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The kitchen now has an island with the sink, to create more work surface for Kwame and Tamara. A Bertazzoni stove has a Wolf hood.

The dropped ceiling conceals mechanical systems and defines the dining room area, drawing the eye to the fabric chandelier by Pinch, and BDDW bronze trestle table with bleached maple top. The table is surrounded by Soft Edge 60 Chairs by HAY.

The white cabinets are from Ikea, topped with ABC Stone Afyon White, honed. Artwork by Kristin Texeira sits atop.

The prefab design utilizes a pin foundation system that reduces the project’s carbon footprint by 77 percent, says Wittman.

The home is a near-even split of indoor and outdoor space.

Bertoia side chairs and an Aplomb pendant by Foscarini complete the dining area.

In the living space, a custom sofa doubles as a pullout bed. An Aeris Cocoon bioethanol fireplace is suspended from the ceiling.

To meet the project’s sustainability goals and minimize impact to the site, the prefab was built off-site, has an impermanent foundation, smart-home controls, and a 4.1 kW solar array.

The system’s modules have a set design, but floor plans and finishes can be customized.

Though the apartment is modestly sized, the couple enjoy entertaining, and feel able to host 10 or more guests at once.

The apartment benefits from large windows, which combines with the light-toned oak and quartzite to create an apartment that glows.

Architect Fareez Giga believes custom cabinetry and shelving was not substantially more expensive than buying quality furniture, and advised to solicit multiple bids before selecting a millwork provider.

The existing black granite kitchen countertops were initally kept, but floor damage from an upstairs apartment's water leak prompted the couple, while choosing new floors, to also add white quartzite countertops.

The kitchen's white oak cabinetry was given oval-shaped brass handles from CB2.

The existing cabinetry was given new white oak doors, while an additional arched shelving unit was added, as well as an extended end cupboard that extended the islaand.

Slatted wood was used for the living room entertainment center in order to conceal an air conditioning unit while letting air pass through. The wood pattern continues in the rest of the piece for consistency.

All the new built-in cabinetry floats a few inches off the ground and below the ceiling, adding light and shadow, so as not to make the 715-square-foot apartment feel confining.

A simple arch pattern was used throughout the apartment, adding subtle style to a simple material palette.

The house is set in an untended orchard that had to be trimmed back and sometimes produces thousands of apples.