36 WINTER 2026 I travel to Japan and Europe frequently and enjoy adapting our lifestyles to spaces abroad with constraints that are unusual to find in the U.S.,” Dan explains. “In the end, we rejected what most people would consider – for example, a proper primary suite, or a traditionally outfitted kitchen. There are only two enclosed rooms in the project: one powder room, one laundry/powder room.” The apartment operates, essentially, on an open plan, with the bedroom on the lower level and the living spaces above. “We decided that we didn’t want to overtake the upper floor with the primary suite because that level has the best views and a very large terrace where we’d spend time with family and friends,” explains Dan. “This decision also reinforced our concept that the upper floor is like our beachfront cabin retreat, while the lower level serves as our urban sanctuary.” Achieving their vision required a few major interventions – shifting the staircase, removing two gas fireplaces and reorienting the kitchen. With every space orchestrated to their intentions, the couple enveloped the interiors in a neutral palette of black and white punctuated with wood tones. Their furnishings – including the Bea chair by Porada and a LazyTime sofa from Camerich – contribute to the physical and visual restraint that pervades the home. Utterly taken with the unit’s large windows, Dan and Sandra relinquished some of the art they had collected over the years to revel, instead, in their view of the city and the mountains beyond. That kind of commitment to context is central to Dan’s practice. “Each Wilson-Haus project is influenced by its context and tied together by an adherence to craft, clarity and seeking ways to connect clients with spaces emotionally, rather than implementing a prescribed set of aesthetic tendencies.” Now that’s a sound plan. “ W E A P P L I E D T H E P H I L O S O P H Y T H A T S P A C E I S A L U X U R Y, N O T N E C E S S A R I LY H A V I N G A N A B U N D A N C E O F T H I N G S . I T I S O U R E X P R E S S I O N O F ‘ E N O U G H N E S S . ’ ” – S A N D R A A N D D A N