Dolce & Gabbana unveils supertall skyscraper in Miami

[Celerity]

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/dolce-gabbana-first-branded-supertall-hotel-miami/







Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has released renderings of a supertall skyscraper in Miami, created in collaboration with New York architecture practice Studio Sofield, which will be its first branded residences. Located in the Brickell neighbourhood of downtown Miami, the 90-storey tower will reach 1,049 feet high (320 metres), the same height as the city's in-progress first supertall skyscraper, the Waldorf Astoria Miami.







Named 888 Brickell, the skyscraper will host 259 "Dolce & Gabbana-designed" residences, restaurants and bars, and amenities such as a pool deck, event space, and fitness and spa centre. Renderings show a slim tower on a rectangular base wrapped in double-height windows. Open-air amenity areas are located both on top of the base and on the building's roof, which dons a bronze, rectangular cap.







The facade, designed by Studio Sofield, was created to invoke "quintessential modernist skyscrapers and Milanese mid-century design and fashion" according to the team. Ivory travertine and matte black steel beams will be used on the exterior, with gold and bronze highlights interspersed throughout.







Dolce & Gabbana collaborated with Milan-based studio M2Atelier on the interiors for the project, with renderings picturing dark, moody public spaces outfitted with metallic highlights and animal-print furniture. "The designs epitomise the fashion house's commitment to sourcing 'fatto a mano' (handmade) and well-considered materials in a perfect meeting of Italianate and Miami glamour and grace" said the team. "The signature hues of Dolce & Gabbana – black, gold, and red – are expertly interwoven into the interior design, culminating in a luxurious and cohesive ambience."

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[CrispyQ]

1. Seems kind of short-sighted to build in Miami. -nt

???

[FSogol]

2. Not so, one day the penthouse will make a nice house on the sea

with an extensive watery subbasement.

[magicarpet]

5. As global warming progresses the first 89 floors now under water could become an 89 story gold fish bowl.

[Fla Dem]

7. My first thought as well.

Researchers have made a dire prediction on the future of South Florida as climate change is rapidly taking over.
By Nicolas Garcia • Published September 26, 2023 • Updated on September 26, 2023 at 2:08 pm

Miami will be 60 percent under water by the year 2060, according to researchers. The main culprit: climate change.

Scientists at the University of Miami predict the Magic City has a little over 30 years before the water takes over.

The sea water is rising at a dramatic rate so much so insurance companies, like Farmers Insurance, are quiet-quitting the Sunshine State.

By 2040, sea levels are expected to be 10 to 17 inches higher than the levels in the year 2000, according to the Unified Sea Level Rise Projection for Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/will-miami-be-underwater-someday/3119902/#:~:text=Miami%20will%20be%2060%20percent,before%20the%20water%20takes%20over.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/will-miami-be-underwater-

[Chainfire]

3. Modern gothic ugly.

[FSogol]

6. Designer Brutalism. Brands before Humans.

[marble falls]

4. Why? It looks like what Tony Montana would dream up on a head full of marching powder.

[northoftheborder]

8. Idiotic location

I like the design although sort of brutal and unwelcoming..

Would need insurance guaranteed — is this possible??:

[Coventina]

9. I like the building. Sadly, I cannot forgive Dolce & Gabbana for being racist and homophobic.

[beaglelover]

10. I could never live in a high rise. And this place looks so cold and unwelcoming.

But I'm sure it will attract the usual suspects who buy these types of apartments.

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Me neither

I know they have elevators, but in case of emergency, I don't want to have to deal with more flights of stairs than I can handle, and that's not many.

[AllaN01Bear]

12. same here with my afib and tacycardia.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. And since Miami attracts a lot of retirees

I really wonder who they think is going to buy all these pricey condos.

[AllaN01Bear]

15. not i.

[Celerity]

17. Miami proper hasn't attracted retirees (at least US retirees) in decades, and this is certainly not aimed at that market

[AllaN01Bear]

13. hem.eww.

[GoneOffShore]

16. Seems a bit.......excessive