Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Faena Forum, Faena Bazaar and Park / OMA



Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan



title="Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan"
alt="Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan"
height="125" width="125">


title="Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan"
alt="Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan"
height="125" width="125">


title="Forum Dome. Image © Iwan Baan"
alt="Forum Dome. Image © Iwan Baan"
height="125" width="125">


title="Faena Distric. Image © Iwan Baan"
alt="Faena Distric. Image © Iwan Baan"
height="125" width="125">




  • Architects: OMA



  • Location: 3398 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140, United States



  • Partners: Shohei Shigematsu, Jason Long



  • Associate In Charge: Jake Forster



  • Area: 90922.0 m2



  • Project Year: 2016



  • Photographs: Iwan Baan, OMA, Kris Tamburello





  • Concept Design – Design Development : Project Architect: Clarisa Garcia Fresco, Paxton Sheldhal Team: Clarisa Garcia Fresco, Lawrence Siu, Francesca Portesine, Ravi Kamisetti, Ted Lin, Jesung Park, Anupama Garla, Andy Westner, Daniel Queseda Lombo, Andrew Mack, Caroline Corbett, Denis Bondar, Ahmadreza Schricker, Darien Williams, Gabrielle Marcoux, Marcela Ferreira, Jenni Ni Zhan, Lisa Hollywood, Paul Tse, Sarah Carpenter, Carla Hani, Sean Billy Kizy, Simona Solarzano, Ivan Sergejev, Tamara Levy, Matthew Austin, Ben Halpern



  • Construction Documentation Construction Administration: Project Architect: Clarisa Garcia Fresco, Paxton Sheldhal (BOS|UA), Team: Yusef Ali Denis, Slava Savova, Cass Nakashima, Ariel Poliner, Jackie Woon Bae, Matthew Haseltine, Salome Nikuradze, Simon McKenzie



  • Project Management: Gardiner & Theobald, Inc., Claro Development Solutions



  • Architect Of Record: Revuelta Architecture International, PA



  • Landscape Architect: Raymond Jungles, Inc.



  • Civil Engineer: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.



  • Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers



  • Mep & Fire Engineer: Hufsey Nicolaides Garcia Suarez Consulting Engineers



  • Lighting: Tillotson Design Associates



  • Elevator: Persohn Hahn Associates



  • Acoustic: Electro-Media Design, Ltd., Stages Consultants, LLC



  • Exterior Building Envelope: IBA Consultants, Inc.



  • Parking: Tim Haahs Engineers



  • Theatre Consultant: Stages Consultants, LLC



  • Food Service Consultant: Clevenger Frable and Lavallee, Inc.



  • Architectural Concrete Consultant: Reginald Hough Associates



  • Life Safety: SLS Consulting, Inc.



  • Security: Security Industry Specialist, Inc.





Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan

From the architect. As the cultural core of the Faena District, the Forum provides a focal point to the neighborhood and to the mid-Beach zone at large. The ensemble of three buildings – the Faena Forum, Faena Bazaar and Parking-enrich Faena's hotel and residential components along Collins Avenue, providing a dynamic symmetry between the district's cultural and commercial programming across Miami Beach's main thoroughfare.



Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan



Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena Forum. Image © Iwan Baan

The existing site presented three distinct conditions for the three distinct programs– a large, wedge shaped site for the Forum, a protected historic art deco hotel for the Bazaar and an empty lot allocated for parking. Although the Faena District enjoys a unique location spanning two waterfronts, the cultural components were positioned on the quieter, residential zone along Indian Creek rather than the activated Atlantic beachfront.



Faena Forum Section

Faena Forum Section



© Kris Tamburello

© Kris Tamburello

The Forum claims the heart of the complex by addressing this urban context with two volumes that generate distinct frontages toward Indian Creek Drive and Collins Avenue. Embedded within the residential zone west of Collins, the Forum's cube and cylinder achieve the same intimate scale as the Bazaar and Park. The Forum's circular plan enables the public domain to expand, activating pedestrian movement within the district. A 45-foot cantilever allows the landscaped plaza to slip under the Forum along Collins, providing a dramatic sense of arrival.



Forum Spiral Balcony. Image © Iwan Baan

Forum Spiral Balcony. Image © Iwan Baan

The combination of the Forum's classical dome space with a black box theater in the main assembly space provide the ultimate flexibility for the diverse programming of Faena's multifaceted ambitions. Combined, the full layout has the capacity for large scale events. Independently, the spaces can be divided to host distinct events, with dedicated acoustics and arrival. The Forum represents endless possibilities to host a range of events - from concerts to conventions; roundtable discussion to banquets; intimate exhibitions to art fairs- all within a single evening. Liberated from obligations to operate as a strictly institutional or a strictly commercial entity, the Forum presents a new typology for interaction, leveraging the ambiguous advantage of Faena's redefinition of culture.



Faena Distric. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena Distric. Image © Iwan Baan



Faena District Section

Faena District Section



Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan

Faena District. Image © Iwan Baan


No comments:

Post a Comment