Title: The Art Deco Project

Architect: Aranda\Lasch

Executive architect: SB Architects

Lighting: Spiers + Major

Aranda\Lasch is a New York and Tucson-based design studio. It was established in 2003 by Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch

Tenants: Tom Ford Lanvin and Omega

📍Location: Miami Design District

“Art Deco Project”

[in the designer’s words]

Art Deco is the inspiration for a new commercial building in Miami. Located in Miami’s new Design District, the building houses four luxury retail tenants including Tom Ford. Miami’s historic architecture is defined by the Art Deco movement from the 1920s to the 1940s where bold geometric motifs shape the city’s landmarks. Inspired by the pleated Art Deco patterns found in architecture and fashion, the facade is given a texture that revives the exuberance and ornament of Miami’s golden era.

The facade is made from molded GFRC panels that fan out above the building’s streetlevel retail, creating angular recessed storefront coffers. Lighting integrated into the panel joints create a scattered pattern of light across the facade. The pattern subtly fluctuates through several programmed sequences.

Materials used: Large-scale Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) panels.

Integrated lighting within the panels

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