November 2015 Issue

Before-and-after projects are some of the most inspiring, idea-packed features in Architectural Digest, but typically each of those makeovers directly affects only the people living in the home. This month, though, we report on a renovation that will impact thousands: the new headquarters of God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD), a New York–based charity that provides nutritious, high-quality meals to low-income individuals suffering from a wide variety of debilitating illnesses. The nonprofit had operated for decades out of an antiquated two-story building, which had become increasingly cramped as the number of people depending on the group’s programs kept growing.