This house renovation provides new interior and exterior spaces for a detached dwelling in the Tenleytown neighborhood. The project consists of an enlarged kitchen and two outdoor spaces. The first is a private patio off the kitchen defined by a new fence and connected by clear opening doors. The second is a pergola is off the living room and sites in a garden space. Wisteria plantings will shade this structure in the future.
The Tarrrytown House is a fully renovated dwelling with new interiors and outdoor spaces. Overall feeling the feeling is of comfort and spaciousness. The living room and kitchen are linked a single space that opens to a new deck with views towards the Hudson. A lounge at the second floor is connect by a double height space to the third floor and cathedral ceilings at the top floor create a new loft with views of the river.
The renovation of this town house provides new space for a row house in the historic neighborhood of Georgetown. The goal of the project was to open the ground level to the garden while adding a powder room and kitchen. A small powder that has been wrapped in built-in shelves and storage was set between the living and dinning functions.
Outside a new brick wall delineates the garden area.
This two story addition provides new space for a small row house in Adams Morgan. The project consists of a new kitchen, rear deck and fence as well as a remodeled bathroom and expanded bedroom upstairs. The goal of this project was to add functionality while creating an overall sense of spaciousness. The strategy became one of consolidating the living spaces, adding an abundance of circulation and utilizing skylights to add natural light.
This 142 unit residential building was conceived as an age-in-place home for low income seniors. The design of the project was as part of a development proposal by Affordable Housing Development, Inc for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit financing.
The individual apartments are organized around a terraced courtyard, set in a sloped hill. Each apartment, taken from a prototype developed by the client, enjoys inside and outside views and a covered balcony. Residents access their apartments from a covered outdoor walkway. A measure of identity is achieved by use of recessed entry doors and window planters. An overall reduction in circulation space results in cost efficient construction and ultimately affordable housing.
The Kitchen Lab is a flexible learning space to support the educational programs of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. Workshops by farmers and staff are done at four industrial tables that are moved around the space. Programs for high school students, teacher training and a yearly staff dinner are run out of the Lab. To integrate the material character of the historic barn, brick flooring was left exposed and prominent windows and views undisturbed.