Two elliptical skylights puncture the carved, white plaster ceiling over the living areas in this New York City brownstone, which has been overhauled by local firm O'Neill Rose Architects.

Typically, in adjoining townhouse structures, rooms that require little to no light, such as bathrooms and closets, are placed in the centre and close off the house's interaction with the outside. But O' Neill Rose inverted that idea by prioritising the visual elements of the space. "We used light, view, materials and section to connect inside and outside, and to create an experience of place," O' Neill Rose Architects said.
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