Our Manhattan loft is packed with personal history. Damian’s father purchased it in 1970 when it was just commercial space packed with manufacturers and artists, and he used it as a production studio for his explorations in inflatable architecture. When he married Damian’s mother, and children arrived, he slowly transformed parts of it into a home. When Damian was studying architecture in college, the loft changed again, as his parents renovated to make it a little more residential still. To help with that renovation, Damian applied his developing architecture skills, effectively making it his first project. When Covid arrived, his parents invited us to move into the loft, since they were rarely there. We did, and soon after we relocated our studio to our current location near Union Square, just a few blocks away.  It didn’t take us long to slide into a full-blown renovation—after all, that’s what we do. We replaced the windows (most of which didn’t open), installed air conditioning so the interior didn't bake in the summer, and repaired a bathroom that had leaked into our downstairs neighbor’s apartment. Before long, we were also overhauling the kitchen and putting in new floors. Now, it really feels like it’s ours.