{"id":757042,"date":"2026-09-01T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/757042\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:12:13","slug":"mvrdv-to-stack-colorful-woma-housing-around-fornasetti-mosaic-plaza-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/757042\/","title":{"rendered":"MVRDV to stack colorful WOMA housing around fornasetti mosaic plaza in miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a patchwork facade for wynwood norte<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-miami\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami<\/a>\u2019s Wynwood Norte, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/mvrdv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MVRDV<\/a> has broken a 163-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">residence<\/a> mixed-use building into a stack of differently scaled blocks, which gives WOMA the appearance of several buildings gathered across one site. The development marks Ecuador-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/uribe-schwarzkopf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uribe Schwarzkopf<\/a>\u2019s first project in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-the-us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a> and occupies the former home of a coffee roasting company.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across the exterior, deep red and green sections sit beside blue or sandy volumes, while recessed windows and shifting grids give each piece its own rhythm. The fragmented massing responds to a neighborhood still defined largely by smaller buildings, thus keeping the project legible from the sidewalk even as it rises well above them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The visual history of Wynwood enters the architecture through a textile-inspired facade that refers to the area\u2019s former identity as Miami\u2019s Fashion District. MVRDV also draws on the street art for which the neighborhood has become famous, and uses color and graphic surface treatment across the stacked blocks.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1205550 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"mvrdv woma miami\" width=\"818\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woma-mvrdv-miami-wynwood-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>images \u00a9 MVRDV<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>housing opens onto work<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across the residential floors, the unit mix extends from micro-units and studios to larger apartments, with a limited group of duplex atelier residences designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvrdv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MVRDV<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/uribeschwarzkopf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Uribe Schwarzkopf<\/a> around live-work use. Double-height windows open these ateliers toward the exterior, giving artists and designers room to work while allowing studio or exhibition space to register from the street. A single penthouse crowns the building with a private terrace, while the remaining homes are distributed through the stacked volumes instead of concentrating in one continuous tower.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Setbacks between the blocks create planted terraces and pockets of outdoor space throughout the building, with larger shared amenities placed higher up. A semi-Olympic pool sits on the rooftop beside landscaped garden lounges, while a wellness terrace and fitness studio occupy another communal zone. The amenities appear between and above the colored volumes, so the shared areas read as part of the stepped massing instead of a single deck placed on top.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1205551 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"mvrdv woma miami\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woma-mvrdv-miami-wynwood-designboom-02.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>WOMA will bring 163 residences to a former coffee roasting site in Wynwood Norte<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>fornasetti mosaics lead into the public plaza<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the center of the project, a publicly accessible plaza opens between the building volumes and connects back to the street through broad stairs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/fondazione-bisazza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bisazza<\/a> glass mosaics cover the stair surfaces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/fornasetti\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fornasetti<\/a>\u2019s recurring hand motifs \u2018MANI\u2019, turning the approach into one of WOMA\u2019s most graphic moments. Retail edges the plaza, with offices opening from the same level, and the renderings show planting tucked beneath the overhanging residential blocks to create shade around the shared space.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The studio of Bolivian-born fashion designer Rosita Hurtado will sit alongside this plaza, which is planned to host exhibitions and fashion shows as part of the mixed-use program. Kobi Karp serves as associate architect, bringing local Miami experience to the project, while a planned Brightline station in Wynwood Norte could eventually add another connection beyond the immediate neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1205552 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"mvrdv woma miami\" width=\"818\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woma-mvrdv-miami-wynwood-designboom-03.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>MVRDV breaks the building into stacked blocks that respond to the neighborhood\u2019s smaller scale<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1205560 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"MVRDV to stack colorful WOMA housing around fornasetti mosaic plaza in miami - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woma-mvrdv-miami-wynwood-designboom-07.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>duplex atelier residences pair homes with studio space behind double height windows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"a patchwork facade for wynwood norte \u00a0 In Miami\u2019s Wynwood Norte, MVRDV has broken a 163-residence mixed-use building&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[47641,24645,6225,6485,6486,1120,96,13405,11127,56,54,55,183777],"class_list":["post-757042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-miami","tag-architecture-in-the-us","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-mvrdv","tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-uribe-schwarzkopf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}