of all four of those," he says.
The "white box" had to be divided into home and office zones ...