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After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with concrete.

Glass folding doors from Panoramic Doors reach nine-and-a-half feet high to open the kitchen to the courtyard. “It's such a unique feature, especially in Brooklyn,” says Slocum. “You rarely ever see that type of thing.”

Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP used 87 translucent bricks to reframe a family’s connection to nature and the city.

"You can see that language is still there with the sort of two pitched roofs. There is another pitched roof behind that as well, which is the main extension at the back of the house, but you can't really see it from the street,

Now, a generous entranceway draws the eye to the evocative curves of the sculptural spiral staircase, illuminated by abundant daylight thanks to a skylight above.

"The floor is oak from Tongue and Groove, and the cabinetry is actually a polytech product that's really practical, especially for kitchens because it's harder to damage than veneer,

The new back section reveals itself in layers, extending all the way through to the garden, where the kids – and dog! – can play safely.

Warm curves resound throughout the kitchen, offsetting the angularity of the bungalow's original pitched rooves.

A harmonious material palette is offset by playful peekaboo windows on the north-facing wall that frame the natural surroundings rather than the neighbors' windows.

View into the open-plan kitchen and living room in the bungalow's newly built back end. "T

Ten-feet-high ceilings in the newly built extension accentuate the renovation's levity.

Peekaboo windows continue on the first floor, where an expansive, light-flooded primary bedroom connects to the elements under an angular pitched roof.

“It was really a breezy project,

Like the kitchen benchtops, the vanity in the primary bathroom is made of quartize with veins that Litera likens to a "spider's web".

Pale blue tones and peekaboo elements built into the joinery meet reeded glass to imbue the kids' room with a calm atmosphere.

<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">"As our clients live in the space, we want them to be discovering new things,

Now, soft white bagged brick and linear clarity unite the rear facade in a visually pleasing manner.