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Dawntown Miami - Station Aquarium
The key point of the project is a large-scale aquarium housing different forms of oceanic fauna. The Aquarium is to become an iconic open-air object that one can spectate for a much longer time than a single static form. At the same time it is a pedestrian hub for the whole recreational zone. The station stands on the central axis of the museum square amidst new Miami museums, Arsht Art center, close to Biscayne Boulevard and the bay. The pedestrian route between the museums runs from north, starting from the art center, goes under on-ramps, over the lowered Bicentennial park access road, under the metromover lines, meets the station entrance, pierces the aquarium and descends to the museum plaza. New station is shifted to the east from its previous location, and the former station may be turned into the metromover museum (is not to be demolished).
The station design provides all necessary vertical communications between its levels and the territory, including ramps for disabled, and shelter from sun and rain. The shelter is made of planks forming a shadow mesh on the platform; the planks turn horizontal to make an enclosed roof contour when the rain starts (controlled by a rain sensor). The station construction is made as ‘wind-transparent’ as possible to prevent the structure from hurricane damage. The only part of the station that acts as a windshield – the aquarium – has a huge load due to the water that makes it ‘hurricane-proof’. The massif of water distorts sunlight and lays down complicated moving ‘water ripple’ and ’fish’ shadows. The proposed aquarium structure is made of prefabricated acrylic elements supported by large water resistant concrete pillars.
The station design provides all necessary vertical communications between its levels and the territory, including ramps for disabled, and shelter from sun and rain. The shelter is made of planks forming a shadow mesh on the platform; the planks turn horizontal to make an enclosed roof contour when the rain starts (controlled by a rain sensor). The station construction is made as ‘wind-transparent’ as possible to prevent the structure from hurricane damage. The only part of the station that acts as a windshield – the aquarium – has a huge load due to the water that makes it ‘hurricane-proof’. The massif of water distorts sunlight and lays down complicated moving ‘water ripple’ and ’fish’ shadows. The proposed aquarium structure is made of prefabricated acrylic elements supported by large water resistant concrete pillars.
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