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While bedrooms are given priority to choose the most favored spots alongside exterior walls – giving them access to the fresh air , natural light , and better views provided by windows – sanitary spaces are often left to feed from the scraps in the aftermath, afforded only a sliver of external wall, if any.
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To achieve that, we not only wanted to bring in more natural light but celebrate the light." Photo: Joe Fletcher Because of the propertys historic nature, the architects couldnt change the exterior and instead focused their efforts on the interiors.
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