BDG 23rd Edition 2020

While the exterior of the home, a subtle but sensual
country home, has classical Italian flourishes—dominant
columns, limestone-gray trim, cornices, a voluptuous
portico—“underneath this skin,” says Marcus, “is a
thoroughly modern house.” Everything about it: the way
it is built, the way it flows, the way its serves its owners,
the way it reacts to its site, is utterly contemporary, he
underscores. “People think that modern and traditional
design are mutually exclusive,” says Marcus. "That isn't the
case and never should be, except, perhaps in a museum."
Anthony has enjoyed a 20-year relationship with the
homeowner, having done many projects together, but
this job needed “to be very different and very fresh,
and comfortable to live in,” he says. Much of this
approachability is born of texture—in the extravagant
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