8240 NE 12th Avenue
We were brought to the team mid-project to finish what others couldn't. The outcome was incredible...
“The main concept for this 4,380 square-foot Shorecrest residence evolved around a 2-level stair atrium, open to the sky and flanked on all sides by the main living space and guest bedrooms.” There is a privileged view to the waterfront which organizes the building, and the main living space.
Located in the Shorecrest neighborhood of Miami, the owner recognized three examples from Jan Hochstim’s 2005 Rizzoli publication titled Florida Modern. The house follows simple design principals and features several large cantilevered surfaces intended to provide both presence and shading in a previously vacant lot. It was important to the owner that the home be both simple and iconic in nature, and reflects the vernacular to the South Florida environment as well.
The most distinctive element of the residence is a 14ft reinforced concrete cantilever at the roof , hovering 25ft above the entrance. In between this is a full-length, cantilevered balcony (10′ projection x 53′ wide) accessed from the main house by a large panoramic window system having (3) large openings to the outside.
DESIGNED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Today the owner elects to keep the panorama window system open to allow the breezes to enter & cool the living space in lieu of air-conditioning. The home functions so that even during summer months, the home is comfortable enough to keep the windows and doors open without the use of air-conditioning.
“The main concept for this 4,380 square-foot Shorecrest residence evolved around a 2-level stair atrium, open to the sky and flanked on all sides by the main living space and guest bedrooms.” There is a privileged view to the waterfront which organizes the building, and the main living space.
Located in the Shorecrest neighborhood of Miami, the owner recognized three examples from Jan Hochstim’s 2005 Rizzoli publication titled Florida Modern. The house follows simple design principals and features several large cantilevered surfaces intended to provide both presence and shading in a previously vacant lot. It was important to the owner that the home be both simple and iconic in nature, and reflects the vernacular to the South Florida environment as well.
The most distinctive element of the residence is a 14ft reinforced concrete cantilever at the roof , hovering 25ft above the entrance. In between this is a full-length, cantilevered balcony (10′ projection x 53′ wide) accessed from the main house by a large panoramic window system having (3) large openings to the outside.
DESIGNED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Today the owner elects to keep the panorama window system open to allow the breezes to enter & cool the living space in lieu of air-conditioning. The home functions so that even during summer months, the home is comfortable enough to keep the windows and doors open without the use of air-conditioning.