Tropical Home
Orlando, Florida
Completed in 2007
Situated on a small lake in Orlando, Florida, this custom residence brings open, airy living to its tropical garden site.
A bioclimatic design creates a cool, loft-like environment with dramatic cantilevers to provide much-needed shade and shelter from frequent thunderstorms.
To preserve the site’s grandiose oak trees, the architecture is gently intertwined and strategically constrained to the existing foundation footprint, giving a “treehouse” living experience.
A cool, casual palette of materials includes ocala block, galvalume, and corrugated cement siding on the exterior, with terrazzo floors, louvered windows and exposed block on the interior—forming a perfect backdrop for the clients’ light and whimsical personalities.
“Nature’s model is one of interconnectedness. As we work through a cascade of scales, I remember what Charles Eames says, “See the big things in the little things and the little things in the big things.”
DAVID BARRETT, FAIA
Barrett Studio Architects
Boulder, Colorado
303 449 1141
bsa@barrettstudio.com
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