A townhome on a nook lot in Prospect Lefferts Backyard, a historic district in Brooklyn, New York, follows within the footsteps of the neighborhood’s lineage of late Nineteenth- and early Twentieth-century homes. Although the constructing’s exterior is landmarked, the inside presents free rein. For the purchasers, a pair with two kids who wanted a house that’s “clear, brilliant, pure, extremely purposeful/useful, and kid-friendly,” Abruzzo Bodziak Architects (ABA) didn’t try and recreate or restore the historic, however relatively gestured towards it in much less decorative style. This “low decision” method captures the essence of the house with the least particulars potential.
The design borrows from minimal modernists like Adolf Loos. The architects significantly appeared to his restrained use of supplies to tell Lefferts Manor Home. Pared again and uniform supplies now make up the inside: white oak, pre-existing historic parquet flooring, terrazzo in areas of excessive site visitors, and plaster. ABA makes use of these all through to unify the inside whereas loosening up the formality of the spatial divisions.
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