His starting point was “Street Love,” by photographer Thierry Vanhussye, a depiction of a street corner on Plexiglass, which he placed over the living room sofa. “It has illumination, depth of character, that urban vibe and vivid colors,” he says. “I was able to pull those colors, soften them, and use them through the rest of the house.”

He brought in Cantoni’s Bowl Cocktail Table in Walnut and Cubist geometric bookcase to nod to wood tones. He kept the bar stools simple in white, but went bold in the breakfast room with distinctive Cattelan Italia Anna H dining chairs in orange and a glossy round dining table in black. In the living room, he punched up the cool grey fireplace with the bold orange Pesaro swivel chair and the architectural Caption chair in black.

“Mercedes did a really good job of selecting furniture that went with the design of the house and made the space more functional and feel larger,” Jordache says. “He looked at the drawings, went with his vision, and made it his own.”

As with most of Mercedes’ designs, the end result is calming, collected and has a just-right punch of whimsy. “The completed, finished feeling of the space has that ‘wow’ factor,” he says. “It’s unexpected.”