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 By Nichole L. Reber I phoro, by Matt McCourtney
WITH THEIR OF HOUSES IN THE SANDY HOOK AREA OF SIESIA KFY KIM
PAIR
AND
OLGA NIELSEN FOUND THT PERFECT PLACE FOR THEIR
DIFFERING NEEDS.
They could showcase their Danish furniture in their modernist-inspired
main
residence and accommodate overnrght guests in the
second home, a sarasota
school of Architecture dwelling. + The main house, designed by Bill Whit_
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The main display
Pieces of Danish modem fumirure de-
/ signed byAme Jacobsen, Poul Klaerholm,
Nanna Dizel and orhers from the 1940s
through today are sffewn throughout
both houses. One of Nielsen's favorite
pieces in the fust-floor great room of the
main house is an Indian-red Egg sofa by
Arne Jacobsen, of which only eight were
ever made and onJy five remain in exis-
tence. It is flanked by a black learher Egg
chair, also byJacobsen, and a glass cock-
tail table framed in polished stainless steel
by architect/furnirure designer Poul Kjaer-
holm. Kjaerholm's black leather day bed,
known as the PK 80, is identical to rhose
used in the recent renovation of the Mu-
seum of Modern Art in New york and
compietgs the room.
Hickory flooring, maple baseboards and
oak doors soften the starkness of the mod-
ernist fumiture. Tirzo sets of sliders and a
pair o[ French doors grant expansive views
of the Gulf of Mexico and are comple-
mented by 11-foot ceilings and an open
floor plan. Irom the grear room guests
enter the famiiy room or tfuough the but-
ler's pantry into the contemporary kitchen.
continued >

TOP: In the family room, glass sliding doors

offer an irresistible view of the Gulf of Mexico.
ABOVE: A close up photo shows the intricate
weaving detail of a steel and wicker chair.
RIGHI Known as the lcon table, the family
room's cocktail table is designed in glass and

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expansive waterfront views.
OPPOSITE TOP: A black Arne
Jacobsen Egg chair creates an in-
triguing visual impact in the corner
of the secondlevel theater room.
OFPOSITE BOTTQM: The master
bath continues the home's use of
hickory flooring and maple base-
boards, along with natural stone
countertoPs and tiles.

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In the family room. a glass cockuil
uble witl'r rounded stainless steel legs,
l<Lrown as rhelcon table. was created by
designer Nanna Ditzel. It is flanked by a
Decrsion sofa manufactured by Fritz
Hansen and a milk chocolate brown
ieather Papa Bear chair. The latter is one
of only 30 such cl'rairs by Hans J. Wegner
avaiiable internationaily. and it is as dis
tinci as the room's Harp chair.
"People call it the Harp chair but it's ac-
tually taken from the design of a Viking
ship," says ICm. Its seat and back struc-
rure jn sturdy rwine irrefuubly resemble
a harp s V-"haped strjng placement. To
complele Lhe insfrumental appreciation
designer Jorgen Hovelskov installed a
':ow-shaped back support of wood,
'.'.:,-:h upon second glance illustrates its
: ---:. rr-rspiration.
this sruff yet Ringllng School of fut
Design students aren t even exposed to it.
Because of his Danish roots and his
dedlcation to this furniture, the Nielsen
house continues the feel of a furniture de-
sign museum in the second-story fheafre
room. the daughter's room. guesr bed'
room and bonus room that serves as a
double oftice.
From a black Arne Jacobsen Egg chair Ln
the corner of the theatre room guests lux-
*rown by
uriare in the lndirect sunlight
siiders granting boundless Culf views.
Guests can also lounge in the black leather
sofa and easy chairs which flank a flint-
roLled. marbie-topped. split-square cock-
tail table-a11 Poul Kjaerholm designs.
Rectangular and oval windows offer
views o[ Siesu l(ey and shed light for
showcasing the encased Mosaico chair by
and 1949, rhe design rose in populariry when
'
John F. Kennedy used Lt for his presiden-
tial debate with F.rchard Nixon.
The guest bedroom and the Nielsens'
daughter's room reside at the other end of
the second-story. The guest room con-
tains a light olive green leadrer chieftain's
chair designed by Finn Juhl, and the
daughter's room features an Arne Jacob-
sen Ani chair. Fpp chair and Swan chair
for the future furniture expert.
continued >
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i : : ::.k:tball players here because and trayed ceilings complement it while
: . a -:: ',':..UeS aft SO mUCh," pocket door sliders lead to a long, narrow
r lde'igners porch Lhat runs the length of tJ.re house
. . I nr ale maimizing Gulf views.
Bevond rhe theatre room is a double
:: wirh matching maple desks by Rud
-":.sen and two Hans Wegner chairs.
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History preserved
Guests who stay with the Nielsens for
prolonged Periods can stay in the
Carousel House, a 1956 Sarasota School
of Architecture design bY TolYn
TWitchell. Whitrner mirrored is abun-
dant block windows, cedar siding and
copper trimmed overhangs on the main
house, going to the extent o[ making a
turreted enffanceway to reFiect the round-
ness of the Carousel House' An infiniry-
Iipped, irregulariy shaped pooi betrveen
the two showcases materials such
limestone artd terrazzo found in each'
A wall of sliders facing the main house
serves as the most common entry to the
Carousei House- The abode is sur-
rounded by glass block windows and a
concrete wall of a peekaboo pattern for
54 housetrends ls I january/february 7007
privacy. The front door is almost en-
tirely encased in glass and opens to two
parabolic-shaped cedar walls which fur-
ther deepen the round feel of the house'
Designed primarily in a ioft sryle, a
sleeping area and a kitchen with an eat-
ing nook surround a conversation area in
the center.
In the conversation area, Jacobsen's
swiveling Egg chairs in lime and forest
green pair with a blue Egg chair, all of
which circumscribe a Plano cocktail table
as by Pelikan Design for Fritz Hansen' More
light enters ftom a skylight that seems to
pop up from the ceiling. For their func-
tionaliry, comfort and aesthetic vaiues,
modemist architecture and Danish furni-
ture unite in sophisticated elegance at the
Nielsens'compound. 1s
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'chitect:
buildingtre n d s
' Bill Whitmer
Jacobsen's swiveling Egg chairs sur-
Builder: round a Plano cocktail table by Pe-
Gulfside Homes likan Design for Fritz Hansen.
r-_:i:li_.]1i I'i: ::'i_::a:: An irregularly_
Dishwasher: shaped pool between rhe main
Meile residence and the Carousel House
utilizes materials such as limestone
Cooktop and oven: ana terrazzo-
DCS i_l i: i:i-l: r_i ;-i'i ::,f,.:-:- r"tl :':. A concrete
wall, designed in a "peekaboo" pat-
Refrigerator: tern, surrounds the Carousel House,
Sub Zero providing privacy for staying guests.

Backsplash, showers, tile:

Tte & Stone Collection

Accessories:
Bans & Olufsen sound
anc lelev;ston systems

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