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00:05The Rose was built in 1927.
00:08His most famous resident was Miss Aretha Franklin.
00:11We can't wait to show you what's inside.
00:33I'm Sarah Gore and welcome to Open House NYC, everyone.
00:37We've got a great show for you this week filled with surprises, soul, and a schooner.
00:42And I am bringing it all to you from this full-floor penthouse in the heart of Gramercy.
00:46Check out these floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline and Gramercy Park,
00:53filling every corner with brilliant light, even on a cloudy day like today.
00:57There are approximately 11-foot ceilings overhead and Italian white oak flooring underfoot,
01:03giving the entertaining spaces an ethereal flow that feels polished and inviting.
01:09And the best part up these stairs is your very own private rooftop terrace,
01:14perfect for summer soirees high above the city.
01:17With over 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms, including a regal primary suite,
01:23this home is a true gem in one of the city's best neighborhoods.
01:27We are starting things off in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn at this narrow townhouse
01:31that has been reimagined by architect David Bench.
01:34He preserved original details, added a striking architectural staircase,
01:39and brought in natural elements like white oak
01:42to create a home that feels open, cohesive, and full of character. Enjoy.
01:52Hello, my name is David Bench. I'm principal of Bench Architecture.
01:55Welcome to my project in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
01:57We're on a beautiful tree-lined block with a lot of really nice but narrow row houses.
02:02Looking at the exterior, you can see some of the things that we've changed.
02:05We peeled the paint off the facade. We brought in a lot more natural light by opening up the windows.
02:10We excavated the basement, made a much larger window, and brought a lot more light to the lowest level.
02:15And finally, we made a custom-designed white oak front door,
02:18a material which we used throughout the house.
02:23The first thing you notice about the house when you arrive is how narrow it is.
02:26So you can see like in this front room, the living room and the stair are essentially the same space.
02:31But we also had to differentiate them in some way.
02:33The screen wall that separates the stair from the living room is really a major component of the living space
02:38itself.
02:38So although this house was fully renovated, we did keep as many original details as we could.
02:43This is an original fireplace, and then the brick walls we repointed,
02:47and then we whitewashed them to keep a nice consistent look.
02:50Another thing to make the house feel larger was to let in as much light as possible anywhere we could.
02:54So here in the living room, we expanded the window, and we framed it out with white oak sills.
02:59In a relatively tight space, we had to be very specific with our layouts, especially for furniture.
03:04So we have a coffee table that separates between the couch and the seating by the window,
03:08and we wanted the tactility of the upholstery on the furniture to match with the consistency of the warmth of
03:14the wood.
03:20Here we are in the kitchen, and just like in the living room,
03:22having a small space means you want to have everything as built in as possible to make it feel a
03:27lot larger than it is.
03:28All of the cabinetry is all of the same material, white oak, and it all feels like it has the
03:33place to be.
03:34So the countertops and the backsplash are of stone called basaltina.
03:37Now we like this material so much, we used basaltina both in the kitchen and in the upstairs bathroom.
03:42This is another way that we brought a lot of harmony throughout the house, is to use the same material
03:46in different spaces.
03:46We added a cove light along the brick wall to make the wall feel like it's taller than it actually
03:51is.
03:52So in addition to making the kitchen feel very built in, we also wanted to expand it out to the
03:56outdoors.
04:00So here we are on the outdoor deck that we consider to be an extension of the existing kitchen.
04:05There's nothing better than outdoor space in New York, and here we've made a series of different seating arrangements for
04:10people to enjoy.
04:16In a small house, you have to celebrate the circulation space, and that's what we did at this main stair.
04:21Want to see something cool? More storage.
04:25Now follow me upstairs.
04:31The top floor consists of the primary suite, which is made up of a bedroom, a sitting room, and a
04:35bathroom.
04:36Here in the bedroom, we didn't have space for a dressing room.
04:38So instead, we built out the wardrobe around the windows.
04:41We also developed window seating.
04:43In addition to the space around the windows, we also integrated storage below the bed.
04:47Another element which we continued through the rest of the house is the whitewashed brick walls.
04:51As with downstairs, it makes the space feel more expansive.
04:57So the office, we just kept simple.
04:59We just wanted to make it a cozy space with a great view of the backyard.
05:02As in the rest of the house, we were very specific about the materials in the bathroom.
05:06We had nice south-facing light, so we used white glazed tiles to bounce that light all throughout the room.
05:17This project is about making the most out of a small space.
05:20We did that through continuity of materials, letting in light where we could,
05:24and then celebrating circulation through a beautiful staircase that we brought through the center of the house.
05:27We hope you enjoyed the project.
05:29See you next time.
05:33Well, you are going to R-E-S-P-E-C-T all the work that this couple put into
05:39the former home of Aretha Franklin.
05:51Welcome back, everyone.
05:53Now, restoring a historical property is no easy task, especially when it's the Rose Estate, the former Detroit home of
06:01Aretha Franklin.
06:02See how new owners Trevor and Brandon turned this into a passion project honoring Aretha's legacy while reviving its original
06:10grandeur.
06:10Enjoy.
06:16I'm Trevor Thomas.
06:18And I'm Brandon Lyon.
06:19Welcome to our home.
06:20The Rose Estate on the Detroit Golf Club.
06:22The Rose was built in 1927 by architect John Case for Harry Burnett Sr.
06:28But his most famous resident was Miss Aretha Franklin, who owned the home from 1993 until her passing.
06:35And when we first visited the home, it needed a lot of love.
06:39Yes, and after extensive restoration, we can't wait to show you what's inside.
06:48What we love so much every time we come home is really enjoying the Great Hall and its 28-foot
06:53soaring ceilings.
06:54This room features limestone-encased windows that are three stories tall and also a scantily picked up by one of
06:59the former residents, Miss Franklin.
07:01Another part and feature that we love about the home is the Knights hand-carved into the fireplace.
07:08This room is almost entirely original.
07:10From here, you're really in the center of the house.
07:13And I think the architect enjoyed the idea that you could go directly to the terrace through the loja.
07:21One of the first things we did right here in the backyard was restore the original limestone terrace.
07:27It's almost 100-foot long, and it's provided extraordinary views of the seventh hole right here on the Detroit Golf
07:34Club.
07:34Another part of this project was restoring the loja to its original intent to have it open to the backyard
07:39and to the golf course.
07:40And from the rear of the house, you can appreciate the Tudor architecture, the slate roof, and the copper gutters,
07:45which are all original to the house.
07:51Here in the dining room, we chose to do our own touch by adding a 1920s mural of Belle Isle,
07:59Michigan.
07:59These are the original windows, steel casements, and install the Italian and Spanish marble to be able to ensure that
08:09it's in keeping with the time period.
08:10We love hosting, and we love Antique China, too.
08:13So here you can see the Palace Collection by Picard, and we believe it's in keeping with the spirit of
08:18the home.
08:18And the chandelier is a notch of the English style that was originally featured in the house.
08:27One of the things you spot right away in the drawing room is it's surrounded in the original crown moldings
08:32with rosettes,
08:34but they also put them in the moldings of the fireplace.
08:37Another hidden detail of this room is that the original family crest is hidden in the fireplace.
08:43In this room, we also have several pieces of artwork.
08:45Notably, we have a portrait by Linda Solomon of Aretha dressed as the Queen, as she referred to be known.
08:50Other art in this space includes Miss Franklin at Cobo Hall with Dr. King,
08:56and Miss Franklin performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama,
09:01and we're thrilled to be able to have him represented in the space as well.
09:09Welcome to the Primary Suite.
09:11One of the key features of this room is the Juliet window that looks out onto the Great Hall.
09:17This nook really serves as an amazing space to read, to overlook the golf course.
09:22It's a place that's special to us, and we can really just enjoy some quiet time.
09:26This room was the location of Miss Franklin's famous rose red tub.
09:29We painted the walls red in homage to that, and now we're going to take a step into the bathroom
09:33where the tub has been relocated.
09:35The clawfoot rose red bath and the restoration of it, you know, Brandon really deserves a lot of the credit
09:41because he was able to work with Kohler to be able to color match the exact specifications of the 1995
09:47order.
09:48So what you're looking at is as it was originally intended and designed.
09:58We love preserving Detroit history, and you can do it too if you're naive enough.
10:04Thanks for coming on this journey with us in our home in Detroit.
10:10If you love that, you just wait and see what we've got up our sleeves.
10:14Coming up next, Loft Living in Paris. Does it get any better? We'll be right back.
10:27Welcome back, everyone.
10:29Ukronia is kind of a what-if, a world where history took a different path.
10:34It's also the name of the in-demand design and architecture collective founded by Julian Saban.
10:40He invites us into his vibrant loft in Paris' Montmartre neighborhood,
10:45where he's transformed a former industrial space into a striking mix of color, texture, and light.
10:52I know you're going to enjoy this. Take a look.
11:01Hello, I'm Julien, the founder of Ukronia, an architectural practice.
11:05Welcome to Paris and to my home in Montmartre.
11:08When you enter my home, you enter into this beautiful garden.
11:12In our garden, we have two types of chairs.
11:15The first one is a red red iron that has a wavy shape,
11:18as well as the yellow hand that is made in fiberglass.
11:22So for us, it was cool to have a splash of color to welcome all of our guests.
11:30Our apartment is quite different from other Osmanian apartments,
11:33because it's set in an industrial building, so we don't have walls.
11:39The entrance is the only corridor that we have in the apartment.
11:43One of the key elements of the entrance is this peanut mirror.
11:46This mirror is made in Paris with gold leaf.
11:49We have this peanut bench that is, again, the same shape of the mirror.
11:54It's a mix of traditional fish from Valoris,
11:58made and incorporated into a very contemporary piece that we designed.
12:02Follow me inside the rest of the apartment.
12:07The main living space includes the kitchen, which is open,
12:12the living room behind, and the dining room.
12:15We really like to use colors to showcase happiness
12:18and this idea of joyful hospitality.
12:21The kitchen is all brown.
12:24All of the doors are made in this resin with sparkles.
12:28Behind, you have kind of a showcase of my favorite ceramics.
12:34They sit within a kind of niche that is made in collaboration with some friends,
12:39and we designed together all of the tiles.
12:42The kitchen island is made in stainless steel.
12:45I really wanted to have a very functional,
12:48but also welcoming and kind of industrial kitchen.
12:51One element also that was really important in the apartments are the wooden columns.
12:56So I decided to cover them with silver leaf.
13:00And for me, using reflective and shiny materials
13:04always brings some kind of joy and fun into the architecture.
13:13So here we are in the dining room, which is really at the heart of the apartment.
13:19The dining table has been designed by us,
13:21and we used this Van Gogh Onyx that has amazing green and orange color.
13:28On top of this table, you have one of our lamps.
13:31It's kind of a big flower bouquet in blue.
13:35And all of the chairs around the table are original Frank Lloyd Wright chairs
13:40that has been reupholstated with our fabric.
13:44It's all made in silk.
13:46And finally, my favorite piece is this amazing day bed.
13:51You can sit very comfortably.
13:53You can gather more people,
13:55and it creates kind of this very welcoming vibe around the table.
14:04One of the key elements of the living room is this sofa that I really like.
14:09It's very large and welcoming.
14:11You have a cookie table, which is one of our signature tables,
14:15that have an ombre from orange to purple.
14:18So orange is our signature color at Ukrania,
14:22and that's a color that always makes me happy.
14:25What I really like about the wall behind me is that you have a wavy cut and a mirror mosaic.
14:31It reflects the light really nicely.
14:35And finally, behind me, you have two bronze lamps.
14:40I really like the contrast of very old and new.
14:44And as we have windows kind of everywhere,
14:47the living room has this really fun transparent plasticky curtain
14:53with pink and blue that really allows the light to come in.
15:03What I really enjoy in this room is to be surrounded by orange and nature.
15:09So one key element are the stars made in gold leaf,
15:12and you have a big shooting star that is made in bronze
15:17that is really bringing a very soft light at night.
15:20And we created our own indoor gardens
15:23by using a lot of very colorful elements that look like a paper garden.
15:30The curtains are really important in this room
15:33because they allow privacy when we have guests staying.
15:37It's a series of fabrics that have been patched together
15:40to create this kind of very fun Japanese-ish arch
15:45that signal that there is another room behind this.
15:53Urkona is my architectural practice.
15:56It focuses on color, texture, and bringing joy into the home.
16:02Our space, which is called Urkona World,
16:05holds all of those architectural elements.
16:08Merci beaucoup for coming.
16:10We hope to see you for our next project.
16:14Coming up, we are in Amsterdam to explore this majestic tall ship.
16:30Welcome back, everyone.
16:31Sail Amsterdam happens once every five years
16:34when the world's greatest tall ships come together,
16:37and it is a party.
16:40One of the ships we visited was the Dutch tall ship Oosterskelde.
16:43I'm pretty sure I just butchered that, so I apologize.
16:47This three-masted schooner has circled the globe
16:50and visited over 50 countries.
16:52And guess what?
16:53Next year, she's headed to New York for Sailforth 250,
16:56celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
16:59This is going to be a maritime spectacle like no other,
17:03with all the world's most iconic ships sailing into New York Harbor,
17:08past Lady Liberty and up the Hudson.
17:11What a birthday.
17:12Let's head aboard.
17:19My name is Captain Bos, captain of the Oosterscheelde.
17:22Welcome to Amsterdam.
17:23The Oosterscheelde is built in 1917 in the Netherlands.
17:26The ship is originally built as a sailing cargo ship,
17:2935 years ago.
17:30The ship is fully restored into its original glory.
17:33The ship is 15 meters long and our mast are 34 meters high.
17:37Come on board and I will show you our arms.
17:39Let's go.
17:42Welcome on board.
17:43The ship is named after an estuary
17:45where the river Schelde goes into the North Sea.
17:48The Oosterscheelde.
17:49The first thing you notice when you step on board
17:51is a lot of ropes.
17:53All our sails are big and heavy.
17:55It takes about six persons to hoist a sail.
17:57Everywhere on this ship you will see these blocks.
18:00You cannot just buy them in a shop somewhere.
18:02They are all custom made for this ship.
18:03We have a crew of seven.
18:05A captain, a first mate, four deckhands and a cook.
18:08On longer voyages we take 24 guests with us.
18:11You are not just a guest on board.
18:12You are part of the crew.
18:13You are really involved in sailing the ship.
18:17Sailing with these kind of ships on the open ocean is a great feeling.
18:20Being pushed forward by the wind.
18:21No sound of engines.
18:23Especially here on the bow.
18:24It's a great spot to also go into the jib boom net.
18:28And if you are very lucky you might even see some dolphins swimming in front of the ship.
18:32It's a thrill for me as a captain to see people experiencing their first trip on board ships like this.
18:41All the woodwork you see here is in the style of 1917 and this style continues down below.
18:49Welcome to the salon.
18:51The salon is our main living area.
18:54In this area we can have our meals all together or during the voyages we can sit here and have
18:59a good time.
19:00The interior is designed with the dark colored wood, green leather sofas, brass railings.
19:05In this corner here we have a bar.
19:07We have a big dining table.
19:09We have our library.
19:12Behind the bar here there is the galley.
19:14And we have a professional cook cooking all the meals for everybody on board.
19:17When you are at sea there is always one good moment and that is when you hear the bell.
19:22And that is how you know that it is time to eat.
19:24This wooden pole here in the middle.
19:26This is one of our free masts.
19:28The masts they are not just standing on the deck but the masts they go through the deck, through the
19:32floor and they are standing on the keel of the ship.
19:34This is a very special picture because this is the first time the ship sailing after the restoration in 1992.
19:40It is important to maintain and restore these sailing ships because they connect us with our past.
19:45And the best way to maintain sailing ships is to use them and to sail with them.
19:50Here is an example of one of our guest cabins.
19:53It is small, it is simple but very comfortable.
19:56There are two full-size bunk beds.
19:58Very cozy.
20:03Follow me to the bridge where we navigate and steer the ship.
20:07This steering wheel is still in use.
20:10The front is over the air.
20:11So usually when we steer the ship we are standing to the side and we hold on to the wheel
20:15like this.
20:16I can see my sails.
20:18I can feel the wind.
20:19I can look forward.
20:20That is the way to do it.
20:21This is the magnetic compass.
20:23It is still mandatory for every ship to have a magnetic compass.
20:26But this compass is still in use.
20:27This is the engine controls.
20:29Like this I put the engine in forward.
20:32Like this it is in neutral.
20:34And in reverse.
20:35Now let me show you the wheelhouse.
20:37In the wheelhouse we have nowadays all the modern navigation equipment.
20:41But in the old days, this used to be the toilet.
20:44We have an electronic charge.
20:46But we also still use the paper charts.
20:48Paper charts are reliable.
20:50They don't need power.
20:51They just work.
20:59That was the tour of the Oosterschelde.
21:01One of the most beautiful sailing ships in the world.
21:03I hope to see you one day on board.
21:06And otherwise I'll see you in New York.
21:20That's all for this week's episode.
21:22We hope you enjoyed these tours.
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21:36Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you next week.
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