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Double height living room with white walls in the foreground and light grey stone walls in the background. Light grey stone floor with white carpet on top. Modern Scandinavian furniture composed by three lounge chairs and a daybed. Stainless steel stairs and handrail. Tall white linen shades in the left.

Santa Maria Residence

Miami, FL

 

A glamorous sophisticated pleasure dome with a laid-back elegance.

– Elle Décor

 

Perched high above Biscayne Bay, this massive circular duplex penthouse offers a bird’s eye perspective of the Miami coast.  We took elements directly from the surrounding landscape to ground the apartment firmly in this tropical city.

 

Stairs detail displaying the stainless steel side structure and handrail on top of the light grey floor, light blue shaded glass steps anchored to the steel structure.
Double height living room with white walls in the foreground and light grey stone walls in the background. Light grey stone floor with white carpet on top. Modern Scandinavian furniture composed by three lounge chairs and a daybed. Stainless steel stairs and handrail. Printed multicolored artwork in the upper floor corner.
Dining room with a light grey stone floor, white linen shades in the background. Furnished by a dining table in dark wood surrounded by white shell dining chairs with a beige cushion. Two pendants with a cylindrical shape covered in flower shaped bulbs above the table. Self standing shelving united in tubular steel from floor to ceiling.
Dining corner enclosed by white painted ceiling, white wall and white upper cabinetry and shelves. Light grey stone flooring. Furnished with two round Saarinen tulip tables, an integrated white bench and beige cushions, white low stools, vases with flowers and plants.

Inspired by the dolosse that form the coastal breakwater, we tumbled multiple castings of a single concrete form across the terraces to be used as chairs, tables or planters, depending upon their orientation. Inside, a new stainless steel stair links the double height living room space to the master suite above. The hand-tinted glass stair treads fade from dark blue to clear, mimicking the shoreline below. Curving walls wrapped in wood veneer, marble mosaic tile, and a custom silk wall mural carve out softly shaped rooms that flow one to the next. The carefully curated furnishings include vintage modern pieces, such as the very rare 1949 Montalcini wind-back chair made for his parents' home in Asti, and custom pieces like the lucite and redwood master bed.

Master bedroom corner finished with white fabric panels around the walls, dark wood flooring. Furnished with a glass bed platform attached to a white wood back element containing two nightstands. The bed back surface is made by an irregular shaped stone piece. Black canvas displaying birds hanged on the walls.
Bedroom with white walls and white linen shades. Walnut bed frame and headboard, dark grey rug under the bed. Spherical sconce and lounge chair in the back.
Bedroom with light grey painted walls and white ceiling, artworks on top of both beds. Twin beds with a light oak frame divided by a light oak wide nightstand. White linen shades in front of the opening.
Powder room with mosaic squared tiles in mirror, white and brown stone on the walls. The vanity is composed by a lacquered pink frame and on top of this one a irregular thick stone. Ceiling fixture in stainless steel structure with several light bulbs attached.
Office with dark wood floor and white wall on the right and opening with a painted white steel and glass wall half covered with white linen shades. Furnished with a half-rounded desk, three mid century wood lounge chairs, thin floor lamp with linen shading. Artwork and shelves attached to the wall.
Lounge area with a rounded opening on the ceiling, dark wood floor and shelving, with blue inserts. On top of the beige carpet there are two beige lounge swivel chairs, a beige swivel ottoman, a two seats beige sofa with beige and white pillows, two lacquered red side tables.
Terrace with a light grey stone flooring in continuity with the interior of the apartment furnished with white elements as chairs, side tables, vases. Steel and glass parapet.