# @dwellmagazine on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-08-13T14:57:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dwell (@dwellmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dwellmagazine

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For architect Max Strang, the opportunity to restore the home of modernist giant Gene Leedy was the culmination of a lifelong calling. Max himself was raised in a Leedy-designed home, located in Winter Haven—colloquially known as “Leedy Land”—near the structure. The architect’s parents were close with the Leedy family, so he spent his childhood visiting the house that Leedy designed for himself and lived in for more than 60 years. And while Leedy’s design played a big role in Max’s childhood, it wasn’t until he left town to attend the University of Florida that he realized the profundity of the architect’s influence. “When you are surrounded by Leedy’s architecture in this small town, it was normal,” Max remembers. “When I went off to college I realized I really missed being surrounded by great architecture.” It was a revelation that led him to enroll in architecture school, and to eventually collaborate with Leedy professionally. The two architects’ working relationship and friendship lasted the remainder of Leedy’s life. In 2017, the pair partnered on what they called a “reissue project,” entailing updates and restorations to the Craney Spec Houses, a collection of 11 modular homes built by Leedy between 1956 and 1958. After Leedy’s death in 2018, Max continued on the project and purchased the architect’s longtime house, as well as his nearby office. By the time he made the purchase, Max says the 1,500-square-foot structure “was in bad shape and needed a lot of help.” He was determined to restore the well-worn residence into something reflective of his mentor’s architectural legacy. For someone who knew the architect so well, the ensuing restoration came down to the classic question: “What would Gene do?” See the results at the link in our bio.
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Photos by james_jackman_
Story by madeleine_rae
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