Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science | Grimshaw Architects

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science by Grimshaw Architects: The partly open-air structure will be home to science galleries, a planetarium and a Living Core combining an aquarium and wildlife center that contains a microcosm of South Florida’s animal, fish and plant species.

The Living Core will frame the starting point of each visit, providing an environmental context for studies of the social, technological, physical and natural world around us. The key design concept of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of science is ‘building as exhibit’ and Grimshaw Architects’ living building will physically and visibly change in response to the environment, events and the mood of the city.

 

High-performance mechanical systems will be fine-tuned to provide superior comfort at low energy for the interior spaces. An accessible vegetated roof will be accompanied by a constructed wetland adjacent to the building to control stormwater run-off and enhance site biodiversity. Grimshaw Architects, working with local architects Rodriguez and Quiroga, anticipates the Phillip and Patricia frost museum of science will be a hub for wonder and exploration in the heart of Miami’s Arts and Entertainment District.

 

Project Info:

Architects: Grimshaw Architects
Location: Florida, USA
Year: 2017
Client: Miami Science Museum
Area: 250,000 sq ft
Project Name: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
All images courtesy of Grimshaw Architects.
Photographs: Rafael Gamo, Chad Baumer