We stumbled across this 2003 addition to a 19th-century Victorian rowhouse in Brooklyn by the Park Slope-based Nomad Architecture recently. While we didn’t think the end-product was particularly stylistically distinctive, it may not have been meant to be:

Nomad Architecture does not have a “style” or signature look. Each project’s design is a response to our client’s aspirations and values, the site, cultural and historical context, climate and method of construction. However, we find that there is a continuity to our work. We strive to design what a building is and how it works, not simply how it looks. We believe that there is much beauty to be found in an unpretentious, straight forward, simple, functional and well crafted building.

The thing that did strike us about the design was how much more open and spacious the room felt than most typical townhouse additions we’ve seen, a feeling the architects attribute to the sloped ceiling and clearstory windows. Has anyone been inside this house? On a related note, the firm also has a side business called Dumpster Design that turns salvaged materials into furniture. Neato!
Kellog/Sills Residence [Nomad Architecture]