Chicago Townhouse: Contemporary, elegent, but could you raise a family here?

Regarding the Chicago townhouse designed by Alexander Gorlin: http://archrecord.construction.com/residential/hotm/archives/1006HotM/default.asp

This is a beautiful elegant home with clean lines, gorgeous finishes that work together in harmony. The spacial layout is wonderful as well. As a critic I have few flaws to point out. The one question I would pose is regarding a comment in the article about this home. The article mentions that this is an ideal bachelor pad (which I agree, truly impressive), however the article goes on to say it also would work well as a family home. With this comment I will have to disagree unless the children are close to being or in high school.

The space screams adult world. Nothing about this is child friendly, from the absence of wood (a warm familiar material to the bland neutral palette. The staircase is far from child friendly as anyone with a child will agree it's an accident waiting to happen. Each of the children bedrooms have they're own bathroom...oh the fun playing in the toilet or with the toilet paper that could be had! They've also used tile throughout which presents a "cold" institutional type of environment. For those old enough to get the reference, from another famous although fictional Chicagoan Ferris Bueller famously said, "The place is like a museum. It's very beautiful and very cold, and you're not allowed to touch anything." Sound like an ideal family home to you?

- Design is what you make it.