Sneak Preview: ELLE Decor + Adjaye Associates

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Sneak Preview: ELLE Decor + Adjaye Associates

February 3, 2011

Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.

Hot of the presses is our new collaboration with ELLE Decor magazine, where we preview an architect feature from an upcoming issue for your perusal. We’ll be asking a couple of questions for each project and would love your input, so comment away. Exclusive set of images from ELLE Decor‘s February/March issue, featuring a Denver home by Adjaye Associates, after the jump.

Architizer asks: What are your best tricks for warming up a gallery-type environment? What furniture would you select for a home that doubles as a private art gallery? Comment below or chime in on our Facebook page.

Toledo chairs by Knoll surround tables by Jane Hamley Wells in the outdoor dining area. Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.

“The ground level, which is two-thirds below grade, is primarily a gallery. The main floor has the living room, a kitchen with an adjacent den, an office, and a dining room; the next floor has three guest rooms, wherewe host visiting artists associated with the museum; the top floor is the master suite, including a gym and a study; there’s a roof deck above that.” Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor. Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.

Poliform chairs surround a custommade table in the dining room; paintings by Antonio Balestra (left) and Sam Scott hang on the walls, and the rug is by Cliff Young. Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.

Each floor features a different wood: “The main floor is black oak, the guest floor is walnut, and the master floor is light oak. It was part of David’s concept of moving upward toward lightness. The floors and some of the walls on the first floor are Gunnison basalt. David used a lot of Cor-Ten steel, both on the outside of the house and for the main stairwell.” Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.

The master bedroom features a custom-made bed and bed linens, artwork by Arturo Herrera, and a swivel chair by Cliff Young. Photo: Emily Minton-Redfield, courtesy of Adjaye Associates and ELLE Decor.