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(Continued from page 100) STEVE WRUBEL TIM STREET-PORTER SCOTT FRANCES/OTTO hard to save them back when we started 25 years ago, and it's even harder now." Two- thirds of Bodron/Fruit's business now comes from new construction, and because many of their clients have been with them since the beginning and are now downsizing, they've added high-rise condos to their portfolio. The firm recently finished the architecture and interiors for a house on the Katy Trail, along with a new project at Hall Arts. Currently, they're renovating and furnishing a condo at the Mansion Residences, their fourth in the building. "We're taking a classical modern approach, with vintage French furniture from the '30s and '40s mixed with modern furniture," Bodron says. "When we do a new-build project, it's is a different kind of rewarding experience than when we do a preservation project." Clockwise from top: A renovated Edward Larrabee Barnes house in Dallas. Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix restored by Bodron/ Fruit. Dining room in the redone Philip Johnson-designed Beck house in Dallas. Svend Fruit, Mil Bodron. 102