CARROLL GARDENS TOWNHOUSE - 2014
In this project we expanded an existing 2-story house by about 75% with a new third floor addition and a 12 foot deep, full height extension in the rear yard. The building is organized around a 10’ x 15’ core that allows light to reach from a large skylight on the roof down to the lower floors. The ground floor was opened up as the kitchen, dining, and living room, and leads directly to the garden through a wall of glass. The second floor consists of two large bedrooms for the client's growing family, a laundry room, and a large skylit gallery. The new third floor has a primary suite with 10’ ceilings facing the garden, and a family room in the front that opens onto a south facing terrace with harbor views. A fourth floor penthouse allows for stair access to a roof deck.
This house encompasses several sustainable initiatives. The rebuilt facade features recycled bricks from the demolished front and rear wall. This skin is both low maintenance & durable, and along with the upside down roof, provides a tight and well insulated envelope. There is also under floor radiant heating, a condensing boiler / instant hot water heater, and highly efficient multi-zoned central air conditioning. Low emitting finishes were used wherever possible throughout the interior.
Photography by Alexander Severin
CARROLL GARDENS TOWNHOUSE
In this project we expanded an existing 2-story house by about 75% with a new third floor addition and a 12 foot deep full height extension in the rear yard. The ground floor was opened up as the kitchen, dining, and living room which leads out to the garden through a wall of doors. The second floor contains a pair of bedrooms for the client's growing family, a laundry room, and a large skylit hall that will serve as a library/gallery. The new third floor has a master suite facing the garden in the rear and a family room in the front opening onto a south facing roof terrace with views to the harbor.
This house is quite green too. The rebuilt facade features recycled bricks from the demolished rear wall and the rear facade was constructed as a rain screen system, with low cost fiber cement panels over exterior insulation. This skin is both low maintenance & durable, and alone with the upside down roof, provides an tight and well insulated envelope. The's also under floor radiant heating, a condensing boiler / instant hot water heater, and highly efficient multi-zoned central air conditioning