From the street, a row house built in 1892 in Boston’s South End passes as stately but unassuming. But inside the 15-foot-wide, 4-story volume, another world emerges: The narrow home has been fully reconceived, reconstructed, and resurfaced from the bricks in. While the space is finished in rich materials and details—lime plaster walls, a travertine island, and a winding white oak staircase—its realization also offers important notes about coauthorship and creativity.
The project’s client approached J. Jih, who leads the Boston-based Studio J. Jih, after seeing a sculpted roof deck they completed using Japanese joinery and no screws. The design “revealed a level of
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