Though we’d seen it already as part of the modern exhibit on the Fort Greene House Tour, we enjoyed today’s House & Home article on the modern reno of the small Adelphi Street house. We think this is a wonderful example of successful modern design. Given the scale of the house, the modern approach–particularly in the use of windows and light–works far better than what was there before. (The second floor ceilings were only 7-feet high before.) We bet everyone will be particularly interested to see that the architect couple, Margarita McGrath and Scott Oliver, who own the house managed to do the entire renovation for only $135 a foot, another example of how a professional can cut corners, call in favors, etc. to get his/her own place done for cheap.
Designing a House to Save a Tree [NY Times]