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Before & After: Their Rebuilt Philly Town House Makes a Case for the Solarium—and a Bathroom Fridge
The design team “poked fun” at the homeowner for her unusual request, but they’ve since recommended the cold storage solution to other clients.
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Zack Shapiro and Devon Maley were searching for the right place to raise their two young daughters when they found a 19th-century town house for sale on Philadelphia’s historic Fitler Square, just east of the Schuylkill River. "We fell in love with its charm and the potential of it," Devon recalls. "We couldn’t get it out of our heads."
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Brian Libby
Dwell Contributor
Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.
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