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Franco-American architect couple Fanny and Matthew Mueller spent 15 years renovating the townhouse at 17 Jackson Place in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood for themselves and their three children.
Franco-American architect couple Fanny and Matthew Mueller spent 15 years renovating the townhouse at 17 Jackson Place in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood for themselves and their three children.
Villa Engels, the home of the esteemed Belgian modernist Lucien Engels (1928–2016), was falling apart when its second owners bought it in 2013. Yet due to its heritage status, any changes they planned would have to be approved by the provincial preservation office. Engels completed the elongated, cantilevered residence in 1958, the same year he finalized the master plan for Expo ’58, the Brussels World’s Fair that famously featured the Atomium.
Villa Engels, the home of the esteemed Belgian modernist Lucien Engels (1928–2016), was falling apart when its second owners bought it in 2013. Yet due to its heritage status, any changes they planned would have to be approved by the provincial preservation office. Engels completed the elongated, cantilevered residence in 1958, the same year he finalized the master plan for Expo ’58, the Brussels World’s Fair that famously featured the Atomium.