A new high-rise is going up in Miami’s
design district, and it's a lean, green, eco-machine. A collaboration
between Chad Oppenheim architecture + design, energy consultant Buro
Happold, and structural engineer Ysreal Seinuk, the $40 million, 25-story, “COR” building
will incorporate mixed-use residential and commercial space, integrating
green technologies including wind turbines, photovoltaic panels and solar
hot water generation. The building’s exoskeleton is a hyper-efficient
structure that provides thermal mass for insulation, shade for residents
and architectural elements such as terraces and armatures that support
turbines.
With an aim to attract creative and design-oriented
businesses and professionals, the interior of COR features sleek commercial
and comfortable
residential
spaces ranging from $400,000 to $2 million. Each residential unit
will include Energy Star appliances, recycled glass tile flooring
and bamboo-lined
hallways. In total, COR will play host to 113 residential units,
20,100 square feet of office space and 5,400 square feet of retail
space (which
already includes a café and furniture store). Estimated completion
is scheduled for 2009, with the ground breaking ceremony in July
of 2007.
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