America’s Top Architects: A Florida House by Brillhart Architecture Resists Rising Seas |
Firm Name: Brillhart Architecture
Principals: Jacob Brillhart, Melissa Brillhart
Headquarters: Miami, Florida
Accolades: Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Top 200 Residential Architects,” 2025; Forbes Architecture’s “America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects,” 2025
House Name: Elevated Tropical Home
Location: Miami, Florida
Area & Layout: 4,500 square feet; 4 BR, 6 BA
Architectural Photographers: Michael Stavaridis (michaelstavaridis.com), Stephan Goettlicher (stephangoettlicher.com)
or years, a Miami homeowner watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms reduced his 1920s house to a patchwork of ad hoc repairs. Tired of the endless loop of........