Daft Buro

POUFFE RESIDENCE

TYPE: RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION
LOCATION: CORAL GABLES
SIZE: 1,934 sq ft
STATUS: CONSTRUCTION

THE POUFFE RESIDENCE IS A RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION THAT STRIVED TO LEGALIZE AN EXTERIOR LAUNDRY ROOM AND CONVERT IT INTO INTERIOR SPACE, CREATE A NEW OPEN FLOOR KITCHEN PLAN, AND RENOVATE TWO EXISTING BATHROOMS. FOR THE KITCHEN THE FOCUS WAS ON OPENING THE SPACE UP TO REMOVE THE EXISTING WALLS THAT BLOCKED VIEWS OF THE HOUSE UPON ENTRY. BY REINFORCING TWO EXTERIOR WALLS AND INSTALLING NEW BEAMS, THE KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM WERE COMPLETELY OPENED UP TO CREATE AN OPEN PLAN AS VISITORS ENTER DIRECTLY INTO THE SPACE.

THE MASTER BATHROOM WAS ELONGATED TO CREATE A LUXURIOUS SPACE FOR THE CLIENTS WHERE THEY CAN USE THE SOAKING TUB, DOUBLE VANITY, OR TWO PERSON SHOWER TO RELAX AND UNWIND AFTER STRESSFUL DAYS AT WORK.

FOR THE EXTERIOR LAUNDRY ROOM CONVERSION, THE FOCUS WAS TO EMBED ALL OF THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAUNRY WITHIN MILLWORK WHILE ALSO BEING ABLE TO CREATE A DINING ROOM THAT HAS A VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE EXTERIOR VIA A GLASS SLIDING DOOR. OFTEN TIMES LAUNDRY ROOMS ARE HIDDEN WITHIN CLOSETS BUT IN THIS DESIGN, THE MILLWORK HAD FUNCTIONAL POCKETS INSTALLED TO FURTHER CREATE THE FEELING THAT THE ROOM WAS DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS A DINING ROOM.