Built With a Butterfly Roof, This $4.7M Modern Home Defies Norms

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"There was an original midcentury modern home with a butterfly roof on the property. When the current owner bought it, she had every intention of just renovating it and making it a little bit bigger. However, it was so full of termites that it couldn't be done," explains listing agent Roberta Zimmerman, with Premier Sotheby's International Realty. "The original home had the butterfly roof, so she kept that style and also the clerestory windows that go all the way around up high to flood the whole living area with light," Zimmerman says. "The owner doesn't like to cook. So the kitchen is separate, not open like so many of the homes," Zimmerman explains. "This way, if you have a caterer or a private chef, they could be doing their thing or your cooking doesn't need to be for everybody to see." Zimmerman says she likes how this home stands out among the all-white modern homes often seen in South Florida. "Most of the homes I go in are white and very similar. They're lovely, but there's nothing unique about that," she says. Sited on a small lake, the home comes with plenty of privacy, as well as a sense of openness. The current owner is an art collector, so the home was designed to display art.