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When it comes to media storage in a small space, consider making the most of your nooks and crannies. The shelving at right here is smartly recessed into a cavity next to the window.
When it comes to media storage in a small space, consider making the most of your nooks and crannies. The shelving at right here is smartly recessed into a cavity next to the window.
"Our contextual approach to individual projects seeks to produce unique architectural experiences," says architect Konstantinos Karampatakis of K-Studio. In this project, the proportions of the c. 1800 building was the bridge between its old form and new iteration. The architects kept the high ceilings, thick walls, and tall windows of the original, and combined those features with contemporary details and finishes.
"Our contextual approach to individual projects seeks to produce unique architectural experiences," says architect Konstantinos Karampatakis of K-Studio. In this project, the proportions of the c. 1800 building was the bridge between its old form and new iteration. The architects kept the high ceilings, thick walls, and tall windows of the original, and combined those features with contemporary details and finishes.
A 1980 map of “brownstone neighborhoods” from the Brooklyn Phoenix Brownstone Guide. Many of these neighborhood names were coined by brownstoners in the 1960s and 1970s. (courtesy of the Brooklyn Phoenix)
A 1980 map of “brownstone neighborhoods” from the Brooklyn Phoenix Brownstone Guide. Many of these neighborhood names were coined by brownstoners in the 1960s and 1970s. (courtesy of the Brooklyn Phoenix)
Brownstone Brooklyn creatively reimagined by a new middle class. A 1976 home tour poster by the Boerum Hill Association shows a “creative” brownstoner sculpting a brownstone. (Courtesy of Robert Korn.)
Brownstone Brooklyn creatively reimagined by a new middle class. A 1976 home tour poster by the Boerum Hill Association shows a “creative” brownstoner sculpting a brownstone. (Courtesy of Robert Korn.)