Wavy white concrete roof tops Foster + Partners' Apple Aventura store in Miami
Foster + Partners has completed its latest Apple Store in Miami with an undulating white concrete roof that draws on the city's art deco buildings.
The British architecture firm worked closely with former Apple chief design officer Jonathan Ive, who left the company earlier this year, on the project.
Called Apple Aventura, the store is located in Aventura Mall shopping centre in the north of Miami.
It comprises a boxy, two-storey building with glass walls and trees inside, following the aesthetic of the numerous stores that Foster + Partners has created for Apple.
"This store is very 'Miami' to me ? its special trees, the light and the new roof," said Ive.
"It is also quintessentially Apple, marrying the outdoor lifestyle with a sense of freedom and creativity that is intrinsic to the way we work," he continued.
The wavy roof topping the building, meanwhile, takes cues from the 1930s modernist buildings of Miami's South Beach, which feature white concrete, curved walls and geometric details.
"The language and materiality at Apple Aventura Mall are inspired by Miami's white Art Deco traditions and climate, making it an expression of its place and culture," said Stefan Behling, Foster + Partners' head of studio.
The roof is made from seven, precast 20-foot-wide (six-metre-wide) concrete arches coloured white. The barrel-vaulted ceiling is supported by thin steel columns, also coloured white and clad in a concrete casing.
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