oca ▁Roc oco , ▁How ▁Add ison ▁M iz ner ▁In vent ed ▁Florida ' s ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁explains ▁a ▁via ▁as ▁follows : ▁" Med ieval ▁Spanish ▁cast les ▁had ▁contained ▁within ▁their ▁fort ified ▁walls ▁what ▁might ▁be ▁called ▁ ▁' inner ▁cities ,' ▁where ▁the ▁soldiers ▁and ▁castle ▁employees ▁lived ▁and ▁worked . ▁These ▁w alled ▁urban ▁areas ▁were ▁later ▁transformed ▁into ▁commercial ▁spaces ." ▁Add ison ▁M iz ner ▁added : ▁" They ▁( the ▁commercial ▁spaces ) ▁usually ▁faced ▁on ▁small ▁w inding ▁streets ▁and ▁were ▁entirely ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁travers ed ▁the ▁narrow ▁path ways ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁spirit ▁that ▁M iz ner ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁create ▁Via ▁M iz ner . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁European - type , ▁ped est rian ▁village ▁with ▁complex , ▁char ming ▁and ▁irregular ▁buildings ▁that ▁house ▁sh ops , ▁offices ▁and ▁resid ences . ▁Via ▁M iz ner ▁( and ▁adjacent ▁Via ▁Par igi ) ▁is ▁an ▁interesting ▁combination ▁of ▁Mediter rane an ▁Rev ival ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁mixed ▁with ▁a ▁touch ▁of ▁old ▁Ven ice , ▁adapted ▁to ▁South ▁Florida ' s ▁tropical ▁climate . ▁The ▁roof s ▁are ▁ter rac otta ▁bar rel ▁t iles ▁while ▁the ▁white ▁st u cco ▁walls ▁are ▁pun ctu ated ▁with ▁numerous , ▁irregular ▁sh aped ▁windows , ▁wooden ▁bal con ies , ▁pe ck y - cy press ▁acc ents ▁and ▁bal ustr ades , ▁many ▁with ▁decor ative ▁iron