When it comes to the design and construction of the luxury homes in and around Florida's Gold Coast communities, expectations among homeowners are extremely high. The homes are big, they're beautiful and in the case of the new ones especially, they're resilient. For one Boca Raton resident, the desire for durability, sustainability and beauty extended all the way to the selection of garage doors, custom built for the home by Premier Door Co.

Premier Door designed and installed three custom Zero Hinge bifold doors for the mammoth 12,000 sq. ft. single-story residence, which was built on land previously occupied by a pair of similarly sized two-story homes. One of the features that car enthusiasts especially would envy about the home is its integrated 12-car garage. 

“The overall design for this residence was the creation of a dynamic outside-in spaces, filled with art and light,” says Alejandro Miranda, Studio Director at Choeff Levy Fischman Architecture & Design in Miami. “It features an exciting movement of forms and materials with panoramic views of the ponds, pools, the surrounding landscape and the sky. The home features curated art pieces displayed and visible from both inside and outside the home.

“The Premier Door bifold garage doors were key to achieving our goals of quality and transparency for the display of the client’s car collection and the refined garage interiors for this beautiful home.”

Sylvain Poirier, Senior Project Manager at VJD Construction of Palm City, FL, oversaw the construction. He notes that the 30-year-old community is experiencing an evolution, with older homes being replaced with new modern-style homes.

“This home is solid concrete construction, including the roof,” Poirier says. “It’s a bunker. It’s very energy efficient; it’s a very modern look which is all the rage here now.”

The rear exterior of the garage is a cascading waterfall, just to the right of the main entrance of the home. The calming sound of the waterfall leads visitors to a reflecting pond that surrounds the entry.

At the garage entrance, Premier Door Company installed three bifold doors. Each bifold door is 22' wide x 11' tall with 12 glass panels to showcase the collection of cars, some displayed on lifts.

“The doors look great,” Poirier says. “They’re more attractive than some of the industrial-looking bifold doors on the market. Premier doors look good and they’re quieter. I will always steer customers toward Premier doors.”

Premier Door Company is no stranger to unique residential projects.

“We enjoy these projects,” says Nick Schuft, Project Manager of Premier Door. “In this case, the homeowners are spending a lot of money and have high expectations. The challenge here was to give them the doors they wanted, doors that work perfectly and meet their aesthetic demands. The 12 glass panels are very heavy, so we did the calculations with our engineer to get these doors to look and function the way everyone wants. Part of that functionality is within our proprietary automated operating system Smart Door Technology. This gives the user full control of the door from a convenient touch screen interface.”

Schuft headed up the four-day installation of Premier’s Zero Hinge doors on this home. Each door has two spindles about four inches from the top on the side. There are no hinges, so each door pivots on the spindles during operation. The precision fabrication at the top of the door keeps everything watertight.

“Of course, the doors meet UL 325 for safety with contact and non-contact (photo-electric) sensors,” Schuft says. “Like everything else with this home, these doors are state-of-the-art.”