MIAMI A VISTA A discricao do sorriso de Piero Lissoni deixa entrever a sabedoria de um mestre que nao faz distincao entre arquitetura, decoracao e design – faces diversas de uma mesma linguagem.

Construction is moving forward on the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach at 4701 N. Meridian Ave., at the site of the former Miami Heart Institute. The seven-acre waterfront project comprises 111 condominium units and 15 single-family homes that will be priced from $2 million to more than $40 million. Delivery is expected in 2016 and the project is on schedule, said Lionheart Capital, the developer.

During milan design week 2015, italian designer piero lissoni presented plans for his first architectural project in the united states – a seven-acre waterfront development in miami beach. developed by lionheart capital, the ‘ritz-carlton residences‘ feature gardens, pools, entertainment spaces and 36 private boat dockages for 111 condominium residences and 15 single-family villas.

Before Piero Lissoni released his Latina kitchen for Boffi in 1992, Italian kitchens were largely known for their modularity and slick industrial materials, such as steel and lacquered metals or woods. Lissoni further elevated that aesthetic by mixing in hardwoods and stone, and bringing a softer, warmer modernism to cabinetry and countertops.

During the Annual Developers Showcase, Miami’s top properties showed off their luxury amenities like rooftop soccer fields by Paramount Miami World Center or scenic ocean views by The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach.

Rising sea levels around South Florida are probably the most important issue facing our megalopolis right now. To counter the deluge— literally and metaphorically speaking—and to respond to consumers’ demand for environmentally sensitive enterprises, developers are employing smart, new construction methods in big and small ways, from innovative HVAC systems to passive cooling methods and various ways of reusing water. Miami Beach is even beginning to elevate its streets. Of course, the green initiatives happening so far only represent a drop in the bucket of what is really needed to save South Florida.

Ophir Sternberg, founding partner and CEO of Lionheart Capital, said he and a small sales team will be traveling to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong this summer to market the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach. Chinese buyers have purchased seven units at the Ritz-Carlton Residences on Singer Island, and so far, three units at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Miami Beach, Sternberg said. “And they want to introduce us to more of their friends who are interested in buying as well,” he added.

“I only follow one idea: to be elegant, to be simple,” says Piero Lissoni, whose new Ritz-Carlton Residences in Miami Beach are the world-renowned Italian architect’s first full-scale project in the US. Situated on Surprise Lake, the luxury residential development, due to be completed in 2016 included two-to five-bedroom homes with European-inspired kitchens and baths featuring Gaggenau and Boffi appliances.