A Sunken Living Room And A Rooftop Deck Are Some Fun Features At This Remodeled Brick Home In New York

February 9, 2021
A remodeled brick house in New York includes a sunken living room and a rooftop deck.

Architecture and interior design firm space4a, has completed the remodel of a brick home in the Red Hook neighborhood of New York.

The house has been designed for entertaining, both indoors and outdoors, and is influenced by architects and artists such as Jean Prouve, Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, Dan Flavin, and Donald Judd.

Architecture and interior design firm space4a, has completed the remodel of a brick home in the the Red Hook neighborhood of New York.

Inside, there’s a living room that showcases the original brick walls, while a large picture window provides tree views. The living room connects with the kitchen, where there are a stainless steel island and a moveable wood bar.

Inside this remodeled home, there's a living room that showcases the original brick walls, while a large picture window provides tree views. The living room connects with the kitchen, where there's a stainless steel island and a moveable wood bar.

In the dining room, raw concrete wraps from the ceiling onto the wall and floor, while the glass walls allow natural light to filter through to the interior of the home.

In this modern dining room, raw concrete wraps from the ceiling onto the wall and floor, while the glass walls allow natural light to filter through to the interior of the home.

A sunken living room has been created on the lowest level of the home, and includes a wood ceiling that wraps around onto the wall, and extends outside.

A sunken living room has been created on the lowest level of this home, and includes a wood ceiling that wraps around onto the wall, and extends outside.

A sculptural steel staircase located in the center of the building connects all of the four storeys and allows for the use of the full width on each floor of the house.  

A sculptural steel staircase located in the center of the building connects all of the four storeys of this remodeled home, and allows the use of the full width on each floor of the house.

The primary bedroom has a deep blue accent wall behind the bed, while the bathroom is completely open to the bedroom, and includes a sunken bathtub with a rolling wood cover and a glass-enclosed shower.

This primary bedroom has a deep blue accent wall behind the bed, while the bathroom is completely open to the bedroom, and includes a sunken bathtub with a rolling wood cover and a glass enclosed shower.
This primary bedroom has a deep blue accent wall behind the bed, while the bathroom is completely open to the bedroom, and includes a sunken bathtub with a rolling wood cover and a glass enclosed shower.

The home also has a variety of outdoor spaces, like a large alfresco dining area surrounded by plants, as well as a rooftop deck that provides city skyline views.

An outdoor dining area surrounded by plants.
A rooftop deck with weathering steel planters.

Here’s a look at the section and floor plan of the home, which helps to explain the layout.

The floor plan and layout of a four storey brick home in New Yor.
Photography by Chris Cooper and Russ Ross | Architecture and Interiors: space4a | Builder: Kowal Construction