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"Claire Danes\nA Contemporary Edge Defines The Actress's Manhattan Loft\n\"I knew this place would be infiltrated by friends, so I wanted it to be a playground,\" actress Claire Danes says of her loft in SoHo.\nJoan Krevlin of BKS/K Architects, who oversaw the renovation of the space, hung a swing in the main living area and furnished it with 1950s pieces.\nColorful Eames shell chairs surround a table in the dining area, which is separated from the living area by a cabinet that hides the entertainment center. Drop ceilings, log columns and rough-hewn beams help define discrete spaces.\n\"The open nature of the loft requires furniture to become part of the architecture, as delineations of space,\" Krevlin says. A curved panel sets off the breakfast nook and plays against the beams, \"the main organizing element of the loft.\" Sub-Zero refrigerator.\nA leather-tiled floor and low ceilings \"suggest a more intimate area near the fireplace,\" says Krevlin. The 1950s furniture includes a pair of egg lounge chairs and an ottoman by Arne Jacobsen and rosewood chairs by Osvaldo Borsani. B &amp;amp; B Italia sofa.\nKrevlin designed the loft \"with kinetic elements that would allow Claire to adjust the space to her changing needs.\" A table rotates to provide work space in the kitchen, which is faced with maple cabinetry. Viking range; soapstone farm sink from Waterworks.\nA honeycomb Lumasite panel inserted in the master bedroom creates a screened exercise and work area \"without losing the scale of the overall room,\" remarks Krevlin. The painting above the bed, Bathroom Biology, is by Danes\u00E2&#128;&#153;s mother, Carla Danes.\n\"We used a variety of materials in a refined way to maintain the essential spirit and adventurous nature of a SoHo loft,\" Krevlin points out. Varied surfaces\u2014white-tiled and blue-sponged walls, a concrete floor\u2014add visual interest to the minimal bath."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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