RED HOOK ROWHOUSE

How do we view the statue of liberty?

For nearly a century this rowhouse was occupied by a single family. The new owner, a city planning official, devises a strategy to transfer existing space from the center of the house to the roof where it can bask in a glorious view of the harbor.   This required careful planning:

• how to modify existing structure to support new spaces
• how to overcome height restrictions and add new penthouse
• how to admit daylight to the dark center of a railroad flat
• how to insert modern environmental systems in historic structure

client | collaborator: alexandros washburn

photographer: bruce buck

photographer: l-ines