President’s Apartment Alteration

Knowing that on special (but fairly frequent) occasions the apartment would be a primary gathering space for students, faculty, board members, visiting scholars and the like, the President’s aspiration for her apartment was to create very clear areas of public space, very clear areas of private dwelling, and a double-duty area between, which could serve as either public or private, depending on the need.

To achieve this overlap so that it was simple and logical, the Dining and Living Rooms were joined to create a large “grand” space and the Kitchen was moved to adjoin, with three points of passage between the two.  When the three pairs of French doors are open, the Kitchen and Den areas belong to the domain of the public area; when the doors are closed, the Kitchen and Den belong to the private dwelling.

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