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Chris Wells

Chris shoots South Florida: towers in Fort Lauderdale, a rooftop in Coral Gables, the painted ceilings of the Miami Design District.

Miami Beach, FL

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Fort Lauderdale, FL

100 Las Olas

A mixed-use tower by Kolter, built by Kast, with backlit perforated metal in the lobby, glass railings and privacy screens, and a perforated screen and vertical fins around the parking structure.

100 Las Olas lit up at blue hour, the Hyatt Centric sign over the entrance
100 Las Olas lit up at blue hour, the Hyatt Centric sign over the entrance
The tower’s curved glass base at dusk from across the street
The tower’s curved glass base at dusk from across the street
The corner of the tower at night, a red light at the crossing
The corner of the tower at night, a red light at the crossing
The tower’s glass rotunda and perforated garage screen in daylight
The tower’s glass rotunda and perforated garage screen in daylight
Looking up the tower past dark vertical fins
Looking up the tower past dark vertical fins
A slatted trellis framing a pool deck under palms
A slatted trellis framing a pool deck under palms
A lobby wall and ceiling of backlit perforated metal
A lobby wall and ceiling of backlit perforated metal
Looking up at the perforated ceiling where it folds into the wall
Looking up at the perforated ceiling where it folds into the wall
A curved balcony with a glass railing above the city
A curved balcony with a glass railing above the city
Sun flaring over a glass railing high above Fort Lauderdale
Sun flaring over a glass railing high above Fort Lauderdale
A balcony’s glass railing and round column against the sky
A balcony’s glass railing and round column against the sky
A glass railing sweeping around a curved balcony
A glass railing sweeping around a curved balcony
Stacked curved balconies on the white façade
Stacked curved balconies on the white façade
Perforated garage panels in a scattered dot pattern
Perforated garage panels in a scattered dot pattern
Dark slatted screens set in the garage façade
Dark slatted screens set in the garage façade

Coral Gables, FL

Paseo de la Riviera

A residential building by Jorge Hernandez Architects and Gensler, with rooftop pergolas and railings, garage grilles that let in air and light, and sculptural metal in the lobby.

A black steel pergola on a rooftop terrace
A black steel pergola on a rooftop terrace
Under the rooftop pergola, palms and railings beyond
Under the rooftop pergola, palms and railings beyond
From above: the pergola, the pool and the courtyard
From above: the pergola, the pool and the courtyard
From above: the pergola beside a roundabout
From above: the pergola beside a roundabout
The rooftop pergola and pool above a curving road
The rooftop pergola and pool above a curving road
Looking straight down into a planted courtyard with a pergola
Looking straight down into a planted courtyard with a pergola
A steel trellis running the length of a narrow courtyard
A steel trellis running the length of a narrow courtyard
Trellis beams over a courtyard of trees
Trellis beams over a courtyard of trees
A black steel grille in a diamond pattern framing a window
A black steel grille in a diamond pattern framing a window
A lattice grille panel on a white wall beside a lantern
A lattice grille panel on a white wall beside a lantern
A patterned steel grille in a stair window
A patterned steel grille in a stair window
A black picket railing with a patterned panel on a terrace
A black picket railing with a patterned panel on a terrace
Black steel ribbons on a white lobby wall
Black steel ribbons on a white lobby wall

Miami Design District

Paradise Plaza

An event space with colorful painted metal ceilings, patterned screens and curved stainless steel.

Paradise Plaza’s angled panels in blue, yellow and red over a courtyard
Paradise Plaza’s angled panels in blue, yellow and red over a courtyard
A ceiling of colored triangles over an elevator lobby
A ceiling of colored triangles over an elevator lobby
Painted ceiling panels and mirrored pendant lights over a hall
Painted ceiling panels and mirrored pendant lights over a hall
The colored ceiling running down a corridor of shops
The colored ceiling running down a corridor of shops
Colored soffits and glass balconies between trees
Colored soffits and glass balconies between trees
A white entry with a patterned screen and painted ceiling
A white entry with a patterned screen and painted ceiling
An escalator under the painted ceiling
An escalator under the painted ceiling
A stainless steel frame against a blue sky
A stainless steel frame against a blue sky
Curved stainless steel columns catching the light
Curved stainless steel columns catching the light
Stainless steel curving down into a column
Stainless steel curving down into a column
A man looking at a white wall of patterned metal tiles
A man looking at a white wall of patterned metal tiles

Miami, FL

Modera Edgewater

A residential tower in Edgewater, with a slatted metal trellis over the pool deck.

Under a pergola of slatted fins on the pool deck
Under a pergola of slatted fins on the pool deck
The slatted cabana and canopy beside the pool
The slatted cabana and canopy beside the pool

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