Gradient Architecture designs brick home on existing footprint after Hurricane Sandy

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https://www.dezeen.com/2022/08/04/red-hook-hurricane-sandy-house-gradient-architecture/









Gradient Architecture has used a planning rule from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to help revitalise an unused lot in New York City's Red Hook neighbourhood, which was severely affected by the 2012 storm. This white brick house in Red Hook in Brooklyn is located on a compact lot that could not accommodate a single-family home according to the standard zoning rules applicable in the area.









Gradient Architecture PLLC, a local studio, was approached by the property's owner, developer Phillip Sulke, to evaluate whether a single-family residence could be built on the vacant lot. "After mulling it over for a few days I recalled reading in the post-hurricane Sandy building guidelines for substantially flood damaged areas that there were some provisions for 'redeveloping' homes that were 'substantially damaged'," Krone told Dezeen.









Upon further research, Krone discovered that there had previously been a building on the vacant lot, which the city had demolished in the aftermath of the Hurricane. This information meant that they could develop a property to match the previous building's footprint, in addition to an extension to meet current planning guidelines. "The design process from this point was about how to work around the home's existing footprint but to expand it with added 10-foot-wide sections that zoning would allow," Krone explained.









The new residence is comprised of a single-storey garage at the front of the lot, near the street, and a two-storey townhouse beyond. A small courtyard separates the two structures. The garage is furnished as an elegant study, with a thick carpet, a desk and a comfortable armchair that open out onto the central courtyard via two sets of doors.

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1. Very nice and well thought out, but it's pricey for the middle class income.

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2. It has all of the warmth and appeal of a dentist's office to me.

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3. I invite you to post something that you like, for comparative purposes.

I do not find this to be some barren, hyper minimal construct, but that is just me.

I can certainly post those (and have), as that is my preferred style. although I also post other schools or architecture as well.

I deffo do not care for clutter and 'busyness' (like dozens of knickknacks and pics strewn about/lumped together), although it is not an 'either/or' situ.

This is minimalism for me:

Leiria, Portugal