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mouldings, and colours distinguish the library and parlour, evoking a
true sense of the building’s original character. A refurbished wooden
staircase leads from the entry hall to the more intimate second floor.
At the top of the stairs, a personal study, adorned with bookshelves
and a pair of glass doors, leads out to a roof terrace overlooking the
garden. The second floor also includes the primary bedroom suite,
which features a working fireplace, a restored bedroom niche, and a
marble-clad bathroom. The third floor features a pair of bedrooms
and bathrooms, each with unique wall coverings, fixtures, and
lighting.

“The traditional and tailored aspects of the upper floors stand in
contrast to the simple and airy qualities of the garden level and cube,”
concludes Peter Miller. “However, the cube harmonises them and
mediates the interaction of interior and landscape, just as the incision
and 'veil' mediate the two distinct interior characteristics.” dw

Data sheet
• Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
• Architects: Palette Architecture LLC
• Project Manager: Peter Miller, AIA
• Design Team: Jeff Wandersman, AIA, John Sunwoo, AIA
• Builder: Grant Davis Thompson
• Structural Engineers: KCE Consulting Engineering
• MEP Engineers: Ramierz and Azadian Analysis and Design
• Landscape: Isobel Herbold Design
• Suppliers: Brombal Windows, USAI, Plug Lighting, Tracy
Glover Lighting, The Urban Electric Company, Barber Wilsons,
Duravit, Newport Brass, Randolph Morris, Rohl, Gaggenua,
Sub-zero, Wine Guardian, Zephyr
• Completion Date: 2018
• Photo credit: Emily Gilbert

www.palettearch.com
Primary Bathroom

Primary Bedroom

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