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Morgan Creek is the renovation of the modernist childhood home of James Taylor. Our clients, who are NYC mid-century enthusiasts and art collectors with family nearby and UNC affiliations, asked that we rediscover the original vision of George Matsumoto, who was fired by the Taylors, rebuild and expand the adjacent guesthouse, and design a new pool and pool house. The 24-acre property had been neglected for more than a decade, so our work involved refreshing finishes, opening under-lit spaces to the landscape, solving sources of water damage, and shaping a landscape to unify the domestic complex.