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Coral Gables, Florida

Client

City of Coral Gables

Size

34,000 sq ft

Program

Resilient Streetscape and Plaza

Collaborators

Cooper, Robertson & Partners, Rodriguez and Quiroga, Geomantic Designers, Fisher Marantz Stone, Two Twelve, Via, Coastal Systems International, Emtec Corp., Silman, Robin Hill Photography

Year

2017

Awards

Giralda Plaza

A vehicular street transformed into a climate-resilient cultural plaza

Local collaborated with Cooper Robertson and Partners to revitalize an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall located on Giralda Plaza.

Client

City of Coral Gables

Size

34,000 sq ft

Program

Resilient Streetscape and Plaza

Collaborators

Cooper, Robertson & Partners, Rodriguez and Quiroga, Geomantic Designers, Fisher Marantz Stone, Two Twelve, Via, Coastal Systems International, Emtec Corp., Silman, Robin Hill Photography

Year

2017

Awards

Local designed a Living Streetscape that functions as networked green infrastructure providing flood protection.

Local designed a Living Streetscape that functions as networked green infrastructure providing flood protection.

Local designed a Living Streetscape that functions as networked green infrastructure providing flood protection.

Local designed a Living Streetscape that functions as networked green infrastructure providing flood protection.

The design preserved and responded to the existing stand of trees and maximized their capacity to absorb runoff from storm events, increasing resilience and infrastructural longevity of this commercial corridor.

The design preserved and responded to the existing stand of trees and maximized their capacity to absorb runoff from storm events, increasing resilience and infrastructural longevity of this commercial corridor.

The design preserved and responded to the existing stand of trees and maximized their capacity to absorb runoff from storm events, increasing resilience and infrastructural longevity of this commercial corridor.

The design preserved and responded to the existing stand of trees and maximized their capacity to absorb runoff from storm events, increasing resilience and infrastructural longevity of this commercial corridor.

The paving design creates a unified pedestrian experience, celebrating the existing stand of trees as the centerpoints for a concentric paving pattern inspired by raindrops.

The paving design creates a unified pedestrian experience, celebrating the existing stand of trees as the centerpoints for a concentric paving pattern inspired by raindrops.

The paving design creates a unified pedestrian experience, celebrating the existing stand of trees as the centerpoints for a concentric paving pattern inspired by raindrops.

The paving design creates a unified pedestrian experience, celebrating the existing stand of trees as the centerpoints for a concentric paving pattern inspired by raindrops.

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The local Percent-for-Art initiative identified sites for public art, which included sculptures and interactive installations inspired from native landscapes.

The local Percent-for-Art initiative identified sites for public art, which included sculptures and interactive installations inspired from native landscapes.

The local Percent-for-Art initiative identified sites for public art, which included sculptures and interactive installations inspired from native landscapes.

The local Percent-for-Art initiative identified sites for public art, which included sculptures and interactive installations inspired from native landscapes.