This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values.

Mondrian steel patio doors were used on the rear of this property, the slim metal framing were used to maximise glass to this patio door, maintaining the industrial look while allowing maximum light to pass through. The minimal steel section finished in white supported the structural glass roof allowing light to ingress through the room.

Detailed view of the restored turret's vent + original slate shingles
ワシントンD.C.にあるお手頃価格の小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

ロンドンにあるラグジュアリーなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (タウンハウス) の写真

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Located in the West area of Toronto, this back/third floor addition brings light and air to this traditional Victorian row house.
トロントにある高級な小さな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

Juliet Murphy
ロンドンにあるラグジュアリーなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

La VILLA 01 se situe sur un site très atypique de 5m de large et de 100m de long. La maison se développe sur deux étages autour d'un patio central permettant d'apporter la lumière naturelle au cœur de l'habitat. Dessinée en séquences, l'ensemble des espaces servants (gaines réseaux, escaliers, WC, buanderies...) se concentre le long du mitoyen afin de libérer la perspective d'un bout à l'autre de la maison.

TEAM: Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Interior Design: LDa Architecture & Interiors Builder: F.H. Perry Photographer: Sean Litchfield
ボストンにある中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな4階建ての家 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

On this project, Gallery KBNY undertook one of our biggest home renovations to date. The project was a complete overhaul and gut renovation of a Brooklyn brownstone, standing four-stories in the heart of Bed-Stuy, that involved touching every square inch of the entire space. The owner of this property, a real estate developer who was looking for an all-inclusive firm to handle the entire process, hired Gallery and tasked us with creating an owner’s quadplex with a separate garden studio apartment as a rental unit.

Exterior, Brooklyn brownstone Rosie McCobb Photography
ニューヨークにあるお手頃価格のヴィクトリアン調のおしゃれな家の外観 (石材サイディング、タウンハウス、混合材屋根) の写真

ニューヨークにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリートサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

At this front exterior, I had to burn all external coating from the ladders due to paint failure. New paint and coating were applied by brush and roll in the white gloss system.

Jason Schmidt
ニューヨークにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな赤い外壁の家 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

David Barbour Photography
ロンドンにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

Pippa Wilson Photography Exterior shot of a double storey loft extension and single storey apex roof extension, looking through the open bi-fold doors into a light and airy modern family kitchen / diner.

Back of the house with a new extension housing kitchen, living and dining areas, and a new dormer on the top floor. Photo by Chris Snook
ロンドンにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、タウンハウス) の写真

Foto: Michael Voit, Nußdorf
ミュンヘンにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (タウンハウス、下見板張り) の写真

Two unusable singe car carriage garages sharing a wall were torn down and replaced with two full sized single car garages with two 383 sqft studio ADU's on top. The property line runs through the middle of the building. We treated this structure as a townhome with a common wall between. 503 Real Estate Photography