A view overlooking the residence, whose terraces were designed in collaboration with Jonathan Farber of R/F Landscape Architecture.

At the center of a circular gallery in the Manhattan penthouse that architect Lee F. Mindel shares with his husband, architectural designer José Marty, a rounded sculpture by Beat Bühler and an anonymous French maquette rest on pedestals flanked by a pair of Zaha Hadid marble benches. A folded-paper tower by Irving Harper is displayed in front of an exuberant Ugo Rondinone lithograph in the hallway beyond.

Swirling ceramic sculptures by Wouter Dam top the living room’s Tom Dixon table, which is bordered by Roger Tallon metal stools and a Maarten van Severen chair. At the room’s far end, a Günther Förg artwork presides over a sitting area with a B&B Italia sofa designed by Antonio Citterio, a pair of Eero Aarnio armchairs, and SheltonMindel ottomans; the curved floor lamp is a unique Maarten Baas commission, the multilight floor lamp is by Gino Sarfatti, and the rugs are by Chilewich.

A trio of spiraling ceramics by Amsterdam artist Wouter Dam, who shows with Galerie Vivid, sits atop a geometric prototype table by Tom Dixon. Mindel purchased the table, used exclusively to exhibit sculpture, from London’s Themes & Variations 20 years ago.

Next to the dining area, a Hans Wegner cocktail table is encircled by Alvar Aalto tufted-leather club chairs, molded-plywood chairs by Jørn Utzon, and an Antonio Citterio sofa for B&B Italia. An artwork by Tricia Rumbolz hangs near a wood sculpture by Ricardo Santamaria, the curtains were made by Ann Baderian using a Rogers & Goffigon fabric, and a rug designed by SheltonMindel for V’Soske is layered atop a floor covering by Chilewich.

“The piano is a Disklavier by Yamaha,” says Mindel. “When we were doing Sting’s place, he wanted to get this special piano. Naturally, this is a much lesser version.”

In the rooftop pavilion, Poul Kjærholm chairs facing an Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen prototype are joined by an Arne Jacobsen Egg chair, a Massimo Vignelli cocktail table, and a sofa designed by SheltonMindel. The lamp on the left is by George Nelson, the one at right is by Ignazio Gardella, and a Gerrit Rietveld sculpture is installed above the sofa.

One of the most eye-catching elements of the apartment, which Mindel designed 25 years ago with architect Reed A. Morrison, is the twisting stainless-steel staircase that leads to the rooftop.

In the primary bedroom, a wall of sycamore panels serves as the backdrop for a Christopher Beane photograph mounted above a SheltonMindel-designed bed dressed with Frette linens and an Hermès throw; the bedside lamps are by Tom Dixon.

The rotunda is home to a neon light installation by South African artist Floor van de Velde, acquired from Provincetown, Massachusetts, gallery Room 68. “The placement was inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s rectangular work in semicircular spaces,” says Lee F. Mindel. “The way the light interfaces is different than on something flat.”

Famous for conceiving the Sydney Opera House, architect Jørn Utzon also dreamed up these undulating seats, a pair of which grace Mindel’s sitting area. “The movement you see in sails in Sydney are present in these birch plywood chairs,” he explains. “What’s nice is how you can rock in them a little bit.”

Mindel has started collecting the work of up-and-coming Rotterdam artist Thomas Trum, who is represented by Galerie Vivid. “He creates these dynamic shapes that move on a flat surface, and it’s all done with one brushstroke.” galerievivid.com

Dutch designer Maarten Baas created a custom nickel-plated clay floor lamp for Mindel after they met at Design Miami/ in 2009. “He’s both playful and serious at the same time,” says Mindel. This blue version is available through Carpenters Workshop Gallery.