Espirito Santos Plaza, Miami

[Bobdreamz]

Espirito Santos Plaza
Miami, Florida, USA
37 stories / 487ft./148m.

This building was designed by Kohn,Pedersen & Fox for the Latin American branch of the Portuguese bank and has a unique concave arch in the facade and is currently rising on Brickell Avenue a block south of our newest & tallest building the Four Seasons Tower...she will rise to 37 stories & 487 ft./148m.

http://www.kpf.com/images/Projects/espiritosanto/n1228_3002z.jpg

http://www.kpf.com/images/Projects/espiritosanto/n1228_2004z.jpg

the Atrium...

http://www.kpf.com/images/Projects/espiritosanto/n1228_3003z.jpg

a construction pic with the Four Seasons Tower to the right...

http://members.fortunecity.com/gojeda1969/images/P8240026.jpg

http://tinypic.com/2ktua

[SteelCity32]

ooo I like it. Nothing much else to say about it...except for:

9.5/10!:D

[RafflesCity]

8.5/10

Amazing! I like the concave portion.

[Jeff from Winnipeg]

Can't say that I've seen many a building like this before. I like :banana: ->9.5/10

[De Snor]

a very good looking design , 9 !!

[TYW]

8/10
nice building

[Sunflower]

Looks amazing :)

8.5/10

[Sunflower]

btw bobdreamz why have you created this as a multiple-choice poll?

[Bobdreamz]

actually Sunflower I should have posted this in Projects & Construction instead but I just wanted to see what people thought of the design...it's almost finished as well.

[SeeMacau]

Very nice building
8/10

[Wu-Gambino]

8/10

Nice and sleek.

[Bobdreamz]

bump~

[BoresvilleMcYawn]

VERY pretty 9.5/10.

[Bobdreamz]

edit:

[RafflesCity]

The base is really huge!
Great pictures, thanks for sharing:)

[Bobdreamz]

well thanks RafflesCity...I'm glad somebody appreciates my efforts!

[suffix]

I couldnt decide so I voted for 8.5 and 9. ;)

[Bobdreamz]

thanks suffix!

[The Messiah]

:omg: Really nice!Yeah this one rules!:cool:
9.0/10

[AppetjoekII]

Very nice!!! :okay: 8.5/10

[Evergrey]

8.5 Very sleek and reflective.

[enzo]

I don't give out a 10 very often but this tower so very much deserves it! (So says the great, imperial Enzo, peace be upon him! LOL)

Everything about it is just so right. It needs no further critique IMO.

10/10

[Bobdreamz]

thank you Enzo for the 10 rating!
I posted this pic over at the North American forum....the building has topped off now.....it is simply stunning to see up close...

http://photomachine.net/downtownmiami/tour/albums/Development-in-Downtown-Miami/aau.jpg

[CTroyMathis]

I just can't imagine how stunning this piece of glass art looks in person. It's quite simply 'awesome'. Look at the great sweeping geometry and openness it presents.

[BoresvilleMcYawn]

what a beauty!

[jonathan]

9.5! Not a 10 because it ain't taller

[Gluehuffer136]

I gave this bad boy a 10!
Words dont descibe its beauty and pictures dont serve justice to this building! When the sun hits its just right around sunset the Espirito Santo Tower is magnificent (and us SoFla forumers know how nice the sunsets cuz the land is soooo flat!)
To me it looks like the building could be found in an Asian city, maybe other developers will take notice of its sheer beauty and come up with other worthy towers to put downtown. Miami truly is on the rise!

This is what I do when I see that tower: :master:

Bow down to the Espirito Santo!!!!

[BGT]

8/10

[Ersh]

9.5/10

Very original and unique. It's about time the US started to get a bit more daring with it's architecture! :)

[X-seed 4000]

This building looks pretty sweet! Reminds me of Torre Mayor... and let me tell you, I love Torre Mayor! A perfect score! 10/10!!

[Jasonhouse]

I liked it better in the renderings. It is a bit more bland and textureless in reality than the renderings depicted. It had a certain reflective.metallic quality that just isn't there now.


7.5/10

[Bobdreamz]

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Jason have you personally seen this building?...if not I would hope you would reserve judgement until then...the color of the building changes throughout the day depending on the weather...it looks green during bright sunlight to a blueish metallic color under partly cloudy/rainy skies....I hope you can make it down here to Miami soon and judge for yourself....it truly is a magnificent building.

[jonathan]

I agree with you on that one Bobdreamz, although Espirito Santo looks good on pictures, these do not make justice to the awe one gets from seeing this building in person...

come to think about it, pictures really don't do much justice to any skyscraper in Miami, i don't know why

[Jasonhouse]

I saw it at the end of March

[DamienK]

9.5/10! Looks like one-half of the mold from which London's Swiss Re was cast! ;)

[Bobdreamz]

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lol...I never thought of it that way!

[Falcaonet]

8.5/10 beautiful

[Wu-Gambino]

Yeah, I went there. It is amazing how many skyscrapers Miami is building. I also was suprised how Miami had two skylines, one by Wachovia and the other by Four Seasons. So I'll change my vote and give it an eight. It would look a lot better if it had dark blue glass instead of color it has.


8/10

[freson]

wow! really nice building! anywya... why multy choice?

[Fabio]

9.5/10


Simply amazing

[james2390]

i like it, 10

[BHK24]

I love it, and it's been lit so espectacular at night 10/10

[BHK24]

I saw it last weekend , i like it more and more . If the tower would it taller, it could be one of the best looking in the world no doubt

[BHK24]

I saw it last weekend , i like it more and more . If the tower would it taller, it could be one of the best looking in the world no doubt

[Kingsken]

sweet 8.5/10

[Schroedinger's Cat]

huge!
8/10

[BHK24]

I saw it last weekend , i like it more and more . If the tower would it taller, it could be one of the best looking in the world no doubt


Some Pictures.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/Miamidaytime052.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/MiamiDaytime021.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/Miami013.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/bhk24/Miamidaytime056.jpg



SIMPLY AMAZING!!

[therock]

9/10

[DRAKKO]

9/10

[The Mad Hatter!!]

best tower in miami,imagine if were a 1000fter,like bhk said if it were only taller.

[El_Greco]

7.5/10

[Plex]

9.5/10

[forvine]

looks amazing 8.5/10

[Sinjin P.]

9/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[ZZ-II]

9/10, great tower :okay:

[rober2010]

the best building in miami 10/10

[doria]

8/10

[Skyman]

8/10

[meds]

8/10

[Astralis]

9.5/10 :okay:

[MasonicStage™]

10 :)

[I-10east]

The most overrated building IMO; I don't see nothing great about; The concave part looks like female antatomy. I'll pick all of Jax's three tallest over this one. Don't get me wrong, MIA has a beautiful skyline, but IMO this building doesn't contribute to it. 3.5

[Mateus_]

8/10

[juada]

first the construccion later the calification

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