The Cobble Hill House is a twenty-seven-unit condominium building located just outside The Cobble Hill Historic District. By playing with the rowhouse vernacular of brick and punched openings, The Cobble Hill House seamlessly joins past and present, incorporating classical details in a modern structure.
![The Cobble Hill House Front Door](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=741&auto=format 741w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=949&auto=format 949w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=591&auto=format 591w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 792w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=792&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/9619e841ff2a0d0e3f26c6767745ea665579a78e-1912x2700.jpg?w=1584&auto=format 1584w)
![The Cobble Hill House Front Door Angle](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=897&auto=format 897w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 1198w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/265d0fe4fe398c2009e3f11df12cdae811a639f3-2160x1440.jpg?w=2396&auto=format 2396w)
We divided the five-story façade into three segments, creating a hierarchy of form which integrates with the scale of the adjacent four-story rowhouses. The arrangement of windows on the façade is consistent in size but asymmetrical to create visual rhythm and interest, reflecting the arrangement of the individual apartments. Traditional masonry is accented with a combination of granite and marble details: windowsills, cladding panels, and ornamental band coursing.
![The Cobble Hill House Facade BQE](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/686012e40180029ba2da239ef145509a3a5556b6-2160x1440.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![The Cobble Hill House Facade Amity Rendering](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=514&auto=format 514w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7c495bd77e974f6a9a0b08a3aa48063df4dfe868-1539x1800.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![The Cobble Hill House Entry Sketch](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=338&auto=format 338w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=544&auto=format 544w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=721&auto=format 721w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=387&auto=format 387w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=521&auto=format 521w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=521&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/e5b798516e891e72a7ab1661a8222d48e9b2e53b-1500x1200.jpg?w=1042&auto=format 1042w)
On the interior, the windows feature sills one foot above the floor to accommodate expansive views of New York’s Upper Harbor. The seven-foot-high window openings are soundproof. Bathrooms in each of the one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts feature heated floors, and the penthouse suites include skylights.
![The Cobble Hill House Living Room Rendering](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=514&auto=format 514w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/af83ec61d40985501933417dc40fff64e4a7a5d2-1800x1310.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![The Cobble Hill House Kitchen Rendering](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=338&auto=format 338w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=544&auto=format 544w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=721&auto=format 721w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=387&auto=format 387w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=521&auto=format 521w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=521&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/ec29660ee6866825365be52d30466453510c2f5f-1800x1512.jpg?w=1042&auto=format 1042w)
![The Cobble Hill House Facade Amity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=897&auto=format 897w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 1198w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=1198&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/70a4dbf72fbd3e8eea1fc6800e14cfa38b46c12e-2160x1480.jpg?w=2396&auto=format 2396w)
The Cobble Hill House accommodates community-oriented facilities: an inner courtyard at the second floor, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, a community facility space, and a roof terrace with a communal outdoor kitchen. The result of our design program is a lasting modern building that exists in harmony with the surrounding nineteenth and early twentieth-century masonry structures.
![The Cobble Hill House Corner Rendering](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=446&auto=format 446w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=714&auto=format 714w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=940&auto=format 940w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=693&auto=format 693w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=927&auto=format 927w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=927&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/7837bdc2284662cfa4aa84ba1e198ae4282cb01a-4053x3000.jpg?w=1854&auto=format 1854w)
![The Cobble Hill House Facade Study](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=480&auto=format 480w,https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=768&auto=format 768w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=999&auto=format 999w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 1333w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=1333&auto=format 2880w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wups1rn4/production/dbd42a4961e9a5fae2dc4a9c78e078716cf742e2-3600x1500.jpg?w=2666&auto=format 2666w)
Building Information
Location
Cobble Hill
Project Completed
2018
Size
60000 sf
Credits
Partner in Charge
Brendan Coburn
Project Team
Scott Kunstadt, Jonathan Muñoz
Architect of Record
S M Tam Architect
Interior Design
Meshberg Group
Contractor
New Empire Builder Corp.
Developer
Vega Properties
Photographer
Francis Dzikowski / OTTO
Renderings
Cortez Groupe
The Cobble Hill House