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Inspired Modern Living
The design of this home is in direct response to its site with the goal of reuniting it with a forgotten Florida
archetype: the courtyard home. The clients, a young family of five, made it clear that their time is spent divided
equally between the indoors and outdoors. The solution was to create a layered sequence of spaces defined by
programmatic volumes and curated gardens.
The ground floor is arranged into three main pavilions — one service, one formal, and one informal, reserved
for family functions within the home. The pavilions are positioned to frame a courtyard which connects through
the formal pavilion and out onto the pool deck.
Above this, two bedroom volumes enclose the courtyard on either side. To better respond to the view, the
primary bedroom volume rotates over the courtyard, creating a comfortable covered space below and an
interesting dynamic on the façade. A combination of exposed concrete, natural stone and a thermally treated
wood help define the façade.
Interior Design by Studio Ramirez
Photography by Kris Tamburello and Studio Chance
Designed by KODA, Miami, FL, page 383
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