FORT LAUDERDALE
Interior Designer in Fort Lauderdale
Delivered work across Broward, from waterfront residences to the common areas of an entire tower.
Fort Lauderdale is not Miami with fewer people. It is a different kind of luxury market and it asks for a different kind of interior.
The defining condition here is water. The canal system means a very large share of high-end homes sit directly on the water with a dock, and the relationship between the interior and the water is the whole point of the house. Rooms are planned around the view and the light off the canal rather than around a street elevation.
The second condition is seasonality. A meaningful part of this market lives here for part of the year, which changes what a house has to do: it has to close up gracefully, tolerate months of humidity unoccupied, and feel immediately alive when the family lands. That affects material choice, textile selection and mechanical specification far more than most people expect.
At the Ong-Sapla Residence in Fort Lauderdale, that meant a wellness-focused interior organised around light and the outdoors: a double-height great room opening to the pool, a spa bathroom with a living green wall and a wooden soaking tub, and a dining room framed by a wood-slat screen and planting.
Where we work in Fort Lauderdale
- Las Olas and the Isles
- Rio Vista
- Coral Ridge
- Harbor Beach
- Victoria Park
- Lighthouse Point
- Hollywood
- Weston
- Southwest Ranches
- Davie
- Boynton Beach and the Palm Beach corridor
Projects in and around Fort Lauderdale
Common questions
Have you delivered projects in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. The Ong-Sapla Residence is in Fort Lauderdale, and we have delivered projects across Broward and the surrounding area including Hollywood, Davie, Weston, Southwest Ranches and Boynton Beach.
Do you design waterfront homes on the canals?
Yes, and it is a distinct brief. On a canal the interior is planned around the water and the light coming off it rather than around a street elevation, and the indoor-outdoor transition carries most of the design weight.
Do you work with seasonal residents?
Frequently. A house occupied part of the year has different requirements: it has to close up gracefully, tolerate months of humidity unoccupied, and feel immediately alive on arrival. That affects material, textile and mechanical decisions more than most owners expect.
Is Broward's building recertification the same as Miami-Dade's?
No. Broward County runs its own programme on a different schedule, and the two counties are not interchangeable. Confirm your building's specific threshold with the association rather than assuming the Miami-Dade timing applies.
What areas of Broward do you cover?
Las Olas and the Isles, Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, Harbor Beach, Victoria Park, Lighthouse Point, Hollywood, Weston, Southwest Ranches and Davie, along with Boynton Beach and the wider Palm Beach corridor.
Do you design common areas for Fort Lauderdale buildings?
Yes. At Diplomat Residences in Hollywood we designed the lobby, arrival sequence and shared spaces of a residential tower. That work is commissioned by the association or the ownership group rather than by an individual owner.