Saturday, March 5, 2011

Shelter design Maven: architect René González (and such as to work) space for the public relations guru Susan grant Lewin

There most of the back story: increasing of wallpapers has to to enlarge the kitchen, old, updated to include a living room,. The story behind some of on Belle Isle Miami Beach apartment renovation design maven Susan grant Lewin: displays her furniture collection to find a way to open a view room of the grand piano and her husband uses wheelchair accessible to all Hal Levin. Main text: a stylish must be.

"Disability access Mt. Sinai to doesn't doesn't appear in the" is it says Levine.

Who is visiting Mount Sinai appears certainly doesn't. Bought a terrace overlooking the Lewins, two-bedroom apartment, high floor to vast footprint for the approximately 2,500 square feet of Biscayne Bay. But previous owner has made some stupid decisions. Foremost among them, and I felt Levin chopping flooring and floor plans:, tiled living room and kitchen "is really bad this 1970s coppery formica looking for" marble she says.

"Like having a flat floor take for granted, but it looks like one big volume is" she says. She has been using limestone terraces during her architect René Gonzalez Miami.

In most cases, they said, Gonzalez about the mind, the renovation was. However, she was not one of their concerns and he says: "she said, ' you don't have to do it and I know all architects to tears. ”

Inevitably, first sketch around the bathroom walls to shoot, he showed Gonzalez of a serious deconstruction of the woman involved.

He says I say seriously for my clients. However, when looking at plan, meant so much to open it. And especially the wheelchair Hal. Found that it is comfortable for him. Just as well as where in the bathroom. ?

So came the wall. Weaving custom Zen from a new, open-plan bathrooms Erin Adams en bags, Duravit sink, toilet, Dornbracht tap tiles. Framing the bathroom is from stainless steel curtain Cambridge Architectural Mesh woven his - and - hers closets in Cambridge, Maryland. It says Gonzalez is a kind of really beautiful silky sexy materials.

"Fit bathroom fully Hal let that" is it says Levine. Yet "it is so beautiful.

Her husband's other accommodation: apartment all to light switch settings are low, the door of his wheelchair extra when he made the window blinds to remotely control the attached flights under the counter, access to the kitchen was organized to facilitate. Is my husband's big cock, and Ms. Levine says. "We all together guys Cook, sort the mountain in the kitchen" should be.

Her husband is appreciated and musicologist, pianist, is also just as easily have access to living room at the command of the grand piano.

And Ms. Lewin domain included Home Office. Her curriculum vitae contained the title home furniture design editor and senior editor at formica Corporation, beautiful house daily Global Creative Director. Today, and then run she is from Miami International marketing and public relations firm Berkshires of New York City House. South Beach home for her represents many of the important design Miami's talent.

Gonzalez deflected became acquainted through Levin repair; he is now one of her clients.

Susan design, architecture, is very sophisticated in terms of the work of the people, he says. She's what I proposed.

It was to install a highly polished stainless steel panels to reflect the views of the living room and dining room at irregular intervals of his more unusual suggestions. Have previously held views of the Bay in the direction of the 2 terraces apartments all Windows facing another building. "I immediately thought, ' we need to develop a strategy to bring to Bay and the sky ' was" and he says.

Apartments are complete images, 20 foot entire said he was going to have a view. What can he offered glimpses of the Bay, skyline, empty. Nylon protection of replacement for reflective surfaces and soften the sound Mr. Lewin.

Is it Levin feeling, if one of his things left in. Built-in wet bar, she is adding pass-through original Gonzalez proposal.

It was over. Gonzalez: "we up the kitchen and bar counter extension. Wood refinishing, and so you can close the use of stainless steel scrim and added lighting fixtures.

This is what to Gonzalez "" any good. "As referred to.

Is it inherits from the previous owner of Levin dining room set. However, it was not just in the dining-room. Credenza matching upholstery vintage Paul Evans city landscape from built-in. Paul Evans works are popular in the ' 70s, and collected a few years ago. Can this year more than a year ago there could be worth $ 20,000 $ 25,000 yet today to bring the Visiona Juan Carlos Cordero, vintage shops Paul Evans less Miami deals Lewins dining room set is called. Do you sell her? and he asked.

"When I saw them liked table and buffet," says Gonzales. For the reflective surface, all worked in a really nice apartment. Ball feet add goes to the Chair provides Mr. Lewin.

Dining set Paul Evans, Lewins only new almost had no furniture. Ms. I Levin was already her collection of vintage and collector of works, most of them Italy or Scandinavian: Vico Magistretti, Marimekko textiles; Claire platform bed, Bruno Rainaldi, Frank Gehry (cross-) check the Gaetano Pesche (seen in the bathroom), Verner Panton (the original vintage ??????? yellow), Arne Jacobsen series 7 by plastic pony Chair Eero Aarnio pair Chair chairs and orange couch. "Whenever I see it is smiling" and she says.

She collected is not limited to the furniture. Her collection has tableware, artwork, and artisan jewelry. (She is the author of a kind: U.S. jewelry today). She was I Rene, I have too many things to tell going know.

Yes, he did not. "So many beautiful things, and she tends it to attract and to bring to bring it brings" and he says. I work there my role ????, and then choosing what worked best space and thought.

"Color in all directions" his color work any where a neutral approach famous Gonzalez says. "The fun is Susan's personality".

After the renovation, editing and curation, continued. The pointed out that "have her place is the life of its own. "Every time I go there's something a little different. So I them forth to the push. Maybe I want to enable something 30 degrees. I she it higher evaluation sounds "

Not saying he will get rid of it, as long as she does.


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