home of distinction
march 2021 68
WBM
“The owners were looking for
a great second home location,
something that would be acces-sible
to fun things to do but also
provide a venue to house and
display bold pieces of art,” Sain-tard
Valiente says. “With that
in mind, we created a mono-chrome
shell, a museum-style
backdrop for the many art and
accent pieces located there.”
WITH
interior
archi-tecture
that
transforms rectangular spaces
into curves, the space blends
yin and yang elements. These
contour to the ceiling and
reflect back to the floor, creat-ing
a meandering circulation
path through a bookmatched
semicircular kitchen island
and entertaining table, toward
sofas facing each other and the
USS North Carolina outside
the windows.
“Every window has a spec-tacular
view,” says the owner.
“The views are abundant…the
Cape Fear bridge, the River-walk,
a fishing boat or barge
traveling the water, church
steeples, rooftops of build-ings…
but the most rewarding
view is the sunset. Mindful-ness
living comes easy here.”