Design cutter machine. This is Leedy’s legacy.

Design cutter machine. That house took a post and beam design that harkens back to Leedy and brought it to an incredible new level. STRANG is a Miami-based design firm renowned for advancing the principles of Environmental Modernism in extraordinary locations around the world. This concept, dubbed by the firm, reflects their deep commitment to designing stunning architectural works that maintain an acute awareness of each project's surrounding environment and site. And that is what he taught Max Strang. . Vertical ‘fins’, which act as sun-shading and privacy elements, are sandwiched between the structural shell of the second floor. This is Leedy’s legacy. River’s Reach is an evolution of the Strang’s unbuilt design for the Mola Residence. A culmination of the ecologically-forward architecture that has defined Strang’s career, the tropical architecture that influenced him on his travels, and the Floridian design scene’s expansive history of landscape architecture, as seen in the work of the likes of Mario Nievera. A steel frame is used instead of pre-stressed concrete, then mixed with natural coral stone, an unusual combination… and combinations like this have become STRANG Architecture hallmarks. At Strang’s core as a designer lay a deep commitment to the transformative possibilities of design, to a sustainable, holistic environmentally sensitive architecture, and to a practice that provides great design access for all. In this effort, both the vernacular and the work of predecessors was critical to learning methods of design and construction that would last, as well as techniques for the appropriate engagement of climate. Nonetheless, the Rock House masterfully blends these disparate influences together to create an unexpected, yet convincing, design solution. The dense and riotous tropical landscape of Coconut Grove affords the home its proper context. STRANG is a Miami-based design firm renowned for advancing the principles of Environmental Modernism in extraordinary locations around the world. dacqgke s1y uv7a qolrgcq rmng dyu34xbd i2c btj m6hr tlvs