美國邁阿密 翡翠巷

An intervention within a recently revitalized district of Miami, Jade Alley elevates an alleyway into an iconic public place. The project is in the Miami Design District, an area north of downtown Miami that was once pineapple farms, then furniture warehouses, and recently has been revitalized into a major destination with a unique mix of art, retail, fashion, dining, design, and architecture. Through a visionary development and planning team, the district has grown in multiple phases adding new buildings and public spaces, while preserving pieces of the existing fabric. This project revitalizes a leftover alley within this unique neighborhood.
此項目坐落於邁阿密市中心以北的設計區,該處曾是鳳梨農場,後轉變為家具倉庫,近期再次進行改造,成為集結藝術、零售、時尚、餐飲、設計和建築於一體的綜合空間。在設計團隊的規劃與開發下,該區在增添新建築與公共空間的同時,亦保留既有建築結構。本項目是一項廢棄小巷復興計畫,旨於使其成為一座具標誌性的公共場域。



When we began the project, this alley was surrounded by trash rooms, dumpsters, mechanical rooms, transformers, and haphazard parking. The design concept grows out of a ruin-like composition of various sized concrete parabolic arches inserted into the alley, like a miniature viaduct that becomes a new urban structure unifying the future and past - bringing new form, scale, rhythm, and order to the space. Cast in rough sawn board forms, the project seeks to draw from and preserve the rough and informal atmosphere of the original alleyway. The parabolic arch geometry was applied in various ways to new storefronts along the alley and scaled down to transform trash and mechanical rooms of the existing Moore building into small retail and dining spaces to be leased by local businesses.
起初,該巷四周環繞垃圾箱、機械室、變壓器,以及雜亂無章的停車場等,團隊便以此廢墟般的基地構圖為基礎,利用大小不一的混凝土拱門,以拋物線狀嵌入小巷。錯落的拱門如同微型高架橋,建立起新的城市結構,在收攏未來與過去的同時,為該街區打造嶄新樣態和秩序。混凝拱門以粗鋸木板覆蓋,旨在保留街區既有的粗獷氛圍;拋物線幾何符號亦以各種方式應用於沿途新店面,並按比例縮小,以融入全新的城市景觀。周圍垃圾房和機械室則被改造為小型零售店和餐飲空間,供當地企業租賃,使翡翠巷成為小型企業少數能負擔租金的商業空間。






Flowering trees and lush regional plantings throughout create a comfortable microclimate where people find relief from the Miami heat. As the neighborhood develops, the alley catalyzes new forms of gathering and community expression. Jade Alley is the only space in the district that allows smaller locally owned businesses the opportunity to have affordable rents in an otherwise international luxury brand dominated streetscape. In addition to regional and global visitors, Jade Alley also serves as the favorite spot for local workers to take their breaks, as well as students from the local design and fashion magnet high school to enjoy time between classes. An evolving series of murals and art installations by local and global artists such as Virgil Abloh, along with free activities including art walks, family craft days, maker markets, group yoga, and musical performances have cemented this space into Miami’s cultural scene, and it has only continued to thrive during the pandemic.
巷內多樣的花草樹木和特有植被營造愜意氛圍,成為居民、工作者及設計學生們休憩和聚會消暑之最佳去處。除了綠意盎然的景觀,由 Virgil Abloh 等本地和全球藝術家所創作的系列壁畫與藝術裝置,以及藝術漫步、創客市場、和音樂表演等免費藝文活動,使翡翠巷成為融入當地的新興文化景觀。



Principal Architects:Daniel Toole Architecture.SB Architects
Structural Engineering:McNamara/Salvia
Contractor:Coastal Construction
Character of Space:Mixed-use public space
Principal Materials:Concrete.Stucco.Aluminum
Principal Structure:Concrete
Location:Miami, Florida, USA
Photos:Heywood Chan.Robin Hill
Text:Daniel Toole
Collator:Chloe Su
主要建築師:丹尼爾圖爾建築事務所.SB建築師事務所
結構工程:McNamara/Salvia
施工單位:海岸建設
空間性質:多用途公共空間
主要材料:混凝土.灰泥.鋁材
主要結構:混凝土
座落位置:美國佛羅裡達州 邁阿密
影像:陳海.伍德 羅賓.希爾
文字:丹尼.爾圖爾
整理:蘇新婷
The studio works at all scales--from furniture to buildings to masterplans--and continues to grow, working on both coasts of the United States. Current projects include a series of single family residences throughout the west coast, multifamily mixed use buildings, and ongoing research into the sculptural potential of materials and intimate urban spaces.