Before & After: A Brooklyn Couple’s Dim, Sequestered Kitchen Becomes a Luminous Gathering Space

After 20 years in their Fort Greene townhouse, the homeowners call on Behin Ha Design Studio and Suzumori Architecture to reimagine the layout.
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Over two decades ago, when Rodrigo Kong and Yoko Matsumoto-Kong first settled into their townhouse in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, they were irked by the garden-level location of the kitchen.

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