Nyc brownstone backyard

Brooklyn Brownstone Facade With Climbing Plants and Eating Space

A renovation of a 19th brownstone that hadn't been updated in decades balanced preserving the exquisite original detail and creating a brighter, more modern home.

We have spent morning, day and night in the backyard ever since we finished.

Whether you are purchasing a new townhouse or looking to renovate the one you already own, architects say opening up the windows and expanding square footage with an extension is the number one renovation request—even (perhaps especially) in historic districts. Here's what's involved with "blowing out the back" of your house.

Project Scope: Construction + Design - Construction planning and management, custom millwork & custom furniture design, interior design & art curation by Chango & Co.

With plans for a larger gut reno in the future, Katrina and her family to still wanted to make their old, shabby home look good for them NOW. Using smaller, high-impact but low-budget ideas helped transform the space from blah to “I really want to hang out here."

This Italianate brownstone built around the 1860s or '70s won a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award in 2010 for the exterior restoration and interior renovation by NV/da architecture.

And a family embraces change

This Bed-Stuy home was remade with space-age bookcases and a stone plunge pool.

Maybe a sense of calm can be found in curation