An authentic accomplice at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Roy O. Allen selected to construct his own residence like a slice of considered one of his agency’s skyscrapers. Drawing inspiration from Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, the Roy O. Allen Home is a 4,000-square-foot glass field, with views of the encompassing panorama damaged solely by the supporting metal beams. It lately underwent an intensive renovation by present proprietor Michael Brown, a senior vice chairman of inside design at RH. Going past a easy restoration, Brown modernized the house with an adjusted structure, reconfigured master bedroom with a slabbed calacatta verde lavatory and a customized Poliform walk-in closet from Italy, a brand-new king bed room suite, and a solar-ready roof; the prior proprietor, who labored for Rolling Stone, had renovated the report room and outfitted the house with Sonos audio system all through. A mid-century trendy gem providing trendy creature comforts, it is presently listed by Joanna Rizoulis and Amy Smith-Sroka of Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.
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