Jade Signature Finale

Jade Signature, one of the most iconic residential buildings located on Sunny Isles Beach, is finally finished. The boasting 57-story condominium features a three-story below grade parking garage, three floors of amenities, and 192 luxurious units that feature large continuous balconies overlooking the ocean and the intracoastal.


Owned by Fortune International and designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Herzog & de Meuron, Jade Signature represents a new level of luxe living, enhancing residents' every day-to-day experience. The building was designed with its future residents in mind - from the inside out. The flow through style floor plans, natural ventilation of the units, as well as the angle of the building that allows for maximum sun exposure, are just some of the unique features Jade Signature has to offer. Other highlights include two free standing oculus', located on the west and east sides of the building. The west oculus greets residents as they arrive to the building while the east facing oculus provides shade for below seating and houses three Jacuzzis on top.


Another special feature of the design is the seamless connection between the exterior and interior. Because of the below grade garage, residents can enter the building at ground level and immediately see through the lobby to the beach and pool. This theme continues in every unit - walls running east to west giving residents an uninterrupted view of the intracoastal and ocean. The seamless connection is also amplified by the ribbon wall that runs on the outside of the building and continues throughout the lobby.


Also unique to Jade Signature are the gardens that transform the outdoor area into a lush tropical getaway. Designed by renowned landscape architecture Raymond Jungles, Inc., the gardens and surrounding landscape create a serene experience for residents and guests. The front entry also boasts a giant Kapok tree that greets residents and guests as they make their way up the driveway and into the west oculus where valet and doormen await.


Jade Signature encompasses such detail to give residents a luxury resort lifestyle all while being located in the heart of Sunny Isles Beach. The vast array of amenities includes a full service spa, private elevator lobbies, club rooms, library, worldwide concierge service, a free form swimming pool and lap pool, beach bar and cabanas, children's play room, business center with conference room and private office, and wine lounge, just to name a few.

Pictured: West side entry ramp with oculus and Kapok Tree

Pictured: Beach view with stunning views of ocean and sunset

Pictured: Free Form Swimming Pool with direct access to beach

 Pictured: Outside staircase that exemplifies the continuous flowing architecture

Pictured: Atop of the east facing oculus that features three spa Jacuzzis offering different water temperatures

Pictured: Jade Signature features 62 different types of "curvy" columns - all unique to Jade Signature which enhances the continuous flow design

Pictured: Underneath the east facing oculus which provides shade for seating and dining below

Pictured: Southside featuring lap pool

 Pictured: North side lounge room featuring custom wood wall

 Pictured: Children's play area

Pictured: Spacious and open lobby that features direct views of the beach

  Pictured: Custom continuous flowing wood wall that extends from the lobby into the lounge areas

Pictured: Two story penthouse living room 

 Pictured: Penthouse dining area

Pictured: Office space in penthouse

 Pictured: Custom mosaic tile display in the entry of the full service spa

Pictured: Fitness area with boasting views of the ocean

Photography by Miami in Focus

Bonhomme Universe



Bonhomme Universe, Jade Signature's new public beach sculpture was revealed Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. Bonhomme Universe, which is a 10.5 foot by 5.57 foot snowman, is the latest addition to renowned artist Daniel Knorr's snowman collection. Knorr's sculptures have been seen in various countries with the newest addition being located on the beach outside of Jade Signature.




The snowman is constructed of stainless steel and concrete and is covered in hundreds of precious/semiprecious stones. The different stones add a multicultural touch to the snowman by representing people from all over the world who come to share Miami as their home and community.

Bonhomme translates to "good man" in English and sets forth to bring a sense of community to the area. The message of kindness continues through the palm tree arm which "waves" to passerby's along the public north beach entrance.

Fortune International Group's President and CEO, Edgardo Defortuna, showed enthusiasm about the new sculpture and stated, "We are thrilled to be able to share this unique sculpture with the world - one that celebrates Miami's diversity, its beauty, soul, and welcoming atmosphere. Bonhomme Universe is a tribute to this singular community and the camaraderie that permeates throughout. To have such a significant, symbolic work of art as the focal point of Jade Signature, created by the Pritzker-Prize winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, brings us a great sense of pride. This piece will be a welcoming landmark for all who see it and an enduring source of inspiration."

Michael Knorr in front of Bonhomme Universe

Weathering the Storm

 Jade vs. Irma

"As a testament to Fortune’s vision of having a solid and well-built project, we experienced very minor damage as a result of the hurricane. Furthermore, our three story underground garage, came out of the storm completely dry, except for some minor rain that came in through the air exhaust grates. Both, are a direct result of Fortune engaging a design team to design the project, including the garage, to withstand such events, and a construction team that participated in means, methods, sequencing, and QA/QC to enable Fortune’s vision to become a reality."

Project update thanks to Suffolk's Dan Finch & Fortune's Eduardo Imery and Edgardo Defortuna

Final Aerial Photos

Landscaping at its Finest

July 2017 - Exterior finishes are underway and landscaping is expected to begin. Assistant Project Manager Daniel Cevallos gives us the inside scoop:

"The landscape consists of a number of different plant specimens designed by award-winning landscape architect Raymond Jungles Inc.  With over 100 trees ranging from Sabal Palms featuring a special curving trunk character to Medjool date palms native to the Atlantic coast of Morocco, the landscape design will provide a lush escape for residents. In August, we expect the planting of the Kapok tree which is the most notorious tree in the landscape design.  The Kapok tree has a distinct umbrella shaped canopy and can reach heights of up to 230 feet! The tree is native to South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Adding to the building landscape, we plan to start installation of concrete pavers at the sidewalks and beach access areas which include a specific paver design pattern requested by the City of Sunny Isles Beach. 

We also expect, in July, to complete the signalization work, which consists of the installation of three new traffic signals along Collins Avenue. They will serve the new traffic pattern created by the addition of a turn lane leading to the Jade Signature’s main entrance.

The turn lane will be receiving an ornamental aluminum fence per City of Sunny Isles design which will complete the work at the median."

Eyes for Design

Towering 57-stories into the air with 192 units, Jade Signature will be the largest residential tower on Sunny Isles Beach. This 4-year project is currently getting its final touches and is slated for grand opening in November 2017.

Two of the project's key features are the oculus' residing in the front and the back of the condominium. The oculus in the front greets residents in the main entry and is built within a large cast-in place concrete dome. This oculus "morphs and twists organically into a suspended ribbon wall at the double height lobby entrance." The oculus that resides on the back side of Jade Signature creates a domed canopy that provides shade and shelter while residents take in the stunning 270-degree views of the beach and ocean.



The intricate design of the oculus' comes from architect Herzog de Meuron, who designed Jade Signature. The oculus' proved to be a difficult obstacle to overcome but with Suffolk's 3D visualization and model based layout, Suffolk could prove they "understood the exact geometry expected to meet the condition of satisfaction."

Seen above are Revit models that the Suffolk team transferred to a 3D party modeler in order to accurately describe the dome geometry which was later accepted by Herzog de Meuron.

 

The horizontal and vertical sectioning information produced from Revit also allowed for the extraction of field coordinate points for layout. These points will be inputted into a total station and used to verify the formwork as-installed will accurately produce the West Dome geometry prior to the concrete placement. This process will provide a guarantee to HdM the dome will not be poured unless it is right.

    
The oculus' will be poured later this month.

Trimble Tech

Jade Signature's Senior Project Manager, Jennifer Taka, proudly shows off her Trimble RTS 773 Layout Kit - an important tool that helps keep the project design on track by providing "continuous measurement information for the accurate layout of the design data."

Dan Finch, the Project Executive overseeing Jade Signature, gives his insight on the importance of using Trimble on site:

 

"The Main Lobby at the Jade Signature has many unique elements that are very difficult to layout (multiple radii, ellipsis, etc.).   The Main Reception Area and Desk is one of these Key Features and requires the close dimensional coordination of the drywall subcontractor, the architectural millwork subcontractor, and the stone subcontractor.  All these materials touch one another and need to appear “seamless” and the stone and millwork are fabricated in factories, not on-site.  Many of the subcontractors have been challenged with the geometry on this project and the level of detail required to successfully layout these critical elements.  Suffolk worked with the Drywall Subcontractor, the Stone Subcontractor and the Millwork Subcontractor to have the Reception Area modeled.  All three (3) subs needed to use the same model to prepare their shop drawings and their layout points to ensure perfection.  To assist the subcontractors in this quest, Suffolk used its models, points from the models (for metal framing, face of stone, and key millwork wall panels) to properly layout all key elements on the floor for final approval by the Developer (Fortune). Not only was the layout exercise successful, but Suffolk partnered with its subcontractors to teach them how to use models to extract layout points (picture below), then use a total station to layout those points in the field (a new experience for the drywall, stone, and millwork subcontractors)."

 

 

 

Learn more about Trimble here: https://bpmidamerica.com/rts/