PRIVATE RESIDENCES
Fronting on the Atlantic Ocean with a private beach and deep-water harbor, a tropical paradise is nestled in a magnificently landscaped setting. Together with Raymond Jungles a unique Keys estate was created. The site structures were designed as pods to "feel" as though they were placed within an oceanfront "hammock." Although, all of the hammock landscaping on the site was brought in. Three large complementary "chickee" structures are used for outside living and carports. The buildings are painted with tropical colors, reflecting the sea and the landscaping so that the structures "merge" with the site.
Natural finishes, hardwood docks, stabilized sand driveways and paths, coral steps and walkways are used for hard surfaces. Citrus and banana trees and herb gardens share the site with the owner's carefully nurtured orchids populating the site.
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Fronting on the Atlantic Ocean with a shallow-water harbor, nestled in a Raymond Jungles' magnificently landscaped setting, is a classic unique Keys estate. The structures were designed to "feel" as though they arose from their existing keystone bases. This flag shaped site was once the caretaker’s home of a commercial fishery concealed within a "high hammock area", transformed with the majority of the landscaping being brought in. The buildings are designed to meet the high velocity wind codes and to test them, six (6) months after occupancy, they withstood Hurricane Irma's Category 4, winds and eleven foot storm surge.
Tropical colors, reflecting the sea and the landscaping "merge" with the site. Natural finishes, hardwood docks, stabilized sand driveways and paths, quarried keystone steps and walkways are used for the hard surfaces. Finally, the pool is built to “feel as if it were carved out of the natural keystone, flowing from the buildings.
Photography by Stephen Dunn Photography & LUXE Magazine
Located in the heart of Miami's Key Biscayne, this house serves as an island refuge for its world travelling owners. This large estate features a main house with separate guest quarters, gymnasium, tennis court, gracious pool, spa and breakfast pool, offering the finest resort amenities. The site is complimented with large and small watercraft from kayaks and speedboat to a luxury yacht. Even though this home is set in an urban area, the site planning and landscape totally remove you from its city surrounds to create the ideal vacation setting.