20 November 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates, Cool Stuff, In the Studio, Sustainable Design
Miami’s Rediscovery
The HOK Miami office participated in the 23rd annual Festival of the Trees event. It took place at the Coverings Showroom in the warehouse district of Miami, which has earned LEED CI. Over 600 guests attended the festival in which the trees are auctioned off and the net proceeds fund scholarships for FIU’s (Florida International Univ.) interior design department.
This year’s concept addressed sustainability through the reuse of materials in the design. HOK Miami was sponsored by the ICF Group representing Nienkamper, and Unika Vaev. They used extra metal beads from the materials library shimmer screen installation and recycled bottles to form the base. Lights were integrated into the base and lit up the bottles.
It was a great team building exercise for the Miami office from the sketching process up to the construction and display of the tree.
Festival of the Trees 2009 Concept:
“Rediscovery….”
As we embark upon a new year, we leave the past behind and take a moment for personal reflection and discovery in the year’s meaning. The true splendor in rediscovery is finding beauty in objects or things that would otherwise be discarded, and creating something inspirational and memorable from it. In capturing the essence of the holiday season, we created a sense of oneness and reflectivity, while integrating the act of reuse.
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