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By Nichole L. Reber I phoro, by Matt McCourtney

WITH THEIR PAIR OF HOUSES IN THE SANDY HOOK AREA OF SIESIA KFY KIM ANDOLGA 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 displayPieces of Danish modem fumirure de-signed byAme Jacobsen, Poul Klaerholm,Nanna Dizel and orhers from the 1940s

through today are sffewn throughoutboth houses. One of Nielsen's favoritepieces in the fust-floor great room of themain house is an Indian-red Egg sofa byArne Jacobsen, of which only eight wereever 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 rhoseused in the recent renovation of the Mu-seum of Modern Art in New york andcompietgs the room.

Hickory flooring, maple baseboards andoak doors soften the starkness of the mod-ernist fumiture. Tirzo sets of sliders and apair o[ French doors grant expansive viewsof the Gulf of Mexico and are comple-mented by 11-foot ceilings and an openfloor plan. Irom the grear room guests

enter the famiiy room or tfuough the but-ler's pantry into the contemporary kitchen.

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

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Jacobsen Egg chair creates an in-triguing visual impact in the cornerof the secondlevel theater room.

OFPOSITE BOTTQM: The masterbath continues the home's use ofhickory flooring and maple base-boards, along with natural stonecountertoPs and tiles.

fi:Jr:'mf.'tr;"ffi#trexpansive waterfront views.

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In the family room. a glass cockuil

uble witl'r rounded stainless steel legs,

l<Lrown as rhe lcon 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

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this sruff yet Ringllng School of fut and

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-

uriare in the lndirect sunlight *rown by

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

Bisazza and Company. Hickory floors

and trayed ceilings complement it while

pocket door sliders lead to a long, narrow

porch Lhat runs the length of tJ.re house

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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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.

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History preservedGuests 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 as

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

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

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:' Bill Whitmer

Builder:Gulfside Homes

Dishwasher:Meile

Cooktop and oven:DCS

Refrigerator:Sub Zero

Backsplash, showers, tile:Tte & Stone Collection

Accessories:Bans & Olufsen sound

anc lelev;ston systems

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Jacobsen's swiveling Egg chairs sur-round a Plano cocktail table by Pe-likan Design for Fritz Hansen.

r-_:i:li_.]1i I'i: ::'i_::a:: An irregularly_shaped pool between rhe mainresidence and the Carousel Houseutilizes materials such as limestoneana terrazzo-

i_l i: i:i-l: r_i ;-i'i ::,f,.:-:- r"tl :':. A concretewall, designed in a "peekaboo" pat-tern, surrounds the Carousel House,providing privacy for staying guests.

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