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The detached building, perfect for dinner parties or events, is appropriately dubbed the MacBarn.

“The creative inspiration and direction were largely rooted in honoring the traditional European Tudor elements intrinsic to the home while marrying them to an old Hollywood spirit commonly found in The Oaks and Los Feliz,” says developer/designer Jordan Bavka.

“During summer there is so much greenery, and it grows and changes every day. It’s very different in the autumn and winter—even the acoustics are different,

The Little Owl A-Frame’s matte-black exterior sets it apart from its woodsy neighbors.

The tub sold the downstairs tenants on the unit.

The second bathroom is awash in blue.

The adjoining bathroom gets indirect daylight via openings in the brick wall and a transom window.

The family calls the gallery-level workspace the “captain’s deck.”

Overhead is a steel mezzanine where Caspar works.

Plan B carpenters built the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves as well as the cabinetry in the kitchen at the far end of the room.

The garage’s huge doors had been covered up, so Studio Karhard freed up the openings for steel-and-glass doors from Ferrotec.

An entrance hall leads to the living/dining area, where the architects used old bricks to make a fireplace, stairs, and built-in benches feel as though they were always there.

“The challenge was how to make the space feel comfortable without dividing it into small units,” says Karsten.

An underfloor heating system makes the floor a cozy play area for the couple’s kids, Monty and Art.

When architects Thomas Karsten and Alexandra Erhard toured the raw industrial space, they were struck by how much light streamed in, a gift bestowed by large windows and the rare presence of a private patio.

Third floor plan of Brooklyn Brownstone by Uli Wagner Design Lab

Second floor plan of Brooklyn Brownstone by Uli Wagner Design Lab