New York, New York, USA

From the street, this Ft. Greene brownstone is a picture-perfect landmark restoration. We carefully rebuilt the lost stoop, for instance, with new cast-iron balusters. And we replaced the severed stone ledges and window ornament using original castings.

Inside, though, we packed the house with spatial surprises. The kitchen overlooks a double-height living room with book shelves two stories high. The glass rear wall retracts to open the house to the garden. And a high catwalk leads to a children’s reading nook with a window seat perched over the garden.

We hid the powder room halfway up a stair landing. A stair made of a folded sheet of perf steel leads to the basement. A walkable skylight turns the cellar into a spa-like home gym. And lastly, reclaimed heart pine flooring runs up the walls to screen off the master tub and vanity.

Architects: Sherman Architects
Design Team: Jeffrey Sherman and Joel Melton
General Contractor: Matt Winters
Client: Private
Photographers: Jason Schmidt