Lea Cojot, founder of Cojot Designs, reshaped her own 2,400-square-foot loft in Manhattan’s Flatiron District into a private residence that reflects a decade spent designing for Soho House and Rockwell Group.

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The pre-war building keeps its original terracotta columns, exposed brick, and heavy timber ceilings. All ten windows line a single wall, flooding the long rectangle with southern light while limiting layout options. Cojot solved this by relocating the front door, freeing the far end for a continuous primary suite that runs from bedroom through dressing area to bath.

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The great room centers on a kitchen island built from eight slabs of Calacatta Malva marble. Each slab steps down in thickness toward the edges, turning a functional block into a sculptural presence. Blackened steel frames the millwork; oak floors run throughout. A Lawson-Fenning chaise, reupholstered in custom Jim Thompson silk, sits beside an India Mahdavi Bishop side table in pale pink resin. Vintage pieces from Paris and Los Angeles mix with new designs chosen for comfort rather than display.

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Art comes mostly from Cojot’s mother’s gallery in Paris: large abstract paintings and photographs that add color against the neutral envelope. The result is a space that feels lived-in yet precise, industrial in structure but intimate in detail, proof that hospitality principles (open flow, generous surfaces, layered texture) work as well for one person as for a crowd.

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