2024-05-03T21:07:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150311042/oda-unveils-renderings-of-two-massive-mixed-use-towers-in-fort-lauderdale Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-05-24T17:08:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/bec39f6b41eb13cb8b66a8889f784e37.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York-based architecture and design firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/105017616/oda-architecture" target="_blank">ODA-Architecture</a> has released renderings of its Ombelle project, a pair of&nbsp;mixed-use towers in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/231078/fort-lauderdale" target="_blank">Ft. Lauderdale</a>, Florida. Developer Dependable Equities&nbsp;tapped ODA to design the architecture, interiors, and landscape for the 1.5-million-square-foot structure.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b0693cd1bdf30624382593a3a101547.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b0693cd1bdf30624382593a3a101547.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy ODA</figcaption></figure><p>The development, which comprises two mirrored 43-story towers, will offer 1,100 rental units, 11,217 square feet of retail space, and 27,837 square feet of indoor amenities. Ombelle is proposed to rise at 300 Northeast 3rd Avenue in the city&rsquo;s growing Flagler Village neighborhood.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5bb00525071df02d1b89df8bb64c3e61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5bb00525071df02d1b89df8bb64c3e61.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy ODA</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d49665ed559dc58c99192561e6fd017.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d49665ed559dc58c99192561e6fd017.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy ODA</figcaption></figure><p>The two defining, sculpted towers rise from a 9-story podium, which is supported by a double-height colonnade. According to the architects, this reinforces a visual connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces and is aimed to foster public activity. The ground level is designed to house a mix of retail and restaurants, with open-air seating.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b41abdcda4d5932aaf4ef667cbc626f5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b41abdcda4d5932aaf4ef667cbc626f5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image court...</figcaption></figure>