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10.12.09

Alexandra Lange | Essays

The Wall Vanishes

Another contemporary house (‘tis the season for home design spreads), this one in the East Village, that I wrote about for New York Magazine. Be sure to click through the slideshow to see the second-floor facade open like a garage door. Insta-porch! The architect is Bill Peterson.

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