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Marfa Suite
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Marfa Suite is a detached addition which serves as a refuge when family and friends visit West Texas.
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The Marfa Suite is a project born from a desire to create a detached earthen suite; a loungey art studio which frames the intimate gardens and distant views of West Texas while complementing the existing structures on the site.
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