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A $27 million Miami mansion with landscaping, climate control and an Italianate vibe.

A $27 million Miami mansion with landscaping, climate control and an Italianate vibe.

s climate environment (he creates solutions to rising water levels for luxury oceanfront properties in Miami).

All three offer a signature modernist home that combines Italian and environmental elements, has a canal-inspired façade and is clad in teak, glass and stone. What makes this home special is its elevation of 13 feet above sea level on the first floor, which sets a new standard for waterfront homes. The interiors were designed by Michele Bonan.

The house was formerly known as Canal House, but it has been renamed, but it still provides protection from climate change associated with sea level lowering in Miami like the canal houses in Holland. The house occupies the lot''30,000 square feet with 151 feet of waterfront and landscaping by Raymond Jungles.

Spacious 12,300-square-foot interiors, 7,400-square-foot terraces and a 1,140-square-foot rooftop. The home features a movie theater, wine cave, gym, game room, two media rooms, two guest bedrooms, outdoor kitchen, staff living quarters, spa, and an 83-foot-long pool lined with Biasazza tile surrounded by cabana, long poolside benches and palm trees.

The property also features an elevator to the roof and a four-car garage. The interiors feature teak floors, terraces and matching blinds to control and reflect light and shade indoors. An extended terrace from''tica surrounds the perimeter of the house, protecting it from summer downpours. A terrace overlooking the waterfront overhangs the enlarged deck below, which features lounge chairs and another water feature.

Bonan also designed more than a million dollars worth of specialty furniture, including vintage and contemporary pieces such as a 1960s office sofa by Paul McCobb, a pair of 1950s Italian armchairs by Gigi Radice and bleached wood tables from the 1950s.

The spacious bedroom features high ceilings, a wall-mounted marble fireplace, a desk, seating areas and views of the terrace.

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Specialty furnishings include a Finn Juhl "Spade" teak sofa (circa 1954), contemporary collage prints on the wall by Canadian artist Christina Ralphs,''vintage ceramics from the 1950s and Italian, German and Japanese pieces from the mid-twentieth century. The house was designed and built with the utmost attention to detail. After all, it was originally conceived as a personal home for Morabito and his wife, Victoria'\'\''s Secret supermodel Vita Sidorkina.

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