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Cross-posted from\u00a0<\/em>No Mean City,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Alex’s personal blog on architecture<\/em><\/p>\n

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In The Globe recently I had a story on an unusual condo<\/a>: the home of architect John Shnier, of Kohn Shnier<\/a>, and his wife Patricia Gaviria. It’s an unusually large and open apartment. In many ways much like the unstructured raw lofts that were the dream of a previous generation of artists, but in a very urban context – on top of a boutique hotel. Shnier is a great architect and a character, and this place, in subtle ways, reflects that. It’s got white Astroturf, curtains that recall first-generation spacecraft, and travertine that evokes a romantic weekend in Roma. Do read the story.<\/a>\u00a0And, as a bonus, see these beautiful photographs by John Shnier himself. Click here for the full gallery.<\/a><\/p>\n

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