Architectural Digest’s Post

In Brooklyn, adjoining homes offer a bold case study in preservation and design on the cover of our April issue. It takes a moment to notice the hush. Inside side-by-side town houses, dated to the 1840s and now revived by GRT Architects according to Passive House strategies, you’ll hear no din of ventilation systems, no noise from the streets. But while the atmosphere may be quiet, there is nothing muted about these two homes—both outspoken design statements and bold case studies in energy-efficient construction. Reimagined for brother/sister clients, the houses are still architecturally related but distinct, with statement staircases and double-height spaces. But any similarities end when it comes to the decor. #AD100 interior designer Adam Charlap Hyman was tapped to work his magic for the brother and his free-spirited family. “Our role was to thread the historical exterior with the interior, to confuse that relationship, to blend it,” he reflects. “This blurriness of things from different time periods became the structure.” Step inside the unique project 👉 https://lnkd.in/efjtW6Dv