But unlike many residents who take their design cues from the unusual spaces indigenous to Habitat, these residents made Habitat adapt to them, rather than they to it. Shaping interiors to accommodate their impressive pre-Columbian, early 20c European, and 1960s art collections, as well as their Louis XIII and Henry II period furniture, they also commissioned various artists and artisans to create works of art specifically for their home. These commissions included a massive snooker table and numerous wood panelling units carved by Austrian-born woodworker Michaël Mack. Equally avid admirers of contemporary art, they commissioned Louise Scott to create a large painting to fit the awkward space of the stairwell on the residence’s main level, adding to their collection of paintings by the Quebecoise artist.