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104 <br />Miami Beach Bandshell Park Facilities RenovationsMiami Beach, FL <br />BEA Architects was contracted to provide sensitive restoration and rehabilitation services to the City of Miami Beach’s 1961 Norman M. Giller Bandshell Theater in Miami Beach, FL. Restoration and facility upgrades were required for this outdoor performance venue’s historic Miami-Modern Architecture to handle a larger variety of musical genres and performances. <br />BEA’s scope of work included Design, Permitting, Conceptual Drawings, Planning, Cost Estimate, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration. The improvements included structural repairs to the façade, by adding new coats of paint to protect the structure from the saline of the ocean, electrical systems upgrades, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) improvements to backstage areas and restrooms, the increasing of acoustical performances, new enhanced sound and lighting systems. The demolition of a bus shelter, reconfiguration and addition of walkways, and an addition of a service driveway were also part of the improvements. <br />BEA also improved the functionality of the loading dock, to transport and install the musical equipment without difficulties. The restorations enhanced the overall user experience for visitors, musicians, and guests to the theater. BEA was responsible of the installation of the “Beatles Mandala”, a mosaic tile artwork by the artists Kevin Arrow. The Beatles Mandala commemorates the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the Beatles to Miami Beach. This work of art consis of a two-hundred SF groung level glass tile mosaic. The design is bright and colorful constructed with thousands of pieces of glass tiles set uopn a concrete base.Thanks to the renovations, the space has been revived to its original splendor. <br />FIRM’S RESPONSIBILITIESArchitectural ConsultantConstruction DocumentsCode ComplianceConstruction Administration <br />KEY PERSONNELBruno-Elias Ramos, AIA, GC, LEED APJohn Colao, AIA, GCAdrian Price, RA, NCARBMario F. Ortega, M.Arch., MSAS <br />COMPLETION DATE2012 <br /> ESTIMATED COST ENTIRE PROJECT$935,000 <br />WORK FOR WHICH FIRM WAS RESPONSIBLE$105,000 <br />OWNER’S NAME & ADDRESSCity of Miami BeachCapital Improvements Project Office777 17th Street, Third FloorMiami Beach, FL 33139Ms. Thais Vieira305.673.7000 ext. 2702thaisvieira@miamibeachfl.gov <br />Previous Experience