When visitors enter her home, Rodchenko-Highfield hopes they feel curiosity above all else. “I am less interested in creating an immediate impression and more drawn to spaces that reveal themselves slowly,” she says. There should be “something that makes you pause – a piece of art, a moment, a composition – and invites you to look a little closer.” Equally important is a sense of ease, as “a home should never feel overly composed.”

She describes her residence in three words: “collected, atmospheric and evolving.” The space is shaped through pieces gathered over time rather than designed all at once, with careful attention to how light, textures, and artwork work together quietly. Most significantly, she doesn’t see it as ever finished, “but something that continues to shift with life.”

Art plays a central role in defining the space’s character. “Most of the works I live with are tied to people rather than moments of acquisition,” she notes. A particularly meaningful piece is by Juma Al Haj, whose work graces the cover of the Vogue feature. “There is a quiet intensity to his practice that I find incredibly moving – it carries both a sense of place and a deeply personal narrative,” she observes. Many pieces in her collection connect to artists she has followed for years or discovered early in their careers, a relationship that gives the collection its emotional depth.

Her selection process remains instinctive rather than systematic. “If a work stays with me long after I have seen it, that is usually the clearest signal,” she explains. Recently, she has been drawn to digital and new media practices, “especially where questions of authorship and technology are being explored in more nuanced ways.” Platforms like Zero10 by Art Basel excite her because “they open up entirely new ways of experiencing art, beyond static forms.” The introduction of digital art has “added a more fluid and evolving layer to the home, where the work can shift, respond and exist beyond a fixed form.”

The dining area serves as the heart of the home, where she spends most of her time. “It naturally became the center of the home, not just for meals, but for everything that unfolds around them – conversations, work and time with the kids,” she says. Some of her favourite pieces live there, allowing the space to constantly evolve depending on what’s on view.

Her most treasured memories unfold on the terrace at sunset, “just before the city lights come on when the skyline feels almost still,” offering panoramic views across the downtown skyline and iconic architecture. These evenings, often spent with family or friends with bakhoor gently burning, feel “very complete” to her – “Nothing dramatic, just a sense of being exactly where you want to be.”

Photography: Natalie Dunn
Text: Kaitlyn Lai
Makeup Artist: Judy Kheir (TRU & Beyond)
Hair Stylist: Vatche Nazareth (TRU & Beyond)
Interior Design: Kens Gourgue and Studio Meshary AlNassar
Florals: GoFlower