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The fireplace is set within a custom blackened steel enclosure with a charred cedar backdrop.

“I love the subtle design of the two fireplaces and I think my favorite part is the way light and shadow play off each other throughout the house,” says listing agent Chris Menrad.

In the living room, a new faceted, blackened-steel fireplace surround is juxtaposed with leaded glass windows. "The existing portions of the house offer more formal and internal spaces for cozy entertaining and lounging," says Chadbourne.

The fireplace has an energy-retaining flue and a glass door to prevent air and heat loss.

Art by Zoe Pawlak sits on the mantle with an Eames Bird from Herman Miller.

A blue-and-gold, geometric-patterned rug from Amadi grounds this living room designed by Cortney Bishop.

One of the firm’s main goals for the project was to introduce better flow between the individual buildings, and to connect the exteriors with the interiors. "Our approach was to allow the parts—the buildings, the landscape, and the pool—to unfold and connect to the whole, both inside and out,

Narrow Diamante tiles surround the fireplace. The wall beside it was able to be moved by just a foot, but it made a huge difference to opening up the space.

The second floor is where all three generations come together to eat, play, work, and gather around the fireplace.

In the living room, Two Mario Botta chairs look towards the new fireplace, a Memphis coffee table and an original leaded-glass window. The rug is designed by Faye Toogood for CC Tapis. Happy the dog sits on a sofa from Toronto’s Home Societe.

Library; brass starburst ceiling light fixture brings a sense of ‘20s era glamour. Vintage sofa by Gerard van den Berg.

The new home quotes the forms and materials of the neighborhood, but remixes them in a more contemporary combination.

The living area is anchored by a new stair leading to the second level, which is screened by slats of the same red oak used in the flooring. The side chair was sourced and reupholstered by Seattle-based Madsen Modern.

The Brownstone Boys punched up this Stuyvesant Heights home with psychedelic wallpaper and jewel-toned paint while preserving its historic wood details.

The white, light interior palette contrasts with the shell's dark tones.