sou fujimoto’s blue glass façade in miami design district
the gallery walkway extends from an existing two storey retail building, and is composed of blue-colored glass fins connected and reinforced by minimally expressed steel elements.
sou fujimoto’s blue glass façade nears completion in miami design district
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the sou fujimoto-designed façade extension has taken shape in the miami design district, within the area’s ‘palm court’. the gallery walkway is composed of blue-colored glass fins, which are connected and reinforced by minimally expressed steel elements with a robust structural frame above. the tonality produces a visual spectacle as well as an atmosphere that references the city’s aquatic nature. see designboom’s initial coverage on the commissioned proposal here.
just outside, serving as the centerpiece of the outdoor courtyard, is buckminster fuller’s 24-foot ‘fly’s eye’ dome, unveiled during art basel miami beach. the structure is a faithful re-creation of the original prototype, featuring high-impact polycarbonate lenses in in construction. read more on designboom here.
the miami design district revamp is being led by craig robins’ real estate company dacra, and will bring various luxury fashion brands such as givenchy, miu miu, tom ford, marc jacobs, valentino, fendi, dolce & gabbana, giorgio armani and van cleef & arpels to the area. beyond a transformation of the ‘palm court’, the redevelopment work includes two separate parking garage façades designed by iwamotoscott and leong leong, two buildings by aranda/lasch, and a retail structure’s envelope by K/R.
the gallery walkway is composed of blue-colored glass fins
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the blue fins are connected and reinforced by minimally expressed steel elements
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buckminster fuller’s 24-foot ‘fly’s eye’ dome is sited in the courtyard
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the tonality produces an atmosphere that references the city’s aquatic nature
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image © designboom
detail of the blue glass façade
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the building houses retail locations for various luxury fashion brands
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portrait of sou fujimoto at the building in miami
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craig robins, CEO and president of dacra
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construction images below show the project in an intermediate state.
construction nears completion
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the structure lines the miami design district ‘palm court’
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photo © golden dusk photography
the glass fins extend the façade of an existing two story mixed-use retail building
photo © golden dusk photography
the blue tonality produces a visual spectacle as well as an atmosphere that references the city’s aquatic nature
photos © golden dusk photography
minimally expressed steel components connect and reinforce the light structure
photo courtesy of miami design district
photo courtesy of miami design district
photo courtesy of miami design district
an upper steel frame supports the light glass project
photo courtesy of miami design district
photo courtesy of miami design district
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