But I didn't like the mechanical part of industrial design - you are very beholden to engineers. Over time, his firm's design work has been a 50-50 mix between residential and commercial interiors. This really caught my fancy because of its classical nature, its size, proportions, detail and potential. The design benefited from an era when workmen, tradesmen, craftsmen did the best they could. That's a rarity today.
Finances being what they are, people have to cut corners.
A. Aesthetically, it was in drab condition. It was dusty and tired. I had the interior painted to emphasize all of its assets and had lighting installed for the artwork. Structurally it was sound - and in 30 years I've had to repair the roof once. The antiquity of the kitchen.