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The couple's collection of books, pottery, and carvings are displayed on built-in shelves in the office and hallways.

The guest rooms combine artwork, textiles, and rich wood tones to provide a luxurious, cozy retreat.

The Slow offers much more than boutique accommodations, steeping guests in a curated experience that blends art across several disciplines.

Lucia DeRespinis was among only six female students to graduate from the Pratt Institute in 1952.

Front Elevation

A Chilean home’s dramatic stained-pine exterior references local vernacular architecture.

“The house is a piece of origami made out of triangular shapes, which we then draped over the landscape,” says Arbel.

Four tanks collect rainwater, while the southern wall of broken-face concrete blocks keeps the house appropriately cool or warm, depending on the time of year,

In the 141 Spring Street project, resident Josh Nissenboim prepares food in the kitchen. The countertop is Carrera marble, chosen because for its lightness and ability to wear in naturally. He and his wife, Helen, keep cooking staples within easy reach on simple shelving. By sticking with the most basic essentials, the shelves are open and spacious rather than overly stacked.

Josué Azor’s childhood neighborhood was hard hit by the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti. Azor retuned to his family’s plot to build a new home, designed to resist future quakes and decorated with custom artwork and furniture.

The Zizmors' son plays in front of a living wall created by urban landscaper Kari Elwell Katzander of Mingo Design.

George Nakashima. Photo: Nakashima Archives

The facade achieves a notable sense of verticality for such a stout structure, with its stained-timber cladding aimed straight up toward the sky. The heavy, horizontal brick-work of the neighboring Georgian houses seems to imply aesthetic controversy, but in fact, during its short planning review, Reeve's house received letters of support from no fewer than five neighbors. The front gate opens onto a driveway, which in turn leads to a private patio around back.