He sought London-based Studio Vero for help in designing the space, which had a rather bland interior. The heart of the 7,500-square-foot duplex is the double-volume, 38-by-30-foot living room.

After viewing around 62 apartments, I finally found my home: a distinctive duplex ... living space, where the original 10-inch pine floors tell stories of countless inhabitants before me. The room ...

The apartment’s working wood-burning fireplaces would become the focal points for the home’s public areas downstairs, in what would ultimately become the living room and den. Fortunately ...