Site Forces Diagram

Demonstrates how the building form reacts to various forces on site.

Program Spatial Conditions

Underlying Strip Logic

Demonstrates how the strip as a form generates the building and is carried through the facade and into the section.

East-West Section

South-North Section

Ground Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Typical Residential Floor Plan

Street View

View of Curated Culture as approached from the street allowing views of the outdoor pavilion, galleries, restaurant, and bar.

Rooftop Patios

View from Wynwood Walls

View of Curated Culture when approached from Wynwood Walls, another landmark in the neighborhood, to the South East of the site.

Curated Culture

Site: Wynwood, Miami, Florida
Studio Critic: Brian Phillips
PennDesign Fall 2012

This studio reconsidered the condominium in Miami, Florida in the wake of the 2008 housing market crash so as to retool the typology to current needs and future implications. Site specificity allows design to symbiotically plug directly into the existing urban fabric. In this way, the building can adapt and remain relevant as the neighborhood develops over time. Drawing tectonics from the unique neighborhood of Wynwood, the resulting form arises from external forces as well as programmatic needs and adjacencies. The condominium thus contains programmatic space that engages the community (galleries, restaurant, and bar) while also allowing the condo to contribute to existing neighborhood cultures.