NoLi.

Title:: NoLi, Miami Beach
Architect:: Touzet Studio
Category:: Commercial/; Retail
Completed:: 2027
Building style:: Modern
Client:: Comras Company
Photographers:: Touzet Studio

NoLi, North of Lincoln Road, is a "street off the street": an intimate, lushly planted, and pedestrian-oriented reimagining of a North Lincoln Lane alley. Set just beyond the energy of world-renowned Lincoln Road, it offers a quieter, greener counterpoint rooted in architectural character, discovery, and gathering.

As an adaptive reuse project, NoLi carries the DNA of Lincoln Road, while arguing that value also lives in what already exists. The project consists of three main architectural moves: a redesign of the existing Lincoln Road storefronts that adds new elements of visual intrigue with subtle nods to Miami's Art Deco and MiMo styles; the NoLi micro-district, which transforms the Lincoln Lane alley into a third space dotted with new venues; and lastly, Via Noli, the pedestrian arcade that connects both streets and carves out a space to reintroduce independent business to the area.

Where Lincoln Road relies on painted concrete, NoLi reads in brick and tactile surfaces with depth and grain. Reclaimed Dade County pine from the original ceilings is reused and given a new life in the Via. The use of black and white terrazzo pattern within the Via carries the established Miami Beach DNA into this newly conceived space. The three guiding principles of NoLi’s design are shade, scale and texture, and materiality and placemaking. The result is a cohesive, pedestrian-oriented micro-district that invigorates the neighborhood and provides a place locals and visitors alike will be drawn to and happily discover time and again.

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Via NoLi is a new pedestrian arcade through the existing block, linking Lincoln Road to the reclaimed Lincoln Lane alley: now plaza, now walkway, now the heart of the district. This is not a corridor, but rather the armature that makes everything else possible.

The structure of the via allows implementation of the micro-boutique model. Shared infrastructure and foot-traffic through the arcade helps bring individual tenant costs down, therefore making independent, small-scale retail and F&B program viable.

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Touzet Studio. Touzet Studio is an award-winning architecture and design studio based in Miami, Florida. We are dedicated to finding elegant, sustainable solutions that withstand the test of time and meet the increasing challenges of climate change. In an age of globalized style, our work is rooted in thoughtful research, careful execution, and a deep commitment to both communities and clients. Our portfolio spans luxury residential projects, mixed-use developments, civic work, and bespoke interiors. What remains constant across our varied projects is our commitment to future-forward design that respects the cultural and architectural heritage informing each site. Founded in 2004 by Carlos Prio-Touzet, AIA, and Jacqueline González Touzet, AIA, LEED AP, the studio's work has earned numerous regional and national awards and has received international recognition for our design excellence and climate leadership. The studio has been honored as AIA Miami Firm of the Year and NOMA Firm of the Year for our commitment to well-crafted, climate-responsive architecture. Both principals have received AIA Miami's Silver Medal for Design Excellence and Architect of the Year; Jacqueline has also been recognized as Sustainable Architect of the Year for her leadership in climate-conscious design.