Ocean Spray
Waves make a splash in a Boca Raton condo.
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Karram is particularly fond of the dining room with its white laminate glass-top table and stainless steel legs. But the walls, finished in Venetian plaster, are just as alluring. “I love working with Venetian plaster,” says Karram. “It’s a rare, laborious technique and one that is not often found in contemporary homes. Technically, it’s five layers of crushed marble that is troweled on the walls like plaster and then finished off with soapstone. The colors are totally customized to go with the floors.”; function voidFunc() { } voidFunc();)
The Poggenpohl kitchen boasts a
state-of-the-art Miele appliance package that includes Miele’s first-ever
built-in coffee system as well as a Gaggenau pizza oven. The breakfast table is
finished in bright polished stainless steel with Il Loft Tim chairs upholstered
in charcoal leather. Floor-to-ceiling muvinge wood veneer paneling offers a
striking focal point in the media room with its two Cassina Nest powder blue
leather sofas. And there is more wavy glass to be found in the coffee table,
which has been sandblasted in blue tones. (Click image to enlarge)Things get dreamy in the master bedroom with its curvilinear bed, designed by Karram. “It’s recessed into the wall, and the idea was to create a floating arc, a sense of floating on the sea,” says Karram. Two chaise longues, upholstered in a combination of white fabric and leather, sit at the foot of the bed, and a stainless steel credenza anchors the opposite wall. The guest rooms each feature Cassina beds with floral Swiss linens.
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Other Karram touches include original free-form etched
glasswork throughout, including the arched glass wall that encloses the media
room. Even the bent-glass door to the cylindrical powder room gives a nod to the
home’s undulating theme. A LiteTouch switching system controls the low-voltage
lighting system with recessed and retractable Reggiani lights, and it also
manages the window treatments. (Click image to enlarge)It is a far cry from the day when Karram stood on a balcony outside an empty shell of a dwelling and looked out at the ocean. “But I’ve created a bridge,” he says. “I feel the home is at one with its place, and that is all any designer can aspire to.”
Alfred Karram II Inc., 561.394.9900, www.karram.com
