Beach life: Joseph Dirand has reimagined The Surf Club's seafront cabanas

 Surf Club in Miami
Set to reopen at the end of this year, the rejuvenated Surf Club in Miami will comprise a beautifully restored property, a shiny new Four Seasons-operated addition by Richard Meier that will include new hotel rooms and residences, and a collection of cabanas designed by Joseph Dirand
(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

With completion set for the end of the year, The Surf Club is set to be one of the hottest places to stay in Miami. In addition to the original Russell Pancoast building that’s being carefully restored – and the shiny new Four Seasons-operated addition by Richard Meier that will include new hotel rooms and residences – the rejuvenated Surf Club will also comprise a collection of cabanas designed by Joseph Dirand.

Dirand’s design follows on where his interiors for the Surf Club Four Seasons’ residences left off. Clean, elegant and a sure retreat from the rest of the world, the architect’s spin on these fabled oceanfront cabins hark back to their heritage as places of glamour, luxury and discretion that the original patrons of the Surf Club and their kin so craved.

The new iterations will feature tropical rattan furniture, elegant terrazzo floors and freestanding mirrors to ensure that the spaces retain a stylish modernity poised for the 21st century. The colour palette – a refreshing blend of mint green, white and ice blue – is made even more refined by the addition of brass lighting fixtures and marble surfaces in the bathrooms. Scattered along the beachfront of The Surf Club’s iconic property, all that’s needed is a cocktail in hand to complete the picture.

Bedroom with oceanfront cabins

Clean, elegant and a sure retreat from the rest of the world, Dirand’s spin on these fabled oceanfront cabins hark back to their heritage as places of glamour, luxury and discretion

(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

The new iterations will feature tropical rattan furniture

The new iterations will feature tropical rattan furniture, elegant terrazzo floors and freestanding mirrors to ensure that the spaces retain a stylish modernity poised for the 21st century

(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

The colour palette – a refreshing blend of mint green, white and ice blue

The colour palette – a refreshing blend of mint green, white and ice blue – is made even more refined by the addition of brass lighting fixtures and marble surfaces in the bathrooms

(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

An idyllic view from one of the cabanas

An idyllic view from one of the cabanas

(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

Scattered along the beachfront of The Surf Club’s iconic property

Scattered along the beachfront of The Surf Club’s iconic property, all that’s needed is a cocktail in hand to complete the picture

(Image credit: Joseph Dirand)

INFORMATION

The Four Seasons Surf Club Hotel and Residences is expected to open at the end of 2016. For more information, visit The Surf Club’s website

ADDRESS

The Surf Club Four Seasons
9011 Collins Avenue
Miami, Florida

View Google Maps

Pei-Ru Keh is a former US Editor at Wallpaper*. Born and raised in Singapore, she has been a New Yorker since 2013. Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, fashion, beauty and lifestyle happenings in the United States, both in print and digitally. Pei-Ru took a key role in championing diversity and representation within Wallpaper's content pillars, actively seeking out stories that reflect a wide range of perspectives. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, and is currently learning how to drive.