Music Column

This New York City residence was gutted then renovated with music in mind. In addition to working out what forms and materials would best bounce sound around the open living areas, architect David Bergman also created ways to discreetly store necessary equipment along with his clients’ extensive audio files. “We needed space to house a growing CD collection and at the same time we had a raw column on one side of the entry that needed a flanking piece to give it balance,” says Bergman of the new CD storage tower. “Together they create a portal-like entrance into the living room.” The CD tower plays off the existing concrete column, which is solidly opaque and square to the room, with translucent materials and a slight angle that points people toward the terrace. Framed in clear-coated cherry, both long sides of the column are made from see-through fiberglass. “This way you glimpse the outline of the CDs lining the shelves,” says Bergman. Stretching floor to ceiling, the column also acts as a cap to the kitchen island and support for the lighting shelf suspended above it.