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Member News: Metal Mesh with Flying Boat Graphics Memorializes Miami’s Seaplane History on New Public Parking Garage

Metal Mesh with Flying Boat Graphics Memorializes Miami’s Seaplane History on New Public Parking Garage

 Aviation images on stainless fabric add to Art in Public Places program

Cambridge, Maryland, February 16, 2021 – Shimmering Cambridge Architectural metal mesh designed to obscure vehicle visibility at Miami’s new Grove Bay public parking garage is also the canvas for a series of bold graphics that pay homage to the historic seaplanes that once flew from the site.

The garage’s location at Coral Grove’s Dinner Key was home to the first continental naval air station in the early 1900s and later became the base for Pan American Airways flying boats serving Havana and South America destinations from 1930 – 1945.

A public-private venture between the City of Miami, Miami Parking Authority and investors, the garage will serve customers at Regatta Harbour’s retail shops, restaurants and marina as well as visitors to Miami City Hall, the former art deco Pan American terminal.

“The project’s location is directly visible from a prominent street and at the gateway to City Hall, said Marcel Morlote, AIA, senior vice president at Wolfberg Alvarez & Partners. “It required that the building’s façade be attractive and imaginative.”

The second and third floors – on four out of five sides of the garage – are covered with Cambridge’s Lanier pattern. The metal mesh features eight images of Clipper flying boats interspersed with milestone dates and aviation descriptors that are powder-coated on the stainless fabric.

“The mesh designs,” said Morlote, “provided the best option to achieve several seemingly contradictory requirements:  block direct visibility of automobiles as required by code; be open enough to satisfy the owner’s requirements; and act as a canvas for artwork to fulfill the City’s Art in Public Places mandate.”

The City requires developers to spend 1.5 percent of budget on public art for all new building projects. The flying boat graphics memorialize a piece of Miami history in a contemporary fashion, said Morlote.

Cambridge’s durable stainless mesh – woven by artisans on Maryland’s Eastern Shore – delivers several important functional benefits according to the company’s Sales Manager Ivan Zorn.

“With a 48 percent open area, the mesh conceals vehicles from the outside while accommodating open air flow requirements for ventilation and providing a tightly woven medium to apply the powder-coated graphics,” said Zorn. “The tensioned mesh panels also comply with Florida building codes for wind force and hurricane resistance.”


Project Details

  • Garage Owner:  City of Miami, Miami Parking Authority and Grove Bay Investment Group
  • Architect:  Wolfberg Alvarez Partners
  • Stainless Steel Mesh:  Cambridge Architectural
  • Graphics:  Rendered images by Will Hemsley V with powder coating by Metal Arc
  • General Contractor:  MCM
  • Installer:  L&S Erectors

About Cambridge Architectural

Cambridge Architectural is one of the most experienced full-service providers of sustainable architectural mesh systems for both interior and exterior building applications. As a world leader in tensioned mesh systems, Cambridge Architectural metal fabric solutions lend unique aesthetic appeal, functionality, affordability and sustainable benefits to a variety of structures interior and exterior. Cambridge Architectural offers full system design, engineering and collaboration from concept through installation – in the most challenging building environments and under the strictest budgets. Cambridge Architectural metal fabric systems are categorized by the primary applications they serve, including parking structures, exterior shades, facades, canopies, curtains and others. As a member of the United States Green Building Council, Cambridge Architectural is committed to promoting methods, technology and products resulting in environmentally responsible and healthy buildings. The Cambridge Architectural team develops systems that meet or exceed LEED requirements and provides consultation and direction on a project-by-project basis. Visit www.CambridgeArchitectural.com for more information.

Contact: Brent Burkhardt: Brent@ChoptankCommunications.com

Member News: Metal Mesh from Cambridge Architectural Screens New ProMedica Garage While Framing Façade’s Video Screen

Metal Mesh from Cambridge Architectural Screens New ProMedica Garage While Framing Façade’s Video Screen

Photo Credit to HKS

 

Cambridge, Maryland, Dec. 2, 2020 – Stainless steel fabric from Cambridge Architectural provides screening for the new ProMedia headquarters garage on downtown Toledo’s nautical mile along the Maumee River. In addition to offering fall protection and natural ventilation to meet code requirements, the mesh frames a video screen on the garage façade where news updates, film screenings and concert projections are shown.

The six-floor, 773-space garage at Promenade Park provides parking for company employees and visitors. Nearly 100 panels of Cambridge mesh appear on the garage’s northeast façade.

A custom Rope pattern of metal fabric was woven for the project at Cambridge’s plant on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

HKS architects selected the metal mesh for the ProMedica Garage.

“We needed to maintain an open and naturally ventilated garage, so we were looking for a screening material that would stay taught and provide a relatively smooth and consistent finish,” said Anthony Montalto, HKS Director of Design. “Cambridge Architectural mesh was a high-quality, sleek solution to clad that portion of the garage and provides a beautiful backdrop to the video screen and riverfront park.”

About Cambridge Architectural

Cambridge Architectural is one of the most experienced full-service providers of sustainable architectural mesh systems for both interior and exterior building applications. As a world leader in tensioned mesh systems, Cambridge Architectural metal fabric solutions lend unique aesthetic appeal, functionality, affordability and sustainable benefits to a variety of structures interior and exterior. Cambridge Architectural offers full system design, engineering and collaboration from concept through installation – in the most challenging building environments and under the strictest budgets. Cambridge Architectural metal fabric systems are categorized by the primary applications they serve, including parking structures, exterior shades, facades, canopies, curtains and others. As a member of the United States Green Building Council, Cambridge Architectural is committed to promoting methods, technology and products resulting in environmentally responsible and healthy buildings. The Cambridge Architectural team develops systems that meet or exceed LEED requirements and provides consultation and direction on a project-by-project basis. Visit www.CambridgeArchitectural.com for more information.

Contact: Brent Burkhardt

Brent@ChoptankCommunications.com

410.330.3907

Member News: Cambridge Architectural Creates Modern Aesthetic for Jefferson Washington Township Hospital

Cambridge Architectural Creates Modern Aesthetic for Jefferson Washington Township Hospital

Metal mesh adds a unique design feature to the eight-level, 820-space parking garage. Included in the first phase of the medical center’s redevelopment, the $23-million project consolidated campus parking into one convenient location.

“We were looking for a material with a clean and modern aesthetic that still blended well with the more traditional elements – like brick and precast concrete – on the rest of the campus. The Cambridge Architectural Mesh allowed us to add a design element to the prominent corner of the garage that had a rhythmic and layered effect during the day, and a bold and transparent effect at night when it is lit via color-changing LED’s. ” Mark Palmer, CallisonRTKL

Find out more about the project design here.