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Before & After: In Buenos Aires, a Crumbling Home Gets a Major Refresh With a Rooftop Pool
A couple spruce up a dilapidated dwelling in an industrial area with a living roof, emerald tile, and plants, plants, plants.
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Magali Saberian
It’s appropriate that this bright and airy renovation is located in an area known as Argentina’s "third lung:" It’s the sort of place that makes you want to breathe deep and drop your shoulders.
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Stacey McLachlan
Dwell Contributor
Stacey McLachlan is an award-winning writer and magazine editor living and working in British Columbia, Canada.
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