Above and Beyond

What makes your heart beat faster? It’s one of the first questions Marcus asks every client. For two former oil industry executives, the answer was realized in a curated union of French modernism meets contemporary design. In the midst of remodeling a historic home in a gated Houston neighborhood, the couple opted for a move skyward to a light-filled perch in one of the city’s newer high-rise buildings. “We went from a massive historic project to a glass box,” says Mohon. “Our first challenge was to reorient the rooms for their lifestyle.” This meant tearing down walls in the bedrooms and baths to create progression in the floor plan, while combining materials that would be both elegant and livable.