Captiva Peace
CAPTIVA PEACE
CAPTIVA | FL | US
A unique beach front wood framed house that began its life in 1971 as the brainchild of renowned architect Charles W. Moore was respected and revived into an island modern masterpiece. The clients bought this beach front courtyard style house with the intention of renovating the property.
In a day when so many older houses are torn down, their intention was to save this classic.
The light, space, and materials were of utmost importance in this renovation. The original design was very conscious of light and space. Some of the layout was altered but was done so by expanding on the original concepts and modernizing the living spaces inside and out. Most of the exposed wood framed ceiling was left exposed and painted white. The 48-year-old wood structural envelope was reinforced throughout to create a more resilient enclosure intended to stand tall for many years to come. All the doors and windows were replaced, and many of the openings were made taller where possible. The new material palette was kept simple: concrete tile for the floors, white painted walls and cabinetry, and tile accents in the kitchen and baths. The natural wood incorporated throughout came from a walnut tree fallen and milled on the client's property in the north eastern US.
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Photos courtesy of Joshua Colt Fisher