![View of the dramatically cantilevered form of a contemporary residence in Miami on the Gold Coast.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f26dedda2f91e454aa8617203e20e2005db9cc96ce4ceeb47c2fa40e81e67002/bda-architecture-miami-house-qld-17.jpg)
Miami Residence
House
Location | Miami, Queensland
Client | Michael & Heather Robinson
Photographer | Scott Burrows
Services | Architecture, Interior Design, Design, Documentation
This family beach house occupies a long narrow site 10m wide x 50m deep across the road from the ocean. Built to the setback controls on all boundaries it is pulled apart in the centre to provide a private north facing courtyard which is sheltered from the prevailing south easterly.
The front component of the house contains a garage and entry at ground level, a living area on the first floor and a master suite on the second floor. Both the upper levels open out onto terraces overlooking the ocean. The rear component contains bedrooms and a second living area which opens into the courtyard and pool. Reduced in form to a series of planar elements dramatically cantilevered towards the ocean this beach house makes reference to the original beachside vernacular of Miami.
![A series of planar elements create the form of this modern residence.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b823c796b9512abfd3a552dffa23713f512c0ab9de04cf45ec905ccf0f099986/bda-architecture-miami-house-qld-3.jpg)
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![Hand drawn typical section showing the internal living spaces of a large contemporary residence.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be98ea08d5e3035dd92e6a1605a61d6457a17d52a795bccf3407952c7a285a6e/bda-architecture-miami-house-qld-section.jpg)
![Generous external living and dining space of a residence opens out onto a pool.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b698d37c57117f08b0950a5fba26a13c25d7e49e0a3f96472eb010120cdd39a7/bda-architecture-miami-house-qld-27.jpg)
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![Bi-fold doors allow indoor and outdoor spaces to seamlessly connect.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92604dc7ee40c1adc3ac5a38f625f4fbc8fc245df90e4257e17180bcfede5621/bda-architecture-miami-house-qld-48.jpg)