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Family room, with dining room
visible beyond transparent divider.

Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

Photo © Paul Warchol Photography Main living area. Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

In any case, the geometric interplay between the main and second
floors creates a richness that moves beyond pure modernist forms.
For the most part, the second floor is set back from the perimeter
of the main level, overlooking the green roofs of the wings. But at
the ends of the pinwheel arms, the second floor projects beyond
the level below, creating sheltered thresholds at the four points
(including the main entrance) where the atrium has doors opening
to the site.
All utilitarian elements of the interiors—kitchen appliances,
closets, bathrooms, even the televisions—are rigorously incorporated
into built-ins and clad in richly finished materials that conceal their
utilitarian purposes. (There is also a basement for messy things
like mechanical systems, pool pumps, and the like.) Furnishings
draw from classic modernist designs—but even here, note that
there are no table lamps, no torchères: all lighting is minimal in
form and carefully worked into ceilings and built-ins. Aside from
the occasional small tabletop sculpture, there is not even any
evident art: the focus is on the views out and the architectural art
of the house itself.

Main entrance. Photo © Paul Warchol Photography