Construction on a new mid-rise condo development in Miami’s Surfside neighborhood hit a milestone last week as crews topped-off the 12-story ‘Arte’ project at 8955 Collins Avenue. The upcoming oceanfront residences come from Italian architect Antonio Citterio in collaboration with local architect Kobi Karp. It represents the first U.S. building for Citterio, who is internationally recognized for his furniture designs as well as work on the BVLGARI Hotels in Dubai, London, Milan, and Bali.

Recent photos illustrating Arte’s vertical progress also show the dramatic wrap-around balconies of the contemporary design. Clad in Italian travertine stone and accented by bronze-framed windows, the stepped protrusions evoke both a pagoda and the broad horizontal lines found in Miami’s early 20th Century modernist buildings.