This two-story retail store provides a visual anchor to Miami’s Aventura Mall and draws patrons into the shopping experience in a decidedly visual way. Concrete building components are integral to the design, as they tie together columns and create the roof and lateral shear diaphragm through the use of steel column caps prefabricated into the beam ends, which are integrated with the facade glazing and mullion systems.

The store features a large, open, tree-filled atrium, an amphitheater and a stone feature wall capped by an undulating roof made of precast concrete beams and vaults. Additionally, the roof draws its inspiration from Miami’s Art Deco roots and consists of 80-foot concrete beams that span 60 feet between columns. The beams are clad by acoustic fabric underneath and are joined by concrete arches that contain various building systems. Support columns are clad with concrete sections as well, and the entire assembly is grouted to create a seamless integrated whole.