From New York to Hamburg
The couple’s embrace of a acutely aware and easy life-style led them to determine the skincare model Sonsie in 2023 together with cofounder Pamela Anderson. With the delivery of daughter, Zoe, now two years outdated, it turned clear to Felipe and von Behrens that they needed to prioritize making a safe surroundings for his or her younger household.
What started as a seek for a weekend residence ended with a spontaneous buy—a brand new principal Hamburg residence for the household. One morning, von Behrens got here throughout a midcentury-style architect’s home in a web-based advert. “Throughout our time in Los Angeles, we noticed so many stunning midcentury homes that we began dreaming of proudly owning one ourselves,” she explains. She initially simply needed to try it from the surface—however when she drove previous, she instantly knew that it was the proper residence for her household.
The possibility discovery received even higher: The home was in good situation. Ingenious particulars are hidden all through the home, together with sliding doorways that elegantly join rooms and delicate home windows that enable mild to fill the house. “The home had been empty for 2 or three years, however it was exceptionally effectively maintained. We realized from the neighbors that the earlier proprietor was a particular soul: You’ll be able to really feel that in each nook,” von Behrens says. It was solely later, reasonably by likelihood, that the couple realized its architect had as soon as labored underneath Mies van der Rohe. It turned clear that solely probably the most important renovations must be achieved to the bungalow with the intention to protect its distinctive character.
