< img src="https://www.archpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2434-EP-ABA_LeffertsManor-064-HiRes.jpg"alt =""> A townhome on a corner lot in Possibility Lefferts Garden, a historic district in Brooklyn, New York, follows in the steps of the neighborhood’s family tree of late 19th- and early 20th-century homes. Though the structure’s outside is landmarked, the interior offers free rein. For the clients, a couple with 2 kids who needed a home that’s “tidy, intense, natural, highly purposeful/functional, and kid-friendly,” Abruzzo Bodziak Architects (ABA) didn’t try to recreate or bring back the historical, however rather gestured towards it in less ornamental fashion. This “low resolution” technique captures the essence of the home with the least information possible.
The design obtains from minimal modernists like Adolf Loos. The architects particularly aimed to his restrained usage of materials to notify Lefferts Manor Home. Pared back and consistent materials now comprise the interior: white oak, pre-existing historical parquet floor covering, terrazzo in areas of high traffic, and plaster. ABA utilizes these throughout to unify the interior while chilling out the formality of the spatial departments.
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