The home of art lovers
We invite you to a unique interior that is full of original antique furniture and very unusual accents. From the very beginning you can see that its owners deal with art on a daily basis, and their sophisticated taste and sense of aesthetics are simply amazing!
Author: redaktor
Photos: Jennifer Hughes
The apartment belongs to the architect and designer Nicholas Potts and his husband Aaron Michael Wile, who is the curator of the National Gallery of Art.
The couple moved from New York City when Wile took up a position at the National Gallery, and Potts set out to create his own design firm - after working for some of the biggest names in architecture including Rem Koolhas, SHoP and Bjarke Ingels.
Originally built in 1925, the apartment has since lost most of its historic character. The architect's first task was to reduce the apartment to its original structure and to clean it of mismatched excesses that had accumulated over the years. Another difficult challenge was to adjust the historical layout of the apartment to modern needs: working from home and spending time together.
As for the woodwork design and numerous architectural details, it was decided to replicate those that were inside before its destruction. The owners attached great importance to the quality of the products used, often reaching for unique craftsmanship solutions, as exemplified by non-standard milled herringbone floors and hand-forged fittings by P.E. Guerin of Greenwich Village. The tone of the interior is set by antique furniture and works of art collected by a creative couple.
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