Modern new orleans home exterior

New Orleans style front

Designers Caroline and Sabri Farouki’s home in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans is only 12.6 feet wide in the front and even narrower in the back. The skinny, modern box contrasts with the neighborhood’s reigning mix of styles, but it aims to fit in even as it sticks out.

View 11 photos for 833 N Alexander St Apt 2, New Orleans, LA 70119, a 1 bed, 1 bath, 936 Sq. Ft. condo home built in 1940 that was last sold on 07/09/2020.

The home's roof height meets that of its neighbors’ second stories, and its big, black-framed Marvin Ultimate tilt/turn windows put a contemporary twist on a centuries-old ventilation strategy.

Out on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans, blocks past the grande dame restaurants and all-night bars, lies a tight-knit community of remarkable, Tennessee Williams–worthy characters living in architecturally distinguished homes. Though the colorful personalities generally announce themselves without too much prompting, the residences remain more elusive, tucked behind dense tropical thickets