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Miami Beach Art Center
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Miami Beach Art Center
The Miami Beach Art Center is a combination art gallery and classroom building. The design for the building was based off of its relationship to the site. Located on the corner of Washington Avenue, a major road on South Beach, and 10th Street, my focus was to make the building visible as one approaches from either the north or south on Washington and even from Ocean drive as one looks down 10th Street. This was the inspiration to use the form of the ellipse as the main focus of the design; its shape draws attention from all angles. Because this portion of the building somewhat resembles a boat, I applied a nautical theme to the rest of the design, expecially the sail-like sun controls.
As a visitor enters the building, he passes underneath a bridge connecting the two wings of the building, and the ceiling is quite low. Upon walking further into the lobby, however, the whole area opens upand the ceiling steps up, each level lit by concealed lights. The stepping of the ceiling is reflective of the seating in the lecture hall above. Then if the person were to turn around, he would see artwork on the bridge above him. All of these elements combine to create a dramatic experience for visitors as they first enter the Art Center.
Another goal for this project was to make it a very sustainable building. It uses solar powered LED lights, and a solar powered absorption chiler. Additionally, the operable sun controls on the exterior not only help the artists to optimize their light, but also assist in reducing power usage to cool the building.
As a visitor enters the building, he passes underneath a bridge connecting the two wings of the building, and the ceiling is quite low. Upon walking further into the lobby, however, the whole area opens upand the ceiling steps up, each level lit by concealed lights. The stepping of the ceiling is reflective of the seating in the lecture hall above. Then if the person were to turn around, he would see artwork on the bridge above him. All of these elements combine to create a dramatic experience for visitors as they first enter the Art Center.
Another goal for this project was to make it a very sustainable building. It uses solar powered LED lights, and a solar powered absorption chiler. Additionally, the operable sun controls on the exterior not only help the artists to optimize their light, but also assist in reducing power usage to cool the building.
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