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"Michael Hirtenstein's Manhattan Triplex\nWith architectural designer Thomas Juul-Hansen and decorator Amy Lau, entrepreneur Michael Hirtenstein spends three years combining five raw apartment spaces into an ultracustomized, exactingly appointed Manhattan triplex\nThomas Juul-Hansen oversaw the architectural design for the New York residence of businessman Michael Hirtenstein and his wife, Christina. Amy Lau was responsible for the furnishings, and Michael Franco of Town and Gardens did the landscaping. Christina and Michael are seen here on one of their terraces. For more details see Sources.\n\nHirtenstein had a column removed to maximize the wide-open feel of the living room, which is painted in a Benjamin Moore white and ringed by curtains made of a Knoll Luxe fabric. The two seating areas are anchored by Vladimir Kagan sofas, which\u2014like most of the new furnishings\u2014were custom made; the one at left joins an agate-top low table with a bronze-and-brass base by Silas Seandel and a pair of Kagan swivel chairs beneath a Lindsey Adelman chandelier, while the other faces a 1960s cocktail table from Todd Merrill Antiques. The carpets are by Fort Street Studio, and the piano and stools in the back corner are by Based Upon.\n\nThe wall above the bar and dining area showcases a plaster relief created by artist Malcolm Hill.\nLau hung a circa-1970 chandelier from Rewire Gallery above the Blatt Billiards pool table and paired an Arredoluce floor lamp from 1stdibs with an Olivier Mourgue double lounge chair, both from the '60s.\n\nThe outdoor living room is crafted of solid mahogany, with a custom-made fire pit; the seat cushions are clad in a Great Outdoors fabric from Holly Hunt, and the pillows are made of a KnollTextiles stripe.\nA 1960s FontanaArte fixture\u00A0from Bernd Goeckler Antiques hangs in the dining area, where a Montigo gas fireplace is set into a wall of gray travertine; a suite of custom-made Kagan chairs covered in a Moore &amp;amp; Giles leather surrounds the table, which has a bronze base by Seandel and displays glass orbs by Jeff Zimmerman and bronze vessels by David Wiseman from R 20th Century.\nThe kitchen, outfitted with rosewood cabinetry, has chandeliers by Brand van Egmond, ovens by Miele, and refrigerators by Sub-Zero; the wood bowls on the island are from Espasso.\n\nJuul-Hansen opened up the stairwell, adding white-oak steps with recessed lighting and a glass balustrade topped by a hand-carved rosewood rail; a custom-made light fixture by jGoodDesign descends through the center, while an installation by ceramic artist Jennifer Prichard enlivens the walls.\nRosewood and tamo ash frame the master suite's bed and headboard, which is upholstered in a Romo fabric and appointed with pendant lights by Rewire Gallery; the bedding is by Matouk, the cashmere blanket is by Anichini, the ottomans are circa-1970 designs by Giancarlo Piretti, the sculpture is a '70s work by Jack Arnold, the Kagan chaise is clad in an Old World Weavers fabric, and the carpet is by Luke Irwin.\n\nIn the master suite, Lau grouped a circa-1950 Kagan sofa with a pair of chairs and a matching ottoman\u2014upholstered in a Romo fabric\u2014around a cocktail table by Based Upon; the curtains are made of a Christopher Hyland fabric, lined with a Cre\u0301ation Baumann textile, and the hide rug is by Kyle Bunting.\nChristina's dressing room boasts a handblown glass chandelier by jGoodDesign above a rosewood-and-leather island with a built-in seat; the shelves and closets are backed with gold mirror.\nNamibian Rose marble sheathes the walls and tops the lacquer vanity in Christina's bath; the Rapsel tub has Dornbracht fittings.\nGraphic gray marble lines the walls, cabinetry, and shower in Michael's bath; the porcelain stool is from Flair Home Collection.\n\nThe slate-paved pool terrace is furnished with Summit tables and chaise longues."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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