1930's Tudor
Brookline, Massachusetts
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: “I want no white walls.” That was the first directive Kati Curtis’s clients gave when she began work on their 1930s Tudor in Brookline, Massachusetts ... “That,” says the pattern-loving designer, “was music to my ears!”
One hitch: The home’s original layout didn’t allow in much light, which could have caused a color-rich scheme to feel claustrophobic. // “It was a very inward-looking building,” explains architect J.B. Clancy of ART Architects, “and it was cut up into tons of little spaces with no access to the outside.” Curtis and Clancy came up with an unconventional solution, carving out a central stairwell above the entryway. The space acts as a sort of interior courtyard around which the rest of the rooms revolve. But the team didn’t stop there: They looked upward, too, puncturing the center of the home’s roof to create a light well (graced with custom stained-glass windows) that floods the house with sunlight from the inside out. “The rest of the rooms became more intimate spaces around this central hub,” explains Clancy.
Press House Beautiful
Kati Curtis Gives a Dark Tudor Bright, Colorful New Life
Interiors // Kati Curtis
Architecture // Art Architects
Photographer // Thomas Loof
