FEA TURE — M ARLINS P ARK Project Team: Miami Marlins Ballpark
Owner: Miami Dade County Operator: Miami Marlins, L. P. Partner: City of Miami Owner’s Rep: Owner’s Perspective Design Architect: Populous Construction Manager: Hunt-Moss Joint Venture Associate Contractors: Mars Contractors
Structural Engineer/Roof Structure: Bliss & Nyitray (Building, EOR) Walter P Moore (Roof)
Retractable Roof/Window Wall Drive Systems: Uni- Systems
Acoustic/sound & Broadcast/video: WJHW (Design), Parsons Electric (Contractor) Seating: American Seating Scoreboards & LED Signage: Daktronics Concessionaire: Levy Restaurants
Food Service Design/Install: H20 (Design), Stafford-Smith (Contractor)
Baseball Playing Surface: Valley Crest Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Design: M-E Engineers Geotechnical: KACO
Structural Steel Erector/Fabricator: Canam/LPR (Retractable Roof), Schuff/Superior (Fixed Roof) Concrete Contractor: Formworks/Baker Electrical Contractor: Meisner Mechanical Contractor: John J. Kirlin Plumbing Contractor: Nagelbush Security: ME Engineers, WJHW (Design) Fire Protection: MEP Engineers (Design), NFP (Contractor) Code/Life Safety: CCI (Design) Civil Engineer: Fortin Leavy and Skiles
Landscaping Design: Populous, Rosenberg Gardner Design Vertical Circulation: Lerch Bates Inspector: Miami Dade County and the City of Miami
he took over, the focus was a design that totally sug- gested ‘Miami’. The idea was that Major League Baseball brand- ed to Miami would be a success. Loria is an art collector so he thought of the sta- dium as ‘art’ — an energetic architectural form
that responds to the aura of Miami. This was a ‘first’ for us as ballpark architects, and it was up to us to respond. We looked at numerous sites off the bay, near the American Airlines Arena, and settled on Little Havana in 2008.” Sherlock continued: “The site is about 42 acres, includ-
ing the four garages and six surface lots, with a lot of infra- structure necessary adjacent to the stadium, including roadway improvements and circulation enhancements. Our goal was to expand the ballpark district concept and to brand the project, with landscaping right of ways out- side the curb lines and extending the way-finding signage beyond the property. “We came up with a sculptural building with a lot of
complex geometry, and translating it into stucco and steel was a complication. We used a lot of cast in place concrete, which is a very good building material for this location — even for the long-span linear beams that the roof rolls on. Iconic palm tree columns are the main structural elements supporting the track and retractable roof, highlighted by colour LED lighting at night. The white plaster base exterior is the Miami international style of architecture and above this is glass and reflective metal material to play with various light conditions. The
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10,000sqft East Plaza features a commemorative marker for the Orange Bowl and two entrances to the ballpark. The West Plaza is the ‘front door’ with home plate as the most coveted entrance, pronounced by the roof in open position 200ft overhead that acts as a shade element. It is more than 182,000sqft, about 3½ football fields, cov- ered in pavers, grass and lush landscaping as a popular pre- and post-game gathering area.” In relation to the stadium’s iconic roof, Sherlock told
PanStadia: “Key parameters were the retractable roof — necessary to the success of this location. Keeping humid- ity levels away from the concrete decks for human comfort inside also was key to the sustainability of the venue. Walter P Moore was the structural engineer, Uni- Systems did the mechanisation, and Bliss & Nyitray did the structural design for the ballpark construction below the roof.” He continued: “Generally, all spectators in the seating
bowl face toward downtown, creating this visual synergy between the ballpark and downtown. To exploit this connection, we framed it with a 240ft-long by 60ft-high operable glass wall of six 40ft by 60ft panels. Three move left and three right, on top and bottom roller tracks, opening in three to five minutes to frame a dramatic view of downtown Miami. “On the pragmatic side, the 36,500 seats are about
right for the local fan community. There are two Dugout Clubs and the exclusive Diamond Club behind home plate. From the field up 36ft [40 rows] is the Promenade Level, with a 360-degree concourse. The second tier
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