Pine Tree House takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme by SAOTA

Date of Publishing: April 12, 2022

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Architecture Design of Pine Tree House

Description About The Project

Pine Tree House designed by well-known architect SAOTA, located in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide. This family residence is located in the historic Collins Waterfront district. It occupies a long, linear site that stretches between a busy road and an active canal. Indeed, composed of rectilinear volumes and floating planes, the two-storey home meant to feel expansive and fluid, while also conveying a sense of containment.

Through the introduction of a number of introverted and extroverted courtyards, the house boasts views to the outside in two directions. These views are visible from almost any point in the house, creating a tangible and immediate relationship to the outdoors. Also, the design is as much about containment as it is about the views through the many living spaces, towards the Atlantic Ocean and world-renowned Miami Beach.

The interiors are designed in collaboration with Nils Sanderson. There is a refinement to the interior design of the home that subtly rouses all senses but leaves room for discovery. Serene and harmonious, the fluid finishes creates a sense of respite from the pace of city life. Once inside, the ground level contains a kitchen, dining area, great room and loggia. Upstairs, the architects placed a family room, three bedrooms and the master suite. A rooftop terrace offers views of the palm-tree lined canal. In addition to this, a pool terrace placed in the rear of the property, which faces the canal. To animate the area, the team added a hot tub, a barbecue area and a bar, along with large waterslide.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: Pine Tree House
Location: Miami, Florida, United States
Project Year: 2016
Area: 400 m²
Designed by: SAOTA

Indeed, the Pine Tree House marks the first completed project in Miami for SAOTA, a South African firm known for creating sleek, modern homes with a focus on indoor-outdoor living – like a mountainside villa that frames views of Cape Town’s dramatic scenery.

Pine Tree House takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme by SAOTA — On the opposite side of the property, to the back of the house, a pool pavilion provides a space for people to enjoy the immediacy of the water – both at the pool and at the waterway. An enclosed space offering an outdoor experience, while also allowing for privacy.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and retractable walls further enhance the connection between inside and out.

Indeed, warm tones explored throughout the sun-filled spaces by using delicate manipulations of patterns and textures.

The Pine Tree House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: Open plan living and the ability to live in and through your home has inspired this transparent and easy – living family home. Set between the Indian Creek Canal and Pine Tree Drive in Miami’s historic Collin’s Waterfront district, the SAOTA-designed space is expansive and fluid – opening up to the activity of the canal when desired, or contained when privacy is needed.

Photo credit: Dan Forer | Source: SAOTA

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: 109 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
– Tel: +27 (0)21 468 4400
– Email: info@saota.com