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Cocoplum — This powder room was designed as part
of a two-story traditional house situated on a spacious
piece of land located in the exclusive Cocoplum
neighborhood next to Florida's beautiful Biscayne Bay.
We were asked to design the renovation/addition to the
existing house and make its interior spaces flow naturally.
This powder room was constrained by an extremely
narrow space with tall ceiling heights, resulting in unusual
proportions and demanding creative placement of
functional and aesthetic elements to maximize space and
heighten drama according to the client's wishes. An
additional challenge was integrating this powder room,
with its small dimensions and dramatic, intense colors,
with the rest of the house, where natural light, and
organic, navigable pathways offered stark contrast to the
powder room's more opulent design.
We identified a unique, modular lighting fixture as a
starting point to evolve a cohesive theme, drawing
inspiration from its soft red glow and geometric curves.
This provided a dramatic red to center the client's desired
palette and counterbalance dark walls and an all-black
sink, faucet and wall-mounted toilet. The ceiling-mounted
Goccia faucet from Gessi added a striking linear element
as a focal point of drama. In contrast, the Neo-Metro toilet
seems to disappear into the space, merging into an
identically colored wall to maximize space and flow while
allowing the nearby artwork, containing abstract red hues
drawn from the ceiling fixture, to take center stage. The
Zero Pedestal Sink from Stone Forest further enlarges
the space, providing additional functional surface area for
the placement of soaps and towels while anchoring the
design with a sleek point of focus naturally embraced by
the overall flow. These dramatic pieces provided balance
and proportion, resulting in a powder room that celebrates
elegance, simplicity and a dark, contemporary edge.
Sandra Diaz-Velasco, AIA, ASID, LEED AP BD+C,
Principal Architect,
EOLO A&I Design
Miami, FL
