Studio DesignMiami Design DistrictHJ Studio Design

All work

Waterfront apartment, Aventura

Aventura, Florida

  • Millwork and paneling
  • Media wall
  • Furniture design

A lived in apartment with a balcony onto the water, where the view was competing with the furniture instead of being framed by it. Two rooms, one continuous line of millwork.

Before and after

Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys, to move between the room as we found it and the room as we handed it over.

Living room with a dark slatted wood wall, integrated lighting and a low console
Cluttered living room with white walls, mismatched furniture and equipment on the floor

Comparison 1 of 2

Living room

The television was the problem and the solution. Instead of hanging it on a white wall and hoping nobody looked, we built the whole wall as one piece: vertical slats in a dark stained wood, a recessed channel of light around the screen so it does not sit in a black hole at night, and a low console that hides every cable and box. The sofa was drawn to the depth of the room so the walkway to the balcony stays clear.

Before
Cluttered living room with white walls, mismatched furniture and equipment on the floor
After
Living room with a dark slatted wood wall, integrated lighting and a low console
Round fluted table, upholstered chairs, a ring pendant and three arched mirrors
Dining corner with a glass table, black chairs and a console against a white wall

Comparison 2 of 2

Dining area

A rectangular glass table in a corner forces everyone to sit in a line. Going round solved the seating and the circulation at once, and the fluted pedestal keeps the floor clear of legs. The three arched mirrors are not decoration: they sit opposite the balcony and pull the water into the half of the room that has no window.

Before
Dining corner with a glass table, black chairs and a console against a white wall
After
Round fluted table, upholstered chairs, a ring pendant and three arched mirrors

Who did what

The commission

Where
Aventura, Florida
What was done
Millwork and paneling, Media wall, Furniture design
Documented here
2 before and after comparisons

The execution

Design
HJ Studio Design, Miami Design District.
Fabrication
Our own shop in Miami. The cabinetry is not subcontracted.
Installation
Our own team, from survey to punch list.

Furniture is the one exception, and we say so plainly: when a project includes upholstery or casegoods, they are made with ateliers we have worked with for years in the United States and Europe.

Why the owner is not named

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