From clothing rack to dressing room. A metamorphosis for the client's townhouse on the Upper East Side

Rear garden. Mirrors behind the trellis creates privacy. Before and After in New York. A metamorphosis for the client's townhouse on the Upper East Side

Before and After in New York. A metamorphosis for the client's townhouse on the Upper East Side: Dining room

Before and After in New York. A metamorphosis for the client's townhouse on the Upper East Side: Relocated kitchen

Before and After in New York: With the big steel framed windows and doors the back alley becomes a true garden.

Before and After in New York: The rear wall was all small windows at both floors. We changed them into large windows. Big structural change for a building with 13 floors. The approval process was grueling, but it worked.

Before and After in New York: In this case the apartment was fully redone, but super boring. Left: dark and narrow. Right: take walls away and open up floor as big as structurally possible.

Before and After in New York: In this case the apartment was fully redone, but super boring. Left: dark and narrow. Right: take walls away and open up floor as big as structurally possible.

Before and After in New York. Sometimes it's amazing what existing conditions are.

Before and After in New York. Sometimes it's amazing what existing conditions are.

Also small apartments deserve no corridor. This one is in The Hague.