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HERZOG & DE MEURON: JADE SIGNATURE MIAMI BREAKS GROUND, MODEL PHOTOS EMERGE image © silvia ros image via miami curbed the HERZOG & DE MEURON-DESIGNED JADE SIGNATURE MIAMI TOWER HAS
OFFICIALLY BROKEN GROUND. construction site photos show the leveled foundation and the beginnings of a concrete slab. situated in the miami enclave of sunny isles beach, the curvy-columned
high-rise will contend with florida’s below-sea-level limestone base– an obstacle that has affected the feasibility of deep subterranean construction for fear of impacting the all-important
aquifer, itself the largest, oldest and deepest water table in the southeastern united states. despite the lack of a groundbreaking ceremony, A MODEL OF THE BUILDING’S FIRST FEW STOREYS AND
RESORT AMENITY LEVEL HAVE BEEN UNVEILED. the maquette is a significant articulation of the porte-cochère and three circular staircases that will connect the tower to the street as well as
the beginnings of an explanation of the underground parking, a feature that will apparently provide a pioneering below-grade construction method. the truncated model also indicates that
perhaps THE PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD IS AN ARCHITECT-LED-DESIGN-BUILD. such a strategy could mean that THE ANTICIPATED PLACE-MAKING EDIFICE WILL ENLIVEN THE MIAMI SKYLINE SOONER THAN
EXPECTED. see designboom’s previous coverage of the building here. view of the pools and resort amenity level image © silvia ros image via miami curbed image © silvia ros image via miami
curbed the model articulates the tower’s relationship to the street image © silvia ros image via miami curbed ample balconies characterize the amenity storey image © silvia ros image via
miami curbed image © silvia ros image via miami curbed the unveiled models show the building’s covered, portico-like driveway image © silvia ros models are tangible realizations of the
ground level image courtesy of jade signature florida’s foundations have long posed a challenge to builders image courtesy of jade signature a limestone based has often prevented deep,
below-grade construction image courtesy of jade signature view of the beachfront construction site image courtesy of jade signature 1/8 cat garcia menocal I designboom aug 16, 2013