HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
mooing,” Kim Gibson says. The home is sited for
maximum viewing of spectacular Florida sunsets.
The Banovs have been building homes and commercial
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and industrial facilities in Indian River
County since 1989 when they moved to Vero from
Fort Lauderdale. Robert had an architectural firm
there where Amy worked, initially as a summer intern,
while getting her degree. Their first project in
Vero was a spec home in the Shores on the barrier
island, which they sold quickly. Over the years they
established themselves as a quality design/build
firm for an individual clientele.
The Gibsons found the Banovs and the property
purely by accident.
In 2017, they spent a Sunday afternoon attending
open houses at the Polo Grounds.
“We were attracted to what we later found out
were Robert and Amy’s houses,” Kim Gibson says.
“Every home we went to where we liked the details
the real estate agent would say, ‘It’s built by the
Banovs.’ ”
CEILING A STUNNER
For the approximate 18-month construction period,
architects and homeowners worked together
closely and the results are stunning: A magnificent
3,300 square foot, four bedroom, four and a half
bath pool home on a half-acre lot.
The great room’s vaulted ceiling, with nonstructural,
painted wood beams, is an eye-catcher.
“I love when I walk in a room and the ceilings
grab you,” Kim Gibson says. “The beamed ceiling
was something I had in mind. I didn’t know how to
interpret it but Amy did that.”
“It could have been a big flat ceiling,” Robert
Banov says, “but beams reflect the openness of the
floor plan. The living room and kitchen are all one
big space.”
The ceiling’s structure amplifies the room in all
directions.
“There’s a lot of detail,” Amy Banov says. “All
four corners of the room are openings to the other
components of the house, from the hallway to the
master, to the study, to the other bedrooms. It has
a precise symmetry without really feeling like a
symmetrical space. If you didn’t have order to those
beams, it would be chaotic, so there’s a lot of detail
to make it not look too detailed.”
And the beauty of the house is in the details.
The vaulted ceiling is juxtaposed with the clean
lines of the flat-ceilinged dining area. Typically each
Banov ceiling has individual elements such as the
size of the crown piece, the panels, the molding. This
dining room, Amy Banov says, “we developed in
talking with the Gibsons. The sizes of different coffers,
elongated ones over the table, there are features
we’ve used in other places, but it’s always unique.”
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL
Kim Gibson sourced a sizable dining table that
seats 12 comfortably, and the room was designed
to accommodate the large Gibson family’s frequent
get-togethers.
A large dining area, with a custom coffered ceiling, comfortably accommodates the
large Gibson family with seating for 12. The elegant, modern light fixture over the
dining table is from LED Capstone.
The Gibson’s 3,300 square foot home is in the unique community of the Polo Grounds
in Vero Beach, where polo matches are played on Sundays during the season.
Beautiful stone counters from Global Stone Collection and pendant light fixtures from
>> LED Capstone enhance the kitchen, which was customized for family gatherings.