“This is our home, and we’re really pleased about it. “We’re excited to be here and by the work that they did,” the homeowner said. And while it is currently a family getaway, it was clear from our conversation that it would become a more permanent residence in the future.
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Placed to maximize daylight and breezes, the wide windows and sliding glass doors lend a permeability to the house that results in as many views through it as out of it.Īt the time of RECORD’s visit, three additional small structures by nARCHITECTS were in construction-a wedge-shaped garage, a combined music studio/guest house, and a lap pool-closely encircling the house. Our staff is made up of a wide range of specialists across disciplines: architecture, art, design, engineering, fabrication, geography, programming, urbanism, visualization, research and developmentall dedicated to exploring and crafting spaces at multiple scales. However, it’s the bold fenestration that really commands attention. Subtle spacing variations between slats on alternating sections enliven the facade. To unify the whole design, the architects turned to the region’s vernacular barn typology, reinterpreting it by enveloping the building with slatted western red cedar, even the porch, giving this outdoor room an especially intimate and protected quality. Beautifully detailed Luan-plywood-clad core walls and heated oak floors are the dominant surfaces of the main living space, which flows freely throughout the second floor, from kitchen to living room, leading to what everyone agrees is the most popular “room” in the house: an enclosed porch, with stairs that connect to the surrounding grounds.īedrooms open to the land. Such material efficiency enables the attenuated roofline, high ceilings, and connected communal spaces the clients were after. In addition, the robust raw-steel knee walls of a central third-floor loft study overlooking the living area (like a tree house) serve as structural beams.
These eight cores also do double duty as key functional zones that contain, for instance, kitchen appliances, stairs, storage, mechanical equipment, and a chimney. “But we thought, what if you experience the house the way you experience a forest?” With this as a reference, the architects developed a scheme around the idea of structural cores as metaphorical tree trunks that both support the skylit galvalume roof and frame the building’s programmatic volumes within a relatively open floor plan. “Of course, he was thinking of a house in a tree,” says Bunge. We believe that the power of diversity enriches our work: it provides us with a broad framework to understand and engage with our community, address challenges, and design innovative solutions.According to Bunge, inspiration for the main concept also came from his young son, who suggested they build a tree house for his friend. Our team hails from five continents, and our office is home to seven native languages.
Today, our studio is comprised of more than thirty architects, interior designers, and creatives who work across a variety of building types throughout the northeast. The Brooklyn Studio was founded in 1997 by Brendan Coburn, FAIA. The result is a body of work that reflects the very nature of architecture and design: a conversation across time, transcending generations, cultures, and sensibilities. We delight in playing with traditional forms, from the bonding of brick and the arrangement of windows to the appointment of fixtures and furnishings. We also embrace the opportunity to modernize and to personalize, meeting each of our clients’ unique programmatic goals. We take seriously our role as stewards of the built environment - always mindful of the historical, cultural, and environmental context in which we work. With an international team of urban designers, architects, and landscape.
Our approach to architecture and interior design is at once rigorously academic and endlessly playful. Barbara Wilks founded W Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1999. The Brooklyn Studio is an architecture and interior design firm committed to restoring and enhancing New York City’s historic fabric.
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