Rugged in the ‘Hood…

…but not really. 120 Allen Street, on Manhattan’s lower east side is referred to by New York-based, Grzywinski + Pons, as an aparthotel…a hybrid of an apartment and a hotel. The facade fits nicely into the ‘classical grittiness’ of the neighborhood, with the industrial interior being warm, soft, and cozy. The exterior boasts multi-tonal brickwork, zinc panels, coal-fire bricks, rusticated masonry details, and metal louvres.