bringing the flatiron building’s showpiece door back to life
april 2026
Figuring out exactly what the door looked like in the early 20th century, without the guidance of the original specifications, came down to sourcing archival photographs and a bit of luck. William Sofield, whose Studio Sofield is designing the building’s residential interiors, found a piece of the door’s original wood canopy — the cylindrical ceiling structure — in the building’s basement.