Transparency
Private Residence in Miami Beach Florida
Program………………Residential
Location………………Miami Beach
Area…………………….6280 sf
Status………………….Completed
The organizing basis of this residence is driven by the narrow geometry of the site as well as the proximity and scale of the neighboring residences. The complete code-permitted envelope is arranged into a slender rectangular body facilitating views towards the bay from every room in the plan and maximizing the penetration of daylight.
The initial shape of the plan was a bar divided into 5 equal parts to simplify the structure. The fourth cube is pulled to the eastern buildable line of the property as a strategy to further increase the penetration of natural light into the interior areas of the plan. It also opens up a green garden courtyard on the western side of the house and it defines the side yard area of the plan
The open plan layout of this home contains a minimal amount of interior partitions and an array of operable windows located at facing walls to increase the effectiveness of cross ventilation.
Below the main level, a game room level is positioned strategically in the narrow portion of the building’s footprint to be passively cooled by cross ventilation during months of prevailing cool breezes.
