Extensive updates to the exterior include custom finished solid wood siding that was installed vertically to resemble a traditional barn and horizontal siding with metal trim at select window and door locations to add modern details.
An original, enclosed front porch was fully removed and a new 350 SF raised deck was constructed off the dining room
The house retains some of its original charms, including hand-hewn beams and a stone hearth.
The new interiors feature a dramatic cathedral ceiling, an open stairway with steel rails, and custom millwork, while the exterior sports contrasting vertical and horizontal siding.
Judge Judy Ross praises “the modern, clean lines,” while judge Matthew Patrick Smyth gives it the ultimate endorsement: “It’s a house I would love to live in.”
When shown the “before” photos of this 1830s farmhouse in Hyde Park, judge Alison Spear asked, “Was it even worth saving?” But Foz Design reimagined the dilapidated structure, creating a contemporary retreat.
Many of the original details in this Greek Revival townhouse in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, had been stripped away over time, but its new owners sought to reestablish the home’s original formality while adapting it to the needs of a modern family. CWB Architects reframed the interior, sheathed the rear façade in brick, and replaced a glass-and-steel addition with one clad in wood and copper.
“It’s a sensitive renovation that looks like it was always there,” says Smyth.
To accommodate the growing needs of a young family, Wettling Architects combined three adjacent apartments in a West Village building, unifying five rooms along one side to create an open living space that includes an entry, kitchen, living room, and breakfast nook—a layout that allows for “nice movement between the different areas,” says Ross. This new living space is flanked by a glass-walled office/guest room and a bedroom wing that contains three bedrooms and three baths.
Avid collectors of contemporary art and furniture, the clients desired a minimal, streamlined space that would elegantly frame their collection. The floor and ceiling flow continuously throughout the entire apartment, making the space appear expansive and visually calm.
The kitchen was outfitted with Quartzite countertops, window sills, and jambs, along with burnished nickel accents & custom pulls.
A sense of light, air and sky is seen in the spacious living room/dining room that constitutes a large part of the rear of the home.
An interior courtyard contains a bridge and four 38-foot stone columns that recall the exterior stone façade and natural surroundings, as well as a floating staircase connecting the three levels of the home.