A 148 West 23rd Street a Chelsea, Residence 4D a Chelsea Mews wani faffadan ɗakin studio ne na haɗin gwiwa mai kama da ɗakin masana’antu, wanda hasken kudu, manyan tagogi, tsayin rufi mai ban sha’awa, katakon rufi da aka bari a bayyane, da kuma irin faɗin sararin da ba kasafai ake danganta shi da ɗakin studio ba suka bayyana shi.

Shekaru da dama, wannan wuri ya kasance gida da kuma wajen ƙirƙira na wani mai fasaha daga New York. Tsarin ginin ne ya bayyana dalilin hakan.

Hasken kudu yana kutsawa cikin babban ɗakin, yana haskaka dogayen bangayen da suke kama da na gidan baje koli da kuma benayen itace masu duhu a ƙarƙashin rufin da ya yi tsayi sosai. Faɗin sararin yana samar da wuri ba kawai a ƙasa ba, har ma a sama. A nan, ana iya baje kolin manyan ayyukan fasaha. Haka kuma za a iya shirya babban liyafa. Jerin baƙi ma zai iya kasancewa mai yawa.

Babban ɗakin yana sauyawa cikin sauƙi daga safiyoyin natsuwa zuwa maraice da aka gina bisa kiɗa, hira, abinci da fasaha. Teburin cin abinci na iya kasancewa a ƙarƙashin katakon rufin. A gefe na gaba kuma ana iya shirya babban wurin zama ba tare da ya mamaye ɗakin ba. Faɗin sararin yana sa komai ya ci gaba da kasancewa a buɗe ko da ɗakin ya cika da mutane.

Dandalin kwanciya da aka ɗaga yana ƙara wani mataki. Da yake yana sama da babban wurin zama, yana samar da keɓaɓɓen wuri na ja da baya ba tare da rufe sauran gidan ko rage tsarin sa mai kama da na ɗakin masana’antu ba.

Sai kicin ɗin ya sauya yanayin.

Wani kicin mai zaman kansa irin na corridor ya haɗa kabad masu ja masu ƙarfi da ƙarfen stainless steel, saman teburi na dutse, murhun gas da kwanon wanke-wanke mai rami biyu. Tsarinsa na musamman ne, ba abin da ake tsammani ba, kuma ba ya neman afuwa saboda yadda ya bambanta da launukan natsuwa na babban ɗakin.

Ɗakin wanka ya fi duhu kuma ya fi kusanci, an kammala shi da dutse, tare da shawa mai bangon gilashi da kwanon wanke-wanke da aka ɗora a bango.

A bene na sama kuma, Chelsea ta zama abin kallo.

Filin hutawa na saman gini da aka kawata, wanda mazauna ke rabawa, yana buɗewa zuwa faɗin kallon sararin samaniyar Manhattan, ciki har da Empire State Building da Hudson Yards. Akwai wuri don cin abinci ƙarƙashin sararin sama, yin rana da rana, ko kuma tattaunawa ta ƙarshe da dare bayan kowa ya koma gida.

Chelsea Mews ya fara ne a matsayin masana’antar buga littattafai a shekarun 1920, kafin a sauya shi zuwa gidajen haɗin gwiwa, kuma Residence 4D har yanzu yana ɗauke da wasu daga cikin wannan ruhin ƙirƙira. Rufin da ya yi tsayi. Faɗin masana’antu. Layuka masu ƙarfi. Gida da ya bar isasshen sarari ga mutumin da ke zaune a cikinsa ya bayyana ra’ayinsa.

Ginin yana da mai kula da haraba, lif na fasinjoji guda biyu, wurin wanki na bai ɗaya, ɗakunan ajiya, babban mai kula da gini da ke zaune a wurin, da filin hutawa na saman gini da aka kawata wanda mazauna ke rabawa. Ana ba da izinin kiwon dabbobi bayan amincewar kwamitin, kuma ana duba yiwuwar mallakar gidan zama na biyu.

Ga mai shi na gaba, zane a buɗe yake.

Abu mafi ban sha’awa shi ne abin da zai faru a kansa nan gaba.

Yi ajiyar ganawa ta musamman domin sanin Residence 4D da ke 148 West 23rd Street a yau.

At 148 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Residence 4D at Chelsea Mews is an oversized, loft-like studio co-op defined by southern exposure, oversized windows, dramatic ceiling height, exposed beams, and the kind of cubic volume rarely associated with a studio apartment.

For years, this was both a home and the creative space of a New York artist. The architecture explains why.

Southern light moves deep into the main room, illuminating long gallery-like walls and dark wood floors beneath soaring ceilings. The scale creates room not only across the floor, but overhead. Art can go large here. So can dinner. So can the guest list.

The main room shifts easily from quiet mornings to evenings built around music, conversation, food and art. A dining table can hold court beneath the beams. A substantial seating area can occupy the opposite end without swallowing the room. The volume keeps everything feeling open even when the apartment is full.

The raised sleeping platform adds another layer. Elevated from the main living space, it creates a distinct place to retreat without closing off the apartment or sacrificing its loft-like proportions.

Then the kitchen changes the mood.

A separate galley kitchen pairs bold red cabinetry with stainless steel, stone counters, a gas cooktop and double-basin sink. It is graphic, unexpected and unapologetic against the restrained palette of the main room.

The bathroom is darker and more intimate, finished in stone with a glass-enclosed shower and wall-mounted sink.

Upstairs, Chelsea becomes the backdrop.

The landscaped shared roof terrace opens to broad Manhattan skyline views, including the Empire State Building and Hudson Yards. There is space for dinner under an open sky, an afternoon in the sun, or the last conversation of the night after everyone else has gone home.

Chelsea Mews began as a 1920s printing plant before its conversion to cooperative residences, and Residence 4D still carries some of that creative DNA. High ceilings. Industrial scale. Strong lines. A home that leaves enough room for the person living in it to have an opinion.

The building offers a lobby attendant, two passenger elevators, common laundry, storage, a live-in superintendent and a landscaped shared roof terrace. Pets are permitted with Board approval, and pied-à-terre ownership is considered.

For the next owner, the canvas is clean.

The interesting part is what happens on it next.

Book a private appointment to experience Residence 4D at 148 West 23rd Street today.