UNIT 6
ONE THOUSAND MUSEUM
Although the name may suggest otherwise, One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects is a 62-storey residential tower located opposite Museum Park and enjoying a view over Biscayne Bay. As one of the most important public spaces in downtown Miami, the 30-hectare park is home to many art institutions and scientific museums.
Fluid lateral lines support the stiffening building components to transfer the load of the fibreglass-reinforced concrete formwork. The hurricane-resistant pipe construction that fans out at the building’s base and the corners of the tower is designed to counteract horizontal wind forces. Behind the concrete skeleton, a crystal-like façade contrasts with the solidity of One Thousand Museum.
A virtually support-free interior design is achieved with the frame structure, whose occasional curves in the concrete skeleton produce slightly different floor plans on each level of the building. According to Chris Lepine, Project Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, the overall structure is thicker or thinner as needed, which creates continuity between the architecture and engineering.
The tower’s concrete exoskeleton structures its perimeter in a web of flowing lines that integrates lateral bracing with structural support. Reading from top to bottom as one continuous frame, columns at its base fan out as the tower rises to meet at the corners, forming a rigid tube highly resistant to Miami’s demanding wind loads; its curved supports creating hurricane resistant diagonal bracketing.
“The design expresses a fluidity that is both structural and architectural,” explains Zaha Hadid Architects’ project director Chris Lepine. “The structure gets thicker and thinner as required, bringing a continuity between the architecture and engineering.”
One Thousand Museum incorporates glass fibre reinforced concrete form-work which remains in place as construction progresses up the tower. This permanent concrete form-work also provides the architectural finish that requires minimal maintenance. Behind the exoskeleton, the faceted, crystal-like façade contrasts with the solidity of the structure.
With its frame at the perimeter, the tower’s interior floor plates are almost column free; the exoskeleton’s curvature creating slightly different plans on each floor. On the lower floors, terraces cantilever from the corners, while on the upper floors, the terraces are incorporated behind the structure.
The top floors of the tower feature an aquatic center, lounge and event space. Landscaped gardens, terraces and pools are located above the lobby and residents’ parking.
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