![]() ![]() “It never felt like it wasn’t ours in some way,” she adds. The apartments in One John Street aren’t custom homes-the units are finished, kitchens and bathrooms already devised-but since Pires was one of the designers, Johnston says, she felt like the place still had a bit of his stamp. “There was a huge runway to getting our heads into the space and thinking about how we would occupy it.”Ī series of bird sculptures from Johnston’s grandmother adorn the bathroom, camouflaged against the floral cacophony of Flavorpaper’s Elan Vital wallpaper.Ĭonstruction began in 2014 and was completed in 2016. “We knew about the opportunity to take a unit three years before we did so,” he recalls. ![]() Plus, when you’re in architecture school, Pires adds, there’s a dream of getting the chance to design your own home. ![]() ![]() “The river offered a sense of serenity that you don’t get in a lot of places where there’s chaos otherwise surrounding you,” Johnston says. Pires was inspired by Dumbo’s industrial beauty and its proximity to the waterfront park, as well as its unique constraints: its infrastructure and geography, highways and bridges, and the edge of the water. The couple considered what a move to a new neighborhood might look like as their children, Jack and Isla, grew older and the family’s routines changed. Pires and Johnston had the chance, after two different apartments-one rented, one owned-in Fort Greene, to move into the building themselves. In 2013, Alloy acquired a site at One John Street, located entirely within Brooklyn Bridge Park and adjacent to the river. During that time, Pires co-founded Alloy Development, a real estate development company with properties in Brooklyn and Manhattan, where he leads acquisition, design, and construction. The couple moved to New York after graduate school in 2006 and settled in the borough’s leafy Fort Greene neighborhood, where they lived for almost 10 years. Pires and Johnston, who met in architecture school at the University of Pennsylvania, took less-traditional paths in the field, with Johnston pursuing landscape architecture and Pires obtaining additional training in real estate development. Pair with Monroe chair or our new line of accent chairs.Pires and Johnston in their home in Dumbo, Brooklyn, surrounded by plants inherited from her late father. Try before you buy! Make an appointment to visit our Brooklyn showroom. Keep out of direct sunlight to avoid fading.Monroe, like all Brooklyn Space sofas, is built to last with a solid wood frame and durable, easy-to-clean velvet (dish soap and warm water).įor additional longevity, Monroe has two hidden middle legs that twist to the perfect height to provide additional support for years to come. The curved back allows Monroe to be perfectly situated on an angle or in odd living room corners.Īfter the initial "wow" moment of seeing Monroe in person, showroom visitors are happy to feel how comfortable Monroe is (Not your grandma's stiff couch!) Monroe sofa is the ultimate statement piece, inspired by the iconic actress of the same name.Įndless curves trace the mid-century modern design with subtlety and drama.īeyond beauty, the design is incredibly functional, easily seating 2 couples, and the curved bench points everyone inward, making the sofa very conversational. ![]()
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