Adib Cure-Kerwood Residence

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Kerwood Residence
- Location Coral Gables, FL
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Kerwood-Residence
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The addition to an existing 1960s residence in
Coral Gables explores the theme of living in the
tropics and seeks to blur the seams between
interior and exterior.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Kerwood-Residence
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The new south-facing porch is constructed with
exposed concrete paneling, deep overhangs, and
teak screen doors that allow the owners to
manipulate the qualities of light within the
space. The porch provides much needed shade for
the interior while extending the existing rooms
(both physically and visually) towards the garden.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Kerwood-Residence
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A system of stepped terraces and landscaped
planters provides a transition from the house to
the new pool and garden while a thin reflecting
pond, set at the seam of the existing residence
and the new addition, provides a choreographed
moment for the collection of rain that frequently
falls from the deep overhangs during the wet
season.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Kerwood-Residence
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Concrete and wood are explored in a variety of
forms and textures to produce a palette that
weathers gracefully over time, integrating itself
to the lush, tropical landscape beyond.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Kerwood-Residence