Byron Avenue Residence

Byron Avenue Residence is a contemporary three-story home located in the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida. The design takes a confident architectural position by pairing soft, sculptural forms with a bold central feature, combining smooth white volumes and rounded edges with the warmth of wood soffits and a striking perforated screen. The result is a residence that feels light, expressive, and rooted in its coastal setting without sacrificing the privacy, openness, and indoor-outdoor flow expected of contemporary South Florida design.

The massing is composed of stacked horizontal slabs that cantilever beyond the glazed floors, anchored by a strong vertical spine at the center of the facade. The slabs are finished with rounded corners and staggered balconies, creating movement and deep shadow across the street elevation. Wood soffits line the underside of each overhang, with integrated linear lighting tracing their edges and giving the home a glowing, layered presence after dark. Floor-to-ceiling glazing in slim dark frames fills each level, admitting daylight deep into the interiors while the generous overhangs shade the glass from the South Florida sun.

The most distinctive architectural move is the central perforated screen, a full-height panel of organic, coral-like cutouts that serves as the visual signature of the home. Backlit at night, the screen becomes a lantern on the street, while its curving profiles echo the Miami Modern heritage of North Beach in a distinctly contemporary language. Glass-railed balconies with integrated planters extend living space outward on each level, and a rooftop terrace with shaded pavilions and planting crowns the residence, turning the top of the home into an active outdoor space rather than unused mechanical space. At grade, a covered entry and gated parking sit tucked beneath the cantilevered volumes, framed by a landscaped forecourt. The result is a luxury modern residence that feels architecturally ambitious without losing the warmth and livability required of a private home.