South African firm SAOTA has built its first project in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide.
Called Pine Tree House, the family residence is located in the historic Collins Waterfront district. It occupies a long, linear site that stretches between a busy road and an active canal.

Composed of rectilinear volumes and floating planes, the two-storey home is meant to feel expansive and fluid, while also conveying a sense of containment.
The residence marks the first completed project in Miami for SAOTA, a South African firm known for creating sleek, modern homes with a focus on indoor-outdoor living ? like a mountainside villa that frames views of Cape Town's dramatic scenery.

For the Florida dwelling, the firm stayed true to its ethos, creating a "porous" home that embraces the landscape and the sky. "Captivated by the Miami climate and landscape potential, the design embodies these principles ? creating a landscape of experiences," the studio said.

Rather than containing everything within a single, distinct building, the team spread the program across the elongated site.
Inside the home, the ground level contains a kitchen, dining area, great room and loggia. Upstairs, the architects placed a family room, three bedrooms and the master suite. A rooftop terrace offers views of the palm-tree lined canal.

A variety of outdoor spaces are dispersed throughout the property. "Through the introduct...