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Glickman Schlesinger Architects tore out bulky overhead cabinets, exchanged drab finishes for lighter ones, and created a modular sleeping arrangement for a family of six.
In March of 2011, Bryan and Meredith Verona took their four kids on an epic West Coast road trip. The New York City family flew to Phoenix, rented a large SUV, and then proceeded to cover 950 miles in two weeks. Among other adventures, they stopped to do a jeep tour in Sedona, Arizona, hiked the Grand Canyon, drove the iconic Route 66, and explored San Diego, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
The family had such a good time that they began what Bryan calls their "road trip series." "The trips became something that we really cherished over time," he says. "We did a number of them—about five or six more before I eventually purchased an RV."
Before: Exterior
Before: Bryan Verona, who’s from New York City, purchased a 1989 370LE Airstream in Cleveland, Ohio, before driving it home and retrofitting it for family road trips.
Courtesy of Glickman Schlesinger Architects
But not just any RV. Since Bryan intended to bus around his entire family comfortably, he was looking for something specific. "I wanted a traditional Airstream silver bullet, but in the bus version, which they basically stopped making in 1992, I believe," he says.
In 2017, Bryan found a 1989 370LE Airstream available online, but lost out on the sale. So when another one came up in Cleveland, Ohio, he immediately hopped on a plan to purchase it and drove it back to NYC the same night, even though he’d never driven a vehicle that large before. "I certainly learned," says Bryan of the trip. "It was wild." On that drive back, he named the Airstream Loretta after Loretta Lynn, the country singer, one of his favorites.
After: Exterior
After living with the original exterior for a while, Bryan had the shell buffed to its natural silver finish. "I think it’s the most gorgeous thing in the world," says Bryan of the Airstream’s iconic shape and sheen.
Photo by Here And Now Agency
Once home from Cleveland, Bryan found Loretta a parking spot—or three—on Lexington Avenue, at which point he asked his friends Lauren Schlesinger and Adam Glickman of Glickman Schlesinger Architects to come over and appraise the possibilities of a remodel.
The firm had never worked on an Airstream overhaul before, but felt the approach was comparable to other types of projects they’d done. "In a way, it feels like a New York City apartment inside," says Schlesinger. They paired up with a Colorado company, Timeless Travel Trailers, for the build out. "It was sort-of a design-build exercise with them where we were working back and forth," says Schlesinger. "We would tell them what we wanted and they would give us feedback, while they were also simultaneously renovating."
Before: Kitchen
Before: The original finishes were drab: "Late eighties, dark wood, dark colors, and shag carpeting," says Bryan.
Courtesy of Glickman Schlesinger Architects
See the full story on Dwell.com: Before & After: A 1989 Airstream Is Reimagined With Marble, a Movie Screen, and Room to Move
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By: Melissa Dalton
Title: Before & After: A 1989 Airstream Is Reimagined With Marble, a Movie Screen, and Room to Move
Sourced From: www.dwell.com/article/loretta-the-airstream-glickman-schlesinger-architects-renovation-55458776
Published Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:39:16 GMT
