Margaux Lafond designed the West Village Townhouse for a family with an open-ended rental timeline and no fixed plan to stay. The townhouse, renovated in 2000, carries a distinct late 1990s character that Lafond treated as a given rather than a problem, working with its proportions and finishes rather than against them. The rental arrangement shaped every decision: the approach prioritized vintage and modular furnishings that could move with the family when the time came, rather than anything site-specific or built-in.

The styling was handled by Mariana Marcki-Matos. The flexibility principle extended to the furniture selection itself, with pieces chosen for their ability to adapt across different spaces and arrangements. The result is an interior that reads as considered and personal without depending on the specific apartment to function.

The most specific design problem in the project was the primary bedroom on the top floor. Multiple skylights and an open layout fill the room with natural light, which works well during the day but made achieving genuine darkness for sleep difficult. Lafond's solution was a custom alcove built around the bed, enclosed with a large curtain that can be drawn to block light and create a contained, private sleeping environment. The curtained alcove sits within the existing room rather than altering it, keeping the intervention reversible and consistent with the rental brief.