Miami-based architecture firm Choeff Levy Fischman, which has gained global notoriety for their Tropical Modern luxury homes – a style fusing mid-century motifs with tropical elements including South American woods, exotic stones, and water features, has completed a new sprawling minimalist waterfront residence in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The dwelling’s Palm Springs-inspired design with tropical features brings a unique aesthetic to the mostly traditional Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. The one-story single-family residence is bold and powerful located on a pie-shaped 18,245 square-foot lot featuring a pod-style concept where one can enter each space through the interior or the exterior of the home. It includes five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a theater, a pool, and 4,762 square feet of indoor space. An open layout design and floor-to-ceiling glass doors designed to pocket and disappear allows for unobstructed views and emphasizes South Florida’s premier indoor-outdoor style of living.

Setting the tone for warm, tropical interiors, the architects incorporated South American Ipe wood, white oak wood flooring throughout the rooms, and exotic stone in the bathrooms against exposed poured-in-place concrete and smooth stucco walls. The kitchen boasts very modern matte gray acrylic cabinetry with quartz countertops and backsplash.

“The homeowner, who’s an NFL player, was inspired by the home we designed in Miami for another professional athlete, Alex Rodriguez, which is also a one-story, mid-century modern home with a pod design concept,” said Paul Fischman, principal, Choeff Levy Fischman. “Though monochromatic, the home is on the water so we blended tropical notes from the outside into the interiors.”

Designed with South Florida’s top natural environmental challenges in mind, the residence includes onsite stormwater management, minimizing the impact on City stormwater sewer and eliminating toxic runoff into the Bay. The residence is also built one foot higher than code requirements with a newly raised dock and seawall designed to address ongoing sea-level rise. Additional green features implemented into the design include Low-E glazing to minimize solar heat gain and glare; and a high-albedo roofing system and spray insulation to minimize heat transmission into the residence.

Sprawling minimalist waterfront residence in Fort Lauderdale designed by Choeff Levy Fischman.

The dwelling’s Palm Springs-inspired design with tropical features brings a unique aesthetic to the mostly traditional Fort Lauderdale neighborhood.

The waterfront home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a theater, a pool, and 4,762 square feet of indoor space.

Though monochromatic, the home is on the water so the architects blended tropical notes from the outside into the exteriors and interiors.

Tropical exotic woods were implemented on the exterior.

The one-story single-family residence is bold and powerful located on a pie-shaped 18,245 square-foot lot featuring a pod-style concept where one can enter each space through the interior or the exterior of the home.

Master Bedroom with custom exposed architectural concrete bed wall.

Mini Master Bedroom featuring the pod-style concept.

An open layout design and floor-to-ceiling glass doors designed to pocket and disappear allows for unobstructed views and emphasizes South Florida’s premier indoor-outdoor style of living.

The kitchen boasts very modern matte gray acrylic cabinetry with quartz countertops and backsplash.

Setting the tone for warm, tropical interiors, the architects incorporated South American Ipe wood, white Oak wood flooring throughout the rooms, and exotic stone in the bathrooms against exposed poured-in-place concrete and smooth stucco walls.

The residence is built one foot higher than code requirements with a newly raised dock and seawall designed to address ongoing sea-level rise. Additional green features implemented into the design include Low-E glazing to minimize solar heat gain and glare; and a high-albedo roofing system and spray insulation to minimize heat transmission into the residence.