A Young Family’s Brooklyn Townhouse Stands Apart in Steel Cladding

On a typical street in the South Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, one house stands out from the rest. Its street-facing facade matches its neighbors in form, but the home is clad in a dramatic charcoal-gray corrugated steel that’s punctuated by a large reclaimed-timber front door. Inside, this sophisticated reimagining of what a townhouse can be continues—all thanks to the vision of local studio Office for Architecture (OA).