President's Penthouse
This 2,500 square-foot penthouse in Coral Gables, Florida represents a life well lived. The resident, Dr. Donna Shalala served in the Peace Corps in Iraq, was Chancellor and President of three major universities and served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President William Clinton. The apartment was a gut renovation.
Architect, William Taylor authored the apartment’s unique scheme, where most of the existing walls were removed to open the kitchen, living room and dining room to each other. A delicate basket-weave partition crafted of maple wood serves to cleverly define the space, yet let sight-lines and sunlight through.
Interior Designer, Phyllis Taylor designed the basket-weave motif to honor the owner and all that she’s done for women around the world.
“We wanted to consider where women’s hand has been evidenced from the beginning of time” says Phyllis, “and it was in the woven basket, a vessel for carrying goods to sustain us all.”
Besides books and photographs of friends, relatives, potentates and politicians, other mementos of Dr. Shalala’s were incorporated into the design. A Bokhara rug acquired during her service in the Peace Corp served as the perfect pillow covers for the breakfast banquette. Master bathroom features PureScape vessel statement bathtub from Aquatica for luxurious bubble baths amidst a spa-like serenity.
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Bathtub Model: Aquatica Purescape 171 Freestanding Solid Surface Bathtub
The Purescape 171 is the new and improved successor of the Purescape 170, remodeled and manufactured in Italy using Aquatica’s ground-breaking AquateX™ solid surface composite, with a blend of clean lines and contemporary styling.
Exterior dimensions (in): 72 L x 39.25 W x 31 H
Depth to overflow drain (in): 19.75
Product weight (lb): 298
Water capacity (gallons): 89
Shape: Oval
Product material: AquateX™
Installation type: Freestanding
Warranty: 25 Year Limited Warranty
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Interior Architecture by William Taylor
Interiors by Phyllis Taylor
Photos by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
Architect, William Taylor authored the apartment’s unique scheme, where most of the existing walls were removed to open the kitchen, living room and dining room to each other. A delicate basket-weave partition crafted of maple wood serves to cleverly define the space, yet let sight-lines and sunlight through.
Interior Designer, Phyllis Taylor designed the basket-weave motif to honor the owner and all that she’s done for women around the world.
“We wanted to consider where women’s hand has been evidenced from the beginning of time” says Phyllis, “and it was in the woven basket, a vessel for carrying goods to sustain us all.”
Besides books and photographs of friends, relatives, potentates and politicians, other mementos of Dr. Shalala’s were incorporated into the design. A Bokhara rug acquired during her service in the Peace Corp served as the perfect pillow covers for the breakfast banquette. Master bathroom features PureScape vessel statement bathtub from Aquatica for luxurious bubble baths amidst a spa-like serenity.
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Bathtub Model: Aquatica Purescape 171 Freestanding Solid Surface Bathtub
The Purescape 171 is the new and improved successor of the Purescape 170, remodeled and manufactured in Italy using Aquatica’s ground-breaking AquateX™ solid surface composite, with a blend of clean lines and contemporary styling.
Exterior dimensions (in): 72 L x 39.25 W x 31 H
Depth to overflow drain (in): 19.75
Product weight (lb): 298
Water capacity (gallons): 89
Shape: Oval
Product material: AquateX™
Installation type: Freestanding
Warranty: 25 Year Limited Warranty
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Interior Architecture by William Taylor
Interiors by Phyllis Taylor
Photos by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
