aspire design and home | autumn 2021

The 20,000-square-foot scale of the residence was a rare undertaking for all involved, including two architects – Key Biscayne based The Weber Studio and Signum Architecture in St. Helena – interior designers Charlotte Dunagan and Thomas Diverio of Dunagan Diverio Design Group in Miami, and Gretchen Whittier of San Francisco-based Arterra Landscape Architects.

Dunagan and Diverio had worked with Weber on other homes for the client, who bought this parcel and the dour Mediterranean-style house there as a getaway for his extended family. “It had a lot of small dark rooms,” recalls Diverio. “Most,” adds Dunagan, “had a fireplace dead center with windows on either side. The first thing we noticed was that you couldn’t see the view from most rooms.” Referring to Weber, she explains, “Tom knows how this family lives, so he was responsible for the space planning.”

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