Inside Fashion Mogul Jerry Lorenzo’s Minimalist Beverly Hills Home

Vintage Pierre Jeanneret chairs pull up to a custom marble console with a Marcel Breuer table lamp in the screening room. Painting by Alvin Armstrong.

Art: © Alvin Armstrong/Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City

Lorenzo and Manuel moved to Beverly Hills after decamping from their erstwhile lair in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood, a locus of eastside cool perhaps more predictable for a young, buzzy couple at the forefront of fashion. “We were simply looking for a bit more privacy and space, more peace and quiet,” Manuel says of the decision to relocate. “In Beverly Hills, it feels like you’re away from the chaos of the city but somehow still in it. It’s nice to look out your window and not be staring into your neighbor’s house,” she adds.

Chaise longues covered in a Perennials fabric join Willy Guhl planters by the pool. Landscape design by Double Green Landscapes.

Custom stools line up at a travertine island in the kitchen. The file rack is by Pierre Jeanneret.

Daughters Liv and Mercy in their bedroom. Portrait by Shaniqwa Jarvis.

Art: Shaniqwa Jarvis

For both the Los Feliz project and this current home, the couple chose to work with Tommy and Kathleen Clements of the AD100 firm Clements Design, in whom they found simpatico collaborators equally committed to the power of serenity and stillness. “Both Jerry and Desiree like to keep it simple, which is always refreshing. They have incredibly cultivated taste, but it’s very pared down,” Kathleen says of the aesthetic kinship. “They’re totally in tune with the emotional, visceral aspects of a space,” Tommy continues. “They wanted to create rooms that are both comfortable and inspiring. It wasn’t about assembling a checklist of trophy objects and boldface names.”

Part of the appeal of the new residence was its finished condition. Aside from cosmetic enhancements—stone selections, paint colors, etc.—no major structural changes were necessary, save for the conversion of one of the house’s two garages into a combination mudroom, butler’s pantry, and laundry. Much of Lorenzo’s attention was trained on the reimagining of the landscape, including the transformation of a tennis court into a sunken garden, to provide ample space for the kids to roam and play. “The flow of space between the interior and exterior is seamless. The neutral palette of the house makes the greens feel super green,” Lorenzo says, describing the emendations of landscape architect Tomer Levi of Double Green Landscapes. “The garden is like the outfit the home is wearing.”