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Long, narrow rowhouse living room running back to the kitchen

Gordon Street Rowhouse

River Wards, Philadelphia · Completed

A rowhouse renovation that rebuilt deteriorated portions of the exterior and opened the interior around an exposed brick party wall.

Location
River Wards, Philadelphia
Status
Completed
Project
Rowhouse, Addition, Renovation
Our role
Architect — survey, design, zoning and permit drawings
Addition
A new rear addition in place of the old two-story one
Built
2020
Front room with an exposed brick party wall
The front room, with the brick party wall left bare.

The challenge

The house came to us with problems. L&I had cited a bulging front wall and a failing rear addition, and both had to be rebuilt under make-safe permits before anything else could happen.

What we did

With the structure secured, the repairs became the start of a better house. The old two-story rear structure was partly taken down and replaced by a new rear addition, and the house was renovated throughout. The plan now runs in one line — living room, dining, kitchen — along the original brick party wall, so you can see from the front door to the yard.

Dining area beside a dark paneled wall with a linear fireplace
A dark paneled wall with a linear fireplace marks the middle of the house.
Rear kitchen opening to the yard through French doors
The kitchen at the back opens to the yard through French doors.
Stair with a black steel railing rising to the new top floor
The stair rises to the top floor.
Bathroom with a freestanding tub and steel-framed shower screen
The rowhouse front: a green door up brick steps, beside a wide window in tan brick
The facade, rebuilt.

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