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Design Milk’s Friday Five profile examines Veronica Mishaan’s redesign of a 6,250-square-foot penthouse in Bogotá. The apartment, owned by the same family for more than 30 years, combines preserved furniture, art and personal objects with new layouts and custom furnishings.
Design Milk has profiled designer Veronica Mishaan’s renovation of a 6,250-square-foot penthouse in Bogotá, where a family’s more than 30 years of memories shaped the redesign. The project updates the home for the owners’ current needs while retaining furniture, artwork and other objects collected over decades, according to Mishaan.
The apartment pairs existing pieces from the family’s collection with contemporary furnishings designed or selected for the renovation. The entrance features a custom Rug & Kilim rug and a bronze sculpture from the family’s art collection; nearby, a porcelain pendant by Elsa Foulon hangs above the space. A cast-bronze staircase railing was made using molds taken from a tree branch, the profile reports.
The floor plan was reworked, and the renovation added tinted wide-plank oak flooring, recessed and decorative lighting, and smooth plaster walls. The primary suite was relocated and given navy wallcovering, a paisley-wool upholstered bed, and custom shelving in brass, wood and glass. In the primary bath, pink marble flooring continues up the walls and meets blue-and-white waterjet marble. The guest rooms include custom bunk beds for the owners’ grandchildren.
Mishaan also drew on the apartment’s views of the Andes. The profile describes sage-green millwork, honey oak floors and natural plaster in the playroom, along with botanical motifs and earthy colors elsewhere. Existing furniture remained part of the scheme: a desk now in the primary bedroom previously stood in the living room, and game-table chairs were reupholstered.
A Renovation Built Around Family History
The project shows how a major residential renovation can adapt a long-held family home without discarding the objects that make it personal. By moving and updating existing furniture and art alongside custom work, the design connects the owners’ past use of the apartment with their current family life, including rooms for grandchildren.
The mountain views also shape the interiors, linking the home’s materials and colors to its Bogotá setting. Mishaan described the view as unusual for a large city and said it was worth using as inspiration. The profile presents this as her design rationale, rather than as a measurable claim about the project’s effect.
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From Family Practice to Independent Studio
Mishaan began her design career working with her mother, Bogotá and Cartagena designer Susana Mishaan de Millán, at M De M Designs. After six years, she took sole leadership and developed the firm into Veronica Mishaan Design House. She told Design Milk that what she expected to be six months of work had become 16 years in the field.
The profile says Mishaan studied quantitative economics and international relations at Tufts University and initially wanted to pursue painting. She describes interior design as another art form, and says her approach varies by client and project. Her studio now has offices in New York City, Bogotá and Bermuda, and works across residential, hospitality, commercial and product design.
““The client wanted this home to be updated for the family’s new stage of life, but did not want to erase all the memories that had been made in that space over 30-plus years.””
— Veronica Mishaan, speaking to Design Milk
porcelain pendant light Elsa Foulon
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Project Details Not Disclosed
The Design Milk report does not state when the renovation was completed, who owns the apartment, what the project cost, or how long the work took. It also does not provide details about permits, construction methods or the owners’ response after moving into the redesigned home. The article describes the design through Mishaan’s account and photographs credited to Max Burkhalter.
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No Further Project Milestone Listed
The report does not announce a follow-up event or future milestone for the penthouse. It presents the completed design through a tour of the rooms and Mishaan’s comments on the brief and inspiration. Any additional information about the project’s timeline or the family’s experience would require a further statement from Mishaan, the owners or the publication.
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Key Questions
Who designed the Bogotá penthouse?
Veronica Mishaan designed the renovation, according to the Design Milk profile.
How large is the apartment?
The penthouse measures 6,250 square feet, the report says.
What guided the renovation?
The owners wanted the home updated for their current stage of life while preserving memories and furnishings accumulated over more than 30 years. Mishaan also drew inspiration from the apartment’s views of the Andes.
What existing pieces were kept?
The redesign retained family art, furniture and collected objects, and repositioned some items. For example, a desk moved from the living room to the primary bedroom; game-table chairs were reupholstered.
When was the renovation completed?
The source does not give a completion date or the renovation’s duration.
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