STERLING PLACE TOWNHOUSE
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Discovery
1178 Sterling Place Townhouse is a three-storey Renaissance revival row house built in 1907 and is located in the Historical District of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The project scope involves the remodeling of the third floor of the townhouse including facade maintenance upgrades throughout the rest of the building. The existing unit contains a small kitchen, dining area, living room, bedroom, office, and outdoor terrace. The awkward adjacencies of rooms in the existing unit requires one to cross through the dining area to get from one side of the apartment to the other, disrupting privacy in this area. The project therefore seeks to provide an alternative layout while optimizing the relationship between sleeping and living areas to the service space.
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PROJECT SITE CROWN HEIGHTS
NORTH III
HISTORIC DISCRTRICT Landmark Designation Excerpt
5 The Building
Historic Photo (1940)
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Discovery
Roof Plan
Elevation
7 Landmarks ENTRY WASHING MACHINE LADDER STAIR SHARED WC LIVING ROOM KITCHEN
ROOM WARDROBE PRIVATE WC Program
MASTER BEDROOM SINGLE
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LANDING A B A C D B G H Discovery
SHARED
Existing Plan
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Analysis of The Existing
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Concept
The apartment can be split into three parts: the living area, sleeping area, and central core, which must be accessible by the prior two. The existing layout divides the apartment lengthwise, leaving large portions of primary spaces in the dark central area. The proposed concept offers improved exposure for primary living spaces by pushing the living and sleeping areas towards the brighter zones at the ends of the apartment and containing the service area in the center. Following this general three-part arrangement, several plan options were studied.
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12 Concept Solar System Exposure 12 9. 4. 2. 1. 3. 10. SHARED LANDING N S E W STERLING
PLACE
LIVING BEDROOM SUPPORT
Concept Schemes Diagrams
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BD=BEDROOM, W=WARDROBE, B=BATHROOM
Bedroom Area - Option A
BD=BEDROOM, B=BATHROOM
BD=BEDROOM, B=BATHROOM
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B BD BD
BD=BEDROOM, B=BATHROOM
W B B B BD BD BD BD BD BD Concept
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W B BD BD
BD=BEDROOM, W=WARDROBE, B=BATHROOM
BD=BEDROOM, W=WARDROBE, B=BATHROOM
W B B BD BD BD BD
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B Layouts
BD=BEDROOM, B=BATHROOM
Bedroom Area
Option
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
S=STAIR,
K LR D
W H/C S B K LR D LR K D 16 Central Core Concept
H/C=HALL/CIRCULATION, B=BATHROOMS, W=WASHING MACHINE
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
Living Area - Option A
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
Option 01 Layouts
S=STAIR, H/C=HALL/CIRCULATION, B=BATHROOMS, W=WASHING MACHINE
K LR D
W
S B K LR D LR K D 17
H/C
Living Area - Option B
K LR D
K LR D K D 18 Concept
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
Living Area - Option C
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
LR=LIVING ROOM, K=KITCHEN, D=DINING
K LR D
B K LR D LR K D 19
Layouts
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Proposal
After testing out different layouts, the best arrangement was chosen. The proposal organizes the three different spaces within the apartment — sleeping, living, and service — by using a storage wall that acts as a spatial divider. Maximizing the living space and offering the largest kitchen. The option was visualized with a set of materials including white oak for the cabinetry, a red patterned stone, and a rosewood colored laminate, creating an overall warm home atmosphere.
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Final Configuration Layout
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8' 0 Final Solution
2'
WOOD_ WHITE OAK
STONE_ ARABESCO OROBICO ROSSO
LAMINATE_ COLOR ROSEWOOD
RESIN FLOOR_ SENSO
Materials
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Proposal
25 Axonometry Materials
View A - Kitchen/Living 26 Proposal
27 Views
View B - Kitchen/Living 28 Proposal
29 Views
C - Kitchen Proposal 30
View
31 Views
Proposal 32
View D - Master Bedroom
33 Views
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Scope of Work
The scope of work is presented as graphic drawings supported by narrative format text/callouts and has been produced to assist the contractor in providing preliminary pricing. The project will subsequently be developed under the typical AIA project phases and a set of construction documents will be produced for project permiting, bidding, and construction.
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36 Scope of work
Plan Layout- Demolition Overlay
37 2' 8' 0 Demolition
Plan Layout - Areas & Dimensions
Scope of Work
38 8'-0" 10'-3" 15'-11" 8'-7" 4'-8" 10'-11" 16'-1" 7'-1" 7'-1" 57'-11" 4'-11" 10'-2" 5'-10"
39 18'-11" 20'-9" 18'-9" 2' 8' 0 Dimensions
THROUGHOUT UNIT
THROUGHOUT UNIT
- NEW FLOORS, CEILING, AND WALL FINISHES
- NEW ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING
- NEW HVAC SYSTEM
- NEW FLOORS, CEILING, AND WALL FINISHES
- WINDOW REPLACEMENT
- NEW ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING
- OVERALL STORMWATER OF ROOF DECK
- POTENTIAL RESTORATION OF WINDOW MOLDINGS
Scope
- NEW HVAC SYSTEM
- WINDOW REPLACEMENT
- POTENTIAL RESTORATION OF WINDOW MOLDINGS
Plan Layout - Scope Outline
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of Work bedroom n.2 93 sq. ft. wc 1 61 sq.ft. wc 2 33sq.ft. hall 95 sq.ft. wm
BUILDING - OVERALL OF - LIGHT - NEW - FRONT - FACADE NEW LADDER TO ROOF RECONFIGURATION OF CURRENT STAIRS NEW SKYLIGHT NEW SKYLIGHT NEW SKYLIGHT NEW MILLWORK NEW MILLWORK NEW MILLWORK bedroom n.2 179 sq. ft. bedroom n.2 93 sq. ft. wc 1 61 sq.ft. wc 2 33sq.ft. hall 95 sq.ft. wm
MAINTENANCE
MEMBRANE,
NEW LADDER LEADING TO ROOF ABOVE RECONFIGURATION OF CURRENT STAIRS NEW SKYLIGHT NEW SKYLIGHT NEW SKYLIGHT NEW MILLWORK NEW MILLWORK NEW MILLWORK NEW MILLWORK bedroom n.2 179 sq. ft.
BUILDING
- LIGHT RENOVATION - NEW BOILER - FRONT YARD MAINTENANCE - FACADE MAINTENANCE
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
- OVERALL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO RESOLVE WATER DAMAMGE AND INFILTRATION INCLUDING REPAIR OF ROOF DECK MEMBRANE, REAR WALL, REAR YARD, AND BASEMENT AREAS.
OVERALL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO RESOLVE WATER DAMAMGE AND INFILTRATION INCLUDING REPAIR ROOF DECK MEMBRANE, REAR WALL, REAR YARD, AND BASEMENT AREAS.
- LIGHT RENOVATION WORK TO BASEMENT
- NEW BOILER
LIGHT RENOVATION WORK TO BASEMENT NEW BOILER
- FRONT YARD MAINTENANCE
- FACADE MAINTENANCE
FRONT YARD MAINTENANCE
FACADE MAINTENANCE
NEW SKYLIGHT
NEW
wc 2 33sq.ft.
living+kitchen
374 sq.ft.
living+kitchen
374 sq.ft.
NEW DECK AND RAILINGS
NEW DECK AND RAILINGS
RECONFIGURATION STAIRS
NEW LADDER LEADING TO ROOF ABOVE
LADDER LEADING ROOF ABOVE
NEW KITCHEN
NEW KITCHEN
NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS
NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS
2' 8' 0
2' 8' 0
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SKYLIGHT
MILLWORK terrace 179 sq. ft.
Scope Outline
NEW MILLWORK terrace 179 sq. ft.
PROJECT TEAM
Carlo D’Alberti
Bettina Colet
Matt Davis
Ian Watchorn
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Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism, DPC.
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