When Canadian real estate developer Paul Weiner left his country to retire in sunny Hollywood, Fla., he wanted his new waterfront home to resemble the one he had left behind, which had been designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The new residence in the upscale Hollywood Lakes subdivision fulfilled the new homeowner’s dream, but the roof and its upturned beams left behind a legacy that even today challenged the best authorized IB Roof Systems contractor.
The exposed rooftop beams were inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin home and studio in Scottsdale, Ariz., according to the home’s original architect David Jay Feinberg, who was commissioned by the Weiner family to memorialize their Canadian home in Florida.