Historic Retrofit
The aim of this project was to modernize and inhabit two adjacent rowhomes while preserving their historic facades. A challenging sloped site presented opportunities for private outdoor spaces, multi-level accessible entrances, and an addition housing all of the new utilities for the buildings. The client is currently pursuing funding to move into the implementation stage.
Church Conversion
This small brick church in a residential neighborhood had previously served as not only a functioning church but later as a photographer’s studio, before ESDB’s renovation into a single family home. Upon commission the space was a blank canvas. Our client wanted to preserve the open feeling of the ceremonial space but needed to insert […]
Flatiron Flats
In a former parking structure, Flatiron Flats offers 11 luxury industrial loft apartments in Southside Bethlehem. With a robust concrete, brick, and steel frame, the building posed challenges for modernization and code compliance. 2 new stair towers and elevator shaft were located within the existing building, providing safe egress, accessibility and roof access. Original window […]
Carriage House
Purchased, designed, and renovated by Elliot with help of friends and family, Carriage House was a labor of love that took 4 years to complete. With some modernizations of one apartment and a total gut and rebuild of the other, Carriage House is now home to two loft-style one-bedroom apartments in the heart of downtown […]
Artist’s Studio
Once the studio of a renowned ceramics artist, this 550 sf apartment provides convenient access to the adjacent pottery studio housed in the same structure. ESDB provided design / build services utilizing an array of salvaged materials, found objects, and furniture thrifted by our client. The result is an industrial-chic space, small but functional. The […]
Bethlehem Food Co-op
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Historic Porch Addition
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Japanese-inspired Pergola
Our client wanted to shade their outdoor dining space and revamp the main entrance to their mid-century home, and wanted to do it in a way that fit with their existing Japanese Zen aesthetic. We added an industrial flare by using glavanized steel components softened by rough-sawn lumber and copper detailing to give these two […]
Easton Pergola & Terrace
