The Standish – 171 Columbia Heights
Real Estate – Design
Matter curates show home at The Standish condominiums in Brooklyn
Photography by Robert Granoff
What We Did:
Interior Design / Staging Concept
FF&E Selection
Art Curation
Model Residence Activation
New York design showroom and gallery Matter has outfitted a model apartment in a historic Brooklyn Heights hotel undergoing conversion into residences.
Matter selected and styled the furniture and accessories for one of 29 condos inside the 12-storey building that once housed the Standish Arms Hotel, completed by local architect FS Lowe in 1903.
Photography by Robert Granoff
Developers DDG and Westbrook Partners bought the building at 171 Columbia Heights in 2016, and have rebranded the property as The Standish.
The two-bed, two-bath home features a mix of light tones and bold colours that the team chose to set the apartment apart from typical show spaces in new-build projects.
Photography by Robert Granoff
"Retaining the Beaux Arts–style exterior, but then reimaging the building’s interiors, makes for a great juxtaposition of the building’s history and a completely refreshed interior," [Jamie] Gray [of Matter] says. Nowhere is such duality more apparent than in the kitchens, which marry traditional materials like marble and brass in modern ways.
Photography by Robert Granoff
Photography by Robert Granoff
To furnish the apartment, Matter used pieces from the collection produced by its brand Matter Made, including some from its newest designs shown in Milan earlier this year.
Photography by Robert Granoff
Made in Brooklyn, these include tables, chairs, light fixtures, and accessories by designers such as London-based Philippe Malouin.
A branched brass ceiling lamp in the living area was designed by Matter founder Jamie Gray, while a single-ring version from the same line hangs in the bathroom.
Photography by Robert Granoff