Residential

CLT COURTYARD HOUSE

CLT COURTYARD HOUSE Brooklyn, NY 2026 - In Progress This is a single-family house, but beyond that, we hope it will serve as an example of what is possible today in making a sustainable, net-zero-energy, high-performance building that also offers a spectacular architectural experience. Architecturally, the house is built around a courtyard. The bedrooms are
on January 29, 2026

Downtown Combination I

Downtown Combination I New York, NY 2017 A 2-bedroom + a 1-bedroom = a large 3 bedroom for a growing family in the landmark 2 Fifth Avenue 1952 white-brick building. But adjacent apartments in large buildings often don’t play nice together. They have their own plumbing stacks, ventilation shafts, and structure that has been optimized
on January 29, 2026

Light in Park Slope

Light in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY 2021 The couple living in this old row house appreciated its historic character but were ready to move into the current century. The house was dark, unevenly and inefficiently heated and cooled, and generally weary and worn out. We replaced the leaky windows with passive-house-level tilt-turns (simulating double-hung for
on January 29, 2026

Uptown Co-Op

Uptown Co-Op New York, NY 2018 This was an ordinary 2-bedroom in a large, uptown co-op building. The layout was awkward, with a long entrance hall and L-shaped living area. While respecting the traditional taste of the owner, we defined a sequence of spaces that promotes deliberate use of each.  The trickiest, a transitional area
on January 29, 2026

Garden Loft

The recently done garden apartment of our previous Artist Brownstone project. We opened up the constrained space to a landscape of natural pine, illuminated by a new ceiling mounding composition.

on July 8, 2022

Timber House

TIMBER HOUSE Brooklyn, NY 2022 Timber House is the first mass-timber condominium in the New York region. The six-story, fourteen-unit building comprises glue-laminated timber columns, beams and floorplates. Mass timber -- building with large components fashioned from fast-growing standard lumber -- is a sustainable alternative to steel or concrete: it sequesters carbon, and softwood trees
on January 29, 2026

Harlem Brownstone

Complete renovation of an old, classic brownstone house.

on October 17, 2021

Jamesport Beach House

Jamesport House Brooklyn, NY 2021 This long, slender site ends in a bluff overlooking the Long Island Sound. The challenge was to fit a full-sized family house where there had been a fishing cottage. A guiding concept was the deferred view: as you approach the house from the road there is no indication of the
on January 29, 2026

Roof Deck on Eldridge, V.2

Roof Deck on Eldridge, V.2 New York, NY 2021   Having seen our earlier Eldridge Street roof deck, another co-op on the street engaged MESH to create a new rooftop recreational space. The top of the old tenement building was in rough shape, so masonry was refurbished and steel beams installed to support a timber
on January 29, 2026

Downtown Combination II

It is often tricky to combine two apartments into one. Shear walls, plumbing stacks, and structure were not optimized for combination. The challenge here was to create an open family space with an exposed kitchen, where the kitchen had previously been hidden away. The result is a generous 3-bedroom spread with glorious open views and a luxurious chef’s kitchen, completed on a strict budget.

on July 29, 2021