Brickell Penthouse

Brickell Penthouse: An Architectural Belvedere

At the top of an iconic Brickell tower, this penthouse was not renovated. It was rethought from the inside out. The brief was simple: make the view the material. Everything else follows from that.

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The original layout was compartmentalized and dark. Walls were removed. The plan was opened so that light and sightlines could run uninterrupted from the bay to the skyline. What remains is a sequence of rooms organized around a single fact: you are forty-four floors above the water, and you should never forget it.

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The central staircase, structurally fixed, was wrapped in matte black Fenix panels and topped with a suspended walnut volume. It became the vertical anchor of the project, a dark, precise object around which the lighter spaces revolve. Walnut runs through the floors, walls, and ceilings, continuous and warm. Against it, Frammenta Chiaro stone, dense and mineral, marks the kitchen island, the frames, and certain vertical planes. The contrast holds the project together.

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The primary suite runs the full length of the facade and faces the water directly. Vertical walnut slats and a continuous stone wall create an atmosphere that is enclosed without being closed. The bathroom extends the experience outward, surrounded by glass and topped by a walnut ceiling, floating above the bay.

 

It was recognized with the First Prize in Interior Design at the 2025 Tile of Spain Awards.