Residence 2123

This historic 6-level townhouse in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood traces the lines of its lineage with infinite intent. In the building's previous life – circa 1850 – it was at once a refuge for artists, an upscale boarding house and a convent home to the Sisters of St. Agnes. Following in the faded footsteps of the original 7,800 square foot floor plan, modernist and historic moments are reconciled through measured transitions of material and movement, tailoring the home’s aesthetic to better suit contemporary life. Paying homage to the diversity of the home's previous tenants, rationalist interior design interventions pull from French architects of the 1960s with decoration informed by playful modernist homes of the 1930s. The use of warm mahogany, metal, glass and textured silk add a layered sense of romance and recollection throughout the space. Shaped by natural light and rich tactile details, each room serves as a stylistic metronome for simple yet sophisticated creature comforts — from crushed mohair and vintage murano glass to lacquered eucalyptus and sheer, open-weave silk curtains. Staged throughout, a restrained yet effusive collection of art, objects and furnishings quietly compliment the rhythm of the home through a chorus of form. The poignant perspectives of Gio Ponti, Maria Pergay, Joan Miró, Ruemmler, Simon Benjamin, George Sherman and more are featured in a study balance of astute aesthetics.