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Desert in the Windy City

photographer Maria Ponce Berre, began searching the Chicago real estate listings in 2014, they were looking for land, or at least something to tear down. They imagined building a “forever home” that embodied their love of modern design, particularly midcentury Palm Springs. But when Trey spotted an ad for a

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