An angular, minimal new volume sits perched above this existing brick carriage house, forming a dramatic contemporary counterpoint to the nineteenth-century building below. Inside, a new open-riser stair of solid white oak travels past a wall of rhythmic, bright, graphic wallpaper, leading to the new master bedroom, walk-in closet, and en suite bathroom above.
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Huge glass bedroom windows create a bedroom in the sky. A private retreat for busy parents of three boys. Glass doors lead out on a partially Ipe covered roof deck, affording a quiet sanctuary from the city below.
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Team:
Architects: Sarah Jefferys Architecture + Interiors
Photographer: Morten Smidt
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