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photographed by cristóbal palma, the building is clad with dark timber boards that enclose a series of private spaces and direct views towards the crashing waves.
the main feature of the design is the huge kitchen, dining and living space that opens out to the pool and the horizon beyond.
the house consists of three separate brick volumes set above a continuous living space on the ground floor.
the renovation preserves the original masonry façade but carves out a new world inside, one which prioritizes light, space and openness.
If the goal was to find the most hurricane-vulnerable site possible for an art collection – they got that part right. The ratio of building footprint to useable interior space seems way out of proportion. This is just another in a long list of white elephant projects conjured up by corrupt Miami commissioners, who awarded construction contracts to their cronies.
Pedestrian! Their DeYoung Museum in San Francisco showed a lot more invention.