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Design Duo's Tivoli Nest is Anything But Empty

Designer Ghislaine Vinas in her living room. When Vinas takes on a new project, she and her clients tend to get very close. “Ghislaine has found herself folding a bachelor’s underwear,” explains her husband and business partner Jaime Vinas of his wife’s deep commitment to projects. “We’ve become so friendly with some clients that we’ve even travelled with them. Some clients are now our closest friends.”

- Winona Barton-Ballentine

Design Duo's Tivoli Nest is Anything But Empty

The home's inconspicuous white exterior hides a stylish colorful core.
A One-Story Skyscraper in Claverack

The home sits on a former horse farm in the middle of an abandoned paddock. Working with Tivoli-based engineer Franz Safford, the couple incorporated skyscraper-grade glass as exterior walls. An interior steel mullion frame holds together the home without breaching the glass and maximizing the insulation.

- Winona Barton-Ballentine

A One-Story Skyscraper in Claverack

When they started dreaming of a new home they weren't sure what they wanted exactly. The results were perfectly surprising.