In the mountains north of San Diego, a modernist mansion manufactured from white concrete and glass rises from the cliffside. The property, nicknamed "Razor House" after the close by Razor Point Trail, is now dwelling to two well-known inhabitants: singer Alicia Keys and her music producer husband Kasseem Dean, higher referred to as Swizz Beatz, alongside their kids Genesis and Egypt.
The duo have since given the residence their personal identify, "Dreamland," filling it with artworks by Black artists, a fleet of Ferraris, an infinity pool and a recording studio tucked away in an area Dean calls "the grown up floor." Boasting views over the Pacific Ocean, the dwelling is alleged to have impressed Tony Stark's mansion in the "Iron Man" franchise, in accordance to Architectural Digest, which is dedicating the cowl story of its December subject to the property.
Speaking to the journal, Dean revealed that he set his coronary heart on the dwelling lengthy earlier than buying it. The practically 11,000-square-foot mansion, a photograph of which served as his telephone wallpaper for eight years earlier than the couple moved in, was "incredibly important to me," he's quoted as saying. "Every wall in this house, every bit of it, is sculpture," he added. "These beautiful 'S' shapes, these chevrons going down the hillside, curvatures flying in space over your head. It's more akin to sculpture than architecture."
When the couple's actual property agent messaged to say the dwelling was on the market, Dean was fearful that Keys -- who beloved dwelling on the East Coast -- could be reluctant to transfer out west. "She's Miss New York," he stated. "They might as well make a sculpture of her the (new) Statue of Liberty."But after the couple have been invited by the the earlier proprietor to spend a weekend exploring the home, Keys started imagining her life there, in accordance to Architectural Digest. The singer stated she was satisfied to relocate throughout a morning meditation session at the property, as she watched parasailers floated over a close-by mountain. "In that moment, I felt like I was witnessing a beautiful metaphor, and I wanted to not ever forget how endless we are and how the unimaginable can happen," she advised the journal. "That's what did it for me. I was taken."
An paintings by Nigerian American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola hangs in the household eating room. Credit: Courtesy Architectural Digest
'Wildest dream'
After lastly buying the dwelling in 2019, Keys and Dean tasked New York-based inside designer Kelly Behun with remodeling the house into "Dreamland." (Dean was a longtime fan of Behun's, describing her as having "soul.") The designer introduced a chic softness to the house with Moroccan wool rugs and velvet and shearling upholstery, trying to an earthy coloration palette that complemented the dwelling's environment. Key objects of furnishings echo the constructing's mild curves, with rounded couches and round espresso tables noticed all through the home. Also talking to Architectural Digest, Behun stated she did not need to "upstage the natural surroundings, the architecture or the art."
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz on the cowl of Architectural Digest's forthcoming December subject. Credit: Courtesy Architectural Digest
As prolific collectors, Keys and Dean put artwork at the coronary heart their dwelling. With a portfolio of over 1,000 artworks, amassed over twenty years, the pair have lined their partitions with museum-worthy items by the likes of KAWS and Jean Michel-Basquiat.
Black artists take the highlight, with works by Kwame Brathwaite, Lauren Pearce and Burkinabe photographer Sanlé Sory given satisfaction of place throughout the dwelling. Evocative photos by the civil rights-era photographer Gordon Parks additionally dangle all through the property, with Architectural Digest revealing that the couple personal the world's largest non-public assortment of his work.
"I love that 90 percent of the art in the house is by artists who are now our friends," Dean stated, including that a few of them have even partied or spent the evening at the home.Sentimental objects are additionally woven into the dwelling decor, together with a child grand piano that was gifted to Keys by her file label when she turned 16. Keys is quoted as saying that their dwelling was "a place to create dreams and to be bold enough to dream your wildest dream.""For us to be here is a wildest dream," she added.
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