Young Architect Award 2024 →

The Young Architects Award recognizes AIA members in the early stage of their architectural career who have shown exceptional leadership in design, planning, education, and service to the profession.

Better Beach Innovative Architecture Award - 2022 →

The Sunset Island Residence has been selected as a FINALIST for the Innovative Architecture Award, for the 8th Annual City National Bank Better Beach Awards.

Organized by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, the event is a prestigious occasion honoring influential, trendsetting leaders in the local real estate industry. Attended by over 300 people annually, the event includes Miami Beach’s top realtors, architects, developers, designers, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs.

RTF Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2022

Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2022
First Award | Private Residence (Large) (Concept)

Project Name: Lake House

Project Category: Private Residence (Large) (Concept) | Area: 8,620 SF | Year: Summer 2024 | Location: Sunset Islands, Miami Beach, FL
Design Team:
KoDA: Wesley Kean (Principal + Creative Director), Chance Stillman (Project Architect) & Jake Crociati (Designer)
Mathew Lewis (Landscape Arch)
Joeb Moore (Interior Architect JMPA)
Sally Markham Interior Designer
Consultants:
MUE: Structural EngineeringPierry Engineering: MEP EngineeringGGB: Civil Engineering Goldin Solar: Solar Consultants Spinnaker Group: LEED Consultants Brodson Construction: GC
Photography Credits: All renderings by KoDA

The clients wanted to create a home that would not only become their primary residence, but also a place for their entire family to spend time together and create lasting memories. Yet, the occupants were not the only stakeholders in the design. In addition to supporting the requirements of a growing family, it would also need to support a growing and eclectic art collection, while still remaining connected to nature.

The design is certified LEED Gold, while carefully considers the desires and needs of three characters: nature, art and occupant, while retaining a respectful massing in context. Displaced pavilions are connected by a central art gallery aligned with the site’s optimal view. In-between are programed gardens that integrate nature deep into the floor plan. The second level is an efficient multi-bedroom volume wrapped in an operable screen system. This screen provides ample privacy for the NE Façade, and critical solar shading for glazing on the SW façade, protecting both art and occupants from harmful UV light.

The entry court is defined by flanking walls of textured concrete that establish a connection to the home’s central axis. The front entrance is indicated by a canopy above; this canopy defines the gallery space, organizing all intersecting volumes. Adjacent to the front door is a glass ‘bridge’ connecting the main home to the garage volume and support housing. Full height windows create a visual connection to water features, gardens and sculptures on either side.

Upon entry, the gallery directs your view to the lake beyond. Art walls help to organize and conceal program that branches off the central axis. By utilizing wood to define horizontal planes, the space becomes more panoramic, allowing art and supporting gallery walls to be accentuated.

Source: https://awards.re-thinkingthefuture.com/ga...

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Better Beach Next Generation Award - 2019

Thursday, May 16th, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce honored Wesley Kean, Principal and Founder of KoDA with the Next Generation Award at the City National Bank Better Beach Awards hosted at Faena in Miami Beach.

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AIA MIAMI HONOR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2017

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