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The program for this Park Slope brownstone’s kitchen came from a common lament: everyone likes an open kitchen, but no one wants guests looking at their dirty dishes. This family has young boys, so for supervision alone, they needed a wide opening between the kitchen and dining room, but since the kitchen is squeezed into…
The program for this Park Slope brownstone’s kitchen came from a common lament: everyone likes an open kitchen, but no one wants guests looking at their dirty dishes. This family has young boys, so for supervision alone, they needed a wide opening between the kitchen and dining room, but since the kitchen is squeezed into the little single-window room, we couldn’t sacrifice an inch of counter space. Our solution was to extend the base cabinets halfway into our new double-wide door opening. We based our design for the ribbed-glass and walnut double doors on doors found elsewhere in the house. When closed, the doors look original, but one of them slides into a pocket and the other hinges ninety degrees to allow them to open fully in the tight space. This unorthodox configuration also lets you bolt the slider closed for more formal occasions (that’s why the glass stops above counter height.), while servers come and go through the hinged door. The ribbed glass lets light through but keeps the kitchen private. At dinner parties, the kitchen glows like a lantern.
DELSON or SHERMAN architects pc is a licensed architecture firm with a broad range of experience in residential, commercial, and institutional design. Based in Brooklyn, they have built projects around the country, combining clean, understated design with careful space planning.
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It would be funny if the anons supporting D or S are the architects themselves. It’s entirely possible.
I don’t agree. Posting with a name does not add any more, or less, credibility. We don’t know who is posting here and have no way of verifying the veracity of their statements without speaking to the firms themselves… Come on. It’s a blog, not the NYT.
I don’t think Ghidra is suggesting s/he is any more anonymous than any of you. Ghidra is pointing out that those of you who post your silly anecdotes as fact have no credibility unless you leave your real name.
Props to DorSA, their work looks fresh.
Yeah, ghidra, you could be anyone for all we know. What a hypocrite! Now back to the thread…
Why are some people put off if an architecture firm like Delson or Sherman is upfront about the fact that they don’t take projects under a certain size? Perhaps so they don’t offend anyone they should just take the project and lose money on it. I’m sure they don’t need to make a living.
Hey ghidra, what’s the difference between “ghidra” and “anonymous”? Neither one has any implication on accountability for statements? Your hypocrisy is amusing.
why would there be any more validity to a statement if someone is using a name as opposed to posting anonymously. typing in a name does not make statements more or less reliable… it’s just a blog anyway, not to be taken as the final word on anything imo.
This is an utterly pointless thread in light of the fact that the majority of posters are anoymous. Hey everyone, feel free to make up random facts (especially you complainers)! And don’t worry about making a cogent argument, as no one will be able to tell if you’ve even made an earlier post.
I think the budget was 100k +the 25 give. It is unusual I think for an architect in brooklyn to turn down a 100k kitchen renovation, but that’s just my experience
Hey Anon at 12:10, can you tell us the architect who worked with you on your $25K budget. I am planning to redo our kitchen and definitely cannot pull off $200K. We are DIY-ers and did it the first time around 15+ years ago, but have come to value what a professional eye might bring to our changing needs (2 teens who like to cook, for instance). Please share your resource!