Contemporary Design of Split-Level House by Qb Design in Pennsylvania

Located in Pennsylvania, Qb Design have designed the Split-Level House on 3,800 sq.ft of total area. Situated in a vacant corner in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, this newly constructed house stitches itself into the neighborhood by responding to local cues. Curved brick corners negotiate the irregular street grid, while the cadence of typical row houses and a palette of brick volumes and stone bases are translated into a new vocabulary. An interior palette of bleached and blackened oak, polished concrete and patinaed steel contrast the rich wood, hammered concrete and brick of the exterior. The split-level section adapts these traditional elements to a modern language of continuous spaces and vast glazed openings.

The three-story brick skin wraps the glass-lined interior, forming intimate exterior spaces where the two diverge. A private roof garden, sheltered by the brick skin parapet, extends views from the bedroom to the city skyline beyond.