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Wol Residence

The owners of the 9,065-square-foot Wol Residence in Golden Beach, wanted modernist architecture with a refined industrial edge. SDH Studio paired polished pale stone floors, crisp white walls and dark-framed glass with vertical wood slats, veined gray stone and matte black steel. Walls of sliding glass open nearly every room to the garden and pool, so the tropical landscape is always present.

Location: Golden Beach, FL
Status: Completed
Site Area: 15,000 sf
Livable Area: 6,106 sf
Total Area: 9,065 sf
Architect: SDH Studio
Photographer: Kris Tamburello
Team: Stephanie Halfen, Angiebeth Avendaño

The great room is two stories high, where a wall of warm oak slats climbs to a glass-railed bridge above. A monumental expressionist canvas in cobalt, crimson and green commands a gallery-white panel, while curved gray sectionals, barrel lounge chairs and round stone-topped tables settle onto a soft shag rug. A long wood and marble console anchors the arrangement, and a built-in walnut bar niche sits discreetly alongside. Pocketing glass walls dissolve into the covered loggia beyond.

Dark, ribbed wood screens frame the dining area. A smoked-glass globe chandelier branches above a glass-topped table on a fluted base, encircled by pale leather chairs, with a stone-backed niche and floating credenza behind. Nearby, a breakfast area wrapped in glass pairs an oval marble table with gray upholstered chairs under a white wire pendant.

In the kitchen, a full-height walnut wall houses the refrigerator and stainless ovens. The quartzite island, under a suspended stainless hood, carries a raised wood bar lined with bright orange wire stools. Sleek gray cabinetry runs beneath a long, low window onto the garden, and open walnut shelving holds the family’s cookbooks.

The double-height entry is built around a single stair. Its folded stone treads project from a dramatic veined marble wall, behind glass and a fine black rail. Below, black pebbles and lush plantings soften the ground beneath it, while tall louvered windows cast shifting bands of light across the floor. Upstairs, a gallery of dark wide-plank oak runs past oak-paneled walls and slatted doors.

In the primary suite, floor-to-ceiling walnut slats back an oversized channel-tufted headboard, lit on either side by looping brass pendants. Gray stone lines the primary bath, with facing floating walnut vanities, an open rain shower and a freestanding white tub. Walnut paneling and a floating black marble vanity finish the powder room.

Steel, stone and dark-framed glass supply the industrial edge the owners asked for. Oak, walnut and brass make it a house a family can live in, and the cobalt-and-crimson canvas in the great room gives it a pulse.

The owners of the 9,065-square-foot Wol Residence in Golden Beach, wanted modernist architecture with a refined industrial edge. SDH Studio paired polished pale stone floors, crisp white walls and dark-framed glass with vertical wood slats, veined gray stone and matte black steel. Walls of sliding glass open nearly every room to the garden and pool, so the tropical landscape is always present.

Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Kitchen
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Family Dining Area
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Dining Room
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Living Room
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Primary Bedroom
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Primary Bathroom
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - First Floor Landing
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Industrial Staircase
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Industrial Staircase from Ground Floor
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Industrial Staircase and Front Door Entry
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Corridor
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Powder Room
Wol Residence, Golden Beach, FL - Front Facade

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