Build a Better Burb Sprawl Retrofit Council March 19th & 20th, 2016 Miami Design District, Miami

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE

Photograph courtesy of the Design District Photographer: Robin Hill MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The ‘Build a Better Burb Sprawl Retrofit Council’ is being hosted in an exciting new venue within Miami. The Design District is a pioneering intimately scaled, pedestrian-oriented infill project that integrates retail, 3 offices, lodging, parking and a public high school into a historic retail district, emphasizing the character and quality of public space. The new s ile development evolved from a 1997 renewal plan initiated by a property m 5 owner who subsequently continued accumulating properties. In 2011, a charrette produced the plan for adding a pedestrian passage across four blocks. A Special Area Plan, a component of the City of Miami’s new zoning code (Miami 21), regulates the implementation.

The Project provides a transition between the big-box retail and residential 1 towers of Midtown Miami, located directly to its south, and low-scale historic residential areas to the north. The program integrates existing and Courtesy of SB Architects proposed commercial space, office, residential and hotel uses. At the core 6 2 of the project is a new 30-foot wide pedestrian passage (paseo) across 5 four blocks that terminates in newly-created large plazas to the north and south. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings includes both single-story retail buildings and several larger historical structures. The plan integrates an advance parking management program and provides access to a range of public transportation, minimizing car circling and encouraging foot traffic. The implementation has been orchestrated into discreet phases that minimize disruption from construction and incrementally introduce new 4 infrastructure. More than half of the first two phases are completed.

This project blends the traditional structure of the city with innovative design, 1. Pedestrian Street and Civic Space Project new buildings being of highly modern architectural syntax. The master 2. Miami Downtown plan addresses building placement, overall identity, and the movement of people through the space; the code allows individual buildings to be Photograph courtesy of the Design District 3. Bal Harbor Photographer: Richard Patterson designed by numerous architects, enhancing variety while supporting the 4. Coral Gables overall vision. Ambient and direct lighting have been carefully designed 5. Miami Beach for a safe and comfortable evening environment but also as an attractive 6. Miami International Airport visual experience. Selected art pieces have been positioned in appropriate locations, creating a sense of place and interest. Visitors exit one the project’s underground parking lots by emerging through a re-creation of Buckminster Fuller’s Fly’s Eye Dome in the southern plaza.

The plan focuses on creating an appropriate response to the tropical climate of South Florida. Mature trees have been positioned both on the streets and on the roofs along the paseo, plazas and local streets, providing shade and cooling, while their high canopies ensure views of retail store frontages remain unobstructed. Guidelines ensure that tenants build out their spaces matching the sustainability goals to manage construction waste, use recycled, locally sourced materials, optimize energy performance, and Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC reduce water use. The project was rated LEED-ND Gold in 2012.

2 MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT MASTER PLAN Existing and Proposed Development, by Principal Use: 1. Proposed Department Store 2. Proposed Retail/Office/ Commercial 3. Retained Retail/ Office/ Commercial 2 4. Proposed Hotel NE 42nd ST (City) 5. Proposed Residential Above Retail 1 6. Proposed Garages with Retail 3 7. Proposed City Garage 2 5 2 2 3 Courtesy of SB Architects NE 41st ST (City) NE 1st AVE (City) Project Plan (right), with included sites at the time of submission NE 2nd AVE (County) indicated in darker green and the paseo in orange. 6 2 2 2 8/2 4/5 NORTH MIAMI AVE (County) Beginnings of the paseo and bounding buildings stemming from 2 2 HWY FEDERAL NORTH 1997 plan (below). 2 NE 40th ST (City) 3 3 4/5 3 2/5 2 2 2 2 3 NE 39th ST (City) 2/5 2/5 3 2 2 2/3 3 Photograph courtesy of the Design District Photographer: Richard Patterson 2/5 1 7 2 2/5 NE 38th ST (City)

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District Retail Street Image courtesy of the Design District Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC Photographer: Robin Hill Infill Development Courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC

MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT 3 CIVIC SPACE: PALM COURT B

NE 40th ST.

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NE 1st AVE AVE NE 1st A AVE NE 2nd Key Map 1 Palm Court 2 Paseo A

A: View north up the paseo from the Fuller dome in the southern plaza B: View west across the southern plaza (and sub-terranean garage roof), showing appropriate landscaping for the Photograph courtesy of the Design District Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC Photographer: Richard Patterson climate and for retailers

4 MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT CIVIC SPACE: THE PASEO A C D

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A: Retail building at corner of paseo and existing cross street B:Arcade of building from 1997

Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC C:Paseo looking towards South Plaza D:Paseo looking north Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC

MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT 5 PASEO AT CROSS STREET A B

A C D B

A: Paseo looking north B: Cross-street A looking west, new large trees in place C: Cross-street A looking east, D: Paseo crossing. Note continuation of pedestrian paving at a continuous elevation. Vehicles defer to pedestrian standards, pedestrians stay constant. Photograph courtesy of DPZ Partners, LLC

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6 MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT CROSS STREET B B C

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A New infill building with roof garden B Retained historic building shown with new street trees in front and retrofitted shops within C Historic building at cross street D Street with historic building, new shops. Note: after Photograph courtesy of the Design District this photo was taken, construction for the northern Photographer: Richard Patterson Photograph courtesy of the Design District part of the paseo began, removing one shop.

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MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT 7 BUILD A BETTER BURB SPRAWL RETROFIT COUNCIL MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT Miami Design District, Miami 3841 NE 2nd Avenue March 19th and 20th, 2016 Suite 400 Miami, FL 33137 Over two days in Miami the Council will consider how we can transform more suburbs into prosperous, vibrant places. Follow the attached link for further information on the District. http://www.miamidesigndistrict.net Follow the attached link for further information on the Council. https://www.cnu.org/civicrm/event/info?id=93