Restoration

Restoring a Part of History

Restoring this very private estate began in 2020 with roughly a year of research. The first step was to understand how the property evolved over time, from its earliest days in the hands of Eugenia’s father, through Eugenia’s own transformation of it, and up to the Aslan Foundation’s acquisition nearly forty years after the House was last occupied.

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A Thorough Process

The Aslan Foundation hired Sanders Pace Architects, a longtime collaborator, who worked alongside Harboe Architects of Chicago and Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architects of Cambridge to uncover the site’s past and help the Foundation imagine how the House and Grounds could serve the public. Their work resulted in a 300-page historic structure report that, together with Staub’s original architectural drawings, shaped the vision for the home’s next era. Working with architects and designers, the Aslan Foundation board and staff were deeply engaged and committed to every detail of the design and each step of the restoration process.

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