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…sloped roofs, and huge glass win- dows, closely resembles a ski chalet. It was built three years ago by Bill Poss and Associates in Aspen, and its interior was designed by Michigan interior designer, Rohn Goldman. Rohn Goldman, 53, whose of- fice is in Birmingham has been an interior designer for 36 years. He has been working for this par- ticular family for more than a dozen years. "When the family commission- ed me to do the work, I was very...…
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