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The results, though, don’t look choppy
or abrupt; the living room alone is
40 feet long, Harrison notes. And the
high ceilings lend an airy atmosphere.
The 24-story building was completed
in 2007 and has a striking curved glass
exterior. It was built by the renowned
architectural film Booth Hansen, with
offices in Chicago and San Francisco.
But why hire a southeast Michigan
design firm for a job nearly 300 miles
away?
It’s simple. Brown is a Michigan
native, and Art | Harrison designed
her parents’ home in Bloomfield Hills
when she was in college. “I liked them
and their work,” she says.
“We already had a great relationship,”
Sanchez says, “and they did interview
Chicago designers for their condo,
thinking it might be easier. But then
she called us and I said, ‘We can do
this very quickly.’”
“Our ability to do custom work also
intrigued her,” Harrison says. Several
Art | Harrison custom furniture pieces
are interspersed throughout the home.
Brown’s training as an architect aided
her in ironing out details with Sanchez
and Harrison.
“Being an architect helped me to
articulate what I wanted,” she says,
“and I understand things like detail
and scale.”
In fact, the three collaborated on
designing a cocktail table in the living
room. Viewed from above, the top of it
resembles the roof lines of a building,
a salute to Brown’s profession.
“She has a strong sense of spatial
relationships, which made things
easier during the whole project,”
Sanchez says.
Art | Harrison warmed up the foyer with a deep,
dark palette.
Arte wallcovering:
Custom carved chair by Art | Harrison: Tennant &
Associates, Suite 61
Console table: Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman,
Tennant & Associates, Suite 61