The Dwell Harlem House

Where others saw a blighted structure, Alysia Reiner and her husband David Alan Basche saw a blank canvas. With help and coverage from Dwell magazine, the couple converted the neglected building into a beautiful city home in the heart of Harlem. This would be a typical tale of a neighborhood in transformation if Alysia’s commitment to sustainability hadn’t informed every step of the process. I caught up with Alysia and asked her about the design considerations that make her house unlike any other on the block.
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Filed under: Main on May 31st, 2007





