See Based In Member, architect
@landonsbrown featured in T Magazine đ
The art dealer Peter Freeman and his wife, the art conservator LluĂŻsa SĂ rries Zgonc, took cues from their wide-ranging collection when designing their Manhattan apartment.
When renovating the place â which occupies the entire fourth floor of a marble-clad, Italianate-style former warehouse â the architect
@landonsbrown /
@onland_architecture a coat closet and moved an electrical panel to create two walls big enough for sizable paintings. The playfulness of the coupleâs art is also reflected in their loftâs furniture: In the primary bedroom sits one of the Dutch designer
@tejoremy âs bureaus, each of which is a jumble of mismatched boxes and drawers held together by a single strap. The piece, constructed in 2021, is juxtaposed with the much older work that hangs beside it: a 1747 painting with an illusionistic rendering of a broken pane in the frame â referencing, Freeman (
@peterfreemaninc ) says, the practice of putting art behind glass, which was relatively new in the 18th century.
Link to article in bio. Written by Travis Diehl (
@prismofreality ). Photos by Dean Kaufman (
@kaufmanprojects ).