![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/AltonRoad02.jpg)
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/AltonRoad02-aspect-ratio-2x3.jpg)
Waves Miami Beach
The subtropical modernism of Miami Beach inspires the architecture and landscape of this 6-acre, seven-story, mixed-use complex on two city blocks. Following in the tradition of the Miami Beach Resort hotels, the buildings are like a horizontal ocean liner, with is prow anchored where the McArthur Causeway touches down in Miami Beach.
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach1.jpg)
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach2-900x600.jpg)
The interior is a shoreline of activity for both the residents of Waves apartments above, and the neighborhood beyond. Food, exercise, leisure, fun and shopping are all provided.
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach3-900x600.jpg)
Large gateways invite Alton Road and West Avenue to flow through and connect to the grid of pedestrian passages that crisscross the two blocks, linked by a parallel path that end in a landscaped plaza at the prow on 5th street. This activity spills out as a promenade on West Avenue, where seating and cafes enliven the neighborhood street.
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach4.jpg)
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach5-900x600.jpg)
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach6.jpg)
![](https://acochran.com/app/uploads/WavesMiamiBeach7.jpg)