A new standard
for coastal living.
Twelve unique residences are arranged across a landscaped courtyard setting on the Gulf Coast of Florida, minutes from the pristine waters of Casey
Key. The architecture responds directly to its environment: deep overhangs that filter the Florida sun, open volumes that draw in the coastal breeze, and a
material palette of stucco, polished concrete, natural wood, and glass that reads both contemporary and timeless.
Hidden Gem is not a tower. It is not a gated resort. It is a considered community of homes, designed to the scale of the life lived within them, each one
connected directly to the landscape and light that define this magical stretch of the Florida coast.
Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, is among America's most recognized architects working in the modernist tradition. Over a career spanning four decades, his
residential and commercial projects have earned more than 400 local, regional and national awards – including numerous AIA honors – and have been
widely published in the leading architectural journals and design press.
Gurney's architecture is defined by an unwavering commitment to the honest use of natural materials, the disciplined orchestration of light and form, and
a deep sensitivity to site and landscape. His buildings do not impose themselves on their surroundings: they respond to them, drawing on context,
climate and the specific conditions of each place to produce spaces that are at once refined and genuinely livable.
At Hidden Gem Residences, that philosophy finds expression in a community of twelve homes designed for the particular light, landscape and pace of
the Gulf Coast of Florida.
