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Alexandra Lange | Essays

Home Range

I write about three contemporary houses by up-and-coming New York firms for The Architect’s Newspaper this week, one by Christoff:Finio in the West Village, one by Morris Sato Studio on Shelter Island, and one by OBRA Architects in Southampton. This was my favorite moment: OBRA’s lattice pool house, a.k.a. the “freckle machine.”

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