Client: Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust, Miami Zoo
Location: Miami, FL, United States
Completion date: 2016
Artwork budget: $940,000
Project Team
Architect
Andrew Vrana, Joe Meppelink, Armando Arteaga
Metalab
Artist
Matthew Geller
Industry Resource
Cloudburst Misting Systems
Overview
Cypress Landing is a 10,000 sq.ft. children’s play area designed for the Miami Zoo. The area consists of a series of cypress knees constructed from CNC laser cut and formed stainless steel surrounding a 32’ tall multi-colored misting tree. Some of the cypress knees feature push buttons that are manually activated by the visitors that operate arc streaming water nozzles located on the tree and within some of the knees. Other components included within the playground are concrete seating, playground equipment and a concession stand.
Goals
The goal was to fill this space with an experience.