'By reaching out to the neighborhood in every direction, this site-specific design will encourage community activity, inviting locals and artists to exchange new perspectives throughout the building’s studio spaces, exhibition gallery, theater, classrooms, makerspace, print studio, and offices.' 'The horizontal and industrial plan will open up to the North, South, East, and West,' said Barozzi Veiga. The building’s 'enigmatic exterior' is derived from an approach of openness from every perspective, according to the studio. 'This new space will be a thriving cultural hub where artists can grow and come together with international visitors and neighbors alike,' Scholl added. 'As Miami’s cultural landscape continues to evolve, Oolite Arts is committed to lifting the city’s visual arts community,” said Dennis Scholl, President and CEO of Oolite Arts. This is achieved by skylights, a collection of rooms, powering solar chimneys and wind catchers to control the climate inside. In addition to studios that seamlessly transform into active exhibition spaces, one of the building’s key elements is its diffused natural light, which offers artists spatial scenes in which they can realize their personal explorations. Taking sustainability principles to the core of design, the project also reflects Barozzi Veiga’s standards for sustainability and the firm’s commitment to discovering the specificity of the place for which they are designing.īased on this approach, the studio's design prioritizes both artist and community needs, offering striking a balance between public and private. The project features an interior courtyard that invites the public and incorporates rich vegetation. The goal of the project is to create a new home where artists and the community can access flexible, bright, and open spaces for gathering. Benson & Associates, the local architecture partner, and Amicon, the owner’s representative. Since announcing Barozzi Veiga as the architects for the project in February of 2020, Oolite Arts and the firm’s Principals-Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga - have been working in collaboration with Florida-based firm Charles H. 'This meant finding a balance between very intimate studios and bright public spaces for community life, which is part of Oolite’s DNA,' added the studio. 'We wanted to give artists the best working conditions.' 'In general, our projects are designed with the end-users in mind,' said Barozzi Veiga. It will also include a large community garden and rooftop. The new campus is aimed to expand opportunities and programming to meet the continued needs of Miami’s growing visual arts ecosystem while also enriching conversations about architecture and art in the city.īesides artist residency and other programs, it will provide ample room for up to 21 free, individual studio spaces for artists, an exhibition gallery, a theater, two classrooms, a makerspace, a print studio, and the organization’s offices. The project is set to be opened in 2024, and when it is completed, the project will be Barozzi Veiga’s first-ever built project in the United States and it will represent Oolite Arts’ status as a world class cultural center. The project is derived from 'a repeated vertical typology' that incorporates skylights and creates a collection of rooms, with powering solar chimneys and wind catchers. The new center is situated in a burgeoning arts district that is easily accessible within the city and close to many artist studios, homes, and galleries.īarozzi Veiga's designs scheme is made of a long, low-rise and porous block that is differentiated with powering solar chimneys and skylights to be able to optimize control of the climate inside. Set to be built as a new headquarters of Oolite Arts, the new cultural campus is located at 75 NW 72nd Street in the City of Miami. The new campus will provide a 'village-like space' for residency and space for various kinds of programmes, including cinematic arts programs, lecture series, and more than 200 art classes. Spanish practice Barozzi Veiga is designing a new cultural hub for Oolite Arts, one of Miami’s leading supporters of visual artists.

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