SPRING GARDEN

Built in 1856, this rowhouse in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia was special even before her renovation.  On a corner lot facing a park and with large windows on three of its four exterior walls, the house is flooded with natural light throughout the day.  Even though it had been chopped up into separate apartments for the past few decades, miraculously the original curving central stair had been left intact.  

Our wonderful clients reached out to us to assist in reorganizing the interiors, modernizing all the building systems and windows, and reimagining exterior landscaping. Working with Hivemind, one of our favorite local contractors, we re-arranged the rooms—moving the Kitchen and Dining Room, adding bathrooms and carving out new corridors. Our goal was to respect the bones of the 170-year-old house, and for every new intervention to feel like a thoughtful and joyful complement to the original architecture. We employed a language of transoms and wainscotting, and we used a palette of creams, yellows, pinks and greens throughout.

Construction by Hivemind Construction

Photos by Elizabeth Nielsen

Millwork by Loubier Design