Archinect - News2024-12-22T03:19:29-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150306819/barozzi-veiga-designed-oolite-arts-complex-hopes-to-become-a-new-hub-for-miami-s-growing-artistic-community
Barozzi Veiga-designed Oolite Arts complex hopes to become a new hub for Miami's growing artistic community Josh Niland2022-04-13T19:46:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed9c1170fcf08904bed2baf5b404813f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Two years after beating out more than 100 different international firms and being named to its <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150185906/estudio-barozzi-veiga-to-design-new-home-for-miami-s-oolite-arts" target="_blank">commission</a>, Barcelona’s <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/37103/estudio-barozzi-veiga" target="_blank">Estudio Barozzi Veiga</a> has finally unveiled renderings of its new “signature building” for the nonprofit Oolite Arts in Miami. </p>
<p>The museum and educational center will offer space for artists and the community to enhance each other through an exchange created by the addition of the new village-like cultural hub, acting as an anchor to the increasingly trendy <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/florida/articles/little-river-is-about-to-replace-wynwood-as-miamis-coolest-neighborhood/" target="_blank">Little River Art District</a>.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65f31f72ed216f75b204f9d70f31df34.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65f31f72ed216f75b204f9d70f31df34.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Oolite Arts</figcaption></figure><p>The updated design appears to show an open-ended scheme with plenty of trees and other greenery dotting an oasis-like internal courtyard. Interior space is organized into repeated vertical elements with an influx of natural light providing framing for its office and exhibition spaces, two classrooms, a theater, and the 21 free studios promised as part of Oolite’s storied artist-in-residency program. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4af98f23f5127ff8a72bf8f8c976be6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4af98f23f5127ff8a72bf8f8c976be6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Oolite Arts</figcaption></figure><p>This layout leads to the esta...</p>