![]() “It was an interesting challenge for me as a designer because I wouldn’t say ‘traditional’ is a word that’s typically in my wheelhouse. ![]() “It was important for the family to have something that fit within the traditional idea of what an American home can be, but have it still feel current and unstuffy,” Spain says. First Floor Above: The entryway, with the house’s historic elements preserved. Photography by James John Jetel, courtesy of Arthur’s. The end result feels fresh, playful, and very much like a story, with the interiors changing from traditional to avant-garde as you climb from first floor to second to third. The whole project “required quite a bit of finesse,” Spain says. Via video chat, Spain, Kocher, and general contractor Arsen Grigoryan worked with the family to re-form the spaces, honoring the house’s historic bones while making it fit for a modern family (and for modern necessities like HVAC, AC, and storage). It was kind of like communicating with someone in the Upside Down.” “They actually decamped to Singapore for a job opportunity right before we began demo on the project, which made communication interesting! There was a 13 hour time difference. “This is the first non-apartment they’re in as a family, so I felt super privileged be a part of creating their first true home,” Spain says. Spain’s latest narrative is set within the walls of an 1899 brownstone in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, near Prospect Park, which, after having been divvied up into smaller units, he and architect Douglas Kocher unified into one three-story home for a young family with three kids. It certainly explains why a good narrative is crucial to my creative process, because good design tells a story where all the parts are constantly communicating.” “I think studies in set design, lighting, and costumes were a formative introduction to spatial psychology and helped me to understand how disparate elements can come together to create a singular world. “My background in theatre has helped tremendously in my work, though I don’t think this is something I really became aware of until the last few years, because for a long time I told myself I was running at a deficit,” Spain says. ![]() Spain turned towards interiors when he was at work on his own house in the Berkshires, which he calls The Filomena with Spain’s touch, it has unexpected quirk at every turn. But-following his studies in theater and set design, his work designing gardens, and his innate sense of how to create spaces that immerse and captivate their occupants-Spain’s company, Arthur’s, is the rising star we have our eye on these days. Nick Spain is not an interior designer by training, strictly speaking. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. ![]() Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Plot Twist: An 1899 Brooklyn Brownstone Re-Staged by a Designer on the Rise - Remodelista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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