The Young Architects Award recognizes AIA members in the early stage of their architectural career who have shown exceptional leadership in design, planning, education, and service to the profession.
H. Samuel Kruse Silver Medal for Design - AIA Miami 2023
Wesley Kean was bestowed with the profession’s highest honor in Miami after receiving the Samuel Kruse Silver Medal for Design in the 2023 AIA Miami Design Awards! He couldn't be more honored!
AIA Miami MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2023
We are excited to announce that our ‘Ridge Residence’ (North Pal, Beach, FL) was presented a Merit Award for Renovation/Restoration in the 2023 AIA Miami Design Awards!
AIA Miami MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2023
We are excited to announce that our ‘MIAC – Miami Art Center’ (Allapattah, Miami) was presented with a Merit Award for Unbuilt Less Less Than 50,000 Square Feet in the 2023 AIA Miami Design Awards!
AIA Florida Honor Award of Excellence - 2023
We are excited to announce that our ‘Mangrove House’ (Key Biscayne, FL) was chosen as a winner of an Honor Award for Unbuilt Work in the 2023 AIA Florida Design Awards!
AIA Miami AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2022
AIA Miami AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2022
Better Beach Innovative Architecture Award - 2022 →
The Sunset Island Residence has been selected as a FINALIST for the Innovative Architecture Award, for the 8th Annual City National Bank Better Beach Awards.
Organized by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, the event is a prestigious occasion honoring influential, trendsetting leaders in the local real estate industry. Attended by over 300 people annually, the event includes Miami Beach’s top realtors, architects, developers, designers, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs.
AIA Florida Honor Award of Excellence - 2022
We are excited to announce that our ‘Lake House’ (Sunset Islands, Miami Beach, FL) was chosen as a winner of an Honor Award for Unbuilt Work by an esteemed international Barcelona-based jury in the 2022 AIA Florida Design Awards!
RTF Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2022
Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2022
First Award | Private Residence (Large) (Concept)
Project Name: Lake House
Project Category: Private Residence (Large) (Concept) | Area: 8,620 SF | Year: Summer 2024 | Location: Sunset Islands, Miami Beach, FL
Design Team:
KoDA: Wesley Kean (Principal + Creative Director), Chance Stillman (Project Architect) & Jake Crociati (Designer)
Mathew Lewis (Landscape Arch)
Joeb Moore (Interior Architect JMPA)
Sally Markham Interior Designer
Consultants:
MUE: Structural EngineeringPierry Engineering: MEP EngineeringGGB: Civil Engineering Goldin Solar: Solar Consultants Spinnaker Group: LEED Consultants Brodson Construction: GC
Photography Credits: All renderings by KoDA
The clients wanted to create a home that would not only become their primary residence, but also a place for their entire family to spend time together and create lasting memories. Yet, the occupants were not the only stakeholders in the design. In addition to supporting the requirements of a growing family, it would also need to support a growing and eclectic art collection, while still remaining connected to nature.
The design is certified LEED Gold, while carefully considers the desires and needs of three characters: nature, art and occupant, while retaining a respectful massing in context. Displaced pavilions are connected by a central art gallery aligned with the site’s optimal view. In-between are programed gardens that integrate nature deep into the floor plan. The second level is an efficient multi-bedroom volume wrapped in an operable screen system. This screen provides ample privacy for the NE Façade, and critical solar shading for glazing on the SW façade, protecting both art and occupants from harmful UV light.
The entry court is defined by flanking walls of textured concrete that establish a connection to the home’s central axis. The front entrance is indicated by a canopy above; this canopy defines the gallery space, organizing all intersecting volumes. Adjacent to the front door is a glass ‘bridge’ connecting the main home to the garage volume and support housing. Full height windows create a visual connection to water features, gardens and sculptures on either side.
Upon entry, the gallery directs your view to the lake beyond. Art walls help to organize and conceal program that branches off the central axis. By utilizing wood to define horizontal planes, the space becomes more panoramic, allowing art and supporting gallery walls to be accentuated.
BEST OF HOUZZ SERVICE 2022
KoDA Miami has won “Best Of Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.
AIA Florida Merit Award of Excellence - 2020
‘Tight Urbanism’ Alley Adaptations in Miami Beach
AIA Florida Merit Award of Excellence - 2019
Better Beach Next Generation Award - 2019
Thursday, May 16th, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce honored Wesley Kean, Principal and Founder of KoDA with the Next Generation Award at the City National Bank Better Beach Awards hosted at Faena in Miami Beach.
Innovation Design Award - Meridian Court Residence - 2019
Thursday, May 16th, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce honored KoDA with the Innovation Design Award for the Meridian Court Residence at the City National Bank Better Beach Awards hosted at Faena in Miami Beach.
AIA MIAMI HONOR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2017
KoDA Miami received the American Institute of Architects Honor Award of Excellence for Unbuilt Project in 2017. The Unbuilt Design Award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned architectural designs not yet built or complete. Attention is focused on the process of design. The project awarded was the Bayfront Circle Project- which features a retractable solar ring for the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, Florida.
MIAMI HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS - 2019
Merit Award of Excellence Non-Hotel Restaurant & Food Hall Fast Casual
BUILD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2018- Most Innovative Retail Showroom Project
KoDA Miami has received the 2018 Build Architecture Award for Most Innovative Retail Showroom Project for Etnia Barcelona Multi-Functional Showroom. The prestigious Architecture Awards recognize and acknowledge the outstanding works conducted by imaginative designers, engineers and visionaries, whose inspiring and memorable designs and structures enhance our horizons.
As energy efficiency and sustainability have become increasingly vital to modern designs, the awards also pay homage to those who continue to design the healthiest and cleanest structures, with an added impetus on creating environmentally safe and friendly buildings.
click here to view more on our Etnia Barcelona project
BUILD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2018- Best International Contemporary Design Studio - South East USA
KoDA Miami has received the 2018 Build Architecture Award for Best International Contemporary Design Studio in the South East USA. The prestigious Architecture Awards recognize and acknowledge the outstanding works conducted by imaginative designers, engineers and visionaries, whose inspiring and memorable designs and structures enhance our horizons.
As energy efficiency and sustainability have become increasingly vital to modern designs, the awards also pay homage to those who continue to design the healthiest and cleanest structures, with an added impetus on creating environmentally safe and friendly buildings.
click here to view our Etnia Barcelona- recently awarded the Most Innovative Retail Showroom Project by the Build Architecture Awards 2018
BEST OF HOUZZ SERVICE AWARD 2018- CLIENT SATISFACTION
KoDA Miami has won “Best Of Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The multidisciplinary design firm was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2017.
"The Houzz community selected a phenomenal group of Best of Houzz 2018 award winners, so this year's recipients should be very proud,” said Liza Hausman, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Houzz. “Best of Houzz winners represent some of the most talented and customer-focused professionals in our industry, and we are extremely pleased to give them both this recognition and a platform on which to showcase their expertise."
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