‘Diagrid Envelope’ Design Proposed For 36-Story Tower

Black Salmon has filed plans to build a 36-story tower with a Diagrid Envelope design.

The diagrid pattern is being designed by Arquitectonica to run from the second floor to the roof, uniting the podium with the tower above.

Plans also call for a new 5-story building for the Mission San Francisco y Santa Clara church next door, connected to a new parking garage. The existing church building dating to 1997 won’t be touched.

The new tower will include:

  • 229 residential units
  • amenities for residents
  • 4,416 square feet of retail space
  • 397 structured parking spaces on levels 2 through 10

The rooftop is planned at 406 feet above sea level, or around 396 feet above ground.

A hearing before Miami’s Urban Development Review Board is scheduled for December 18.

 

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I Walk Everywhere
1 month ago

Why is there more parking than there are units *groan*

Anonymous
1 month ago

Because most couples have more than one car. If I’m paying 7 figures for an apt, I want a parking space for myself and the +1.

Anon
1 month ago

Buy a home

Anonymous
1 month ago

totally!

of course
28 days ago

a condo is a home. we assume you mean a ground-stingy single family house?

B C
1 month ago

Because it is how the shitty code is written.

Truth Matters
1 month ago

Because remember, it’s in the USA where cars take preference over people.

Nancy
1 month ago

Because public transit sucks in Miami so people need cars unfortunately.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Public transit in Miami is the best in Florida—and Kong best in country, but this is outside the core, and they need density to justify extending the core here, but there’s so much development in the core around metro mover that it will take awhile for public transit to reach this location in my opinion

Anonymous
1 month ago

This is squarely within the accepted definition of the core.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Funny, I was in a friends apartment in Milan. Yes, they had a nice train transit to il Doumo but one had to simply walk 4 blocks. In my mind, I do not think Miamians would walk 4 blocks? Statement as we all know, no one in miami would walk 4 blocks.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Because it’s outside the downtown Miami core and there’s no metro mover, so people need cars to get here.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Its a mess. Transportation in Miami and the way we do not beni its benefits. Brickell to MIA for $2.40 Coconut Grove via MetroRail= $2.40. Dadeland to MIA: $2:40
No traffic no Stress.
But, !!! we must arrive to people we have nothing to do with — in a Range Rover for $125,000 base SRP

of course
28 days ago

for fucks sake…. really complaining about too much parking?
think for yourself… why would there be extra spaces…

Anon
1 month ago

Kind of odd for the area

Anonymous
1 month ago

Another box from Arquitectonica, but don’t worry, it has an iconic DIAGRID!

Anonymous
1 month ago

Copying Hearts Tower in NYC, very similar.

Anon
1 month ago

Hearst*** West NYC 57

Howard Roark
1 month ago

A big difference is that Heast Tower by Foster and Partners (https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/hearst-headquarters) has the diagonals as an exoskeleton and part of the structural solution . The ARQ design has the diagonals as mostly decorative. Norman Foster is a significant globally renowned architect, Bernard Fort-Brescia….not so much but is very prominent in Miami.

Anonymous
1 month ago

RX727SFL still lives

Anonymous
1 month ago

It also preserved the facade of an Art Deco building. After all the lost grand hotels along Biscayne Boulevard downtown, Edgewater has been ground zero for historical building destruction for inferior replacement in Miami.

Nancy
1 month ago

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Cover the podiums
1 month ago

Just look at that podium though!! 🔥🔥

Anonymous
1 month ago

The Podium was an existing masterpiece of classic NYC architecture that Foster decided to wrap and maintain.

Downtowner
1 month ago

Love that building. Not far from Central Park, I think.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Thank you scooters? Thank you RideShares UBER LYFT. Thank you MetroRail. Cars are simply lazy people commuting. IMO. I am sure its not popular with kids and suburbs.

Anonymous
1 month ago

“Cars are simply lazy people commuting. IMO.” Wow. I’ve never seen a more ridiculous statement.

Downtowner
1 month ago

I live in Edgewater, and I rarely use my car to get things done within the neighborhood itself, especially if the weather allows it. I feel really lucky to be able to get around without a car in the area.

anon
1 month ago

How do you get to work?

little havana
1 month ago

I haven’t owned a car in years (choice, not necessity – I’m doing more than fine) and feel like I know the city better than I ever have, and that’s coming from someone who grew up here. Buses are getting better, I just wish there was more political will to actually make improvements to our wider transit system, to create a world-class city that works for everyone.

Cover the podiums
1 month ago

Not even close. Look at it from the street level. This one is just a blank podium

Cover the podiums
1 month ago

This was meant for the Hearst copy comment

CCCC
1 month ago

This is a cool way of hiding the balconies and making it look like a more traditional high rise building exterior.

Anonymous
1 month ago

build it

Anonymous
1 month ago

Sorry, but is it me? Arquitectonica people wake up, look at Pinterest, or other, then design within 2 minutes?

Mayami
1 month ago

Just here to read the Arquitectonica bashing comments 🙂

Anonymous
1 month ago

Does not fit with edgewater character

Anon
1 month ago

What character? Boxy parking podiums that span an entire block? There has been absolutely no urban planning in Edgewater it’s a vertical suburb unfortunately. This is solid infill at least.

Anon
1 month ago

Most of edgewater was built in a Mediterranean revival style.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Really? I didn’t notice that last time I was in the Paraiso District, or Metro, Biscayne Beach, etc.

Truth Matters
1 month ago

Only difference is suburbs are completely built out. Nothing but empty lots and shuttered bldgs on Biscayne Blvd

AJ Reddy
1 month ago

Edgewater on Fire.

of course
28 days ago

one car spot for every bedroom plus some for guests… unless you guest all walk to your building from lauderdale, sunrise etc.

of course
28 days ago

229 units . averaging 2 bedrooms each or more… 460+ spaces needed.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Very modern and corporate for the area.