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A luxurious, black and white marble floor, leather studded walls, Jeffrey Gibson painting on the wall. An Austin, Texas penthouse designed by Fern Santini, art collection curated by Dylan Turk. Leading Austin designers.

When the architecture is this confident, the art has to meet it.

Designed by Fern Santini with architecture by Michael Hsu, this penthouse on the 37th floor of a downtown Austin tower is a space that commands from the moment you enter—double-height ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass, sweeping city views, and interiors that move between drama and precision with total ease. We were brought in as art advisor to build a contemporary collection worthy of it all.

The process was comprehensive: client discovery, artist research, curation, acquisition, and installation. We worked to understand not just what our clients responded to aesthetically, but what they aspired to—then used that as a framework to introduce them to artists and works that could genuinely expand their vision. The goal was never decoration. It was collection-building at the highest level.

Luxury Austin penthouse living room with double-height ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, navy velvet sofas, and large-scale contemporary abstract art--Dylan Turk.
A modern interior bar with black cabinets, glass shelves with bottles and glasses, and decorative objects. The bar has a gold and black color scheme with a checkered black and white marble floor. The upper wall features vertical gold paneling and three spherical pendant lights hanging from the ceiling.
Luxury dining room with a black and white marble wall, a crystal chandelier, a round glass table with a floral centerpiece, yellow patterned chairs, large windows, and a patterned black and white floor.
Penthouse living in downtown Austin, contemporary collected double-height living room with contemporary art collection by Cruz Ortiz. Dylan Turk

Large-scale works anchor the double-height living spaces with the authority the architecture demands. Eleswhere, pieces shift in scale and mood—a graphic, beaded bordered work by Jeffrey Gibson electrifying a studded leather foyer, sculptures threading through rooms with quiet confidence. Every acquisition was deliberate, every placement considered in dialogue with Fern and Michael’s vision.

The result is a penthouse that lives as both a great interior and a serious collection—each element elevating the other thirty-seven floors above the city.

A Vivian springford painting from the 1970s hanging in luscious, saturated bedroom. Art collection curated by Austin Based designer Dylan Turk
Modern apartment living room with neon light art, gray sofa with patterned throw, black side table with flowers, and view into bedroom with purple bedding and stylish chandelier.
A living room with dark walls and leopard print furniture, including a sofa, armchair, and ottoman, accented by a glass sculpture with blue, orange, and black colors, two gold and black side tables, and a wall-mounted light fixture with a white shade. A colorful glass sculpture adorns a side table, with a small window letting in natural light.
Luxurious interior with black and white checkered marble floor, mirrored walls, gold accents, and green vases with black flowers.
A bedroom corner with a beige bed and purple bedding, a black bedside table with a gold floral pattern, a white lamp with a gold decorative base, and a pink vase with dark red flowers, next to a white wall and a colorful abstract painting.
Modern living room with large floor-to-ceiling windows, city skyline view, grey sectional sofa, decorative pillows with tiger print, small side tables, a flower arrangement, and three metallic pendant lights hanging from the ceiling.