The 30, 000-square-foot home has glass walls overlooking Biscayne Bay and was designed to feel like a private resort.

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The effect comes partly from the all-glass exterior walls, with their view of Biscayne Bay, downtown Miami, the city's port terminal and a series of small islands.

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In Miami's latest reincarnation, artists have migrated from an increasingly out-priced South Beach to cheaper spaces across Biscayne Bay, reinvigorating mainland neighborhoods walloped by the condo bust and financial downturn.

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In Miami, marketers at Vizcayne, twin 49-story towers in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay, created model units for a designer showcase outfitted by interior designers from five different countries Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, Colombia and the U.S. "It's really about the nuance, " says Philip J.

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The way that the house welcomed the indoors in, the adaptation of Italian garden principles to a flat Florida swamp and the siting of the house next to Biscayne Bay -- all of this, combined with classical house and garden design, resulted in a work of genius.

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Floor-to-ceiling windows and wraparound terraces offer 360-degree views of Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, downtown Miami and the Bay.

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