"Something's always going on in the harbor," says the AD100 designer, who likens the maritime panorama to an Andreas Gursky photograph. Still, before that vista can rightly command your attention, your eyes will first flitter among the many wonders inside—from the handsome vignettes of vintage and bespoke furnishings that fill every corner of the home to the eclectic artworks that cover the walls in dense, salon-style arrangements. Here are interiors that embrace but do not yield to the extraordinary scenery.
"I wanted more space, to live a bit more graciously," he says. One step into the apartment and there was no resisting its scale and sweep: some 3,600 raw square feet, with those broad 13-foot-tall windows on two sides and a U-shaped layout primed for neatly divided public and private realms.
To make it all his own, Stilin embarked on an ambitious transformation, collaborating closely with architect Mark Gettys to carve out a generous primary suite and guest bedroom along one side of the loftlike plan, leaving the other wide open for the kitchen, living, and dining areas.
Hand-contoured planks of white oak now cover the concrete slab, though the original columns remain untouched, a rugged note further accentuated by the addition of bespoke industrial-inspired steel doors to separate the sleeping quarters from the rest of the living space.
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