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A pair of photographers employed a pair of architects (they’re all buddies) to transform an aging schoolhouse into a modern marvel. -
A view of the stretching Carrara marble countertop. -
To add to the feeling of spaciousness, bookcases are set back on the upstairs landing. -
The bedroom opens directly into the master bathroom to complete the open feel. -
The living-dining room replete with a Wells sofa from Room and Board, occupies what was formerly a classroom. -
To accommodate his passion for cooking, Renaldi insisted on the long Carrara marble countertop, a niche for cookware, and ultra-contemporary appliances. -
Renaldi's niche for cookware -
With its porches and rows of windows, the still-legible schoolhouse is unwaveringly 19th century. -
Andrew Magnes’s hanging screen composed of aluminum circles and lines, cut with a CNC water jet, separates the entry from the staircase and rear kitchen area. -
Another view Magnes's aluminum screen divider. -
Combining old and new, Renaldi and Boyd placed the latter’s family piano and a painted metal Jean Prouvé bench in the entryway, each a fine counterpoint to the filigree of Magnes’s screen.
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