![Cumberland Street Townhouse / Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design - Table, Chair, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59a7/754e/b22e/3828/7b00/02a4/medium_jpg/05182017_ER_Misc_0276_Final.jpg?1504146761)
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Architects: Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design
- Area: 2750 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Dustin Aksland
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Manufacturers: Exquisite Surfaces, Grillworks Grill in kitchen, Optimum Windows
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Lead Architects: Elizabeth Roberts, Josh Lekwa
![Cumberland Street Townhouse / Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design - Windows, Lighting, Chair, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59a7/75d5/b22e/3828/7b00/02ab/newsletter/10012014_ER_242_Cumberland_0619_Final.jpg?1504146896)
Text description provided by the architects. The Cumberland St Townhouse is located on a park block in the neighborhood of Fort Greene in Brooklyn, NY. The house was in a dilapidated state when the owners purchased the building; the rear wall was falling down and water had been entering the building for several years.
![Cumberland Street Townhouse / Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design - Table, Chair, Windows, Patio](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59a7/75a1/b22e/38a3/0300/062c/newsletter/10012014_ER_242_Cumberland_0505_Final.jpg?1504146844)
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![Cumberland Street Townhouse / Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design - Shelving, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59a7/758c/b22e/3828/7b00/02a7/newsletter/10012014_ER_242_Cumberland_0346_Final.jpg?1504146823)
The house was completely transformed with a new rear wall and a two-story addition at the back of the house. The addition is open to the living room above and is connected through interior steel and glass windows that mimic the two-story exterior windows. The doors at the garden open completely to create a seamless connection between the kitchen / dining level and the garden. Vines were planted in recessed planters along the 2 story party walls in the dining room--the room was designed to be an indoor-outdoor space where the garden melds with the interior spaces. The vines now cover the double-story party walls and add an organic quality to the connected interior spaces. The top of the addition serves as a private balcony for the master bedroom
![Cumberland Street Townhouse / Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design - Countertop, Beam, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59a7/75c0/b22e/3828/7b00/02aa/medium_jpg/10012014_ER_242_Cumberland_0556_Final.jpg?1504146875)