This short video is meant to be a lighthearted introduction to some the technology in our office that we use on our projects. Specifically, drone technology. We have several drones that we deploy on certain projects to help us understand the site and the existing conditions: plants and trees, overhead wires, views, adjacent buildings and even the roof condition of an existing structure. We also use drones to augment our creative process by using still images taken from the drone and overlaying into a rendering of the project. Credits to my former colleagues, Pawel and Patricia for their voices and to Isabel Bozdogan for helping us finalize the video for upload.
Read MorePlant Science ... A Refresher
Plants are autrophs—”self-feeders” because they convert certain inorganic elements such as carbon, oxygen, sulfur, etc. to organic forms for its own consumption. Leaves and some stems contain Chlorophyll…
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Passiflora incarnata - Passion flower. Photo taken BC3 Office. Credits: Building Center No.3
Get To Know Your Florida Plant - Passiflora incarnata, Passion flower [05]
Passiflora is an aggressive and fast growing native Florida vine that blooms spectacularly all year round in South Florida. The vine grows by way of tendrils that quickly wrap themselves around stems, branches, lattice work, fences and other small section stationary objects.
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Typical Apartment Hotel Unit - One Bedroom
Drexel Apartment Hotel
The interiors team at BC3 completed the design for an apartment hotel in South Beach on Drexel Avenue—a three block walk from the beach. The design goals sought to create an elegant and contemporary hotel suite with warm tones and luxury finishes. For the overall flooring throughout the unit we chose Stone Athens Silver Cream from Ann Sacks. The all marble dining table is sourced from Knoll and the lighting above was Sferis pendant from Lumens. In the living area we chose Connect modular sofa system from Muuto and the coffee table was the Kyoto Low Round from Marelli.
In the kitchen we sourced the backsplash tile from Akdo and the countertops were Vega quartz. And lastly the cabinetry laminate was Smoky Brown Pear sourced from Formica.
Building Center No.3: Architecture firm in Miami; interior designer in Miami; landscape design in Miami.
Typical Apartment Hotel Corner Unit - One Bedroom
Pool area at ground floor
Blue Pelican Condo Community Room/Amenity Deck
The design team at BC3 completed the design an interdisciplinary (architecture, landscape design and interiors) project on Key Biscayne.
Read MoreThings: Sensitile
A new product arrived at our studio: Sensitile. An American made, internationally recognized designer and fabricator of materials used for architectural design. According to the website the product is sustainable in that it uses up to 20% recycled content and uses no VOCs during production or the product’s life cycle. They have a number of products; some combine different materials: resins, polymers, and glass—each having varying degrees of translucency. We think the material has a number of uses but we expect to investigate using them as divider screens or cladding where light can be combined to create spatial and textural effects.
Building Center No.3: Architecture firm in Miami; interior designer in Miami; landscape design in Miami.
GRASSHOPPER BLOG POST [02]
We began working at the scale of a building and using grasshopper to develop parameters that generate building forms such as repetitive roof structures; patterns in facade screens, and the volumetric shapes of buildings on a site.
GRASSHOPPER BLOG POST [01]
The design team at BC3 has begun integrating digital design and fabrication into our design workflow on a project by project basis.
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Angelonia angustifolia. Photo Credits: Building Center No.3
Get to Know Your Florida Plant - Angelonia angustifolia [04]
If you want a touch of color and a low maintenance plant in your garden, the Angelonia angustifolia is ideal. This plant will bloom all year round, attracting butterflies and different pollinators to the garden.
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