Riverdale House

I recognize that improvements to one area of a home affect adjacent areas. So, when this repeat client and I started talking about a kitchen renovation, we explored how to create a space that would truly fulfill her vision of a central gathering place – the “piazza” of her home. We widened the central hallway to create a grand north-south “street” through the ground floor (accentuated with a graciously modified stair landing), a large pantry, and a half bath all leading to the new kitchen. This new axis, parallel with the length of the site, links the entry to the dramatically sloping and verdant rear yard.