Analía Nanni Dimit
Cofounder and Director of Interior Architecture, Dimit Architects
Analía Nanni Dimit, an architecture graduate of La Plata National University in her native Argentina, and her husband, Scott Miles Dimit, cofounded their namesake Cleveland-based firm in 2004. Dimit’s modernist training left her with a passion for design, one she gets to fulfill as the firm’s director of interior architecture. “The design process is a constant source of inspiration for me” she notes. “That phase of work presents the challenge of creating unique architectural and interior spaces for clients—exploring materials, details, shapes, patterns, colors, forms, and functions to make environments in which they love to live, work, entertain, and create memories with loved ones.” Dimit’s ardent spirit is apparent in a 9,600-square-foot residence the firm recently completed for a young family in the village of Bentleyville, Ohio. Sited on a wooded lot, the three-level house is massed around a courtyard featuring an al fresco living area, kitchen, and generous swimming pool. Large folding and French patio doors along with two-story windows open onto the courtyard, creating a strong indoor-outdoor connection. The family loves to entertain and requested that the home have an easy flow between spaces. Gathering areas include a 16-foot-long thin-slab porcelain kitchen island and, in the living room, a double-height 20-foot-wide linear fireplace with stone masonry. Vibrant artworks pop against the clean, modern finishes, while the exterior’s natural-materials palette of stained cedar, stucco, and stone ensures the large structure fits into its leafy setting. PROJECT TEAM SCOTT MILES DIMIT, MATTHEW SOMMER KEY CONSULTANTS PAYNE & PAYNE BUILDERS, STEVE EBERSOLE PE, WHS ENGINEERING, THE PATTIE GROUP, HIGHLAND CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT: CHRISTIAN PHILLIPS
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22 years in the industry IIDA Associate, AIA International Associate breakthrough project
Renovation of the historic ASM International Headquarters in Novelty, Ohio, a 1959 collaboration between R. Buckminster Fuller and John Terence Kelly honors
National Trust for Historic Preservation Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award, Ruth Ratner Miller Award, AIA Cleveland People’s Choice Award
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