SUMMER 2013

Problem

• In Downtown Miami there is no such a place where visitors could find information about the city.

• There is also lack of organic structure, where box-type buildings dominate the skyline.

• Most buildings fight each other for tallness while lacking meaning and identity.

Concept

• The structure for this visitor’s center was carefully selected after comparing tropical and urban landscape of Miami.

• Structure designed inspired on the leaves of the palm tree, reflecting Miami’s identity due to our climate.

Strategy

• Design of a visitor’s center on Biscayne Blvd, which is a highly populated and transited area.

• Intended to serve as a landmark, and provide  identity to the skyline of Downtown Miami.

• System of  furniture derived from the same structure, intended to replace old benches and bus stops.

• A grid of the same pattern will expand through the city, creating a new language that will identify the city.