Single Family

415 E Rivo Alto

This 5200 SF Luxury waterfront residence was designed by Touzet Studio for luxury single family developer David Solomon. It is located on the Venetian Islands and enjoys both open bay + city views with the beautiful year-round ocean breeze.
The dramatic undulating roof picks up the breezes and allows for natural daylighting. The house is elevated and sits lightly upon the tropical lush landscape.

This tropical modern house features a more sustainable, innovative design that includes reclaimed materials, included cisterns and solar in addition to being the first house in Miami Beach to permit grey water recycling.
By conserving energy and water as well as being mindful of the materials- Touzet Studio hopes to keep pushing sustainable and resilient construction and design.

This kitchen features a Devol Kitchen with a blend of old world detail and craft with the transparency and flexibility of a modern kitchen.  The kitchen and all the main spaces are designed to enhance a connection to nature and the views of the water.
The bathrooms are custom designed by Touzet Studio to provide a spa like environment that is serene, peaceful and has plenty of natural light.

Miami Beach Canopy House

The client came to Touzet Studio with a large property that featured 35 mature oaks in a native Florida Hammock. It was a design priority to maximize the views of these magnificent specimen oaks from the house.

The living room is placed in the center of two oak trees with floor-to-ceiling glass on both sides so that throughout the day, shadows will fill the space. Exterior areas include a rooftop deck, positioned to showcase the views of the water and skyline, and a backyard with a pool.

In addition to the shade produced by the surrounding trees, the house creates its own architectural canopy as the master suite angles away from the rest of the residence. The specimen oaks work alongside the South Florida sunlight to produce beautiful shadows to veil this Miami Beach Canopy House.

Cat Cay Residence – Out of the Blue

The client-given name of the house, “Out of the Blue,” was inspired by the many shades of the vibrant blue sea which is a hallmark of Cat Cay. The palette was inspired by nature and a desire to connect to the beauty located all around the island. The relaxing white and pastel blues of the walls contrast the vivid colors of the tropical seas and gardens outdoors.

The house includes Bahamian shutters, porches, breezeways, native keystone, and volume ceilings with wood cladding, all elements with deep roots in Bahamian tradition. The modern feel of the house is best highlighted by the openness of the Great Room, the immediacy of the connection to the dramatic reflecting pool outdoors, and the simple concrete decks perched above the rocks and beach below. Sliding doors in the main space retract to allow for 20 feet of gorgeous, uninterrupted ocean views.

The Bahamian roots of the house also provide several important resiliency features. Cross ventilation makes public spaces well-ventilated and AC optional during much of the year. Elevated decks capture the breezes and shady porches block the sun.

The materials are easily maintainable despite the harsh marine environment, leaving relaxation to be the top priority in this residence. This is a tropical beach house designed to be enjoyed with family and friends.

101 Hibiscus Residence

The client came to Touzet Studio with the idea of making a modern Miami Beach translation of a Hôtel Particulier, which can be described as a French urban palace. Touzet Studio worked closely with the owner to craft a home for entertaining and for enjoying the waterfront views. Initial research focused on studying the proportions and layouts based on the spatial and historic roots of the Hôtel Particuliers, now re-imagined for Miami Beach and its tropical climate.

Pancoast North Bay Road Residence

AIA Miami 2015 Honor Award Winner in Restoration/Renovation Category
Miami Design Preservation League: Barbara Baer Capitman Award

The client had asked to add a studio to the house over the existing kitchen to embody the feeling of a “treehouse.”

The original residence was a 1928 Moorish Revival house, designed by a very respected local Miami Beach architect, Russell T. Pancoast, at a point in his career where he was experimenting with different architectural concepts from Spain and the Moorish tradition. To prepare for the project, we studied historic photographs and existing details of the house, maintaining a focus on Pancoast’s era of tropical architecture and its application to the South Florida climate.

Careful attention was placed to the modernization of the property, integrating virtually invisible technology while maintaining the historic characteristics of the residence. Architectural professionals and craftsmen were commissioned to apply their knowledge and expertise to the restoration as well as to the new addition of the house. One by one, the pieces came together, ultimately creating a mosaic of historically intact architecture paired with the accessibility and comfort of modern life.

One by one, the pieces came together. We worked with local and UK craftsmen to bring this amazing structure back to its former glory with added modern conveniences and a thoughtful addition.

Parasol House

This house features a series of three courtyards, each with its own separate and unique character. The street side of the property contains several mature, live oaks that help shape the character of the first court. This appropriately named “Tree Court” is bound by the Florida keystone-clad wall of the guest quarters and the Ficus ripens-covered portion of the garage. The first perpendicular element, a glass-clad bridge that contains the children’s bedrooms, extends from the main bar and rests on the guest quarters volume. This court, the “Rain Court,” is bound on three sides by the circulation spine of the main bar, the guest quarters volume, and the two-story living room. It opens onto a dense garden wall. The third court, the “Water Court,” faces Biscayne Bay and contains the pool and spa. It was designed to create an exterior environment that encourages full access and enjoyment of the bay’s long vistas and sunsets.

Providing shade and comfort to both the Water and Rain Courts is the concrete parasol extending above the living room volume, to which the name of this project is indebted. Positioned to offer rain protection, it is raised above the roof to allow bay breezes to flow through the site. This parasol also acts as a solar reflector that blocks direct sun during most of the day while allowing the light that is reflected off the living room’s single-membrane roof to bounce off its underside.