A Locavore Landscape and Architecture for the future of Miami-Dade County’s Haulover Park
A Case Study in Sustainable Site Exploitation and Ecologically Driven Design by: Shane Jezowski and edited by Joanna Lombard & Veruska Vasconez
A Case Study in Sustainable Site Exploitation and Ecologically Driven Design by: Shane Jezowski and edited by Joanna Lombard & Veruska Vasconez
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UMAMIAMIin
SectionPerspective
Weshareourcultureandproveourcivilitythroughfood,andthereis
nobetterwaytodeliveranexperienceworththeproverbialpriceof
admissiontoUMAMIAMI’stastingmenuwherethefruits,vegetablesand
gameofHauloverParkisservedtoitsguests.UMAMIAMIadoptsthe
valuesandpracticesofMasterChefRenéRedzepi,whofounded
NOMAinCopenhagen,Denmark,whereforagingandfermentationare
crucialtotheirsuccessandnetzerocarbonfootprint.AkintoNOMA,
UMAMIAMIwilldedicateitsmenutolocallyharvestedFloridafloraand
faunatoofferamouthwateringexperienceforitspatrons.UMAMIAMIis
anodtotheumami,thefifthflavorandthecityofMiamiBeachwhere
HauloverParkislocated.
UMAMIAMIisarestaurantandculinaryresearchfacilitythatis
organizedintoninebuildingsconnectedbyanopenairdeck.This
enableseachbuildingtoperformoptimallywithminimalheatexchange
andaccumulationwhileenhancingthesite’scrossbreezesandthe
ambientcoolingthatthegroundwaterandfoliagewillprovide.Each
building’sroofisacompoundcurvedcanopymaximizingtheambient
NortheasternexposureandminimizingtheSouthwesternsolargain.
Glazingisutilizedtomaximizeindirectdaylightwithexposedglazingto
theNorth,woodlouvercladdedglazingfortheeastandwestwalls,and
asolidCLTwallforthesouthernfacingwalls.
LocatedattheedgeofaMangroveForest,UMAMIAMIofferspatrons
thesensationofdiscoverythatrecallstheoriginsofHauloverParkina
contextthatalsoprovidestheamenitiesofmodernity.UMAMIAMI
educatesandentertainsthroughdiverseexperiencesthatengagevisitors
throughoutthegroundstolearnmoreabouthowthesiteoperatesand
whytheirpatronageisimportant.
Anaveragenightwouldincludeapre-dinnerwalkofthegroundswitha
residenthorticulturisttolearnaboutthemenuandthefloraandfauna
thatcomposeit.ThediningexperiencecanbeaprivatePavilionorthe
DiningHallwhereeachroomiscenteredaroundalongtable
emblematicofHauloverPark’svariouszonesasdemonstratedthrough
themultipledishesofthetastingmenutoallowforthechefstoprovide
auniqueandcuratedexperienceoftheflavorsofthesiteand
surroundingfarmsofFlorida.ThePrimaryKitchenistheenginebehind
theculinaryexperiencepullingproductsfromTheFermentationLaband
servingmeatandproducetothegrillthatisthenteased,finishedand
platedattheServiceKitchen.TheServiceKitchenlives atthecenterof
theentireoperationtomanagetheexperienceforthepatronsandisled
byaseniorresidentchef.PatronssitattheedgeofTheCovesurrounded
bynatureandimmersedintheculinaryexperience,unabletonoticethe
operationsbehindthem.
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