Self Preservation
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From the street, the Bubeshko Apartments haven’t changed much in the 74 years since they were constructed. Giant planters that Schindler had hoped would shroud the terraces in meandering vines proved to be difficult to maintain. Owner Joe DeMarie hopes to connect them to an irrigation system to produce the hanging-gardens effect Schindler envisioned.
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Owners Joe DeMarie and Madeleine Brand recently inherited a treasure trove of archival documents from Luby Bubeshko, the building’s original owner.
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The materials, which were shared exclusively with Dwell, include photos of the Bubeshko family.
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Brand and DeMarie also inherited this early blueprint.
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This piece of ephemera started it all: Bubeshko's first check to Schindler, which kicked off the design process.
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As the renovation began, DeMarie would talk with Bubeshko about certain details in the apartments, namely the owners’ unit where they had both lived.
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Her memory remained sharp, says DeMarie. “She always asked what was going on with these tiny moments in the house.”
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The famed architectural photographer Julius Shulman photographed the apartments in 1945.
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DeMarie used these images to determine the best way to update the recessed lighting and recreate the original shade of stain applied on the plywood walls. The photos are currently housed in Shulman’s archives at the Getty Research Institute.
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