Archinect - News 2024-12-24T09:10:19-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425135/kengo-kuma-to-design-new-mixed-use-shopping-center-for-miami-s-design-district Kengo Kuma to design new mixed-use shopping center for Miami's Design District Josh Niland 2024-04-24T17:36:00-04:00 >2024-04-25T14:01:28-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da66e5ff2ac982b938b2c4c11f9953c4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6132/kengo-kuma-and-associates" target="_blank">Kengo Kuma Associates</a>&nbsp;has shared the announcement of a new mixed-use project in the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/341633/miami-design-district" target="_blank">Miami Design District</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The MIRAI Design District is a $1 billion development to be realized at 65,000 square feet with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and another 40,000 square feet of high-end offices located above.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/0843facc7c7a28d6e778477d429fa5d3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/0843facc7c7a28d6e778477d429fa5d3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates</figcaption></figure><p>The development's marketing arm describes the spaces as "each in meticulously curated, modular bays for luxury brands and trophy offices," designed to "allow each brand its own identity."&nbsp;</p> <p>From there, a "series of micro-experiences" will define the concept, which is located at the intersection of Northeast 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue. The building's two main transparent mesh facades are angled to create a mix of shadows and greet users from different angles, while the shops underneath are serviced by a wooden soffit pedestrian walkway.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6bd13414cb25afd57c635ee25f3f6bf9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6bd13414cb25afd57c635ee25f3f6bf9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates</figcaption></figure><p>The design district was also recently announced as the location...</p>