'08 ROOM OF THE YEAR
'08 BEST SPECIALITY ROOM IN A HOME, 4001 SQUARE FEET AND OVER

Project Name: Ibiza Outdoor Living Room
Project Location: Winter Park, Fla.
Designer/Architect: Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.
Builder: Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.
Interior Designer: CRT Studio, Inc., Winter Park, Fla.

Open, airy, and free-flowing. You can’t tell where the inside ends and the outdoors begin in this stunning outdoor living room. But it’s as functional as it is beautiful — a natural pick for our judges for the Room of the Year accolade. The initial inspiration, says the project’s architect, Phil Kean of design/build firm Phil Kean Designs, was to create a transitional Spanish/Andalusian home that incorporated clean lines with dramatic textural contrasts.

Outside is much more traditional. The duo treated the pool almost like a fountain to create a courtyard concept, which many of Phil Kean homes feature. Inside you see more transitional elements.