11.13.2020 | DIGS.NET 19
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P R O F I L E | W O R K S H O P / A P D
M
att Berman, one of the founding principals
of New York-based Workshop/APD, is a
believer in the transformative power of
good design. That belief is reflected in a charming
project located in Aspen's West End, an area with
homes that date back to the 1800s. Originally built
during that time, this miner's cabin—once home to
Harold Ross (founding editor of The New Yorker)—
received an addition a few decades later.
The large attachment was made at the back of
the small property (which, along with the original
building, is now considered historical by Aspen's
Historic Properties Community). However, for the
clients—an active New York-based family of five
who spend winter and summer here—size was not
enough. Everything had to be rethought to fit the
needs of the current owners who like to entertain
and wanted a place that, from the outside, would
be an inviting home. "We had to build on the
existing footprint, so we had to figure out a way
of combining our new design with the old miner's
cottage while providing more square footage by
expanding the basement program into a large
living space with natural light," Berman says. The
entry, living room, kitchen, dining room, office,
powder room, ski storage and garage occupy the
first floor. The second level comprises the master
suite and roof deck. On the lower level is the bunk
room, girls rooms, boy's room, media room, sauna
and bathroom.
For the exterior, Workshop/APD chose natural
materials adapted to the weather, such as the gray
painted cladding on the miner's cottage, whose
neutral tone merges with the surrounding landscape.
-Matt Berman
"We had to
figure out a way
of combining
our new design
with the old
miner's cottage
while providing
more square
footage."
IN THE DINING ROOM,
THE ARROW LIGHT
FIXTURES BY APPARATUS
COMBINE WITH THE
BRASS AND WALNUT
CHAIRS BY HABITE
DECORATION AND A
BRONZE WISHBONE
DINING TABLE WITH
CHARRED TOP BY BDDW.
