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Collection by Luke Hopping

Green Renovations

These homes, many of which were designed before society fully comprehended the relationship between the built and natural environments, received impressively sustainable retrofits.

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In the living room, floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding-glass doors provide a connection to the outdoors. Photo by Eric Roth.
In the living room, floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding-glass doors provide a connection to the outdoors. Photo by Eric Roth.
While the proportions of the old brownstone’s facade remain congruous with others on its street, the stone has been replaced with stucco over foam. When knocked, it sounds entirely hollow.
While the proportions of the old brownstone’s facade remain congruous with others on its street, the stone has been replaced with stucco over foam. When knocked, it sounds entirely hollow.
David Alan Basche, Alysia Reiner, and their six-year-old daughter, Liv, chat in the kitchen, which is defined by a reclaimed spalted maple countertop crafted from a felled 100-year-old specimen sourced by The Hudson Company. The barstools are from Blu Dot.
David Alan Basche, Alysia Reiner, and their six-year-old daughter, Liv, chat in the kitchen, which is defined by a reclaimed spalted maple countertop crafted from a felled 100-year-old specimen sourced by The Hudson Company. The barstools are from Blu Dot.
Designer Robert Sweet designed this renovation of a mid-century bungalow in Marina del Rey, California.
Designer Robert Sweet designed this renovation of a mid-century bungalow in Marina del Rey, California.