An idea floated; a thought made real. A place bound by land and sea, but rising free of both.

Located on the edge of parkland and the Atlantic Ocean, Eighty Seven Park creates a fresh dialogue within the vibrant community of Miami Beach. Seventy elegant homes that speak of light and air, designed by an architect with a poetic touch. It is an elemental approach, bringing together architecture, design and the natural landscape. It’s a collaborative approach too; developers Terra and Bizzi & Partners Development and their creative team sharing a passion for the city and a belief in the transformative power of good design. For Renzo Piano, Pritzker Prize-winning architect who lives and breathes his art, there’s a serenity to be found in the tension between sky and earth. A serenity that Eighty Seven Park captures so eloquently.

“What we’re expressing is that this building belongs to nature. The first time I visited the site, I sat on the sand, looking at the ocean, and you’re right in the middle of it. There’s nothing beyond. Just the ocean, the infinity of the sea.”

It takes a special kind of architecture to capture this sense of transparency. From his earliest works, through his audacious Centre Georges Pompidou and on to his most recent work, London’s Shard or the Kimbell Art Museum in Forth Worth, Texas, Piano has understood the balance between light and shade, between simplicity and complexity. We wanted to celebrate this lightness through use of paper transparency, grids that interplayed with each other, singular typography and a limited color palette, which used white and clear space as much as possible. The eight lines of the identity, paired with their negative space, represent the sixteen floors of the building and are tinted green for the park on the lower floors and blue for the ocean views on the upper.

“This building is made out of 16 decks, flying, those suspended decks catch the sound and light of the ocean. We are flying above the park.”

Surface is the American magazine of global contemporary design. Founded in 1993, Surface traverses the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion, and travel, with a focus on how these fields shape and are shaped by contemporary culture. Through incisive writing, engaging visuals, and an emphasis on process and craftsmanship, Surface inspires, informs, and entertains readers, pointing them to the next big ideas in global design.

In July 2013, Noë & Associates redesigned Surface Magazine—redefining ‘The American Voice of Design’—and for the next two and a half years designed every issue and art directed every photoshoot. Working with CEO Marc Lotenberg, our rebranding and magazine design repositioned the publication as the authoritative voice in American contemporary design.

Surface is the definitive American voice of global contemporary design. The publication provides a rich resource to discover groundbreaking projects, emerging talents, and innovative developments in the worlds of architecture, interiors, fashion and industrial design.

Every issue of Surface has a unique face. In order to capture readers interest the covers are intriguing, compelling, memorable and significant.

We look at the world through the lens of design, reaching creative professionals who are educated, affluent, and influential. We set the standard for quality across a vast range of creative disciplines and industries.

Throughout the journey Noë & Associates had the honour to work with some of the most exciting names in the worlds of architecture, art, fashion and design. From Ian Schrager on our first issue, to Rita Mizzoni, Julian Schnabel, Tadao Ando, and with John Pawson on our last. In 2016, after creating comprehensive brand guidelines the baton was passed to the new in-house team at Surface, with Mark Noë continuing to consult with owner, Marc Lotenberg.

One of the key aspects that makes Surface better is the team’s taste.