The structural technique also allows for fewer interior columns, affording even larger layouts to the half-floor and full-floor apartments that stack up inside. Juxtaposing the sweeping supports, the floor plans are perfectly square. However, in the amenities areas, those signature curves are omnipresent (Hadid abhorred right angles, once saying the world is not a rectangle). The lobbys ceiling is formed by a series of rounded-edge panels also reflected in the reception desk; on the spa level, a tornado-like spiral stair does double duty as a welcome desk; and the interior pool on level 60 features a waterfall shear wall with a feathered pattern. Also in this top of tower, which is billed as a sort of luxury club/event space with incredible views, the exterior structural supports from each edge come together in the ceiling. Its a seemingly simple solution to an intricate facade and all part of the plan, says Lepine. The building answers the question, How do you achieve visual dynamism or visual complexity with very simple underlying rules?

A bar area.

Where this visual complexity doesnt apply is One Thousand Museums color palette, which focuses solely on contrast between light and dark. Because the white facade, excess of glass, and bright Florida sunlight all contribute to the risk of blinding reflections, the firm chose dark stone floors throughout the lobby and amenities spaces. Dark wood lines the walls and all soft seating is black or gray. Architecturally, the strategy gives the buildings white-colored features more of a visual standout, highlighting its, at times, futuristic lines.

A curvilinear stair in the top of tower alludes to the exoskeleton in Hadids signature design style.

Link:
First Look Inside Zaha Hadid Architects One Thousand Museum in Miami - Architectural Digest

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January 19, 2020 at 5:42 pm by Mr HomeBuilder
Category: Architects