Before & After: This Reinvented Monterey Bungalow Shows That Sometimes, Smaller Is Better
Architect Merritt Amanti Palminteri redesigns her family home to add volume, flow, and infinite charm without changing the footprint.
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Although iconic 20th-century architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe coined the now-familiar phrase less is more, many designers, if given the chance, would expand their own home rather than simply make its existing spaces work better.
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Brian Libby
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Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.
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