Project: Pine Tree
Location: Miami Beach
Architect: SAOTA
Florida’s warm climate and landscape potential is what inspired South African architecture firm SAOTA, to build their first project in Miami: an expansive, waterfront home that creates the ultimate indoor-outdoor living experience. Aptly named Pine Tree, the easy-living family residence is located on a linear site that stretches between Pine Tree Drive and the Indian Creek Canal in Miami’s Historic Collins Waterfront District. SAOTA’s unique design style is derived from the South African way of living which places an emphasis on an indoor-outdoor lifestyle, which is what Pine Tree project architects Philip Olmesdahl, Mark Bulliyant and Andrew Moerdyk clearly captures through the design of this home. Rather than containing everything within one building, this talented team was able to spread the layout across the entire site via a series of introverted and extroverted courtyards. The effect is that it is constantly absorbing the environment outside of its walls.
This six-bedroom, nine-bathroom, 19,000-square-foot home sits on an acre of land located in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Miami. As you make your way inside, there is a spacious ground level featuring a state-of-the-art kitchen, large dining area, great room and loggia (an architectural feature which is a room with open sides to the outside or garden). Upstairs, the architects placed a family room, three bedrooms and a master suite which offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. Lastly, the rooftop terrace, which hovers off the Indian Creek Canal, offers an extension of these magnificent ocean views and 100 feet of private waterfront.
To create this extreme outdoor experience, SAOTA enlisted the help of Raymond Jungles, a renowned landscape architect whose work can best be seen in private gardens and resorts throughout Florida and the Caribbean. The relaxed, yet bold landscaping of the courtyard designed by Jungles creates a natural environment which is incumbent of Miami’s beauty.
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