Cumberland Street Townhouse in Brooklyn, New York by Ensemble Architecture, DPC

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The Cumberland Townhouse is located on a park block in the neighborhood of Fort Greene in Brooklyn, NY. The house was in a dilapidated state when the owner’s purchased the building; the rear wall was falling down and water had been entering the building for several years.

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• Architects: Ensemble Architecture, DPC
• Project: Cumberland Street Townhouse
• Lcation: Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Photography: Dustin Aksland
• Software used: AutoCAD

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The house was completely transformed with a new rear wall and a two-story addition at the rear of the house. The addition is open to the living room above and is connected through interior steel and glass windows that mimic the two-story, exterior windows.

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

The doors at the garden open completely to create a seamless connection between the kitchen / dining level and the garden. Vines are planted in recessed planters along the 2 story party walls in the dining room–the room was designed with the idea of being an indoor-outdoor space where the garden melds with the interior spaces.

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

The vines will cover the double-story party walls and will add an organic quality to all of the spaces that the dining room connects. The top of the addition is a private master bedroom balcony.

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Image Courtesy © Dustin Aksland

Tags: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Categories: Autocad, House

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