Meet the owners
The Manhattan-based couple Maria and Todd live with their two daughters Inez and Luz on the Lower East Side. Here, they work as architects in their own firm IdS/R Architecture founded in 2000. For 10 years, the family of four has been hiking in the mountains, loving the wilderness and the contrast to their everyday life in Manhattan. Wanting a bit more comfort and a permanent space when going on their camping trips, the architect couple purchased a piece of land in the middle of a protected wild area in the woods. Made from prefabricated high insulated panels and running on solar energy from spring to fall season the couple build a house aiming to reduce the building’s ecological footprint.