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Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Architect: annex| 5 (An A. Epstein and Sons International Design Group)
Client: Michael and Sharon Damore
General Contractor: David Dickerson
Photographer: James Steinkamp © Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography
“I love the restraint of this house,” commented one juror. Extreme transparency is the effect, though the architect employed heavy walls to create shade and display art in this south Florida home. A 1,000-square-foot courtyard extends visual lines without increasing air-conditioned space and an exposed, polished concrete floor slab maintains a cool feeling throughout. Sand-finished plaster bearing walls are married with exposed structural steel beams, allowing the east and south perimeter walls to be almost all glass. The placement of rooms alleviates the need for curtains, while omission of base or trim on walls and doors allows the eye to rest on walls or wander to outdoor gardens.
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