SITE + BUILDING ANALYSISMariapia Sierra | Janine King & Esperanza Muino | Grad 2 | FIU

LOCATIONBlue Lagoon Dr. Miami, FL 33126

The site is conveniently located in an island surrounded by a man-made lakeclose to main highways and just 10 minutes from the airport. The site countswith a variety of businesses, garages, a hospital, hotels and cafes.

GARAGE:5301 Blue Lagoon5200 Blue Lagoon5201 Blue Lagoon

HOSPITAL:Nicklaus Children’s

CAFE :Sammi´s CaféCoral Cafe

HOTEL:Miami HotelHomewood SuitesHilton Miami Airport

BUSINESS:WindstreamAquachileSAP MiamiAreas USAOMEGA Repair CenterVUMI GroupBest Doctors InsuranceE. Equipment & TrucksNurozSony Latin America IncMTU America IncChoice AIRETAM AirlinesDrake FinanceRimkus Consulting GroupLeo a DalyPassports & VisasMonumental Real EstateCareCloud

ACCESSIBILITY

Blue Lagoon Dr. Miami, FL 33126Dolphin Expy > NW 57th Ave > Blue Lagoon Dr.NW 7th St > NW 57th Ave > Blue Lagoon Dr.

Since the site is located close to main highways, there are plenty of ways toget to it depending on the client’s needs. For example, there are three typesof routes to get to the building. There is a bus stop by the site, at a walkabledistance, and there is even access for bicycles.

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W. Flagler StreetBlue Lagoon Dr.NW 12th Street

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WINDWind reaches the site through the south, south east, east and north east. During summer, winds can reach a speed of up to 12 m.p.h..

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During summer, the sunrise begins at 6:30 am.. By 8:00 am., the sun will be an 18 °angle and an azimuth of 72°, penetrating more than 27’ into the building.At noon, the sun will be at an angle of 71° and an azimuth of 93°,reaching around 7’-6” into the building. By 5:00 pm., the sun will be at a 41°angle, with an azimuth of 93°, and penetrating the building by less than a foot. During this time of the year, sunset begins around 8:15 pm.

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Wind reaches the site through the south, south east, east and north east.

During summer, winds can reach a speed of up to 20 m.p.h..

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During winter, the sunrise begins around 7:00 am..

By 8:00 am., the sun will be an 10 °angle and an azimuth of 122°,

penetrating more than 54’ into the building.

At noon, the sun will be at an angle of 41° and an azimuth of 174°,reaching around 7’-9” into the

building. By 5:00 pm., the sun will be at a 6°

angle, with an azimuth of 240°, and penetrating the building by almost

94’. During this time of the year, sunset

begins around 5:35 pm.

NOISEANALYSIS

While the main concerned might seem to be the Miami International Airport and the traffic noise from Dolphin Expy., the site is located far enough to avoid most of the traffic noise, and airplanes only take-off and land in East and West direction. A closer source of noise would be if traffic gets congested at Blue Lagoon Dr.. Traffic pollution is known to cause stress in a person, distract the workers, and even lower productivity.

VIEWS

Since the building counts with opening only in the North, North West, and South and South East, the views are very limited.

To the South and South East side of the building, workers can have a complete view of the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel.

Through the curtain walls situated in the North and North West of the building, the users would have a beautiful view of the Blue Lagoon. This view

would have a positive impact on workers since they would be more connected to nature.

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Structural SteelBeam System

Concrete Wall Panels with Openings

First and SecondLevel ConcreteFloor

Since there are no load bearing walls in the

middle of the building, that allows the

workspace to have an open plan and a better

flow circulation. The curtain wall system located at the North of

the building allows plenty of natural light into the

building. This has already been proven to affect

workplace performance in a positive way and the

workers well-being.By leaving the steel beam system exposed, it would

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craftsmanship. Which is what HERMÈS is all

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The HERMÈS office building would

count with two floors with a total area 15,500 square feet each.

The idea for the second floor is to keep the North-North East of the

building open to the public, allowing a view of the Blue Lagoon. The semi private area would be located in the middle for the workers to still have a

view to the outside and some natural light, and the private spaces located

at the South part of the building. The third floor will have the public area located in the middle of the building, to allow circulation. The

semi private would be located in the North side of the building, so the

workers would have spaces close to the curtain walls to take advantage of the natural light and view. The private offices would be located in the same

area as the second floor.

Public Area

Semi Private Area

Private Area

Public: 9,500 sq. ft.Semi Private: 3,280 sq. ft.Private: 2,720 sq. ft.

Public: 8,000 sq. ft.Semi Private: 4,080 sq. ft.Private: 3,420 sq. ft.

SPATIAL QUALITY

STAIRSStairs can be used as a focal point to create a space for physical well being for workers.

CIRCULATIONColumns and absence of load bearing walls in workspace allow for linear or grid circulation

CURTAIN WALLAllows natural light into the building, and workers to have a view of Blue Lagoon.

ARCHITECTUREBuilding was built in relationship with nature

ENTRANCEAllows view to the first, second and third level.

DOMINANT ISSUES

DESIGNGUIDELINESS

Relationship between columns and windows allow for a linear circulation.

Absence of load-bearing walls in the center of the workspace allow to have an open plan.

Use sun calculations to carefully assign spaces and furniture where the sun hits during the day.

By taking advantage of the curtain walls and view, the goal is to create spaces to promote well-being. Workers would be more connected to nature and therefore their productivity at work will increase.

Taking consideration of the architecture, the goal is to expose the structure to create a space that celebrates craftsmanship and connects the building with the concept of Hermes.

With the intend to promote well-being, the goal is to create a stair that would be exposed connecting both floor. Physical well-being creates more productivity and lowers rate of sickness.

Create semi-private spaces where workers can gather and create small communities. It has been proven that by creating shared spaces, creativity will improve.

REFERENCES

Artefactinc.com

Prioritymarketing.com

Googlemaps.com

Suncalc.org

Meteoblue.com

Pinterest.com