Strang says the home’s architecture grew from early conversations with the clients centered on three guiding principles. “There was a shared interest in creating a home that feels distinctly Miami Beach—refined, relaxed, and attuned to the climate,” he says. Next was the concept of an “upside-down” house, placing principal living spaces on the second level to maximize light and views. Finally, any references to Miami’s Art Deco lineage had to be interpreted through a contemporary lens. “The goal was not nostalgia, but continuity,” Strang says. With a deep understanding of that aesthetic, Gachot, who launched their first line of furniture last week during Salone del Mobile, reinforced a disciplined approach to restraint and material cohesion, the architect notes, ensuring the house reads as a unified environment rather than a series of layered gestures.
That sense of continuity carries through interiors that balance monumental scale with warmth and livability. “As large as [the home] is, they’re very intimate people,” Christine says of the owners. “So there are these little moments in each room where it can just be the two of them and feel really warm.” To cultivate that welcoming embrace, color became a defining tool, gently pushing John, a self-professed devotee of quiet palettes, beyond his comfort zone. “I learned quickly that we had to be nimble with color,” he says, gesturing to the surrounding deep blue skies and vivid green vegetation. “And honestly, I love it—it opened up a whole new way of thinking.”
The living room armchairs are by Jorge Zalszupin from Espasso and the coffee table is by Kolkhoze.
ART: © Nate Lowman / David Zwirner. Niko Koronis / Carpenters Workshop Gallery.