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custom Pierre Chareau alabaster lighting and wood-burning fireplace.

The current homeowner recently completed an extensive interior renovation that updated finishes while retaining many of Clark's original details—including a dramatic 17-foot-tall room divider that separates the kitchen and dining area, as well as expansive glass-block windows.

The double-height living and dining area basks in natural light thanks to custom Hope’s steel windows, partially inset with 10-inch Corning glass blocks along one wall. Segal's renovation updated features such as the massive room divider, which was previously finished in a lighter, natural wood shade.

Off-shutter concrete is created by removing the shuttering—normally wooden planks used as a temporary structure to contain setting concrete. "Casting the perfect texture of old wooden planks on the concrete, while getting all the services placed correctly inside the shuttering, was an Herculean task," says Daffonchio.