The Insider: Color Distinguishes Cost-Conscious Windsor Terrace Row House Redo
A wood-frame house occupied by feral cats required a deep gut on a tight budget to make it livable for a young family.
The Insider: Cats and Books Dictate Design in Windsor Terrace Row House Reno
A pair of lucky, well-loved cats helped inspire the design of a 20-by-50-foot three-story row house, almost as much as the needs of its human occupants.
The Insider: “Three-Quarter” Reno in South Slope Tailors Already Updated House for Young Family
Barker Freeman Design Office shifted walls, upgraded finishes and brightened the color palette for the row house's new owners.
The Insider: Windsor Terrace House Goes Radically Modern With Cedar Siding, Glazed Corners
Brooklyn architect Alexandra Barker overhauled a century-old house, cladding the exterior with cedar siding and bringing in light with corner-wrapping windows.
The Insider: Homeowner’s Love of Books Inspires Windsor Terrace Townhouse Makeover
A homeowner's book and music collections were the starting point for architect Alexandra Barker's design for a Windsor Terrace renovation.
The Insider: Architect Divvies Up Narrow Fort Greene Brownstone for Extended Family
Three siblings and their families share a narrow, five-story brownstone, with room for the grandparents to visit.
The Insider: Bright Modern Touches Unite With Tradition in Gut Reno of East ‘Burg Rowhouse
The new owners of a potentially sweet wood-frame rowhouse, swathed in vinyl siding, came to architect Alexandra Barker with a circa-1940 New York City tax photo in hand. They wanted to use it as a guide for recreating the look of the house in that era, but were afraid their love of modern design, light-filled spaces and bright color would conflict.
The Insider: Windsor Terrace Family Transforms Tired Kitchen With Open, Clean-Lined Design
In the case of this century-old wood-frame, the clients were a mother and a fifth-grader who had her own design ideas. "The daughter watches a lot of home shows and has strong opinions. From the beginning, she said, 'I want a marble kitchen,'" recalled architect Alexandra Barker of the Downtown Brooklyn-based Barker Freeman Design Office, who was hired to gut renovate the hopelessly dated kitchen and create a new powder room and master bath.
The Insider: Cool, Colorful Kensington Rowhouse Gets New Kitchen, Baths and Staircase on a Budget
Fresh and functional, colorful and cost-conscious…that's the job Alexandra Barker, a LEED-certified architect and principal at the Downtown Brooklyn-based Barker Freeman Design Office, pulled off for a family of four in a three-story limestone townhouse built around 1900.
The Insider: Narrow South Slope House Gets New Staircase, Extension and Lots of Light
Brooklyn architect Alexandra Barker squeezed a whole lot of function from an exceptionally narrow townhouse designed around a new central stair.
