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CHARLIE WEST

LEMAY + ESCOBAR ARCHITECTURE & ODA.
U.S.

© Inessa Binenbaum

PROJECT DETAILS:

LOCATION: New York, USA ARCHITECTS: ODA Architecture PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: June 2019 SURFACE AREA: ±20,210 SQ. FT BUDGET: USD $82 M NUMBER OF UNITS: 130 PROJECT TEAM · Design Principal: Andres Escobar . Project Director: Amro el Chabti . Project Manager: Khaled Sleiman . Principal Designer: Yuliana Weinberg . Technical support: Arij Abdulrahim INTERIOR DESIGN . Design Principal: Andres Escobar . Principal Designer: Yuliana Weinberg ENGINEERING Structural Engineer: WSP GROUP Mechanical Engineer: KALLEN &LEMELSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLP Geotechnical Engineer: MEUSER RUTLEDGE CONCULTING ENGINEERS Exterior Consultant: FRANK SETA AND ASSOCIATES Code Consultant: CODE, LLC Pool Consultant: TRACE POOL DESIGN/ LOTHROP ASSOCIATES, LLP SUPPLIERS Appliances: Thermador / Bosch Plumbing Fixtures: ToTo Stone: Ciot Kitchens: Scavolini Paint: Benjamin Moore CONTRACTOR New Line Structures PHOTOGRAPHER Inessa Binenbaum

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Newly Completed Condos Bring Zen Appeal to Hell’s Kitchen
Charlie West – Manhattan’s only new ground-up construction residential development in Hell’s Kitchen – is now complete. The striking 16-story condominium building, with exterior design by ODA Architects and interiors by the renowned Andres Escobar of Lemay + Escobar Architecture DPC, creates an urban oasis at 505 W. 43rd Street.

With a judicious separation into two distinct buildings creating an elegant courtyard, the design weaves in the steely characteristics of the neighborhood’s past, combined with the luxury and modernism of present-day Hell’s Kitchen. The brick façade integrates with the surrounding buildings, while articulation of the façade introduces a distinguishing sculptural element of depth and style.

Upon arrival at Charlie West, the dramatic double-height hotel-style lobby draws one into the industrial chic-designed interior space that dually serves as a curated library and a private residential lounge, anchored by a grand fireplace. The welcoming area is framed by its distinctive diagonal beams, a structural necessity the designers maximized and made into a defining feature.

Escobar and his design team infused the neighborhood’s DNA throughout Charlie West’s spacious amenities and successfully curated an industrial yet modern and inviting interior design for the lounge, pool and gym, as well as the 120 residences, through the use of natural materials and opulent textures.

"The interiors at Charlie West transport you to another place and exude a relaxed vibe, with a very sophisticated palate. From the moment you step into the lounge-like lobby, with its sumptuous natural materials and dark urban tones, to the scenic pool with its serene spa-like feel, one could easily feel as though they are in a boutique hotel in Miami rather than a luxury condominium in Hell's Kitchen," says Escobar, Senior Partner and Design Principal at his eponymous firm.