ArquitectonicaGEO

In celebration of Earth Day 🌎⁠
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Canopy Park reflects how design can do more than shape space, it can restore it.⁠
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Once a parking lot, the site has been transformed into a living landscape that supports biodiversity, manages stormwater, and reconnects people to nature. Native ecosystems, from coastal dunes to pine rockland, create habitat for pollinators and migratory species while reducing the need for irrigation and maintenance.⁠
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Designed as a model for climate resilience, the park integrates green infrastructure, including bioswales and a 25,000-gallon cistern, to capture and reuse rainwater while helping protect Miami Beach from flooding.⁠
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More than a park, it is a living system where ecology, community, and design come together.⁠
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The Rosie the Elephant Playground in Canopy Park pays tribute to one of Miami Beach's oldest symbols. During the 1920s, Rosie was a city mascot who paraded through advertising and drawing visitors from all over the country.⁠
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Designed by in collaboration with ArquitectonicaGEO, the playground transforms a piece of local history into a dynamic landscape. The playscape encourages hours of child-led adventure, with obstacle courses, slides, and spaces designed for kids of all ages and abilities.⁠
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Greater than a playground, Rosie's past reaches into the future. She was once a symbol of Miami Beach's promise and ambition. Today, she is the centerpiece of a green, 3-acre park that reunites families and communities with nature in the heart of the city.⁠
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The Related Group HQ brings native landscapes into every level of the building, from shaded terraces and vegetated façades to a rooftop sculpture garden surrounded by palms, figs, and flowering shrubs.⁠
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The design draws on Florida’s endangered rockland hammock ecosystem to create a living, breathing office environment where nature supports creativity, health, and connection.⁠
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