A corner of glazing defines the storefront of Maiden Home’s new Miami flagship. The single-story, 4,400-square-foot space is designed around the city’s abundant sunlight. Montalba Architects led the interior architecture, working alongside Maiden Home as the stylist. Together the duo lead with quiet texture, proportion, and abundant light, creating a sanctuary of the senses.
Venetian plaster walls and limewash coat the space in tones of beige and cream. Meanwhile, honed concrete floors provide a quiet counterpoint to the softer surfaces. The restraint, muted palette allows the design’s to reflect its focal point: the sculpting of light.
Two expansive skylights do the bulk of the daylighting. The main opening is framed by curved partitions and columns that guide the eye upward. Underneath the skylight, a custom installation of cast-glass discs, made by hand using rare, centuries-old techniques from a team of Chicago-based artisans, catches and reflects the light. The sculpture casts shifting illuminations of Miami’s sun around the interior throughout the day.
The serene architecture forms pockets for Maiden Home’s furnishings while enveloping them in an environment of the brand. Marrying Miami’s natural illumination with the brand’s emphasis on materiality and form, the design renders a showroom as more than a white box—but a place of gravitas.
