Parmenides

Series of pavilions in South Pointe Park, Miami Beach Fl. derived from an analysis of an OpArt piece.

Painting of Precedent:

Victor Vasarely- Parmenides (1979) or Double Spheres (1975-1978)

Color Analysis:

Contrasting/mirroring use of warm and cold tones to create dimensionality, making the 2D image seem 3D.

Pattern Analysis:

While drafting the linework of the image over, I found a clear pattern that dictated the shape.

Pattern Study:

Doing the linework analysis, I repeated the pattern and found new shapes that emerged from the repetition which also resembled the repetition of human cells.

south+pointe.jpg — Site Analysis: South Pointe Park

South Pointe Park was originally not a park at all. The land was donated to the City of Miami by the Federal Government in 1979, but instead of a park, municipal buildings were built. The harbor police, Miami police investigators, and the police horses were all housed on the land. It wasn’t until the mid-'80s that the land was converted into a park. Since then, the park has undergone many changes—the most recent one being a $22 million renovation in 2009 that completely redesigned the entire area. Today, South Pointe Park boasts lots of state-of-the-art amenities for both residents and visitors.

Concept Study

Parmenides:

“Nothing comes from nothing” is a philosophical expression of a thesis first argued by Parmenides. Parmenides was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher.

Cell Reproduction:

Is the process by which cells divides, it makes a copy of all its chromosomes, which are lightly coiled strands of DNA which is the genetic material that holds the instruction for all life and sends an identical copy to the new cell that is created. But things happen, and alteration of those chromosomes that make up the DNA can cause a slight change, therefore not all cells are the same.

Form Development: Process

Original Form developed through the study of the painting Parmenide (1979) by Victor Vasarely, using Boolean union and Boolean difference. Draped a surface over it, and rebuilt control points to have as much control over the form as possible and modeled it by offsetting points into a surface where the connection of the different forms seem to blend into one another.

Program Ideas:

Layout Ideas:

The busiest area on the site is the area towards the pier which is the area where the entertainment and night life will be located.

The kid friendly area is close to the parking lot and to the residential buildings, guarded by the change in elevation on the site.

The area designated for working out is close to the parking lot for the area to be a direct destination.

the lounging area is towards the water, which creates a beautiful view for people looking to relax in a not busy area of the site.

Art Pavilion

Art pavilion: Program Explained

Creating spheres that dictate the circulation, to create ambiguity between the exterior façade and the interior layout so the future configuration of pavilions are never repeated.