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On a narrow canal-front lot in Miami Beach, Florida, the 8,865-square-foot Pine Tree Residence is a family home that SDH Studio finished in walnut paneling, honed travertine, white-veined marble and dark metal accents. Soft, sculptural furnishings temper the crisp architecture, while sliding glass draws in the canal, pool and tropical gardens.
The entry is spare. Floating wood treads with a glass balustrade climb beside a full-height window wall into a planted courtyard, while floor-to-ceiling walnut panels lead past a backlit marble niche displaying a carved wooden torso on a black plinth.
Beyond, a double-height great room opens fully to the water. Ivory sofas and sculptural lounge chairs ring a polished metal cocktail table on soft wool rugs. A curved conversation area with a sculptural floor lamp sits on a round rug near the stair, and pocketing glass walls slide away to join the room with the covered terrace and pool.
The bar is the house’s richest piece of joinery. A double-height wall of smoked glass and dark metal frames open shelving for glassware above a walnut counter topped in pale stone, while a glass-fronted wine display suspends bottles against a dramatic dark marble backdrop. A round glass table with curved swivel chairs and a boucle sofa creates an intimate place to gather.
In the dining area, a dark rectangular table and cream upholstered chairs sit beneath a minimalist pendant, framed by a large abstract seascape. The kitchen’s waterfall island, in white-veined marble with a cantilevered walnut breakfast counter, stands before full-height walnut cabinetry and a matching marble backsplash.
Upstairs, a sunlit landing becomes a reading lounge with olive armchairs and a cane chair overlooking the treetops. The primary suite features a walnut-paneled headboard wall, a curved white sofa and a textured rug, all oriented toward the canal.
The primary bath is wrapped in travertine, with a freestanding soaking tub that opens to a planted terrace, a walk-in glass shower and a walnut-framed vanity with a backlit mirror. Secondary suites continue the light palette with oak floors, pale upholstered beds, ribbed ceramic lamps and terraces overlooking the gardens, while the powder room is a small, dark room of gray panels, a monolithic stone sink and a slender glass sconce.
A narrow lot could have made this a house of corridors. Instead, nearly every room ends in glass, and the canal and gardens stay part of daily life.
On a narrow canal-front lot in Miami Beach, Florida, the 8,865-square-foot Pine Tree Residence is a family home that SDH Studio finished in walnut paneling, honed travertine, white-veined marble and dark metal accents. Soft, sculptural furnishings temper the crisp architecture, while sliding glass draws in the canal, pool and tropical gardens.
