The Collins Park Garage in Miami Beach is a 6-level mixed use parking structure with an astounding facade. The façade features a playful, elegant word matrix that celebrates the history of the neighborhood and of Miami Beach. Poma was brought into the project to create the perforated metal panels which adorn the building’s North, East, and West elevations. In addition to its purpose of providing parking, the building houses 15,000 SF of retail space. The project’s design had a number of challenges for Poma and the design team.
- The design had to account for a large degree of live load deflection that exists in a precast garage.
- The building also had to maintaining a passively ventilated garage with the entire south elevation blocked.
- It required a panel system which would provide subtle but legible lettering for both daytime and nighttime, and further highlight certain words and phrases using illuminated and non-illuminated letters.
- The design also needed to minimizing the background structure for night-time viewing, a common issue when using backlit perforated metal.
- The design team needed to ensure that no inappropriate words were inadvertently spelled out across multiple common languages.
Poma took great efforts to work with the design team to develop a system which could meet these demands elegantly using brake-formed unique panels with perforated metal.
Also known as the Arts & Letters Garage, the project provides convenient parking for visitors to the nearby Bass Museum of Art, Miami City Ballet, and other popular attractions in the Collins Park neighborhood. It is also a popular parking spot for beach-goers who want to avoid the hassle of finding parking near the beach. Awards / Accolades:
- 2022 award of excellence by the Florida Parking & Transportation Association Board of Directors.
- The city’s second project to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold building certification.
- The parking structure also achieved a Parksmart Silver certification for its commitment to energy-efficient lighting and ventilation systems, guidance systems that help drivers find parking faster, idle-reduction technologies, electric vehicle fueling stations, car sharing, bicycle parking and stormwater management practices.
- The IPMI awarded the building with an Award of Excellence for Mixed-Use Parking & Mobility Facility Design: Collins Park “Arts & Letters” Parking Garage, submitted by KVC Constructors.
“The Collins Park Garage shows what is possible when a local government listens to its residents and incorporates their feedback into the design of public buildings,” — Director David Martinez of the Office of Capital Improvement Projects.
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Poma did a great job fabricating and installing this project for KVC Constructors, and we look forward to working with them on future projects!
Vick CrespinPrincipal at KVC Constructors“
The Collins Park Garage shows what is possible when a local government listens to its residents
David MartinezOffice of Capital Improvement Projects.Project Credits
Project: Collins Park Garage Owner: City of Miami Beach Location: 340 23rd St, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Design Architect: Shulman & Associates Architect-of-Record: Wolfberg Alvarez Builder: KVC Constructors Lighting: Infinity Architectural Lighting & Louis Poulsen Year: 2021
What clients say
All testimonials →“Our experience with Poma Construction has established them as one of our best subcontractors.”
Alex FelipeProject Executive, KVC Constructors · 2018ICA Miami →Read the letter“Poma’s work and expertise on Ascent St. Pete resulted in a finished product that went above and beyond. We look forward to working with them on more projects!”
Coleridge AaronAssociate, R2L Architects · 2023Ascent St. Pete →“Working with Poma on this project was truly a partnership and a pleasurable experience. … Your firm’s work will certainly lead to further use of artistic stainless steel panels as a skin system on office and parking garage developments.”
“The construction of a 500,000 sq ft, multi-level facility on a tight site with ongoing operations is quite a logistics challenge … a task that was expertly handled.”
Robert BernsteinCFO, Braman Management Association · 2018Braman Motors Showroom →“POMA knocked it out of the park for us at Sovereign Condominium, a 50-story luxury high-rise in the heart of Buckhead, Georgia. The infinity rail system brought tremendous value and unobstructed views!”
“The attachment of the large trapezoidal aluminum panels without visible exposed fasteners was an incredible feat. … The challenges, and final results of the ICA are quite frankly exemplary.”
Marcel Morlote, R.A.President, Wolfberg Alvarez & Partners · 2018ICA Miami →Read the letter
