“Every time I visit, I find the space so beautiful—it’s filled with history, treasures and memories,” Edward Tuttle says of the Hôtel Lambert, Baron Guy de Rothschild’s storied 17th-century residence on Paris’s Île Saint-Louis, where, if the opportunity arose, the architect would most like to live. Although he was born and raised in the United States and travels regularly to exotic locales for his work, it is not surprising that he has long preferred to be based in the French capital. There, in 1977, he established Design Realization, the 11-person firm he runs with partner Christian Monges.

Tuttle practices “design as a basis for the human lifestyle, whether it’s a residence or a hotel,” he explains. “It’s about making the individual feel comfortable and stimulated in a space that functions well. I was educated as an architect, and I see and think in an architectural sense first.” He is currently applying this philosophy to luxury hotels in Los Angeles, New York and Greece, an Amanresorts project in Bangkok and residences in Paris, Beverly Hills and Singapore. Respect for both the cultural context of the location and the potential impact of the structures on the surrounding environment is fundamental to his approach. Tuttle, who designs furniture and accessories for his hotel projects, says he appreciates the way new materials and techniques, in recent years, have given the designer more “creative flexibility.”

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