LIVING WELL | WHEN ART IS THE BLUEPRINT
a curated collection of notable homes and opportunities
January 17
Some homes are built around how we live. Others are built around what we love. In these residences, walls are donned with art that sets the tone from the moment you enter, with spaces designed to let each piece breathe. Many are guided by curators and serious collectors themselves, which shows in the restraint, the sightlines and the way art and architecture move together. This week, we are spotlighting properties where art is part of the blueprint, influencing how each home is experienced every day.
Across Miami, Dallas, Chicago and New York, a special group of residences meet this standard. A Wynwood penthouse built for creation. A Richard Meier house in Dallas defined by light. A historic bath house in Chicago reimagined as sculpture. And a full-floor Upper East Side penthouse calibrated for display. These are not homes that showcase art. They are built around it.
Discover how these extraordinary homes are crafted not simply to contain art but to engage with it.
250 NW 24th Street, PHA | Miami, Florida
3 bed 4 bath
Offered at $3,650,000
Listed by Francisco Navarro with Douglas Elliman
Atico Wynwood is a rare two-level live work penthouse where architecture, art and lifestyle converge. Featured as an ELLE DECOR Modern Life Concept House, this designer-curated residence pairs dramatic double-height interiors with an expansive private rooftop that elevates indoor outdoor living against the Miami skyline. Designed for living, creating and entertaining, the home offers remarkable spatial flexibility within Wynwood’s most art-forward live work building. Equally compelling as a full-time residence, a retreat or a creative compound, Atico Wynwood stands apart as a singular expression of contemporary urban living.
8605 Preston Road | Dallas, Texas
2 bed 6 bath
Offered at $23,000,000
Listed by Faisal Halum and Bill Churchill with Compass
Any structure can house art but few can become it. Designed by Richard Meier, the Rachofsky House redefines the relationship between architecture, art and daily life. Seemingly suspended above a black granite base and framed by oaks, water and sky, the luminous white structure unfolds as a deliberate procession between interior and landscape, with nature visible from nearly every vantage point. Volumes flow quietly from gallery to living spaces, private quarters and elevated study, each calibrated for light, proportion and pause. Throughout the day, sunlight becomes the home’s guiding force, shifting across surfaces and transforming rooms into evolving compositions. At once restrained and monumental, the house balances public presence with private retreat, inviting its inhabitants not just to observe beauty but to live within it, blurring the line between observer and masterpiece.
1019 N Wolcott Avenue | Chicago, Illinois
6 bed 6.2 bath
Offered at $5,750,000
Listed by Jennifer Mills Klatt with Sotheby’s International Realty
A rare convergence of art, architecture and livable luxury, the Lincoln Street Bath House stands as one of Chicago’s most extraordinary residential transformations. One of only four surviving municipal bath houses, this landmark has been reimagined into a private residence that honors its Roman-inspired grandeur while embracing bold modern design. Voluminous, light-filled spaces create a dramatic setting for everyday living and entertaining, centered around a striking stainless steel kitchen and elevated by gallery-level lighting and integrated A/V. The primary suite offers a calm counterpoint to the home’s scale, while the lower level adds flexibility with spaces suited for hosting, wellness or extended living. Outside, a professionally designed garden with outdoor entertaining elements completes the experience. This is not simply a home but a living work of art where history and contemporary vision coexist with rare confidence.
145 E 76th Street, Penthouse | New York, New York
2 bed 3 bath
Offered at $7,885,000
Listed by Ian Slater with Compass
This full-floor Upper East Side penthouse functions as a private gallery in the sky. Entered by a private elevator, twelve-foot ceilings and wraparound exposures create clear sightlines and wall space designed to hold art with intention. A rigorous, to-the-studs renovation delivers restraint and precision, allowing materials, light and proportion to lead. Entertaining rooms open directly to a planted terrace that encircles the home, extending the living canvas outdoors and framing the skyline in every direction. The bedroom wing is deliberately set apart, anchored by a primary suite with direct terrace access and a bath executed with the same curatorial discipline as the rest of the residence. A separate studio introduces rare flexibility for work, display or creation. Set within the refined architecture of 145 East 76th Street, this is a home designed not to compete with art, but to elevate it.
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