MIAMI BEACH

CONVENTION CENTER
PARK REVISION / COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION
JULY 26, 2017

Landscape architects
 REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
Request to Proceed with the Revision of the Miami
Beach (P-Lot) Park Design
Take the Revision into Design Review Board (DRB)
approval Process
 CHALLENGE
Incorporate Design Miami Fair into the Future
Miami Beach Convention Center (P-Lot) Park Design.
 PARK REVISION TO THE BRIEF
1. Integrate Design Miami Fair into the Park Design.
2. Incorporate Restrooms for the Park Visitors.
3. Opportunity for Future Market Stands, Flexible Food Kiosks, Concessions or Follies.
4. Activate the Park with a Fitness Pocket / Exercise Area Nested in the Green.
5. Future Shade Structure / Solar Pavilion by FP&L.
DESIGN MIAMI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ART BASEL
Strategic location and focus with Art Basel.
STRATEGIC LOCATION TO ART BASEL
Current Tent Layout since 2011
ACCESS & LOGISTICS
2011 - 2017
INSPIRATION: THE PAD, LONDON
How to Accommodate Venues at Park Locations
THE PAD, LONDON
Temporary Tent Structures in an Existing Park, Under the Canopies of the Trees
BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON
The PAD| Approximate 3 Acre Site
REGENT PARK, LONDON
The Frieze Art Fair | Area: 2.3 Acre approximate
THE FRIEZE ART FAIR
Regent Park, London Tent Venue
THE SITE
Miami Beach Convention Center Prior to the Future Intervention. Naked and Not Green
FUTURE CONVENTION CENTER DISTRICT
Nested in the Green, and Feeling like a Campus District for the Arts

CLUB SOUNDSCAPE
HOUSE PARK

MIAMI BEACH NWS

CONVENTION CENTER

LINCOLN ROAD
BOTANICAL CITY
GARDEN HALL
MBCC
PARK PARKING
MEMORIAL GARAGE
CURRENT DESIGN
Flexible Lawn Area 28,000 Sq ft

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

ART
SCULPTURE

VETERANS
PLAZA

FLEXIBLE
LAWN

PAVILION

MERIDIAN AVE
FUTURE DESIGN
Flexible Lawn enlarged to 2 Acres (87,120 sqft)

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

VETERANS
ART PLAZA

FITNESS
POCKET FLEXIBLE PUBLIC
RESTROOMS
LAWN

FLEXIBLE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE

MERIDIAN AVE
CURRENT DESIGN LAYOUT
Hardscape vs. Greenspace
PLAN REVISION
Enlargement of the Lawn but also Increasing Permeable Surfaces (Softscape)

FLEXIBLE LAWN
ENLARGED
CURRENT DESIGN: TREE CANOPY
Planting Scheme
PROPOSED REVISION OF THE TREE CANOPY
Planting Scheme

OPEN UP TO
CONVENTION CENTER
DR
FUTURE VIEW OF THE PARK
No Changes
FUTURE VIEW OF THE PARK
No Changes
FLEXIBLE LAWN FOR EVENTS
Enlargement from 28,000 sqft to 2 Acres (87,120 sqft)
TROPICAL / SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE (SHADE NEEDS)
Native & Adapted Planting Palette Offering Shade
No Changes
TENT LAYOUT ON CURRENT PLAN
Scale & Orientation
TENT ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO MBCC
In Harmony with the Planting Scheme and Tree Layout
ACCOMMODATING ADDITIONAL USES
Programming and Uses Location

Public
Restrooms
FUTURE AERIAL VIEW OF THE PARK
Accommodating the Event Tent for Design Miami

Convention Center Dr.

19th Street

Meridian Ave
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE FUTURE PARK
Event Tent Accommodated as Requested
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE FUTURE PARK
Without Event Tent
ENTRY PLAZA

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

VETERANS
ART PLAZA

FITNESS
POCKET FLEXIBLE PUBLIC
RESTROOMS
LAWN

FLEXIBLE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE

MERIDIAN AVE
ENTRY TO THE PARK
View from Convention Center Drive
ENTRY TO THE PARK
View from Convention Center Drive
PROVIDING SHADE & SEATING ELEMENTS
Planter Beds
ENTRY PLAZA FOR FUTURE INSTALLATIONS
Flexible Space for Arts Exhibits
VETERANS PLAZA

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

VETERANS
ART PLAZA

FITNESS
POCKET FLEXIBLE PUBLIC
RESTROOMS
LAWN

FLEXIBLE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE

MERIDIAN AVE
VETERANS PLAZA
Feature Elements
VETERANS PLAZA
Feature Elements
VETERANS PLAZA
Contemporary Medallion Feature
VETERANS PLAZA
Medallion Feature
FITNESS POCKET

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

VETERANS
ART PLAZA

FITNESS
POCKET FLEXIBLE PUBLIC
RESTROOMS
LAWN

FLEXIBLE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE

MERIDIAN AVE
FITNESS POCKET / EXERCISE AREA
Park Activation
FITNESS POCKET / EXERCISE AREA
Park Activation
FITNESS POCKET / EXERCISE AREA
Nestled in the Green
PROGRAMMABLE SPACE

CONVENTION CENTER DR.

VETERANS
ART PLAZA

FITNESS
POCKET FLEXIBLE PUBLIC
LAWN RESTROOMS

FLEXIBLE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE

MERIDIAN AVE
OTHER USES FOR PROGRAMMABLE SPACE
Flexible
MARKET / TENTS / STANDS / CONCESSIONS
Flexible
ADJACENT PARK AMENITY
FLEXIBLE FOOD STAND
Or Other Programmable Uses
FLEXIBLE FARMERS MARKET
Or Other Programmable Uses
FLEXIBLE FARMERS MARKET
Or Other Programmable Uses
FAIRS / CONCESSIONS
FAIRS / CONCESSIONS
THIS IS OUR PLAN REQUEST
To Proceed with Park Revision
FOR A GREAT PARK FOR THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS
Future Improvements
ACCOMMODATE EVENTS
Design Miami / Art Basel
 REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
Request to Proceed with the Revision of the
Miami Beach (P-Lot) Park Design
Take into Design Review Board (DRB)
approval Process