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Three Families Are Well Accommodated in a Sweet Space in Flushing

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A charming but almost ironic little house in the suburbs has a secret.

Tiny as it is, it was designed to house an extended family in one building.

The architects create three disparate dwellings with areas of connection and overlap.

Each gets their own little townhouse within the shared structure.

The lower level, which opens up to the sunken terraced garden, is where the the matriarch of the family, the grandmother lives.

But her floor also provides a shared living space where the whole family can gather.

Gardening is grandmother’s hobby.

For the client; a vibrant youthful home for himself, his wife and their two small children.

Light is cleverly pulled down the stairwell into the interior with a fabric screen.

A homework space is cleverly tucked under the brother’s stairs.

The tall slice on the street side creates a townhouse-feeling triplex for the brother and his wife who live as neighbours with the client.

Theirs is a rather more sedate space in the cleverly designed home(s).

Skylights bring light from above.

A fresh and sunlit bedroom looks out over the suburban setting.

The clever little house by O’Neill Rose Architects overlooks charming designs from yesteryear in Queens, New York.