Ultra Modern Reno on South Portland Avenue
[nggallery id=”27585″ template=galleryview] Here are some very cool before and after shots of a renovation of a South Portland Avenue brownstone that took place in 2007. The architect was Field Lines Architecture, an Lower East Side-based duo with clearly modern leanings. We have to admit to mixed feelings about the whole thing: On the one…
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Here are some very cool before and after shots of a renovation of a South Portland Avenue brownstone that took place in 2007. The architect was Field Lines Architecture, an Lower East Side-based duo with clearly modern leanings. We have to admit to mixed feelings about the whole thing: On the one hand, the finished product looks really amazing, what modern architecture should be; on the other, the intact interior of a brownstone on the definitive brownstone block in the city was lost in the process. At least there are no Fedders boxes! Update: The architects just sent in another view that shows how they did in fact maintain original details where they could. Great to see that our fears were misfounded! “We at Field Lines believe that the real magic occurs when palimpsest of the past are not erased but rather incorporate as unique opportunities for design,” they wrote. Check out the new image on the jump.
I saw the big open doors downstairs and immediately worried about mosquitoes too. It is a shame because we were so excited to use our deck but found the bugs to be overwhelming this summer in our CG backyard. That said, I think this is a really cool and smart renovation for anyone who likes the modern feel. Our own feel is a bit more old shabby chic but if I were going mod and had the budget, i’d be using this as one of the models.
i think this is way more than a bump above ikea. could be wrong but that couch is probably 5K. rug is huge could be a few thousand, and the light in the LR could be hundreds.
the dining room table is really nice too. altho, it’s just a picture, so harder to tell.
Oh…one thing I should mention, there are a lot of mosquitoes in our neck of Fort Greene around the corner from this house…what happens when you open those big doors downstairs? Ugh! I shudder to think! I can barely put toe-one out the door into the backyard in summer…not just in the evening but any time of day. I don’t remember it ever being this bad. The last couple of years were miserable with the mosquitoes. I had to wear heavy, voluminous gardening clothes even in the heat. I was almost thinking of getting a beekeeper’s outfit!
One (lousy) mosquito gets into the house and I wake up the next morning with welts…hhhh…
Oh, well. I hope the owners of this house have some solution for the problem and none of their neighbors has a “fish pond” or other such feature serving as a breeding ground for the critters.
Denton,
I have to admit that I am kind of used to and really appreciate the views from our house in FG. We happen to have a great, long view into the lot and there are a lot of nice trees and mix of buildings. It’s rather picturesque. As much as I liked my walks along the Battery Park Esplanade, I don’t know if I want to live in a hi-rise…even on a lower floor. I think I might associate views of the harbour similar to the ones I once had from the WFC with bad memories! 😉
iz, lighten up, this is a friendly, somewhat overly-chatty, brooklyn blog.
Yr wrong sam:
1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction;
Perhaps you should defer/infer less, and verify more? Just a suggestion.
and why Dave? Pardon my newbieness. Not really up to date on the latest insider jokes here.
“…I have to say, I loved the view at the WFC. Oh, well. That was a while ago. You take the bad with the good.”
BG, you’d love the view from 1 Bryant!
iz, I may be wrong, but the word vehemently implies a certain amount of anger, so one can disagree vehemently, but agree wholeheartedly.
But I defer, as in all matters, to Dave.
Sam, yes it is. You can agree half-heartedly, grudgingly, wholly, among other things.
It’s also possible to pick vehemently on people for no reason.