Luxury Apartment Renovation & Kitchen Remodel Permit Drawings — Fort Lauderdale, FL

This Fort Lauderdale apartment renovation started with a clear goal: take a dated, compartmentalized unit on a high-rise residential floor and reorganize it into an open, modern living space — without altering the building's structural envelope or footprint. As an interior alteration in an existing 11-story Type IA residential tower, every design decision had to work within the unit's existing slab, columns, and fire-rated corridor access.

The kitchen modernization strategy anchored the entire renovation. The original kitchen was closed off from the living and dining areas by a full-height wall. Unified Studio Architect's proposed plan removed that wall, relocated the kitchen sink, and introduced a redesigned layout built around an extended island with integrated cooktop seating — paired with full-height custom cabinetry, a built-in refrigerator, and a wall oven. The result reads less like a renovated apartment kitchen and more like a custom residential build.

Bathroom layout improvements focused on enlarging two existing bathrooms by shifting interior partitions, without disturbing the building's plumbing risers or the fire-rated corridor wall along the unit's perimeter. Closets adjacent to each bathroom were enlarged in the same move, giving the unit noticeably more usable storage without adding a single square foot to its footprint.

Space optimization extended through the rest of the unit: a tempered glass wall was introduced to visually separate the master bedroom from the living area while preserving natural light, and a new washer/dryer hookup was integrated into the kitchen zone — a detail that matters in Fort Lauderdale's condo market, where in-unit laundry is a major value driver.

Mechanical coordination ran in parallel with the architectural design. A new drywall ceiling with a 4-inch drop accommodates 1-inch furring strips and recessed lighting throughout, while the HVAC plan, ceiling framing plan, and electrical panel coordination were developed together to make sure ductwork, lighting layout, and panel locations didn't conflict with the new ceiling plane.

Condo association compliance shaped the entire process. Work hours, debris control, and construction scheduling were planned around the building's condo association documents from day one — a step Unified Studio Architect builds into every multifamily renovation in Fort Lauderdale, since association rules can stop a project cold if they're discovered mid-construction instead of during design.

Unified Studio Architect provides residential interior architecture and permit drawing services for apartment and condo renovations throughout Fort Lauderdale and greater Broward County, Florida. Whether you're modernizing a kitchen in a high-rise unit on NE 49th Street or planning a full interior alteration elsewhere in Fort Lauderdale, our team manages space planning, condo association coordination, and full MEP documentation from concept through permit submittal.

We regularly serve as a trusted Fort Lauderdale interior architect for condo and apartment renovations, a Broward County renovation architect for multifamily interior alterations, a local condo remodeling architect for owners searching "near me" across the county, and a premier source for apartment permit drawings throughout Florida.

Our service area extends beyond Fort Lauderdale to nearby communities including Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea — giving condo and apartment owners across the Broward County coastal corridor access to the same permit-ready documentation delivered for this NE 49th Street renovation.