Parlor Studio

Parlor Studio is a small, surgical renovation of arowhouse in Flatbush, Brooklyn. An artist and theirpartner purchased the space, but the partner passedaway before renovation work on the parlor level couldbe completed. The space sat as a raw shell for severalyears, until the artist approached us to complete the fitoutand transform the space into a home and studio.The project creates three distinct volumes: a largebedroom in an existing addition, a new preimarybathroom in the shell of a relocated stairwell, and a large,oval room holding a kitchen, living room, and an artiststudio behind a pair of oversize center-pivot doors.Throughout, the only new partitions added were the partialheight closet in the bedroom and the center-pivot doors atthe studio. Even though the changes were minimal, each oneprovides multiple opportunities for different programs toemerge and cross-pollinate.