Text J. Lynn Fraser l Photography Brandon Barré
This corner condo with a gleaming view is
home to a busy media production executive
who travels extensively. He chose the two-floor
penthouse because it offered all the luxurious
aspects of a well-appointed home.
“Our mandate was to help him customize from
the base building materials to suit his lifestyle
and design aesthetic.” Designer Lisa Stevens says
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of the pied-à-terre’s design raison d’être. “It was
about classic, masculine pieces with a sense of
theatricality and wit.” .
Relying on neutral gray, Stevens created a
custom-made space that is both open and
intimate. He already owned the sofa so Stevens
built choices from his existing furniture. Stevens’
advice for designing with gray is to always stay