David Thulstrup layers Danish design for the Dinesen Apartment

New York’s Fort Greene neighborhood just got a bit more colorful. The pink precast concrete facade of a new housing development at 144 Vanderbilt, developed by Tankhouse and designed by SO – IL, has quickly made the building the talk of the town. But the playful exterior conceals a warm and grounded interior: the new Dinesen Apartment. Designed by Danish architect David Thulstrup, the apartment acts as a temporary showroom and event space for the Denmark-based wood flooring company. It’s open until February 2026 where it can then be occupied and lived in by residents.

door and stair using dinesen — Danish carpentry duo, Ocular, installed the floors and bespoke details (Eric Petschek)

john pawson dining table — The dining table is from John Pawson’s collection with Dinesen (Eric Petschek)

“The apartment is not just about showcasing materials—it’s about evoking emotion through scale, light and texture. Dinesen’s wood, grown over decades, carries a quiet power. This project allows visitors to feel that in a completely immersive way,” said Thulstrup.

david thulstrup designs apartment — The living room features chairs from Thulstrup’s collaboration with Brdr. Krüger (Eric Petschek)

The apartment begins with the kitchen, whose floors are clad in Dinesen using Dinesen Layers Oak in the Classic variant. The team flew out Danish carpentry duo, Ocular, to install the floors and the joinery detailing.

office desk at top of stairs — The top of the stairs makes room for an office space (Eric Petschek)

stairwell clad in wood — Butterfly joinery can be seen in the apartment, including in the staircase (Eric Petschek)

The material is the heart of the space, continuing from the kitchen into the dining room. Here oak is used to clad walls, custom doors, and a built-in bookcase. It falls adjacent to a wooden table, from John Pawson’s collection for Dinesen, which defines the space.

bleo paint used in apartment — The design uses paint designed by Thulstrup (Eric Petschek)

dinesen bedroom — The headboard uses Dinesen Heart Oak (Eric Petschek)

Beyond the dining room, the ceiling opens to a double height. This makes way for the living room, where large windows framed in green-painted steel add lightness to the interior’s wood and concrete base. More of Pawson’s collection can be found here, alongside Arv Chairs, a woven and wooden seat designed by Thulstrup in collaboration with Brdr. Krüger.

Follow the oak into the wood-clad staircase. Thulstrop uses the material to create a bespoke, half-turn design. It completely covers the treads, banister, and wall. A closer look reveals the attention to layers and detail: butterfly joints hold together natural cracks in the oak. The joints add an elegant detail and emphasize the beauty of craft.

living room with john pawson furniture — The living room features furniture John Pawson designed for Dinesen (Eric Petschek)

room with orange paint — A warm orange paint, Titian, adds a pop of color (Eric Petschek)

For the bedrooms, Thulstrop introduced color. In one room, a rusty orange warms the space. The paint comes from the architect’s collection with the Copenhagen-based company Blēo. In the primary bedroom, a dark brown from the collection, Suede, creates an intimate setting behind a solid Heart Oak headboard.

The interiors are finished with more vintage pieces—but these too are Danish: a table by Arne Jacobsen, a bedside table by Severin Hansen, and textiles by Kvadrat. They continue the quiet charm of the apartment and cohere with the design’s Danish layering.

David Thulstrup layers Danish design for the Dinesen Apartment in New York

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