Greenpoint Townhouse
Greenpoint Townhouse
Lea Architecture
ARCHITECTS
Lea Architecture
LEAD TEAM
Lea Architecture, Jane Lea
MANUFACTURERS
Fisher & Paykel, Miele, Bertazzoni, Lusso Stone, Mutina, Neüfenster, Omvivo
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Land And Shore Creative
INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Note Design Studio
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Madsen
MEP CONSULTANTS
Gallen
PHOTOGRAPHS
Angela Hau
AREA
4975 Ft²
YEAR
2023
LOCATION
Brooklyn, United States
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
The Greenpoint Townhouse is a study of reconciling an active, itinerant lifestyle with the rooting sensibilities of home.
New York-based Lea Architecture's design prioritizes utility and the marriage of Brooklyn and Swedish aesthetics, which maximizes privacy and family space above a retail site on the lower floor of the property.
Home to a family who splits their time between Stockholm and New York City, the studio's renovation combines a two-family residential space into an expansive, three-story upper duplex.
The design preserves the commercial space and four-car garage on the building's lower level, with the upper living areas added as an extension onto a patio above the garage.
Lea Architecture repointed and freshened up the exterior facade, and made energy-efficient upgrades throughout.
The design team also added a stand-out, maroon color-blocked bathroom for a dash of boldness to the overall palette.
All three floors of the home are connected by a custom, geometric wooden stairwell.
It serves as a backbone to the home, sculpturally flowing between each space.
The stair plays off the kitchen's warm wooden casework to create a sense of continuity between levels, ending in a wraparound feature that culminates as the primary bedroom's headboard.
