A Stable Office Environment
Giorgio Baravalle originally had a true home office—a space inside his house in Millbrook, New York, that was meant to be a private place to work, but instead served as a traffic circle in the midst of family life.
Taking a break one day, he walked up to the carriage house on his four-acre property—
an essential element of any estate built in 1890. Although the former horse stalls were so packed with rotten storm windows, doors, and random detritus they couldn’t open, Baravalle realized he had the perfect office (and a lot of work) right in his backyard.
After four years of tireless salvaging efforts, hiring a contractor, and sandblast-
ing off the grit and grime of horses and
time, the former carriage house has been
reborn as home to the offices of de.MO
(design.Method of Operation), Baravalle’s
award-winning multidisciplinary design
and publishing firm. The carriage house
is now a beautiful and serene environment that contrasts nicely with the glow of sleek, white Macs and Artemide lamps.
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What company is this, where and I'm really curious as to how much something like this cost? If there's potential to work with the designer in Toronto I'd love to know who did the work!
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