Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments
The duo overhauled the roofless stone structure with custom built-in furniture and a balcony overlooking the old town of Dhërmi.
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As children, Erazmia and Anxhela Gjikopulli reveled in summers at their parents’ house near the beach in Dhërmi, an idyllic Albanian village some three hours south of Tirana, the capital. So, when their father bought a dilapidated building in the historic center, the ambitious sisters were keen to transform it into an inviting home and forge new memories.
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