“The interiors don’t in any way shout they’re simple and timeless,” says Behun, later adding, “It was never going to be about trying to upstage the natural surroundings, the architecture, or the art.” The palette leans heavily on colors that harmonize with the views-golden sands, caramel browns, buttery cognacs. Keen on making the home more family-friendly and less like a place a “superhero would live in,” Behun brought in warmth by introducing wood elements, Moroccan wool rugs, and seating upholstered in soft fabrics like shearling and cotton velvet. Being remote would normally be an obstacle, he was so in tune with what he knew he wanted, and that’s why everything just clicked.” Erected in 2007, the cantilevered structure comprises floor-to-ceiling glass, white concrete, grand walkways, manicured courtyards, and floating staircases. “He lives and breathes that house he understands every square inch of it. “They might as well make a sculpture of her the Statue of Liberty.”Ī hectic schedule, however, didn’t keep Dean from being a hands-on collaborator during the nine-month-long project, says Behun. “She’s Miss New York,” Dean, himself a Bronx native, declares. It’s worth noting that one of Keys’s biggest and most beloved hits to date is “Empire State of Mind,” the 2009 collaboration with Jay-Z that has become the unofficial anthem of the city that never sleeps. Still, he worried that his wife, born and bred in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, would veto a move to the West Coast. “When your screen saver comes to life, it’s unbelievably crazy,” he exclaims. When the couple’s real estate agent, Stephen Sweeney, called with news that the house was again available, Dean was elated. “I was low-key manifesting it,” he states. During that time the multilevel manse, named after the neighboring Razor Point Trail, appeared and disappeared from the market, but the producer remained hopeful. Dean set a picture of Cunningham’s singular creation as his phone’s screen saver for eight years. It took some time for that dream to become a reality.
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