102 BAINBRIDGE with Michelle Todd

In this episode of Design Vault, Doug speaks with Michelle Todd, architect and principal of M.Todd Architects in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York. Visit glengery.com/design-vault to see photos and additional information as you listen along.This Bainbridge Street renovation project is located in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. It was built within a row of buildings, which is a long group of houses planned to form seven freestanding architectural units.102 is situated at the end of the row. It's a modified Spanish residential style home with a triple arched loggia made of red brick laid in Flemish pond. The roof parapet rises at the center in an arch supported on concave shoulders. The restoration was begun to repair a buckling roof parapet, deteriorated walls, damaged pediment and cracking stucco facade.Renovation work was extensive and a decision was made early not to replace the stucco, but rather leave and repair the natural brick masonry. The building scope also changed during construction from an exterior renovation to demolition and reconstruction due to construction material issues. Structural engineers were also consulted to create a necessary and unique wall construction method. The existing roof skylights, roof hatch and areas of limestone and bluestone were also repaired. The project was also recently awarded the 2023 Lucy G. Moses New York Landmark Conservancy Award.