west 8: miami beach soundscape / lincoln park

‘miami beach soundscape’ by west 8 in downtown miami all images © west 8 urban design and landscape architecture

‘miami beach soundscape’ by dutch urban design and landscape architecture firm west 8 is a new 2.5-acre urban space in the cultural and civic heart of miami beach. sitting adjacent to the new frank gehry-designed new world center, the multi-use space serves as both an oasis in the city and a gathering place for social events.

pergolas

aiming to act as an open platform for the cross-pollination of art, technology and landscape, the new lincoln park is flexible in its conception, featuring interlacing pathways of changing widths that circulate in a mosaic-like network. the route encourages visitors and locals to experience the changing views of both the park and the new center. sculptural metal pergolas serve as gateways to the public space, the forms of which are influenced by fluffy cumulus clouds often found in miami beach. the lighting and audio equipment of the park are outfitted with a similar structure to blend in with the identity of the project. directly interacting with the new world center, a projection tower uses the building’s facade surface to feature video work by artists and to host outdoor movie nights.

projection tower in the center

detail

wide view of the park

seating along the pathway

from above

fly by view

the park hosting a projection on opening night

site plan

site map

project info:

size: 133,200 square feet dimensions: 370′ x 360′ design director/principal: adriaan geuze principal: jamie maslyn larson project manager: blair guppy job captain: rachel laszlo tait design team: claire agre, blair guppy, karsten buchholz, joris weijts, gaspard estourgie, perry maas, ronald vannugteren civil engineer: coastal systems international / tim blankenship, principal; andres perez; adriana cabrera development manager: hines / david lawrence, development manager rep; matthew barry, construction manager; kim shine projection design: prosound and video / rod sintow, principal structural engineering: doublas wood associates / douglas wood, principal; marcos r. perez, project manager MEP engineering: cosentini associates / scot ceasar, principal; john hayletts, project manager; paul bunchareon, mario lara local landscape architect: rosenberg gardner design / bill rosenberg, principal; ken gardner, principal local architect: leo a daly / j beattie, architect; isis mojicar-hunt, project manager