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This Alley Between Buildings Was Transformed With A Series Of Arches

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This Alley Between Buildings Was Transformed With A Series Of Arches
A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Robin Hill

Daniel Toole Architecture in collaboration with SB Architects, has transformed a nondescript alley in Miami, Florida, with a series of concrete arches.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan

This alley was originally surrounded by trash rooms, dumpsters, mechanical rooms, transformers, and haphazard parking.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan

The design concept grew out of a ruin-like composition of various-sized concrete parabolic arches inserted into the alley, like a miniature viaduct that becomes a new urban structure.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan

Cast in rough-sawn board forms, the project seeks to draw from and preserve the rough and informal atmosphere of the original alleyway.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan

Lighting at the base of each arch highlights the design and entices people further into the alley and towards the retail stores and courtyard.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan
A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Robin Hill

The parabolic arch geometry was applied in various ways to new storefronts along the alley and scaled down to transform the trash and mechanical rooms of the existing Moore building into small retail and dining spaces to be leased by local businesses.

A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Robin Hill
A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan
A series of arches were added to a nondescript alley to create an art installation that added life to the area.
Photography by Heywood Chan | Project Team – Design Architect: Daniel Toole Architecture | Architect of Record: SB Architects | Client: DACRA/L Catterton

Source: Contemporist