For Young, the layout of the cottage posed an interesting conceptual challenge. How do you heighten the sense of surprise and drama when there are no corridors to build suspense? “Our approach is that we want to maintain the historical integrity of that grid while inserting high levels of contrast.'' “It was born from this desire,” he explains, noting the bold colors chosen for the four main ground-floor rooms, each intended for group revelry. The bar opens directly into the music room, from which there is a foyer at the rear as an entrance to the loop that leads back to the living room, dining area, and bar. “We wanted to bring a radical sensibility to a neutral project.”
Materials, textures, and colors work in harmony to differentiate one space from another. “This is a project that aims to create a highly immersive experience,” Young says, adding that from the dramatic Dimo Studio tension pole lamp in the music room to the bar's dreamy Michael Anastasiades chandelier. cite lighting as the primary visual anchor. (Both compare favorably with the dining room's vintage Alvar Aalto pendant and the living room's Jacopo Foggini fixtures.) Also, the psychedelic marble-covered living room fireplace and the richly veined bar Stones also add character, such as greenery. Up. Also selected in collaboration with Sookie, the eclectic furniture mixes vintage treasures and local antiques with collectible pieces of contemporary design by Vincenzo de He Cotis, Floris Ubben, Philippe He Marouane, and more. , giving it a unique flair. As Sookie says, “We're building a world here.”
All the while, thresholds have become what Young calls “connective tissue,” some preserved and others widened to broaden the line of sight. Each opening, covered in gold leaf, becomes a “frame of saturation from one space to the next,” marking a moment of transition. Its metal wayfinding leads to his second floor of the cottage, which is reached through a golden staircase, which occupies one of the rear extensions, of which there were originally two. (A renovated kitchen occupies the other space, historically used for storage.) Above that bright floor, he has two bedrooms, one for a couple and one for a couple. The other is for guests only. More people could crash into the building at the back, which contains a plush paneled salon, currently painted ink blue, with three fixed rooms. .
Sookie attests that the property works just as well for two people as it does for 20 people, and that was always the goal. “Being in New Orleans, this is a place where we can come together to celebrate food and culture,” Sookie says at her home with family friend and noted keyboardist, vocalist and composer Davell Crawford. He said this while remembering the lively night when he held court in the city. Steinway & Sons piano. “Our hope is to let more people know about this city.”
Then, let's play some music.
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