Michael Scaduto | Architect

CARROLL GARDENS TOWNHOUSE - 2014

In this project we expanded an existing 2-story house by about 75% with a new third floor addition and a 12 foot deep, full height extension in the rear yard. The building is organized around a 10’ x 15’ core that allows light to reach from a large skylight on the roof down to the lower floors.  The ground floor was opened up as the kitchen, dining, and living room, and leads directly to the garden through a wall of glass. The second floor consists of two large bedrooms for the client's growing family, a laundry room, and a large skylit gallery. The new third floor has a primary suite with 10’ ceilings facing the garden, and a family room in the front that opens onto a south facing terrace with harbor views.  A fourth floor penthouse allows for stair access to a roof deck.

This house encompasses several sustainable initiatives. The rebuilt facade features recycled bricks from the demolished front and rear wall.  This skin is both low maintenance & durable, and along with the upside down roof, provides a tight and well insulated envelope. There is also under floor radiant heating, a condensing boiler / instant hot water heater, and highly efficient multi-zoned central air conditioning.  Low emitting finishes were used wherever possible throughout the interior.

Photography by Alexander Severin

GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT - 2015

This apartment did not need much in terms of layout changes - this postwar two bedroom was a prime example of having “good bones”. But what it didn’t have was any updates since the early 1960s. Every surface, appliance, and fixture was in “estate condition” - paint and tiles were peeling away from he walls and ceiling, appliances and plumbing fixtures were decrepit and non-functional, and most of the lights and outlets would spark.

Our goal was to revitalize this wonderful home, keeping the general layout of two king-sized bedrooms, and a large living room, while updating the existing tiny kitchen and bathrooms, and adding storage. The kitchen was opened up and extended into the former dining alcove, with a counter run along the windows and a large island created around a building column. The oversized and somewhat functionless foyer was redesigned as a dimming area with a coffered ceiling. The guest bedroom doubles as a home office, with the desk placed at the window facing the gothic spire of Grace Church across the street. The primary bedroom was expanded to include the many small closets which were united into two walk-ins and both baths were also enlarged. In collaboration with Maya Parkhani Interior Design built-ins were designed and furnishings selected to give the home a glamorous mid-century vibe that compliments the 1960s characteristics of this classic white-brick apartment building.

Photography by Alexander Severin

LEFFERTS MANOR LIMESTONE - 2012

The ground floor kitchen of this historic limestone townhouse was a series of separate work surfaces, appliances, and fixtures without flow between the different functions. We opened up the  pantry closet and passthrough hall to the dining room and replaced them with ample storage cabinetry, created a breakfast bar island and expansive work surface, and added a wine bar. The dark stained oak island contrasts with the white lacquered cabinetry throughout the rest of the kitchen. The bamboo flooring previously installed was stained to match the historic oak flooring in the rest of the house.  

The adjacent non-insulated shed was rebuilt and transformed into a laundry and gardening room. The former cramped laundry room was opened up into a spa like bathroom which was styled as a serene yet modern contrast to the rest of the historic home. We also added central air conditioning and a new glass door to the garden.

CARROLL GARDENS TRIPLEXES - 2017-2019

This project, recently completed, is the redevelopment of a 3-story townhouse into a 4-story plus finished cellar and penthouse, 2-unit condominium. The home had a crumbling stucco facade which was rebuilt with handmade Dutch brick. The living space was doubled with a 11 foot deep extension into the rear yard and full floor addition and small penthouse above. The garden triplex has an open living space on the first floor leading to a deck and the garden below, two bedrooms/two bathrooms including an en-suite master on the second floor, and a family room and third bedroom on the garden level. The penthouse unit has a similar layout, with an open living room / kitchen layout on the third floor with an adjacent flex-space dining room/third bedroom Above are two bedrooms/two bathrooms including an en-suite master on the fourth floor. The apartment culminates with a penthouse study and roof deck with harbor and skyline views.

Photography by Alexander Severin

CLINTON HILL LANDMARK - 2021

This landmarked wood frame townhouse was in terrible shape – covered in asphalt shingles and with a partially caved-in roof. The original colorful Victorian façade was restored, a small extension was added to the garden and parlor floor in the rear, the roof was partially raised to create a pair of bedrooms out of the attic, and the interior was fully rebuilt, creating a bright and airy single family home.

DOUGLASTON HOUSE - 2016-2019

This project is an all but teardown of an existing 2000 SF 1953 split-level ranch house, transforming it into a 4000 SF modern home. A floating steel and oak stair leads up from the garage and recreation room in the cellar, to the the open living space on the first floor, to four bedrooms and four baths on the second floor and then to soaring penthouse and roof deck with views across the treetops to Alley Pond Park.

CARROLL GARDENS KITCHEN - 2016

In this project we revamped the existing galley kitchen in this Carroll Gardens Townhouse. The wall separating it from the dining area was removed, we reconfigured it as a slightly larger U, and a new door and window were added to open the space up further to the deck. The Living Room and entrance areas were refurbished with new and recreated trim and finishes.

UNION SQUARE LOFT

This project was a gut renovation of a 1200 SF loft creating a 2-bedroom, 2-bath apartment. The existing apartment had a storage loft, which created a dark low entry, an enclosed kitchen and dated built-ins that robed it of its open loft potential. In our renovation a second bedroom was added, the kitchen was opened up to the living/dining room and a study/family room was created in a formally dark corner. The kitchen features high-gloss cabinetry, glass backsplash, quartzite counter and stainless appliances. The adjacent study has built in desk stained to match the floor.

Photography by Alexander Severin

BED-STUY TOWNHOUSE - 2021

In this project, a real estate professional and developer’s own home, we worked hand in hand with them and the contractor, an expert at townhouse restorations, to recreate and restore details that had been stripped away over the years. A vibrant palette and open floor plan define this bright and airy home. Doors, moldings, mantles, and the stair banisters and newel posts were salvaged, stripped, and refinished before being given a new life in this home. The floors are white oak herringbone with a Nordic finish to contrast with the restored woodwork. The front and rear facades and the stoop were also cleaned and restored. The custom kitchen of lacquered cabinetry, quartz counters and handmade tiles opens to a large deck and terrace that leads to the landscaped garden below.

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CHELSEA LOFT - 2015

With the first phase of construction completed, this formally cluttered liv-work 1500 SF loft has been transformed into a serene and minimal home. The layout was cleaned up, lots of storage was added and the guest room / office was opened up to the living room with a sliding wall to allow the 30 feet of windows to light the entire space. The existing maple floors were bleached and the new lighting and mechanical systems were integrated into a high-tech, app controlled connected home system.

For now the existing kitchen was reused; repainted, rotated reconfigured. In the second phase of construction the appliances and cabinetry will be replaced, and a steel and glass transom and monumental sliding door will be added to separate the bedroom from the living space while allowing the windows to provide light into the back of the space, and the baths will also be revamped.

Photography by Kris Koller

GREENWICH VILLAGE COMBO - 2019

Have you ever dreamed that there’s a secret door in your apartment that opens to another room you never new you had? - In this project we seemingly did the impossible and made that dream a reality. Not quite, but we did combine two tiny and dark postwar studio apartments and managed to create a bright and airy three bedroom family home in the heart of Greenwich Village.

The wall separating the two Identical but mirror image alcove studios Was taken down and shifted over to get room to turn the alcove on one side into a proper bedroom, and the rest of that apartment was expanded into an open kitchen/dining/living room. The appliances are paneled in the all white kitchen so despite its proportionally large size for the apartment, it does not overwhelm the space. The living room and alcove of the other side or reapportioned to create a primary suite with a large bath taking space from the former kitchen, and the third bedroom. The two existing bats were updated as well, and the entryway and remainder of the kitchen was reconfigured for storage and a laundry room. New lighting, flooring, and built-ins along the windows hiding the radiators and air-conditioning rounded out our work for this young family.

FIVE IRON GOLF - 2017

We transformed this Flatiron former yoga studio into a golf simulator lounge. Four room-sized virtual driving ranges form the backbone of the space. In between we added a reception area and lounge, a few putting greens, and a bar and kitchen. Finishing touches include custom painted murals and faux-exposed concrete walls to give an urban contrast to the pastoral courses projected in the simulators.

SPOON TABLE & BAR - 2016

Photography by Spoon Table & Bar

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009 - with Goshow Architects

This LEED Gold dormitory, is situated at the center of two residence quads at Stony Brook University. Sited on a busy intersection, it unites the quads with a café, gallery, seminar rooms and a large meeting room, and provides housing for 600 students. Originally programmed as two buildings, the structure is united with a luminous bridge of lounges spanning a main access route to the campus core. The façade is a lively pastiche of colorful metal panels, reflecting the two quads’ emblems. The seven story structure is a combination of steel framing and metal stud bearing walls with precast concrete plank floor slabs; allowing for wide open communal spaces and a quick and economic construction schedule.

Winner of the 2011 AIA Long Island Chapter- Institutional Design Excellence

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

SUNY STONY BROOK - 2009

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012 - with The Stephen B. Jacobs Group

These three project for Glenwood Management will consist of over 800 units of mixed luxury and affordable housing when completed. In the Garment District, the 25-story 200-unit Crystal Green features a mix of studio to 2-bedroom units, and a wide range of amenity spaces including a gym, lounge and landscaped terrace, playroom, billiards room and two levels of parking. On the Upper West Side will rise two towers, 54 & 49 stories, containing approximately 600 units ranging from studios to a 4-bedroom duplex penthouse and will feature, among similar amenities to Crystal Green, a 2-acre garden built above an existing underground garage and a rooftop pool.

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

HIGHRISE NEW DEVELOPMENTS - 2008-2012

BED-STUY BROWNSTONE - 2022