Specialty Room/Niche Space
Phil Kean Designs
Winter Park, Fla.
philkeandesigns.com
Project Name: The New American Home
Location: Winter Park, Fla.
Size: 4,183 sq. ft.
Cost: $1.5 million
Homeowner’s occupation: Architect and builder
Photos: Timberlake Cabinetry
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The lot backs up to a three-story condominium building and its alley. To create privacy, the home was designed in a “C” shape with a courtyard in the center. To reduce noise from the alley, all western walls were built without windows. As a result, the living room became an unusually long space with a solid western wall. With art collectors as owners, the solution was to transform the room into an art gallery. Warmth was created by adding wall texture with a stone veneer. A floating ceiling and mimicing carpet placement define spaces. Furniture groupings provide intimate sitting arrangements. A bar with an LED-lighted art glass backsplash was designed to facilitate entertaining and to be a visual draw to the end of the room.
Judges’ Comments:
“Love the space.”
PRODUCTS USED
EXTERIOR
Roofing: GAF - EverGuard Extreme TPO membrane
Engineered woods: Nordic Engineered Wood
Structural panels: Logix - Insulated Concrete Forms R-26 and R-30
Framing: Nordic Engineered Wood
Siding: Florida Rock - stucco
Brick/stone/stucco: Environmental StoneWorks - stone veneer
Doors: Jeld-Wen
Garage doors Overhead Door - Modern Aluminum Collection
Windows: WinDoor Inc. - Eco-Impact Series
Insulation: Icynene LD-C-50 closed-cell expanding foam insulation
HVAC: Lennox - SunSource Home Energy System
Other: Doors in Motion - sliding door automation
INTERIOR
Doors: Jeld-Wen
Locksets and hardware: Emtek
Tile: Dal-Tile vein-cut limestone 6"x36" plank tiles
Flooring: Dal-Tile tiles & Mohawk carpet & wood
Lighting: Progress Lighting
Fireplaces: Napoleon - modern direct vent fireplace & patio heaters
Elevator: Harmar
Central vacuum: Broan-NuTone
Other: Lutron Roller Shades
