herzog & de meuron's jade signature for miami revealed

UPDATE: jade signature has just released new renderings of the luxury residence designed by herzog & de meuron, depicting more of the condominium’s placement within the beachfront urban fabric, and new details about the interior of the planned residences.

swiss pritzker prize winners herzog & de meuron will continue to flesh out the tropical destination and burgeoning artistic hub of the greater miami landscape; in lieu of a urban complex-parking garage or bayfront art museum, this time the architects will erect a 57 storey luxury condominium in the uptown miami enclave of sunny isles beach. the ‘jade signature’ development is the fourth installment of the industrious fortune international-backed series. a talented team consisting of landscape architect raymond jungles and interior designer pierre yves rochon will create a total work of luxury in the parallelogram-shaped tower.

overall view of herzog & de meuron: jade signature miami
image © jade signature

three circular staircases will lead to the ample lobby while underground parking will provide a pioneering subterranean construction method for the limestone-based site. the 10-foot ceiling height individual units will reportedly range from 1 to 5 bedrooms, with a requisite amount of sky villas and signature penthouses ranging from 6,100 to 10,500 square foot total areas — veritable mansions in the sky.

a flythrough of the project further illustrates the architectonic vision
video © jade signature

the 192 oceanfront apartment volumes and 6 guest suites are angled toward the southern sun and will enjoy views of the pristine miami coastline and eclectic urban landscape. the project aims to appeal to a different demographic that the famously exclusive and ever-changing south beach crowd, making use of the still available beachfront land for the development of a quieter, long-term group of residents.

view of the apartment decks looking out to sea
image © jade signature

the renderings exhibit a characteristically restrained look that revels in tectonic details. floor-to-ceiling glazing opens the volumes to wide balconies lightly partitioned and bolstered with curved columns. the orthogonality of the miami condo archetype appears to be weathered by a net of recessed curves that tend toward and hourglass form at the structure’s corners, thereby insinuating that the southernmost metropolis is quickly building on an already rich, if not relatively new, architectural legacy.

view of the building’s approach from the street
image © jade signature

view of the building’s covered, portico-like driveway
image © jade signature

generous glazing opens the units to the ocean and wide balconies
image © jade signature

an original version of this article appeared on designboom on may 27th, 2013, at the initial revealing of renders for the jade signature complex.

project info:

location: 16901 collins avenue, sunny isles, fl 33160
architects: herzog and de meuron
interior design: pierre yves rochon
landscape architect: raymond jungles
height: 55-story, 650 feet vertical
unit total: 224 units
unit size ground floor area: 1,400 to 4,600 sq ft
penthouses size ground floor area: 6,000 and 10,000 sq ft