cupid is in the house!

happy valentine’s day! in roman mythology, cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. in raenovate mythology, cupid is the god of desire and affection for good design. rather than shooting his bow to inspire romantic love, he shoots it to inspire transformations. he recently shot the mother of all arrows in greenwood heights brooklyn, alongside architect ben herzog. what had been a tired 2-family townhouse in south brooklyn was transformed into a home, made for entertaining. herzog was able to rearrange the floor plan while honoring the existing architectural details. the columns that were in a rear library space were kept in what has become the kitchen. while out back, the brooklyn-esque aluminum awning was demolished to make way for a new deck, plantings and a fence with embedded lights and cubbies. THANK YOU CUPID (and ben)!

i would especially like to thank ben herzog of ben herzog architect, pc for granting me the permission to borrow photos from his portfolio. the after photos were captured by the great marco valencia.