When I visited the DC Design House last April, I had no idea it would lead me to Sandra Steele, the Press Liaison to this not-for-profit corporation.
Ms. Steele is the proud owner of the Loft at AI, based in Frederick, Maryland. Although I am a native northern Virginian, I admit that I have never taken the time to visit Frederick, a place that is only a stone’s throw from my home.
On Saturday, I found may way to Frederick and to the Loft at AI. If I had a pick-up truck at my disposal, I would have come home with many-a-souvenir.
The loft really is a hybrid space; as much a private museum as a living space. Because of that, flexibility is all; few rooms are actually fixed and most are interchangeable, so that in the end the areas devoted to living and to art are completely merged.
Ben van Berkel
Living with Books and Art: a loft in New York, USA 2007-2010
The UNStudio design for an existing loft located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan explores the interaction between a gallery and living space.