My son, a burgeoning photographer who specializes in products and interiors, was able to take high-quality photographs using very basic equipment.

Juan exhibited a professional eye for camera positioning, staging and lighting, getting me some fantastic material to add to my catalogue of imagery.

Over the course of the three weeks, he photographed more than 20 rooms. We intend to eventually develop a photography book together.

I converted a loft space into a hybrid home office/playroom in this Tribeca apartment.

My team and I gave the space dual functionality by installing a desk in an existing recessed niche so that it becomes a home office, yet leaves plenty of floor space for the three children who live here to play.  Above the desk, we installed cabinets with sleek sliding doors. White accents complement the natural birch finish used throughout the remainder of the space. 

I built an extensive bench and storage system along the room’s longest wall, creating an enormous amount of storage space, intended for toys in this case, while maintaining the sleekness of the loft. The benches extend into the living room, creating cohesion and flow within the space.

Below the benches, cabinets and toy carts allow the kids to wheel their toys in and out for easy access and quick clean-ups.

Along the walls adjacent to the desk, extensive cabinets and shelves are designed to rest flush with the room’s existing features.

The space beneath this staircase was an underutilized and oddly-shaped area that required a highly customized solution. I designed and built a cabinet equipped with loads of shelving space, both open and enclosed, as well as deep drawers.

Before.

The bottom drawers double as a bench.

I designed these complementary kitchen cabinets to fit perfectly within this room’s existing niches, adding cabinet, counter and storage space, while obstructing as little floor space as possible. The pieces, which are more traditional than my typical aesthetic, are appropriate for this mid-century Brooklyn townhouse.

The wider cabinet (pictured below), features transparent enclosed cabinetry that serves both as a design element and a part of the piece’s functionality, allowing the family who lives here to easily locate and access plates and other kitchenware. The counter doubles as a cutting board and is constructed of maple butcher block.

The more narrow cabinet (pictured below) is designed to double as a wine rack and display area for glassware. Deep lower cabinets in both units allow for ample enclosed storage to ensure the space is kept uncluttered.

The residents of this DUMBO apartment enjoy a spectacular view of downtown Manhattan, as well as the Brooklyn Bridge, and they hired me to add a kitchenette and wet bar to their rooftop. The perfect place for outdoor entertaining.

In this case, my team and I used marine fir plywood, which is an exterior grade wood known to be outstanding for use outdoors due to its strength and resistance to water. It’s often used for boat interiors and, as it’s exposed to elements over the years, its color only improves, becoming darker and more rich.

Sliding cabinet doors and discreet handles keep the piece looking sleek.

The kitchenette is fully functional, featuring both a deep sink and refrigerator.

I recently introduced this new design and Rima Suqui reviewed it for the New York Times. The Marino Bunk Bed is made in Brooklyn and comes in natural, blue or white.

The ladder is attached to the beds and doesn’t reach the floor so a pull out trundle can be placed under the bottom bunk. The detachable hanging tray acts as a night table.

We shot the bed downstairs from our shop at the Valentino Park in Red Hook.

For a recently renovated townhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn I designed a custom cabinet for the entryway.

The entry hallway cabinet is the place where you keep your jacket, your hat, your keys and the dog’s leash. It’s also the first impression when you enter a home so it is important to keep it organized.

Behind the doors there are hooks. The lower cabinet has open cubbies for shoes.  It’s easy to make the hallway cluttered with all those things you don’t know where to put and end up hanging near the door.

Most New York apartments come with these huge and ugly air conditioning units under the windows. If you are renovating your place, you probably want to build cabinets around them improving the esthetics and adding storage in otherwise unused corners.

The countertop has a cut out for a new grill. The grill has an access panel so you can reach the controls.

This cabinet was lacquered and the counter top was made of Corian, a very hard material that will not get ruined by the sun or water.

The panel that covers the front of the radiator has to be removable for service access.

At either side of the unit, cabinets with doors are installed. Depending on the room they can be used to store anything from silverware, place matts, toys or clothes.

The cabinet can also have a pull down hamper. These cabinets are made to size and tightly fitted in the space.

In a beautiful downtown loft, I built two white bunk beds, assembled side to side along the back wall of the bedroom. Four sisters happily share the room.

The guard rails are higher than the normal and the footboards are totally closed to provide a bit more privacy to each child. The ladders don’t reach the floor so a trundle bed can be pulled out from underneath.

Every bed has it’s own wall mounted light with its own easy-to-reach switch. The ladders have additional cut outs for the kids to hold themselves safely as they go up and down.

I recently completed a 21 feet long multi-use cabinet in a spacious loft in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The cabinet is installed against a wall that has variable depth, alternating between deeper and shallower spaces.

The lower cabinets have doors while the upper ones are open. All the wiring is concealed and easy to install. We left cut outs, grommets and chases connecting the cabinets together.

To the left side is the dinning area so the cabinet serves as a buffet. Towards the center is the TV and to the right there is the audio section including a turntable in a pull out tray.

Before and after