CLIMATE RIBBON

“A melding of Sculpture and Science” Curbed Miami

The Brickell City Centre is a major commercial development by Swire Properties on three city blocks in downtown Miami. The “Climate Ribbon TM” is an architectural feature covering the pedestrian streetscape across distinct blocks, linking the development into a single architectural statement. It provides shelter for the shops and circulations below and for the bridges over public roads.

HDA and Sébastien Perrault designed for the Climate Ribbon TM, a continuous surface of glass (11,000 m2) and architectural fabric sun-screening blades which has been fine-tuned to provide an effective microclimate within the centre, attenuating the discomfort associated with hot and humid Miami weather solely through the use of passive energy strategies. This unique urban element of the project is emblematic in both its environmental and aesthetic qualities. It shades the facades of shops and terraces directly exposed to strong sunlight and creates air circulation to improve comfort, harnessing the summer trade winds by the use of scoop features which pull gentle breezes through the public spaces.

Climate Ribbon Design : Sébastien Perrault (ECHOES.PARIS) & Hugh Dutton Associé

Owner, Developer and Client : Swire Properties LTD, Hong Kong and Miami

Architects : Arquitectonica, Miami, Florida

Design Build contractor : Gartner, Wurzburg, Germany

Wind engineering : RWDI, Guelph, Ontario Canada

General Contractor : Americaribe Moriarty Joint Venture

Steel Subcontractor : Signum SPOL, Czech Republic

Glazing supplier : Eckelt, Austria

Fabric engineering : FTL Stuttgart

Fabric Manufacturer : Cannobio Italy

Construction cost : 30 M$

Quantities : 915 t of steel Structure, 6 678 m² of glass, 17 t of finishes, 14 225 m² of fabric, 271 t of blades, 259 over sea containers

Certifications: LEED GOLD

Location: Brickell, Miami, Florida, USA

Start: 2011 Built : 2015

CLIMATE RIBBON, MIAMI. Aerolics study

CLIMATE RIBBON, MIAMI. Aerolics study

CFD study

CFD study

CFD study - XFLOW Evaluation

CFD study - XFLOW Evaluation

CFD study - XFLOW Evaluation (1)

CFD study - XFLOW Evaluation (1)

Timelapse rendering

Timelapse rendering

Solar Data Computation_x4

Solar Data Computation_x4

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Solar Data Computation (5)_x4

Solar Data Computation (4)

Solar Data Computation (4)

Solar Data Computation (3)

Solar Data Computation (3)

Solar Data Computation (2)

Solar Data Computation (2)

Rainwater Drainage Simulation_x4

Rainwater Drainage Simulation_x4

Solar context datascape

Solar context datascape

Material Optimisation - Genetic Algorithm

Material Optimisation - Genetic Algorithm

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Climate Ribbon Miami Aerial

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Comparative study of Radition MapsSolar Radiant Exposure maps on circulation areas (left), shop facades (right), with the Climate Ribbon (top) and without (bottom)

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Angular Data of the Blades

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structural analysis

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Structural Model Analysis

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Analyse Structurelle ParamétriqueAnalyse structurelle en temps réel - efforts axiaux et moments fléchissant

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Parametric Structural Analysis_My NxRealtime parametric analysis of structural forces

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H147_parametric-daylight-analysisParametric Daylight Analysis

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Climate-Ribbon-GeometryClimate Ribbon Geometry

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West-East section of the CLIMATE RIBBON™West-East section of the CLIMATE RIBBON™

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140416_SP_04Fabric Blade Component

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Illuminance LevelsIlluminance Levels

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Angular Data of the BladesAngular Data of the Blades

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Climate Ribbon GeometryClimate Ribbon Parametric Geometry

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Representation of the Fabric SurfacesRepresentation of the Fabric Surfaces

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Aerial View of Brickell City Center and Climate RibbonAerial Rendering, Brickell City Center

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Climate Ribbon ConstructionClimate Ribbon Construction

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Climate Ribbon Crossing StreetsClimate Ribbon Crossing Streets

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Digital Fabrication Drawings

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Digital simulation of natural ventilationDigital simulation of natural ventilation

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digital simulation of natural ventilationdigital simulation of natural ventilation

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Drawing Process for ConstructionDrawing Process for Construction

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Exterior Rendering of the CLIMATE RIBBONExterior Rendering of the CLIMATE RIBBON

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Interior RenderingInterior Rendering

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Interior Rendering of the Climate RibbonClimate Ribbon Interior Rendering

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Interior Rendering of the Climate Ribbon, filtering lightInterior Rendering of the Climate Ribbon, filtering light

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Climate Ribbon Linking Brickell BuildingsClimate Ribbon Linking Brickell Buildings

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Bird Fisheye view of Brickell City CenterBird Fisheye view of Brickell City Center

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Climate Ribbon Data ProcessGrasshopper Definition of the CLIMATE RIBBON

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Parametrically Controlled GeometrySmoth Underneeth Surface of the Climate Ribbon

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Parametrically Controlled GeometrySmoth Underneeth Surface of the Climate Ribbon

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Rainwater SimulationRainwater Simulation

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Fabric Blade ComponentFabric Blade Component

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Angular Data of the Blades related to Shelter ZonesSolar datascape

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Solar DatascapeSolar Datascape

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Solar Driven DesignSolat Aesthetics

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Solar reflection and concentrationSolar reflection and concentration

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Solar DiagramSolar Diagram - visualization of sun rays reaching shelter areas

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Virtual wind tunnelVirtual wind tunnel

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