Florida Design – Digital Edition Volume 30-2

“Uncertain times” has become a common refrain in our everyday conversation. We are working from home, dining together at home and looking to our abodes as a sanctuary of focus and calm. Home has become a 360-degree vantage point for our daily collective activity. Video calls often pause for home baking, lunch with the kids or noisy interruptions from attention seeking pets. Our need to create livable, workable and efficient spaces has never been more important. The design community is responding to this challenge with innovative projects that promote healthy living and fashion our spaces with a nod to the form and function that reflects this new reality. In this issue we profile designers who were recognized earlier this year by the International Furnishing and Design Association, Florida Chapter. Their…

Relaxed summer living awaits as the home has once again become the epicenter of life. Design and architecture take the spotlight with a fresh focus on balance and harmony inside and out. This issue of Florida Design shares a wealth of ideas, tips and stories to inspire and keep spirits up. Our cover story, a 3,240-square-foot condo that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in Fort Lauderdale, takes advantage of natural light flowing in through floor-to-ceiling walls of glass. Interior designer Andrew Kotchen and his creative team make ample use of the sun’s bright rays — proven to boost mood and optimism. Welcome Mother Nature in with her energetic hues that promise to brighten even the gloomiest of days, and the ebb and flow of the ocean’s shades of blue that awaken…

When global tennis star Rafael Nadal first saw the MY Aria by Sunreef Yachts in Gdansk, Poland, he began thinking about the precious downtime he could enjoy aboard his very own 80 Sunreef Power catamaran. The superstar athlete loves to cruise around the Mediterranean Sea near his home in Mallorca, Spain. “As someone from an island, the sea is a natural part of my life, and it is not a secret that I love the sea,” says Nadal, who holds 85 tennis titles, including 19 Grand Slam wins and a record 35 ATP Masters 1000 titles. “Every time I am at home in Mallorca, I try to go out and find that time where I can just enjoy being on a boat,” the champion says. Sporting spacious interiors, this 79-plus-foot…

For years, interior designer Andrea Martoccia-Fava designed model homes for Amy and Edward Laderer for their homebuilding business. When the time came for her to design the couple’s personal residence on beautiful Lake Scott in Lakeland, Fla., she was delighted. “It’s the next level when you get to work with the homeowners, and they have great taste and are willing to explore other options,” the designer says. “We even went to High Point to shop together.” Filled with natural light and numerous wood and stone elements, the 5,600-square-foot residence typifies midcentury modern style. Splashes of nature’s greens and blues add to the neutral color palette. “Our goal was to bring the outside in, and Andrea did just that in every room of the house,” the wife says. One especially sentimental…

Sun-kissed oceans frame architectural feats along Florida’s pristine shorelines. The Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier projects over 1,470 feet into the Panhandle’s waters. It’s a local tradition to walk the pier and take in the sunsets from a spectacular vantage point. Looking east into the heart of St. Augustine’s Historic District, our nation’s oldest city founded in 1565, the sun rises over the Old World charm of the Columbia, a Mediterranean-style restaurant boasting elegant arches, ornate fountains and hundreds of hand-painted tiles. Within walking distance is the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument forged of stone, mortar and coquina, the oldest masonry fort built in the United States. A venue of maritime and cottage-style architecture mixes wide roof overhangs and bold horizontals to reflect an early 20th-century American boardwalk tradition. From…

The eye is immediately captivated pulling into the drive of this award-winning, 4,800-square-foot house in the exclusive community of Country Club Shores on the barrier island of Longboat Key, Fla. Designed for a young French family seeking a Florida vernacular combined with historically significant features of Georgian traditional architecture, this bayfront home is the unique, island-style creation of architect Clifford Scholz and his dedicated team. With two stories of waterfront living in addition to a rooftop terrace, vistas of the downtown Sarasota skyline to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west are on view from nearly every room. “CMSA combines the tradition of cohesive architecture with the fundamentals of good design,” Scholz says. cmsa1.com…