§02 · Casework
Brownstones, walk-ups, lofts, high-rises.
Across New York.
Six studies in working with the building you already have.
Model 01 Garden-Level Kitchen · Crown Heights Duplex
Brooklyn, New York · Diagnostic-First Design-Build
Kitchens, baths, and brownstone renovations engineered from data: thermal imaging, moisture mapping, and air-quality baselines before a single wall opens. One team from instrument to build.
§01 · Method
We walk your home with thermal imaging, moisture meters, and air-quality sensors before a wall is opened. Every project starts as a dataset.
Diagnostic findings drive envelope and material decisions; a creative spatial pass solves the layout: brownstone floor plates, galley kitchens, walk-up footprints.
We build what we designed, then prove it worked with post-construction testing on moisture, air, and performance. Every project ends with data, not a walkthrough.
§02 · Casework
Six studies in working with the building you already have.
§03 · Casebook
Case 01
Your brownstone is losing heat through pathways thermal imaging can see. We seal the envelope where it matters and design ventilation that works with the building.
Case 02
Headaches, allergies, the smell you can't place. We test particulates, VOCs, humidity, and CO₂, then specify materials and ventilation to fix it.
Case 03
Wall removals that respect period millwork; modern programs inside 19th-century floor plates, without losing the bones worth keeping.
Case 04
Layouts that work harder per square foot: multi-functional islands, extracted storage, and line-of-sight openings, specified for moisture-heavy NYC environments.
Case 05
Equal parts spatial puzzle and moisture problem. We solve both: assemblies that manage water, programmed for how you'll actually use the space.
Case 06
Tell us what you're observing. We'll bring the instruments.
→§04 · Studio
That's not a joke. It's the firm. Contractors build without diagnosing; consultants diagnose without building. Proteus does both, with a designer's pass in the middle, so nothing is lost between the person who found the problem and the person who fixes it.
Will Dunphy brings a Master's in Sustainable Communities: environmental science, GIS, building health diagnostics. His father brings a Master's in Architecture and decades of design inside NYC's pre-war stock.
We're not the cheapest contractor in Brooklyn. We're the one who shows you what's happening inside your walls.
§05 · Field Consultation
We walk your space with thermal imaging, moisture meters, and air-quality sensors, so you see what's happening behind the walls.
No obligation. No pitch. Just data.