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A high-angle isometric architectural rendering depicting a modern, multi-story building characterized by white, fluidly curvilinear floor plates that create stepped outdoor terraces filled with trees and greenery. The structure sits on a corner lot within a suburban context, surrounded by streets with cars and lower-density residential buildings, highlighting a distinct contrast between its organic form and the existing rectilinear neighborhood grid.

Greenscape Cultural Concourse

Spring 2024

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GREENSCAPE
CULTURAL CONCOURSE

A Vibrant Hub for Culture, Community, and Renewal


The Greenscape Cultural Concourse aims to rejuvenate Florida City with a vibrant center for community engagement and urban renewal. It features a ground-floor marketplace, art galleries and studios on the second floor, recording facilities and music practice rooms on the third floor, and a rooftop garden with an amphitheater.  The “Botanical Climb,” a ribbon garden ramp wrapping around the entirety of the structure, will promote physical activity and cultural exchange. This project aspires to create a sustainable, inclusive development that honors the city’s heritage and fosters economic prosperity and social harmony.


Advised by Professor Cesar Garcia-Pons, AICP

An eye-level street view rendering of a modern, multi-story building featuring white, undulating floor plates and lush terrace planters, where large sculptural columns create a shaded plaza at ground level populated by pedestrians and a passing bus under warm sunlight.
A detailed top-down aerial site plan rendering depicting a dense urban grid where the distinct organic, white curvilinear building with green roof terraces is situated centrally, contrasting with the surrounding context of rectilinear buildings, paved parking lots, and streets populated with vehicles.
A loose architectural elevation sketch rendered in grey tones, depicting a multi-story structure with fluid, undulating floor plates that frame large, organic-shaped window openings detailed with vertical mullions.
A loose architectural elevation sketch rendered in grey tones with green highlights, depicting a compact multi-story structure with stacked, fluid floor plates, vertical window mullions, and distinct green roof terraces.

Each programmatic layer interacts vertically while maintaining visual and physical connections between floors. Circulation is guided by the “Botanical Climb,” a continuous ribbon garden that encourages movement, social interaction, and engagement with both the building and surrounding context. The rooftop garden and amphitheater serve as a unifying destination, providing a shared space where visitors, artists, and musicians can connect while overlooking the marketplace and galleries below. This public park acts as a vibrant civic heart, hosting both community events and intimate gatherings, fostering a sense of belonging and shared cultural experience.

A vertical exploded axonometric diagram illustrating the programmatic stacking of a building with organic-shaped floor plates, where the levels are labeled from bottom to top as a "Vendor Market" on the first floor, "Visual Arts" on the second, "Performing Arts" on the third, and a "Public Park" on the fourth-floor roof deck.
A digital architectural floor plan labeled "First Floor Vendor Market" featuring a large, open layout with circular vendor stations distributed throughout, flanked by service cores and restrooms along the upper and right edges, with red arrows indicating circulation flow.
A detailed architectural wall section rendered in white lines on a grey gradient background, focusing on the technical assembly of a planted terrace where a tree sits above a sculptural column. Labels specify construction details such as "Aluminum Gutters Overflow and Flood Draining" and a "Steel Frame System" with "Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete" cladding, illustrating the integration of vegetation into the building's structure.

The stacked terraces of the Botanical Climb create a dynamic vertical circulation that connects all floors while promoting social interaction, physical activity, and engagement with nature. The continuous ramp encourages visitors to move through the building at a leisurely pace, exploring both the arts and the surrounding urban context.


Greenery lines the ramp, creating pockets of vegetation that enhance the sensory experience and bring the outdoors inside. Integrated drains and cleverly placed “mushroom columns” manage water efficiently, keeping the ramp safe and clean while maintaining the visual continuity of the design.


The structure itself uses a steel framing system with smooth, organic curves formed from white Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC), a lightweight, durable material that allows for sculptural forms while maintaining structural performance. Together, the materials, vegetation, and thoughtful detailing transform the Botanical Climb into a vibrant public space and a hub for community interaction, cultural exchange, and engagement with the arts.

An eye-level architectural rendering of a sunny rooftop park featuring a sculptural concrete shell pavilion sheltering a pianist at a grand piano, surrounded by grassy berms, trees, and people relaxing in a peaceful, garden-like setting.
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