{"id":192851,"date":"2022-02-01T16:38:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=192851"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:31:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:31:50","slug":"steven-harris-architects-jessica-helgerson-interior-design-and-rees-roberts-and-partners-transform-a-lakefront-property-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/steven-harris-architects-jessica-helgerson-interior-design-and-rees-roberts-and-partners-transform-a-lakefront-property-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Harris Architects, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design, and Rees Roberts and Partners Transform a Lakefront Property in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 1, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Stephen Treffinger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Scott Frances\/Otto<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steven Harris Architects, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design, and Rees Roberts and Partners Transform a Lakefront Property in Florida<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2021 Best of Year winner for Residential Transformation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you approach this lakefront property by Steven Harris Architects<\/a>, a simple white-stucco facade conceals the spatial complexity and nuanced sophistication lying beyond. Crossing the shell-paved entry court, you are greeted\u2014\u00e0 la Odysseus\u2014by a live oak growing through one wall. You\u2019re then guided to a glass-walled courtyard enclosing more ancient oaks, native plantings, and a lap pool, its surface fairly reaching the stone-slab floor plane of the airy spaces shimmering alongside it. Nearly every room in the 8,000-square-foot, single-story house looks out over the lake, sky, and sloped site. \u201cBy keeping the house relatively low and the vegetation lush, the project feels simultaneously private and generous,\u201d Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member Steven Harris says of the cantilevered roofline and the tropical landscaping by the firm of fellow Hall of Famer Lucien Rees Roberts<\/a>. Curvaceous, relaxed furnishings\u2014supple leathers, richly textured fabrics, plush rugs, abundant wood\u2014masterminded by Jessica Helgerson<\/a> feel at once a contrast to the rectilinear architecture and a continuation of the natural surroundings. \u201cWe strove for comfort, livability, and a quiet palette that would make room for the architecture,\u201d Helgerson says of the collaboration, \u201cwhich in turn was designed to make room for the beautiful site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT TEAM<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Steven Harris Architects<\/span><\/a>: Steven Harris; Abir Ahmad; Peter Mcinish<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design<\/span><\/a>: Jessica Helgerson; Alisha Borden<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Rees Roberts and Partners<\/span><\/a>: David Kelly; Regina Cassorla<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n