High-Rise Apartment Combination — Estudio Ricardo Torres

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E —RT is a Dallas-based architecture and interiors practice. We design homes, hospitality spaces, adaptive reuse projects, and places that feel rooted in their surroundings and shaped by the people who use them.

Every project starts the same way, by listening. We spend time understanding the site, the building, the people, and the constraints before putting pen to paper. The goal isn't to impose an idea. It's to uncover the one that already belongs.

We work closely with engineers, fabricators, contractors, and craftspeople from the beginning, making sure ideas hold up as well in construction as they do on paper. Depending on the project, that can mean shaping everything from the building itself to the interiors, furniture, lighting, and the details that make a place feel soulful.

We care about buildings that age well. Regenerative strategies and thoughtful material choices aren't an afterthought. They're integral to the design process from the very beginning.

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Estudio Ricardo Torres
3309 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226
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High-Rise Apartment Combination

2 Br / 2 B + 1 Br / 1 B
Architecture / InteriorsNew York, New York

Remodel

Midtown East
3,200 SF Total
In Progress

On the eighteenth floor of The Veneto, a Midtown East tower at 53rd Street and Second Avenue, two apartments, a two-bedroom and an adjoining one-bedroom, are combined to create a home that balances multigenerational living with the needs of a growing family. The new plan provides an ensuite retreat for an aging mother-in-law while preserving openness and light for the young couple, both executives in fashion and advertising.

Storage is conceived not as utility but as architecture itself, wardrobes unfolding as alcoves, millwork dissolving into wall planes, cabinetry doubling as display, expressing the ingenuity demanded by city living. Finishes pair natural stones with warm timber, accented by woven textures and brushed metals. A curated mix of furniture and a growing art collection span history and ethos, lending warmth to a minimalist framework. A study in austere minimalism and comfort, the project is contemporary yet restrained, with a character that feels unmistakably New York.

1/9 Primary Bathroom / Closet: Interior Perspective

2/9 Entry Gallery / Cloak Hall: Interior Perspective

3/9 Space Plan: Existing Axonometric

4/9 Floor Plan: Existing

5/9 Space Plan: Proposed Combination Axonometric

6/9 Floor Plan: Proposed Combination

7/9 Storage Solutions / Millwork: Diagram

8/9 Primary Bedroom / Integral Headboard: Interior Perspective

9/9 Great Room / Expanded Kitchen: Interior Perspective