Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats. "We always want to create new recipes, but we have ingredients that we know work," reflects Giancarlo. "Maybe we'll add a new spice here, a new sauce there. In this field, you create your own rules, but you can also break them."
The homeowners had no desire to drastically reimagine the floor plan. "They didn't want to do a complete gut," said Eva Dornstreich, TBHCo.'s design director, who worked with Style Director Holly Waterfield to reorganize the space and furnish it with sophisticated style. "Our strategy was to break through the laundry area of the smaller apartment to create a pass-through between the two units."