Landscape Architecture – Emerging Landscapes

 The flexible mixed use design of KLab architecture’s Emerging Landscapes allows the project’s function to change as the seasons progress.  The project is a small convention center for the winter months, and switches to become a summer camp for children during the second half of the year.

 Located in Karpenisi, a small city in the Pintos central mountain range of mainland Greece, the project is situated in a mountainous area that has a strong traditional architectural typology of stone walled and roofed buildings constructed with minimal footprints.  Keeping this architectural typology in mind, KLab Architecture’s project has a minimal impact on the landscape, while implementing ecological friendly strategies.

 By analyzing the existing landscape, the new building seems to “emerge from that land and become the new landscape.”  Two volumes, (one that houses offices and the small convention center that can be changed to house the indoor activity spaces for the camp, while the other volume houses a restaurant and bar), are separated by a curved sloping element that forms the roof of the passage from one building to the another.  The structure is made from exposed concrete in order to promote biodiversity on the roof.

 “The main building is interconnected with smaller satellite buildings constructed from wood with stone base elevated from the ground that function as dormitories,” explained the architects.  Pathways run above the ground on pilotis minimizing their impact on the site in an effort to keep nature “as unspoiled as possible.”

 The project also includes a pool that is situated both outside and inside the building, “celebrating the junction between the building and nature.”  An outdoor deck area surrounds the pool, connecting it to the rest of the building while also providing necessary room for summer camp activities.

Resorts World Miami – Genting Group

 The enormous Resort World Miami, which will overlook Miami’s prized waterfront, is set to open next year in between Miami International Airport and Miami Beach, Malaysian developer Genting confirmed.

A 3 Billions Project of Genting Group at Miami. The development will stretch three miles along the bayfront, filling a total of 13.9 acres and containing multiple skyscrapers with a futuristic ocean-inspired design.

With approximately 10 million feet of space, it will be one of the largest development projects in the history of Miami, one of the U.S. most popular holiday destinations.

A total of four hotels will call Resorts World Miami home, offering a total of 5,200 rooms, alongside which a series of residential towers will also be built.

Underneath the skyscrapers is an eight-story base building, which will hold a 250,000 square foot retail centre, over 50 restaurants, lounges bars and nightclubs and the largest ball room in the United States.

Genting also confirmed that it plans to include a casino, subject to approval from Florida’s lawmakers.

On top of the base podium’s rooftop will be a 3.6 acre lagoon with beaches, allowing guests to swim over 1,000 feet from one end to the other — or walk the length of the building on a new Baywalk, which stretches for three miles

Genting is the name behind the enormous Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, which, along with Marina Bay Sands, was among the world’s first truly ‘integrated resort’ and has significantly boosted Singapore’s tourism income.

With the announcement of Resorts World Miami, it looks like Florida could also be in for a touch of the Genting magic.

Layout Plan

Lagoon View

Miami Museum Park View

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