Robert I. Ballinger Award

The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach has awarded its Robert I. Ballinger Award for historic restoration to the same estate, Collado Hueco, 30 years apart. The 3.3-acre estate features a 1924 Mediterranean-style mansion by Addison Mizner and a guesthouse by John L. Volk. The most recent award recognizes the renovation carried out by businessman and Founder of The Brant Foundation, Peter M. Brant and his wife, Stephanie Seymour. Their 3½-year renovation preserved and enhanced the estate’s architecture while redesigning many interior spaces and highlighting their collection of modern and contemporary art.

In the filmed interview, interior architect and designer, Joseph Dirand, said his mission was to translate Mizner’s architectural vocabulary with, “my own interpretation of what I brought to the project to give it new life.” Brant, describes Dirand as “minimalist (who) is really in love with the refinement of opulence in the simplest way.”