A Young Architect Painstakingly Restores a Modern Masterwork by Marcel Breuer

The (intimidating) commission? Reviving one of the legendary modernist’s rare residences west of the Mississippi: the 1954 Snower House.
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This story was originally published in Dwell’s September 2016 issue.

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David Hay
David Hay, a New York-based playwright who once lived in a house designed by Richard Neutra has always been interested in how architects design homes that promote easy and comfortable social interaction.

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