Anna Karlin and Rafael de Cárdenas create interiors for Manhattan architecture icon Anna Karlin and Rafael de Cárdenas create interiors for Manhattan architecture icon The Belnord renovation includes new interior spaces, with a renovation led by Robert A.M. Stern. The legendary residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side includes a new model residence by Anna Karlin and amenity spaces by Rafael de Cárdenas The living room in Anna Karlin’s model apartment inside the newly-renovated Belnord in Manhattan. The space is defined by a sinuous a cream-upholstered vintage sofa, while the rest of the space features a mix of historical furniture and new pieces by Karlin. ’The building has its own layers of history and so too must the interior,’ she says.