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An architect who designs homes for the wealthy built a Miami Beach mansion on a 13-foot platform to protect it from the risk of rising ocean levels. Here's a look inside the $27 million home.
An architect who designs homes for the wealthy built a Miami Beach mansion on a 13-foot platform to protect it from the risk of rising ocean levels. Here's a look inside the $27 million home.
Dec 12, 2019, 23:58 IST
Miami could be partially underwater and unlivable within 80 years, science indicates.
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One architect, Max Strang, designs oceanfront homes for the wealthy with rising sea levels in mind.
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Strang's newest design just hit the market for $27 million, Douglas Elliman exclusively told Business Insider.
The home has 12,700 square feet of interior living space.
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The primary building materials are teakwood, glass and stone.
Floor-to-ceiling windows let in the Florida sunshine.
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The home has seven bedrooms ...
... as well as seven bathrooms and three powder rooms.
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The home comes with more than $1 million worth of furniture designed by Bonan, the interior designer, according to Douglas Elliman.
Outside is a private 78-foot swimming pool.
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There are two cabanas by the pool.
A teak deck overlooks the more than 150 feet of private waterfront.
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The home mixes Italian vintage with new modern styles, according to publicity materials.
The open living area overlooks the canal.
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The Miami Beach home comes with a wine cave, a gym ...
... and an elevator. Staff quarters, a four-car garage, a game room, and home theater sit underneath the first-floor platform.
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The architect says more homes should be built like this elevated Miami Beach home to prepare for rising sea levels.