Courtesy Foster + Partners
Faena House
Architect: Foster + Partners
Client: The Faena Group
Location: Miami Beach
Completion: 2014
The building’s glass and precast concrete exterior creates a sleek counterpoint to the rounded edges of the terraces. The structure, though modern, is intended to complement the neighborhood’s Art Deco-style buildings. In the words of Haw, “It was incumbent upon us to respect the architectural history of the site and the neighboring district but find an architectural expression that was of its time and that would be timeless.”