CONTEMPORARY WILDERNESS
VOLUME 1 ART, INFRASTRUCTURE & RESILIENCY IN THE CONTEMPORARY URBAN LANDSCAPE
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Since 2005, ArquitectonicaGEO has been designing contemporary, technologically advanced landscapes, while meeting the challenges of our changing environment, and the people that live within it. Our team of experienced, creative practitioners are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs for functionality and aesthetics, while providing the broadest environmental richness and service possible. GEO’s projects not only address hydrological and ecological system objectives, but also add community value by improving a city’s performance and livability. Our commitment to stewardship and sustainability extends to the conservation of water, soil, plants, materials and energy. Our designs often incorporate pavement, roof and garden systems that capture rain water and building gray water, reducing the draw on our freshwater supply, and helping to limit local flooding. We are advocates for preserving existing plants and using animal-friendly native plant material able to survive harsh climate swings. These innovations limit the need for water, fertilizer and excessive maintenance, while providing local habitat support. Educational components within many of our designs provide passive and active opportunities for deeper understanding of emerging environmental issues. ArquitectonicaGEO works in close collaboration with clients, architects, planners, engineers, developers and construction professionals, from a project’s inception to completion, to create cohesive design solutions which reflect the interests of all parties. The international, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural richness of our firm provides the expertise to examine projects from all angles, and the agility to respond to changing issues of global concern.
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CONTENTS
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Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
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E N H A N C E D N AV I G AT I O N
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A R T & L U X U RY
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R EST O R E D C O N N E CT I O N S
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INSPIRED BY SCIENCE
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L E A R N I N G H A B I TAT
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U R B A N OAS I S
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E L E VAT E D I N G E N U I T Y
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P E R S O N A L R E T R E AT
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W E L C O M E T O T H E G R OV E
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R E N E W E D E C O S Y ST E M S
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PortMiami Tunnel
Icon Bay Park & Promenade
Waterline/Biscayne Line
University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park
Florida International University
Taikoo Hui
SM City North EDSA - The Sky Garden
Coral Gables Residence
Arquitectonica Headquarters
NIHERST - Science City
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UNCOMMON I N T E G R AT I O N
THE PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI RESTS ON A F R A G I L E L I N E B E T W E E N T H E AT L A N T I C O C E A N AND THE DENSELY URBAN GLOBAL CITY OF MIAMI. THE MUSEUM, SCULPTURE PARK AND RESTORED P L A N T C O M M U N I T I E S , E S TA B L I S H A C U T T I N G - E D G E EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT DESIGN T H AT A D D R E S S E S T H E G L O B A L T H R E AT O F S E A LEVEL RISE.
Miami, Florida
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PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI (PAMM)
The PAMM blurs the line between architecture and landscape, redefining the “mission” of parks and museums. Extraordinary synergy is achieved between light, shade, air, water, vegetation and structure, advancing the practice of designing for an uncertain future. This project takes a complex approach to water, vehicular and ecosystem management, and is a true example of multidisciplinary team-driven sustainable design, in both vision and implementation.
CLIENT Miami Art Museum SIZE 4.5 acres
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture Streetscape Green Infrastructure
DESIGN ARCHITECT Herzog & de Meuron ARCHITECT OF RECORD Handel Architects
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THE RICH, WILD AND U N P R E D I CTA B L E B I S C AY N E B AY T O T H E E AST , A N D T H E E V E R G L A D ES T O T H E W EST , P R OV I D E I N S P I R AT I O N FO R B OT H A R C H I T E CT U R E A N D LANDSCAPE, OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF ADAPTIVE AND R ES I L I E N T D ES I G N .
Open since 2013, the 200,000 square-foot museum sits only 75 feet from Biscayne Bay, housing an acclaimed collection of art of the Americas. Wide decks and tall trellised shade structures extend far past the edges of the building, increasing the Museum’s exterior display and gathering areas. Elevating the Museum 10 feet above storm surge requirements allowed parking below, in an unprecedented design that integrates parking, planting beds, irrigation and storm surge storage. The innovative porous-floored garage, paths and rain gardens capture water, funneling it into the ground, reducing local flooding and runoff into Biscayne Bay, significantly reducing infrastructure expenditures. While the PAMM building expresses the materiality of raw concrete, native plants express the raw landscape, in contrast. Native trees, shrubs, groundcovers and vines spring from the ground plane in vibrant counterpoint to formal, hanging, vertical gardens. Lush pan-tropical vegetation is deconstructed to exhibit the Earth’s most basic forms, including gravel in paths, plazas and parking garage.
LAYERED PLAZAS Elevating the museum protects art from storm surge, and allows for the combined services of parking and detention/infiltration facilities.
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Stabilized gravel paths throughout the native plantings provide accessible connections between the two museums, the adjacent park, and Miami’s waterfront promenade. 10
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T H E R ES U LT I N G L A N D S C A P E I S A D Y N A M I C , M U LT I L E V E L PROFUSION OF COLOR, ART A N D G R E E N I N F R AST R U CT U R E .
HANGING GARDENS The hanging gardens and deck level plantings are composed of more colorful and exotic plants, while plantings trend toward natural arrangements of native plants extending outward. 12
Formal hanging gardens, which were designed by plant artist Patrick Blanc, and facilitated by ArquitectonicaGEO, include water-wise, animal-friendly plant material, and utilize rain and A/C condensation for irrigation. Relocated existing trees serve as artistic focal points and anchors for the garden. New plants were chosen for resilience to saltwater, heavy wind, drought and excessive rain.
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The recreated hammock includes lowland rain garden plants tolerant of salt and freshwater inundation, ranging to upland hardwood hammock plants farther from the Bay. These rain gardens function as natural systems and look beautiful under wet or dry conditions.
Award of Excellence FL ASLA 2014 In recognition of inspired use of landscape architectural practices in an imaginative combination, and which is truly exceptional, unique, innovative and beyond its defined purpose.
An extensive, primarily-native subtropical plant palette is designed to adjust to exceptionally harsh conditions and extend the native habitat along the Bay.
National Honor Award ASLA 2015 General Design Category Frederic B. Stresau Award FL ASLA 2014 In recognition of absolute innovation and design excellence.
Design Award of Merit SARA 2014 Landscape Category
The landscape provides a multitude of environmental services, and limits overuse of resources. The design includes technical and sustainable innovations that are mostly invisible to the public, providing a beautiful and serene location along the waterfront to explore art, both natural and man made.
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OUR COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY EXTENDS TO THE CONSERVATION OF WATER, SOIL, PLANTS, ENERGY + MATERIALS.
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ENHANCED N AV I G AT I O N M O N U M E N TA L E L E M E N T S A N D D E TA I L S G R A P H I C A L L Y C O M M U N I C AT E T H E P L A C E A N D P R O C E S S O F N AV I G AT I O N , A N D E N H A N C E T H E A C T U A L A C T O F N A V I G A T I O N . A T U N N E L’ S S U R FA C E S F O R M A N I N N O VAT I V E C A N VA S F O R A H I G H L Y C H O R E O G R A P H E D , C I N E M AT I C S E Q U E N C E DESIGNED TO TELL A STORY, CALM AND INFORM T R AV E L E R S , A N D E N H A N C E T H E S U R R O U N D I N G ENVIRONMENT
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PORTMIAMI TUNNEL ArquitectonicaGEO was engaged as sub-consultants on the PortMiami Tunnel project by Bouygues Civil Works Florida, to serve as Design Architect and Design Landscape Architect, tasked with creating a landmark for South Florida. An artistic overall composition was needed for the visible architecture of the portals, approach roads, support buildings, and landscape of the sprawling 6 acre complex. The goal was to provide their client - the Florida Department of Transportation (and the South Florida community) - a project that would elevate modern infrastructure in the spirit of the great infrastructure projects of Europe and the American Works Progress Administration (WPA), and set a standard for the industry. PortMiami Tunnel includes twin tunnels, 4,200 ft. long and 43 ft. in diameter, more than 75 feet below sea level. In addition, there are 711 ft. of depressed roadway with U-walls at the Portal entrances, and over 1 mile of approach roads on Watson and Dodge Islands, combined. Eighty-foot tall portals, at each end, house flood gates that will protect the twin tunnels in the event of a hurricane storm surge.
CLIENT Bouygues Civil Works Florida SIZE 6 Acres (above ground)
SERVICES Design Architecture Landscape Architecture
ARCHITECT OF RECORD AECOM CIVIL ENGINEER Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTOR Bouygues Civil Works Florida
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“ M A J O R I N F R AST R U CT U R E P R O J E CT S A L L OV E R T H E WO R L D A R E U S U A L L Y M O R E F U N CT I O N A L T H A N B E A U T I F U L . THIS TIME, IT IS REALLY DIFFERENT. I A M N OT O N L Y P R O U D O F W H AT W E B U I LT , B U T A L S O O F W H AT W E A R E L E AV I N G B E H I N D U S . A R E A L P I E C E O F A R T !” PHILIPPE BOURDON, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF BOUYGUES TRAVAUX PUBLICS
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L AVA A P P E A R S T O P O U R F R O M B E T W E E N T H E FO L D E D P L A N E S O F T H E P O R TA L S , I N C R E AS I N G THE PERCEPTION OF THE DYNAMIC FO R C E S O F T H E E A R T H .
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The eighty-foot tall portals at each end, house flood gates that will protect the tunnels in the event of a storm surge. Enclosure facades are enlivened with translucent orange mesh, and internally lit to provide artistic interest by day, and colorful beacons by night, enhancing movement as travelers navigate by land, sea and air.
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WATSON ISLAND
RECOGNITION Award of Honor AIA Florida + Caribbean 2015 New Work Design Award of Excellence SARA 2014 Related Arts Category Award of Honor AIA Miami 2014 Divine Detail Category
The story of navigation on land and sea begins with the process of creating a tunnel. Excavation, scarification, digging into the earth by man, and tectonic, ripping forces of the earth are explored. Retaining wall patterns convey both deep gouges of the digging process, and sea grasses in the landscape beyond. Orange metal detailing and lighting accent raw concrete, recalling lava spilling from fractured earth. Tunnel portals crafted with Latin forms of the word “navigate” in bas relief to provide texture and interest, glow like sculptural art pieces or light houses, as travelers navigate by land, sea and air. The story of navigation beneath the sea is playfully illustrated on the Tunnel interiors, with crisp, colorful images of sea grass, turtles and sharks in the underwater landscape beyond the walls. Curious travelers can gauge their depth below water by colors, which become darker as the road dips down, and lighter as the road rises to the surface. Graphics communicate safe routes at emergency cross-passages between tunnels, where a human figure is shown below the swimming sea creatures. The landscape of the approach roads illustrates the surrounding wilderness ecosystem. Naturalistic drifts of a wide variety of large, native plants are arranged over the adjacent 6 acres in a conscious break from traditional linear highway design. The plantings showcase the natural coastal hammock and the wilderness setting, while serving as a frame for the architecture of the massive portal structures. The ever-changing vista, as one traverses the MacArthur Causeway, allows for a sequence of views of the Bay and surrounding landscape, the portals, cruise ships, and the glittering cities at either end. 23
Projects of this nature represent significant investment of public funds to improve the quality of life in our cities. The sculptural and graphic nature of the massive portals and tunnel interiors seeks to tell the story of place through public art, enhance infrastructure in fresh ways, and reinvigorate civic space and civic pride. The multi-disciplinary design required extraordinary coordination and collaboration between the extensive public-private team members, and close supervision over construction methods to achieve the artistic intent across the massive infrastructure project.
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GOING UNDERWATER The act of going underwater is playfully illustrated with crisp, colorful images of sea grass, turtles and sharks in the landscape beyond the tunnel walls.
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ART & LUXURY T H E N E W L Y C R E AT E D I C O N B AY P A R K AND PROMENADE OFFERS MORE THAN 400 L I N E A R F E E T O F S T U N N I N G F R O N TA G E ALONG BISCAYNE BAY, AND AN ELEGANTLY STYLED POCKET PARK.
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I C O N B AY P A R K The City of Miami’s new Icon Bay Park is part of a Public-Private Partnership designed to unlock the value of a formerly inaccessible waterfront location. The park offers more than 400 linear feet of promenade along Biscayne Bay, and an elegantly styled pocket park situated beneath and between the new Icon Bay Residences, and the Bay itself. Numerous amenities are available to the public, including exercise stations, a fenced dog park and a variety of sculptures and murals. Visually connected, yet physically separated pool and lounging areas offer amenities to the residents of the adjacent residential tower. Native plantings enhance the promenade, park and grand porte-cochere. Icon Bay Park offers urban design innovation that combines public benefit with responsible residential planning. It will be maintained in perpetuity by the developer.
CLIENT The Related Group SIZE 36,815 SQFT
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture
ARCHITECT Arquitectonica
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Where Miami’s Design District meets the water, the sophisticated landscape design reflects the artistic nature of Miami with a sleekly styled sculpture garden, strolling paths and a multitude of resting spots for watching people and nature. The concept for sinuous paths and oval forms was inspired by Henri Matisse’s Jazz Portfolio, and the lush tropical foliage of the Monstera vine. The site serves as a sculpture setting and canvas for YoungArts Foundation students, whose work has been incorporated into the landscape.
RECOGNITION Award of Excellence SARA 2015 Landscape Category
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I C ON B A Y P A R K O P E N S A S C E N I C E A STWE S T P E D E S T R I A N L I N K B E T W E E N THE C I T Y A N D T H E B A Y, A S I T P A S S ES U ND E R N E A T H T H E R A I S E D T O W E R A N D E X TE N D S T O T H E W A T E R .
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RESTORED CONNECTIONS
T H E B I S C AY N E L I N E First envisioned by ArquitectonicaGEO in 2011 as the Waterline, the concept has been brought to life through The Related Group’s vision of creating a series of elegant waterfront parks, connected from north to south by a continuous baywalk called the Biscayne Line. Icon Bay Park is the first section to be completed under a PublicPrivate Partnership agreement. It is intended to serve as a model and stimulus for other developers to partner with the city, in order to create great outdoor spaces that reconnect the general public to the waterfront.
RECOGNITION Award of Honor FL ASLA 2014
The Perez Art Museum Miami’s promenade restores connections to entertainment venues and Miami’s Metromover. Biophilia is mankind’s deep-seated connection with nature. Waterline envisioned wildlife habitat and natural functions, blended with recreation and transportation activities that would bring the people of Miami to the water.
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INSPIRED BY SCIENCE LAYERS OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE S E R V E A S I N S P I R AT I O N F O R THE LANDSCAPE FORMS AND ADJACENT CONTRASTING PLANTING AREAS, AS WELL AS F O R T H E P AV E M E N T P AT T E R N S . Miami, Florida
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK The UM Life Science & Technology Park is a research & development facility adjacent to the University of Miami medical campus, intended to conduct cancer research and treatment. A heavily landscaped pocket park was created at the porte-cochere, along with several internal courtyard gardens designed to be viewed from within the building. The project is intended to be implemented in phases, with phase 1 already completed. The landscape’s most significant design strategy is the sensitivity to LEED requirements, dramatic and well-designed spaces, carefully integrated stormwater and drainage systems and sound urban design principles. Security considerations were carefully balanced with the need to provide accessible, therapeutic, contemplative and sheltered spaces for patients and families within a high-risk urban neighborhood.
CLIENT University of Miami SIZE 41,000 SQFT
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture Streetscape Green Infrastructure
ARCHITECT OF RECORD ZGF Architects LLP
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I N N OVAT I V E G R E E N I N F R AST R U CT U R E , C O M B I N E D W I T H N AT I V E A N D A D A P T E D L A N D S C A P E M AT E R I A L S , W I L L B E I N ST R U M E N TA L I N P R OV I D I N G E F F I C I E N T P AS S I V E C O O L I N G T O C O U N T E R T H E H OT A N D H U M I D S O U T H F L O R I D A C L I M AT E .
In Phase 2, an area between tall research buildings is proposed to be covered to provide a four-season indoor/outdoor courtyard. Traditional Persian architectural features, known as badgir and qanat, will combine a system of wind catchers and a chilled water well to funnel cooling breezes through the interior courtyard space. The west-facing walls will serve as a solar chimney to enhance air movement and circulation, drawing cooled air through the interior space. The combination of cool, moist air filtering through green walls and the pond-like water well, will create a serene, comfortable setting.
RECOGNITION Project of the Year, 2011 Urban Land Institute Award of Honor SARA 2015 LEED Gold Certified
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LEARNING H A B I TAT Miami, Florida
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T H E T I G H T L Y I N T E G R AT E D FA C I L I T I E S A N D L A N D S C A P E O F T H E S C H O O L F O R I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N D P U B L I C A F FA I R S AT F L O R I D A I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I V E R S I T Y C R E AT E AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING IN THE HEART OF THE CAMPUS.
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
S C H O O L O F I N T E R N AT I O N A L & P U B L I C A F FA I R S The 9,168 square foot extensive tropical green roof designed for this building was the first of its size in the state of Florida. It performs advanced environmental functions that include: storm water management, roof surface protection, and insulation from heat, saving FIU thousands of dollars in infrastructure investment and cooling costs for the auditorium and lobby below. In addition, the roof provides habitat for migrating birds, and reduces the heat island effect for the building’s surroundings. The FIU SIPA achieved a LEED-NC Gold level rating, with significant contributions from the green roof. Faculty and students in the tower have views enhanced by overlooking one of the largest green roofs in Florida. Passers-by rest in a contemplative garden in the shade created by a cantilever of the building, which is highlighted at night by dramatic lighting. The design approach focused on creating ideal pedestrian environments.
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Florida International University SIZE 9,168 SQFT
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Landscape Architecture Green Infrastructure
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Arquitectonica
T H E L A N D S C A P E D E S I G N WAS I N S P I R E D B Y T H E T E CT O N I C S O F C O N T I N E N TA L FO R M AT I O N S & T H E I R I N T E R C O N N E CT I O N S B Y L A N D A N D WAT E R .
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T H E F I U S C H O O L FO R I N T E R N AT I O N A L A N D P U B L I C A F FA I R S AC H I E V E D A L E E D - N C G O L D L E V E L R AT I N G , W I T H SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GREEN ROOF.
RECOGNITION Sustainable Building Award AIA Miami 2013 Committee on the Environment (COTE) Sustainability Award AIA Florida 2013 Award of Merit - Green Building ENR Southeast Construction 2011 LEED-NC Gold Certified
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URBAN OASIS TA I K O O H U I ’ S L A N D S C A P E D P L A Z A S AND GREEN ROOFS FORM A PUBLIC P A R K O N A P L AT E A U T H AT O P E N S T O V I S TA S O F T H E C I T Y A R O U N D I T . Guangzhou, China
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TA I K O O H U I
This 5 million SF Mixed-Use Development project contains a bank, office and hotel/ residential towers, a cultural center, retail mall, green roof and at-grade plazas. The highly choreographed development, designed by Arquitectonica, improves economic sustainability for the developer, allowing a very dense mix of uses due to the creative incorporation and maximization of landscaped open space. The green roof and street level plazas, designed by ArquitectonicaGEO, provide a highly aesthetic, restorative amenity for users of the complex, and the community at large.
CLIENT Swire Properties SIZE 5 Million SQFT
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture Streetscape Green Infrastructure
ARCHITECT Arquitectonica
Nearly 3 acres of street-level landscape ties the development to its surroundings.
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T H E R O O F G A R D E N I N C L U D E S P E AC E F U L , S H A D E D S I T T I N G A R E AS , AS W E L L AS V I B R A N T D I N I N G A R E AS , W I T H A R T A N D M E D I A C O N N E CT I O N S T O FAC I L I TAT E M E N TA L R E ST O R AT I O N A N D S O C I A L I N T E R ACT I O N .
RECOGNITION Award of Merit Florida ASLA 2014 Commercial Category
Significant open space was a requirement for the massive development, sited on only 12.1 acres. A multi-level intensive green roof and landscaped plazas, provide a public park, food courts, and gathering areas. The 2.0 acre third floor roof garden over the retail mall structure functionally and visually links the office towers, hotel / residential tower, retail mall, dining establishments and cultural center. It also forms a plateau that opens to vistas of the city around it, removing the car from the outdoor experience and introducing a peaceful yet dramatic component to the design. The 0.55 acre fourth floor roof garden serves the hotel and residential units, continuing the aesthetic and environmental benefits of the green roof system. Nearly 3 acres of street level landscape and hardscape tie the development to its surroundings, and to the under-ground train station, below grade parking and service areas. Perforations in the landscape and hardscape at street and roof level bring light and air to the mall and parking structures below ground via decorative atriums and vents. The project is connected by subterranean pedestrian tunnels to the city’s metro system, high-speed rail and the airport.
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The intensive green roof system, with soil depths as great as 6.5 feet, supports a wide variety of large trees and other densely planted native or adapted material, providing more significant environmental services than traditional extensive green roof systems.
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E L E VAT E D INGENUITY AN INTENSIVELY LANDSCAPED, E L E VAT E D G A R D E N B R I N G S A G R E E N OASIS TO THE BUSTLING HEART OF AN EMERGING GLOBAL CITY.
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SM CITY NORTH EDSA - THE SKY GARDEN The quarter-mile long, elevated ‘Sky Garden’, with 3.7 acres of lush gardens and shaded lounging areas, provides a new face for an aging mall, in the most populous city in the Philippines. The highly choreographed park sits above a critical transportation hub, creating a unique and entertaining destination for the region, and maintaining the high level of functionality required at this densely urban site. The Sky Garden offers a remarkable model for improving the quality of city life, in the absence of obvious parkland.
CLIENT SM Holdings SIZE 3.7 Acres
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture
ARCHITECT Arquitectonica
Sculptural canopies provide shelter from sun and rain in the tropical climate, and direct visitors between commercial and entertainment venues, the transport depot and the retail mall.
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T H E P L AY F U L W E AV I N G O F T H E P AT H WAY D R AW S VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE VA R I O U S C O M P O N E N T S .
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W I T H S U STA I N A B I L I T Y AT T H E FO R E F R O N T , T H E G A R D E N I S DESIGNED TO THRIVE IN ITS C L I M AT E .
The Sky Garden greenscape sits on a bridge-like structure constructed over an existing on-grade parking lot and bus transport center, and links discrete components of the retail mall. Composed of mostly-native plant material, the garden is designed to thrive in its climate, and can subsist primarily on rainwater runoff, which is stored on-site. The elevation and manipulation of topography, dense plantings and multi-level water features, alternately hiding and exposing the retail and entertainment elements, creates an unexpected and extraordinary environment in the midst of a busy city. It takes advantage of, and enhances existing infrastructure, bringing new life and energy to a declining retail mall. The playful weaving of the pathway through tunnels and covered walkways, and into the open, past water features, sculptural elements and lush vegetation, draws residents and visitors to explore the various retail, dining and entertainment components.
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PERSONAL R E T R E AT L AW N S H AV E B E E N T R A N S F O R M E D INTO A SERIES OF SERENE AND SECLUDED ROOMS, ENFOLDED WITHIN GRACEFULLY CURVING WA L L S , A N D E N H A N C E D B Y L U S H V E G E TAT I O N .
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CORAL GABLES RESIDENCE
An under utilized lawn-scape was transformed into a series of serene, secluded rooms enfolded within layers of walls that undulate vertically and horizontally. The resulting oases and passageways are lined with a poetic display of hardy Florida native plants, permitting the family and visitors to retreat from the activities of the neighborhood and the adjacent golf course. The owner’s French heritage, and the classic shapes of parterre gardens of Versailles, inspired a careful arrangement of salt-treated, poured-in-place concrete elements that appear to float in a pool of crushed sea shells, serving as driveway, entry court and entertainment area.
CLIENT Private SIZE 24,000 SQFT
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SERVICES Landscape Architecture Facade Enhancement
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RECOGNITION Award of Honor FL ASLA 2014 Residential Category
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The pool terrace is part of the home, both visually and physically. Dense vegetation on the far side of the pool provides complete privacy from the golf course.
Formerly open front and rear lawns exposed the master bedroom to the street and golf course. A low, gated front wall and a taller inner wall now provide layers of privacy in the space next to the bedroom for quiet reflection, reading, sunning and showering in the open air. The outdoor rooms have been placed to serve, and be embraced by, wide views from the interior rooms. Access to the pool is gained from the master bedroom, as well as the rear dining terrace, and separate access is provided to the private outdoor shower garden from the master bathroom. The pool fence is an innovative design of white rods, weaving in and out of the landscape, providing security and visual interest. Plant material has been selected to honor the native and tropical heritage of South Florida, providing a lush profusion of color and texture, while requiring little maintenance or irrigation. Family and visitors can lose themselves in a choreographed journey of light and shadows, textures and views, activity spaces and secluded retreats.
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The deconstructed concrete ‘parterre’ entry court, with its undulating wall and gates, is embraced by a palette of native plants and seashells. 77
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A private sitting area within the vine-cloaked inner wall forms a delightful resting place between pool and outdoor shower.
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WELCOME TO THE GROVE A MAJOR DESIGN GOAL FOR THE NEW ARQUITECTONICA AND ARQUITECTONICAGEO HEADQUARTERS WA S T O D E E P L Y C O N N E C T T O T H E NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH THE C O M P A N Y WA S F O U N D E D I N 1 9 7 7 . Miami, Florida
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A R Q U I T E CT O N I C A H E A D Q U A R T E R S
The 15,000 square foot LEED Certified architectural design studio contains two stories of studio space and offices in an urban neighborhood. Dense street-side plantings, and a generous open-air, year-round central courtyard and breezeway maximize the available open space, in spite of minimal setbacks. Every inch of space was utilized to create a striking streetside landscape, including a thriving public permaculture garden that directly connects the studio to its neighbors. Raw concrete exterior surfaces are softened by a profusion of native and tropical plants, while a refined hardscape guides visitors to the building. The studio functions as an inspiring space in which to design the built environment, so the landscape and planting was designed to enhance the light and views from generous windows. Each façade has unique plantings appropriate to the conditions.
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ARCHITECT Arquitectonica
SIZE 15,000 SQFT
SERVICES Landscape Architecture, Green Infrastructure
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ARCHITECT Arquitectonica
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In the 5-8’ setback space normally dismissed as a “buffer”, a community-accessible garden offers a variety of tropical fruit, vegetables, roots, greens, and herbs growing within easy reach of the sidewalk. The garden follows the tenets of permaculture, with complimentary plant species that minimize need for maintenance, water and fertilizers. Landscape design is integral to the overall building design, and critical to executing environmental goals. 100% of irrigation is provided by rainwater captured from the roof and stored on site in compact vertical tanks. While the community-accessible garden has high water demands, all other plantings are native or adapted species with low water requirements and high drought tolerance. The garden includes a number of endangered plants that in turn support endangered insects, along with fruit and seed bearing trees that attract birds.
PERMANENT AGRICULTURE / PERMACULTURE Designed and managed ecosystems that are self-renewing, self-fertilizing and soil enhancing. 1. Canopy (large fruit and nut tree) 2. Low Tree (dwarf fruit tree) 3. Shrub Layer (currants & berries) 4. Herbaceous (comfreys, beets, herbs) 5. Rhizosphere (root vegetables) 6. Soil Surface (ground cover) 7. Vertical Layer (climbers, vines)
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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS WITHIN MANY OF OUR DESIGNS ENCOURAGE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
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RENEWED ECOSYSTEMS SCIENCE CITY WILL SERVE AS A N AT I O N A L A N D I N T E R N AT I O N A L EXAMPLE OF THE MERGING OF HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDSCAPES AND ARCHITECTURE TO ENGAGE CITIZENS, AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGICAL I N N O VAT I O N A N D E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L CAPABILITIES.
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N AT I O N A L I N ST I T U T E O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N R E S E A R C H S C I E N C E A N D T E C H N O L O G Y ( N I H E R ST )
Trinidad & Tobago’s spectacular new Science City will rise upon 54 acres of fallow sugar cane fields, healing the degraded land, and inspiring the nation through fun, experiential learning. The landscape architecture firm serves as lead designer for an extensive team of government officials, scientists and in-country experts in an entirely holistic approach to creating the new national science center. The project includes master planning, architectural design for approximately 12 exhibit and support buildings, and landscape design and restoration on a scale not previously experienced in Trinidad and Tobago. The project is intended to spur research and innovation, shape policy and improve STEM education for Trinidad and Tobago’s advancement. It will serve as a national and international case study on the merging of high performance landscapes and architecture to engage citizens, and develop technological innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities. ArquitectonicaGEO is serving as lead designer for an extensive team of government officials, scientists and in-country experts in an entirely holistic approach to creating Science City.
CLIENT NIHERST
RECOGNITION Award of Honor FL ASLA 2014 Planning and Analysis Award of Excellence SARA 2015 Unbuilt Category Award of Merit AIA Miami 2015 Unbuilt Category
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SIZE 54 Acres
SERVICES Master Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Green Infrastructure
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CREATING SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY Each outdoor classroom will be framed as though part of an artistic composition, respecting the changing topography at each setting.
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The primary design goals include: developing an exceptional model for designing sensitively within existing topography; restoring environmental function; and providing a fun and inspirational setting for science and technology education to serve as a national and international “edu-tainment” destination.
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A central lake will be formed through a series of dams, around which the learning landscape and buildings are arranged. Each outdoor classroom will be framed as though part of an artistic composition, respecting the changing topography at each setting. A system of curving, interlocking pathways link the outdoor classrooms that surround the lake, and bring visitors into close contact with the primary water feature. The classroom, museum and support buildings are being gently set into the landscape to allow the utmost interaction between visitors and the land, and to maximize the advantages of the tropical climate. The proposed hydrological system includes on and off-site surface drainage inputs, treatment wetlands, wells, rain gardens, riparian marshland, and bioswales, located and designed to supply clean water to the lake. The lake’s water quality is dependent upon restoration of the landscape, and the spillway and hydroelectric plant will maintain the lake level and demonstrate the beauty and power of water. The comprehensive planting masterplan includes restoration of the native forest and associated ecological functions. Plant communities are grouped for value as exhibits of the diverse, often endemic plants from around the twin-island nation. Ongoing research and documentation will be instrumental in developing guidelines for future site restoration though reintroduction of native vegetation. The facility will have continuing, high level leadership, engagement and monitoring. The entire site has been examined in an unprecedented, holistic manner by incountry experts invested in the success of the project. Options were selected based on the likelihood of significant environmental impact, enhanced experiential learning, aesthetic considerations for users and potential donors, and cost-effectiveness. Phased implementation will allow continued operation as later phases are constructed. Construction began in 2015.
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AHEAD OF ITS TIME BALLET VALET In 1996, Arquitectonica created an innovative design that transformed five stories of a new parking structure into a vertical green zone within the historic Art Deco District of Miami Beach. It was a radical new way to imagine a parking garage as a living building and a community asset, and germinated a trend toward blurring the lines between architecture and landscape. Ballet Valet’s facade is a wave of greenery, transforming the 646 car parking garage into a visually pleasant sculptural form that mitigates exhaust and sound, and provides an urban home for wildlife. This project set a standard for green building, far ahead of its time. It remains the only parking garage that is a recipient of the Urban Land Institute National Award of Excellence. Less than decade after this extraordinary idea, ArquitectonicaGEO was formed in 2005, growing into an awardwinning studio dedicated to creating contemporary designs that serve the environment through aesthetic interventions that advance the practice of landscape architecture.
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RECOGNITION Firm of the Year SARA 2015 Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) - Miami, FL National Honor Award - General Design Category ASLA 2015 Frederic B. Stresau Award FL ASLA 2014 Award of Excellence FL ASLA 2014 Design Award of Merit - Landscape Category SARA 2014 LA Magazine February 2015 PortMiami Tunnel - Miami, FL Award of Merit FL ASLA 2016 Award of Honor - New Work AIA FL 2015 Award of Excellence - Related Arts Category SARA 2014 Award of Honor - Divine Detail Category AIA Miami 2014 Civil Engineering Magazine November 2014 Icon Bay Park – Miami, FL Award of Honor - Multi-Family Residential Area Award of Excellence – Landscape Category
FL ASLA 2016 SARA 2015
Waterline / Biscayne Line - Miami, FL Award of Honor FL ASLA 2015 Award of Honor – Urban Design Category AIA Miami 2015 University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park - Miami, FL Award of Honor SARA 2015 Project of the Year ULI 2011 NIHERST Science City - Couva, Trinidad & Tobago Award of Honor - Planning and Analysis Award of Excellence – Unbuilt Category Award of Merit – Unbuilt Category
FL ASLA 2015 SARA 2015 AIA Miami 2015
Taikoo Hui - Guangzhou, China Award of Merit – Commercial Category
FL ASLA 2014
Coral Gables Residence - Miami, FL Award of Honor FL ASLA 2014 United Nations Peacekeepers Memorial to the Fallen - New York, New York Excellence in Landscape Architecture AIA Miami 2013
ASLA: American Society of Landscape Architects FL ASLA: Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects SARA: Society of American Registered Architects AIA FL: Florida & Caribbean Chapter of the American Institute of Architects AIA Miami: Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects ULI: Urban Land Institute
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CREDITS Photography: Robin Hill pages: Cover, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 19, 20, 24, 44, 48, 50, 51, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 79, 80 Icon Bay Courtesy of The Related Group, photographed by Robin Hill pages: 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 Tom Hurst pages: 36, 39, 40 Jonathan Leijonhufvud pages: 52, 55, 56 Jovany Chediak page: 16 Jay Jallorina pages: 62, 65, 66, 67, 68 Dan Forer page: 98 All other images courtesy of ArquitectonicaGeo and Arquitectonica International Staff Graphic Design/Layout: Jordan Walker Writer/Editor: Elaine Mills
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LEADERSHIP Laurinda H. Spear, FAIA, RLA, LEED AP, ASLA, IIDA Principal Margarita Blanco, LEED AP, ASLA Director John ‘Ben’ Hutchens, RLA, LEED AP Vice President Michelle Cintron, AIA Vice President
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CONTACT 2900 Oak Avenue T 305.372.1812 Miami, Florida 33133 F 305.372.1175 arquitectonica.com/geo
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