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CUSTOM MILLWORK. EXCEPTIONAL SPACES.
Custom Millwork & Cabinetry in SoHo
Ivenko Studio designs, fabricates, and installs custom millwork for SoHo lofts, apartments, co-ops, and condos. Our work includes kitchen cabinetry, media walls, wall units, custom closets, radiator and HVAC enclosures, and other fitted storage planned at the scale of the room—so it can organize an open interior without interrupting its sightlines or competing with the architecture.
Millwork Planned at the Scale of a SoHo Interior
In an open loft or connected apartment, a wall of cabinetry may be visible from the kitchen, living area, dining space, and entry at the same time. The question is not simply how many cabinets can fit. The composition also needs to read correctly across the room.
Ivenko Studio begins with the conditions that will shape that composition: wall and ceiling dimensions, windows, columns, flooring transitions, radiators, equipment, utilities, sightlines, delivery access, and the way the room is used. Those details are documented before fabrication so the finished millwork feels intentional from more than one viewpoint.
- Field measurement of walls, floors, ceilings, openings, and existing details
- Review of long sightlines and how cabinetry will be viewed across the room
- Equipment, wiring, ventilation, utilities, and service access documented early
- COI, elevator, delivery, and building coordination where required
- Component sizes planned around hallways, elevators, doors, and installation routes
- Cabinetry fitted and aligned with surrounding surfaces and architectural elements
What We Design for SoHo Homes
A SoHo project may involve a kitchen that is fully visible from the living room, a media wall spanning a long elevation, or storage that needs to disappear into a larger architectural composition. We develop each element around its function, its proportions, and the way it will be seen from across the space.
Kitchen Cabinetry for Open-Plan Living
Custom kitchen cabinets in SoHo need to work both as a practical workspace and as part of the wider interior. We plan cabinetry around appliances, storage, workflow, lighting, utilities, circulation, and the views into the kitchen from adjoining living or dining areas.
Cabinet heights, appliance panels, visible end panels, hardware, islands, open shelving, and finish transitions are considered as parts of one composition rather than separate product decisions.
Custom Closets for Lofts & Apartments
Custom closets are organized around clothing, shoes, bags, drawers, hanging requirements, lighting, doors, and daily routines. The interior needs to be easy to use, while the exterior should sit quietly within the bedroom or dressing area.
Projects may include walk-in closets, reach-in closets, dressing rooms, and full-height built-in bedroom storage.
Media Walls, Wall Units & Display Cabinetry
A large built-in can organize media equipment, books, art, display objects, closed storage, wiring, lighting, and ventilation in one coordinated elevation. The challenge is to provide enough structure and capacity without allowing the wall unit to make an open room feel smaller.
Proportion, panel rhythm, shelf thickness, equipment depth, and the balance between open and closed areas are established before fabrication begins.
Selected Custom Millwork Projects in SoHo
These projects show how cabinetry can organize large walls, open kitchens, media equipment, and private storage while remaining proportionate to the wider interior.
What Must Be Resolved Before Fabrication
Each project is carried through as one continuous path, from measurement and drawings to fabrication and installation. That continuity matters in SoHo interiors, where details are exposed and the final fit has to feel deliberate.
Existing Conditions
We document walls, floors, ceilings, openings, columns, trim, radiators, outlets, equipment, utilities, and access conditions that may affect the design or installation.
Cabinetry & Shop Drawings
Drawings establish overall dimensions, proportions, panel divisions, shelves, doors, drawers, materials, hardware, lighting allowances, wiring, ventilation, equipment access, and the way the cabinetry meets the surrounding room.
Materials & Finishes
Painted finishes, natural wood, veneer, glass, metal details, hardware, and interior materials are considered in relation to the scale of the room, surrounding surfaces, intended use, and approved design.
Fabrication & Installation Planning
Approved information guides fabrication. Component sizes, delivery routes, building access, surface protection, fitting, alignment, service access, and final adjustments are considered before the finished work arrives on site.
The Process, Kept Clear
FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO FINAL INSTALLATION.
Our five-stage process keeps every decision organized and every detail accountable. Discovery, precise measurement, design development, fabrication, and installation are managed as one continuous workflow.
Discovery
We listen to your needs and understand your space and building constraints.
Design
We develop detailed drawings and material specifications for your approval.
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Fabrication
Our shop builds components to exact specifications with quality control.
Installation
We install with care, coordinate with your building, and protect your home.
Good work depends on more than design alone. It also depends on proportion, material choice, build quality, and how cleanly everything comes together at the end. That full picture matters to us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Practical information about project scope, timelines, site visits, and working in New York City homes.
Ivenko Studio designs kitchen cabinetry, media walls, wall units, bookcases, display cabinetry, custom closets, home office storage, radiator covers, HVAC enclosures, bathroom vanities, and other fitted millwork. The appropriate solution depends on the room, intended use, equipment, existing conditions, and project scope.
Yes. In open interiors, cabinetry may be visible from several parts of the home. We consider long sightlines, overall scale, panel rhythm, material transitions, equipment, lighting, and the balance between open wall space and storage before developing the final composition.
Yes. Kitchen cabinetry can be developed around appliance specifications, storage, workflow, utilities, clearances, lighting, ventilation, and its visual relationship with adjoining living and dining areas.
Yes. A media wall or wall unit may include television framing, equipment cabinets, ventilation, cable management, removable access panels, speakers, open shelves, art, books, lighting, drawers, and concealed storage. These requirements should be coordinated before fabrication.
The solution depends on proportion rather than size alone. Open wall space, material changes, recessed sections, shelf thickness, lower cabinetry, lighting, panel divisions, and the balance between open and closed storage can help a large installation remain visually controlled.
Yes. Projects may include walk-in closets, reach-in closets, dressing rooms, hanging sections, drawers, shelving, shoe storage, lighting, and full-height built-in bedroom storage developed around the room and daily routines.
Yes. Enclosures can be developed around airflow, valves, controls, filters, removable panels, service access, windows, and adjacent cabinetry. Relevant technical conditions must be documented before fabrication.
Yes. We can coordinate field conditions, drawings, appliance and equipment information, material references, hardware, approval points, fabrication requirements, and installation details with a broader residential design package.
Timing depends on measurement, design development, approvals, materials, fabrication complexity, equipment coordination, building access, site readiness, delivery, and installation. A project-specific schedule is established after the scope is understood.
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Custom Millwork for SoHo Lofts, Apartments & Open Interiors
In a SoHo loft or open apartment, cabinetry is rarely seen from only one position. A kitchen may be visible from the living area. A media wall may sit at the end of a long sightline. A storage elevation may need to work as both a functional object and part of the architecture of the room.
That visibility changes the design process. A single misaligned panel, an oversized cabinet, or a wall unit with the wrong proportions can affect the balance of the entire interior. Custom millwork allows the dimensions, materials, panel rhythm, open space, and storage functions to be developed as one composition rather than a collection of unrelated cabinets.
Kitchen Cabinetry as Part of a Larger Room
Custom kitchen cabinetry needs to support appliances, preparation, cooking, storage, lighting, utilities, and circulation. In an open-plan home, it also needs to look resolved from beyond the working area.
Cabinet heights, visible end panels, appliance integration, islands, pantry storage, hardware, open shelving, and finish transitions all influence how the kitchen relates to adjoining living and dining spaces. A kitchen can provide substantial storage without turning every available wall into a heavy elevation.
Custom kitchen cabinets for SoHo homes may also need to respond to columns, fixed utility locations, large windows, ceiling changes, radiators, or long delivery routes. Field measurement and shop drawings allow those conditions to shape the cabinetry before fabrication instead of being hidden behind excessive fillers.
Media Walls & Wall Units at Loft Scale
Custom built-ins and wall units can bring media equipment, books, art, display objects, closed cabinets, drawers, lighting, wiring, and ventilation into one coordinated elevation.
In a large room, scale is not solved simply by making the cabinetry larger. The composition may need a stronger horizontal line, a controlled sequence of panels, a change in depth, or open sections that allow the architecture to remain visible. Shelf thickness, equipment depth, base height, lighting, and the ratio of open to closed storage all influence whether the wall unit feels balanced.
Service access matters as much as appearance. Media equipment, speakers, controls, wiring, ventilation, and removable panels should be planned before fabrication so the finished installation remains practical when technology needs to be operated, maintained, or replaced.
Closets Away from the Main Sightlines
Private rooms need a different approach. Custom closets and built-in storage can organize hanging clothing, folded items, shoes, bags, drawers, accessories, lighting, and seasonal storage while presenting a quieter exterior to the bedroom or dressing area.
The internal arrangement should reflect actual categories and quantities rather than a generic pattern of shelves and rods. Door widths, drawer clearances, ceiling height, lighting, and movement through the room all affect how comfortably the closet works.
In a loft-style bedroom, full-height storage can also help define a sleeping or dressing zone, but the exterior proportions need to remain consistent with the scale and material language of the wider home.
Radiators, HVAC Equipment & Long Window Walls
Radiator covers and HVAC enclosures need to preserve airflow, controls, valves, filters, removable panels, and service access. These technical requirements should be established before the surrounding cabinetry is designed.
Where equipment sits along a window wall, the enclosure may be coordinated with low storage, built-in seating, shelving, or a longer architectural composition. This creates a more coherent result than treating each radiator or HVAC unit as an isolated object.
A Connected Millwork Direction
Larger projects may combine kitchens, media walls, closets, home offices, vanities, window-wall cabinetry, and other custom millwork services across several rooms.
The elements do not need to look identical. A kitchen may use a more durable surface, a media wall may introduce natural wood or display lighting, and a bedroom closet may remain visually restrained. Continuity can come from related proportions, panel lines, materials, hardware, and the way each installation meets the architecture.
Strong millwork depends on information resolved before the shop starts building: verified dimensions, equipment specifications, drawings, materials, approvals, component sizes, delivery access, and installation conditions. Review our design-to-install process to understand how these stages are coordinated.
SoHo is part of Ivenko Studio’s wider Manhattan service area. Learn more about custom cabinetry and millwork across Manhattan, including work for apartments, co-ops, condos, lofts, and townhouses.
Explore completed cabinetry and millwork projects to see how kitchens, wall units, closets, media equipment, radiator covers, and architectural details come together in finished New York interiors. To discuss the property, photographs, available drawings, intended scope, and preferred schedule, start your SoHo millwork project.