Verandah place Townhouse
Our challenge was to create a comfortable/functional space for a family of 5 (plus dog) in an old carriage house that at the time of acquisition was all divided in small room and narrow hallways. By working simultaneously on horizontal and vertical planes we were able to free the interior space creating a sense of openness and uninterrupted flow while at the same guaranteeing the necessary numbers of rooms required by our client.
The historic carriage house is located on the quiet street of Verandah Place in
Carroll Gardens and dates back to the late 1800's.
Over the course of time, many of its original details had been stripped over the
multiple unsympathetic renovations, leaving only the facade as the original
framework.
Our clients, a young couple with 3 children, asked us to create a sense of openness while maintaining intimacy throughout the home. The challenge was therefore to create spatial continuity within the narrow historic building. Our inspiration was the loft space, its inherent uninterrupted flow, except in this case we needed to create a loft on 4 stories. We achieved this by working simultaneously on a horizontal and vertical plane, opening up the layout and enlarging the non historic windows at rear so to maximize the flow of daylight and by giving special attention to the materials chosen.
The soft white walls & oak wood used for floors, doors, and cabinetry, create a
warming flow, tying the different spaces together throughout the house. The new
stairwell, clean and bold in its design, is a vessel of light and a continuous visual
reference throughout the new home.
