James Koster Architect

A summer of effort by many good souls brought this #brooklynheightscommunityfridge to our neighborhood to address growing food insecurity.

I was tapped to lead an army of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to build my design for this mini brownstone. The project was completed last week with a refrigerator door mural painted by #drippedonproductions

Here’s a local news story celebrating the Community Fridge: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/92865?fbclid=IwAR0cfN-XHJGB3pAWewLNEhK1vP9PlXED9_KExhpO1DobtEovEfuUHqotRzI

elegant #zebrawood and back-lit #corian provide the drama in this #minimal luminous #penthouse #kitchen (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMctmInhN49/?igshid=vywcbxxhzwj0

#minimal details and finishes foreground the remarkable #nyc views from this Luminous #penthouse #kitchen (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMctIWXBasa/?igshid=u9pbyg2o8f0h

The #cantilevered #stairs at this #brooklyn #duplex required careful coordination between the #minimal finishes and structure. (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcrBugBvrk/?igshid=15sfbcv225l6o

We composed a #minimal design in #wenge and #marble for this Brooklyn #duplex (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcqo3TBb_N/?igshid=12fzi6x4s3fue

Elegant #minimalist #kitchen disappears behind carefully detailed #wenge panels. (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcqNvahZxg/?igshid=1rzzsb121ilsm

This apartment re-inhabits a grand, Deco-era commercial building with warm mahogany finishes that contrast with the raw steel ceiling and riveted columns.

This luminous #penthouse # bathroom features a back-lit #onyx wall and a recessed mirror framed with light.

#manhattan #duplex created within the shell of an art deco skyscraper (at Wall Street, Lower Manhattan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcflNphFmH/?igshid=1n90x9lz0z3ww

Designing #minimal modern #bathrooms in 100-year-old buildings has become a specialty. (at New York, New York)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcThcqBtWo/?igshid=jexmn3ekaa55

This loft in a deco-era skyscraper was totally transformed to focus on the exceptional #newyorkharbor views. (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcO6GiBq8j/?igshid=hy5rwkf866ej

Harbor Views Loft: These illuminated, etched glass shelves create a bright welcome while screening the kitchen from the foyer. (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcNtm_Bi7b/?igshid=93em5exdx83f

New #greekrevival addition replaces dilapidated #teaporch. #cobblehill #brooklyn #brownstone (at Cobble Hill Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMa2VlqBirQ/?igshid=iara8q32t98f

Reconstructed 19th Century #teaporch houses new #kitchen and #breakfastroom #cobblehill #Brooklyn #landmark (at Cobble Hill Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaulIXBq4X/?igshid=4vnvwi3tmn1t

Many grand #nyc #landmark #brownstones have lost their #skylights or “lay-lights” over the years. Here’s our Deco-era interpretation. (at Cobble Hill Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaqifChAkT/?igshid=j04g3zgzd36x

#fortgreene #landmark district #windowreplacement - had to convince the Landmarks Preservation Commission to allow us to enlarge the masonry openings and include muntins in the new design. (at Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 11201) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMafReOhdFU/?igshid=1j5mm2l1fo8g0

#artdeco “Dynamo” fixtures inspired by the surrounding deco-era skyscraper in #downtownbrooklyn (at Brooklyn Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaeeULhAjj/?igshid=uod5n9p0f65b

New fire-rated windows for Upper Westside co-op apartment building. (at Upper West Manhattan, NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMYRV4tBN8q/?igshid=sc8mdj3m6p0m

#greekrevival facade replacement for 1818 Brooklyn #landmark

Cobble Hill townhouse: custom #ironwork gives this addition a delicate, Southern charm (at Carroll Gardens Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMViT56D2qV/?igshid=hvn00u5dzdke