Pagani Residences has installed 33 custom Living Seawall panels along its Biscayne Bay waterfront in North Bay Village, completing a shoreline milestone while the residential project remains under construction. Developed with Miami-based Kind Designs, the 3D-printed panels feature textured surfaces intended to offer marine organisms places to attach and shelter.
Key takeaways
- The installation comprises 33 custom 3D-printed panels by Kind Designs.
- Mangrove-root forms and the development’s elliptical design motifs shape the panels’ surfaces.
- No ecological measurements from the Pagani site were reported with the installation announcement.
The seawall work is a distinct construction milestone, not a sign that the residences are complete. The panels now line part of the development’s waterfront as building work continues.
A textured alternative to a flat seawall
The panels are designed to provide a more varied surface than a conventional flat concrete wall. Their textures draw inspiration from mangrove roots, creating small areas intended to support attachment, growth and shelter for marine organisms. The design also incorporates elliptical forms used elsewhere in Pagani Residences, extending the project’s visual language to its shoreline infrastructure.
Kind Designs, the Miami-based climate-tech company behind the system, is backed by Mark Cuban, according to the project announcement. The installation was announced on November 9, 2026.
Ecological results have not been reported at the site
Kind Designs has worked with Florida International University to monitor marine life at other Living Seawall installations. Those monitoring efforts involve comparable projects; the announcement did not provide ecological measurements or results for the Pagani installation itself. The panels’ habitat-oriented purpose should therefore be distinguished from demonstrated outcomes at this particular waterfront.
Seawall milestone amid ongoing construction
Pagani Residences broke ground in May 2026, and photographs accompanying the seawall announcement show the installed panels beside an active construction site. The project, described in earlier coverage as the first residential development from automaker Horacio Pagani, is planned for North Bay Village.
Kind Designs is also supplying panels for a separate seawall replacement project on Brickell Key, where project representatives say nearly 6,000 feet of seawall dating to 1973 is being replaced. At Pagani Residences, the 33-panel installation puts the company’s habitat-oriented approach in place along the development’s Biscayne Bay edge.