Radisson Airport Hotel at the Miami International Trade Mart
The client was the Trade Mart owners--the funding agent was MetLife--the landscape budget, including
irrigation, water features, lighting and furniture was
$1,256,000.00 for both the hotel and adjacent
Miami
Trade Mart. Charles Giller Architect, Kent McCoy Landscape Architect, Sinclair
Inc. Landscape Contractor.
The project won numerous awards including feature articles in the AIA journal
and Landscape Architecture
USA.
Site plan for the Radisson project and the upgraded
Miami International Trademart. Both structures
function as one complex with a large part of the hotel's guest there on Mart
business. The Miami
International Airport is adjacent to the site with the Dolphin Expressway
between them. NW 172nd St.
is to your far left and is the main site access.
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Front view of complex with Dolphin Xway to your left
and Miami Intl Trade Mart (not shown) to your right
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Award winning caprock wild hammock spring generates over 10,000 gpm
Lifestyle Forida design award for this 170'-2 level
florida select caprock
waterfall. concept was a recreation of a natural florida spring with water
swelling up from below ground and cascading down over and thru
native caprock in an intense tropical setting. a central 4" discharge pipe
surges over 10,000 gpm out of 6 outlets at the bottom of 8 upper pools.
pool is a reinforced 6" shotcrete shell covered over with caprock and
planting.
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partial view of the 170' long "cypress pond " near the swimming
pool plaza--the
award winning $175,000 water
feature generates 10,000 gallons per minute
from 6 upper pools to your extreme left. an extensive array of
uplights
are positioned under the waterfall--creating a stunning night atmosphere
larger detail of prime florida caprock hand picked for its character and
color--water surges up from unseen
sources simulating a natural florida limestone spring.
section detail from planset showing technique used to create a natural
florida
spring replica --total design output thru 8
x100 mm pvc discharge pipes is (40,000 litres/min ( 10,000 gpm)
pool shell is 6" reinforced black shotcrete completely disguised with caprock
and planting
kent mccoy landscape architect
po box 976 eastpoint fla 32328
phone or fax 850 927 4897 email:
kentmccoy40@gmail.com