work ▁details . ▁The ▁st air cases ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁resident ial ▁units ▁have ▁ris ers ▁made ▁of ▁color ful ▁cer am ic ▁t iles ▁while ▁occas ional ▁pal m ▁trees ▁rem inds ▁us ▁of ▁the ▁tropical ▁setting . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁pre - m all ▁era , ▁Via ▁M iz ner ▁became ▁a ▁unique ▁experience ▁in ▁America , ▁where ▁one ▁could ▁get ▁fresh ▁air ▁while ▁walking ▁and ▁sho pping ▁in ▁small ▁stores ▁and ▁gall eries ▁that ▁were ▁wel coming ▁in ▁a ▁non - com mer cial ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁Via ▁M iz ner ' s ▁combination ▁of ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁and ▁decor ative ▁detail ▁quickly ▁became ▁Pal m ▁Beach ' s ▁signature ▁look . ▁As ▁the ▁dec ades ▁passed , ▁count less ▁architect s , ▁city ▁pl ann ers ▁and ▁design ers ▁have ▁copied ▁M iz ner ' s ▁unique ▁design , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁throughout ▁Florida ▁today . ▁ ▁Via ▁M iz ner ▁houses ▁twenty ▁well - known ▁sh ops ▁and ▁business es ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁resident ial ▁apart ments . ▁The ▁most ▁f amed ▁address ▁is ▁ 1 , ▁Via ▁M iz ner , ▁the ▁architect ' s ▁own ▁maj estic , ▁five - story , ▁tower - like ▁residence ▁called ▁Villa ▁M iz ner . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁this ▁residence ▁is ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁Richard ▁René ▁Sil vin ' s ▁book ▁Villa ▁M iz ner : ▁The ▁House ▁that ▁Ch anged ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁The ▁architect