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Jacobsen Studio's Design Ethos Reads Like a Blueprint for American Indoor-Outdoor Living

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Unique interior view of the iconic Rotterdam Cube House with modern decor and angular design.
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The Brazilian firm's founders, Paulo Jacobsen, Bernardo Jacobsen and Edgar Murata, build around restraint and a deep respect for climate and site — the same instincts that shape the best warm-weather architecture on this side of the hemisphere. Their approach offers a useful reference point for American estate design in places like Palm Beach and Miami, where the landscape is just as central to the house as the walls.

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With reporting from Surface.

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