Giorgetti. condominium luxury experience

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2 HOME DESIGN The Giorgetti condominium luxury experience Giorgetti, the venerable 118-year-old Italian furniture maker, is embarking on a project that is unique in its field a luxury condominium under the company s own brand name. The boutique mid-rise will be built in the Upper Kirby district, a lively and elegant setting known for its art galleries, boutiques and restaurants. Giorgetti Houston is a collaboration with Mirador Group, a Houston-based firm specializing in architecture and interior design; Sudhoff Companies, a leader in property sales, marketing and consulting; and Stolz Partners, a veteran Georgia-based real estate development and investment venture. The seven-story boutique mid-rise will feature 32 flats ranging in size from 2,400 square-feet up to 4,500 square-feet for one of the four penthouses. LUXCIOR.com 115

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4 HOME DESIGN Ceilings will range in height from 10 to 12 feet, with balconies from 500 to 2,000 square feet. Giorgetti will create a complete residential environment from the kitchen and outdoor cabinetry to paneling, lighting, carpets, closets, woodwork and furnishings. Most of Giorgetti s designers are actual architects, who create bespoke products known for their clever mix of styles and high-quality craftsmanship. The company has collaborated on impressive projects including hotels, yachts, celebrity residences and royal palaces. These collaborations include the $24 million penthouse at New York s Plaza Hotel, the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto, Fontainebleau Chateau Suites in Miami, Four Seasons Residences in Austin, Torch Doha and The Reverie Saigon in Ho Chi Minh. Branded projects by Armani/Casa, Versace, Porsche, Baccarat, and Bulgari have been created, but this groundbreaking project marks Giorgetti s first totally luxury-branded real estate project, said Jacob Sudhoff, CEO of Sudhoff Companies. The building will be representative of the Giorgetti Italian lifestyle a harmonious fusion of innovative design, architecture, form and function that truly distinguishes the pioneering brand. Each of the flats will be timeless, works of art. In addition to Giorgetti s unusual furniture shapes, maple and walnut combined with metal, marble, leather and fabric, served as inspiration for the project. In particular, Giorgetti s Origami cabinet was the inspiration for the LUXCIOR.com 117

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6 HOME DESIGN external façade of the building. For us, beauty is the first source of inspiration, including and above all, for the contribution it can make to improving the quality of where we live," commented Giovanni del Vecchio, Managing Director of Giorgetti. With our partners, we share the same passion, vision and love for the brand and for the lifestyle that we are able to create and express. The result is very special a remarkable living space, imbued with the spirit of modern elegance." Mirador Group led the design and planning of the building, artfully reflecting Giorgetti s aesthetic sensibility and hallmark sense of comfort and functionality. Everything from the building s location to its fixtures and finishes within have been inspired by the brand, enabling us to create a unique, refined setting in which elegant form and function are balanced, says Jerry Hooker, Principal of Mirador Group. The culmination of history, craftsmanship and art creates a sophisticated environment and a precisely classic building for generations to come. Framed by a canopy of nearly 100-year-old trees at the northeast corner of Steel and Virginia streets, the boutique condominium features outdoor kitchens and al fresco dining, pet-living amenities, a gym, concierge services and low Home Owner Association fees. For more details, visit giorgettihouston.com. LUXCIOR.com 119