Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, Virginia Key, Miami, Florida
About this story
The City of Miami is procuring a progressive design-build team to design and construct a new museum at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. The project brief describes an approximately 13,295-square-foot, flood-resilient museum with elevated structures, expansive glass façades, open exhibition and community-program spaces, landscaped outdoor areas and ADA-compliant access. Building systems are expected to include high-efficiency HVAC, water-conserving plumbing, LED lighting, building automation and contemporary fire protection. The project must achieve at least basic LEED certification. Earlier city briefing material identified an estimated total project cost of $18.5 million, including approximately $15 million in construction.
Status and timeline
City of Miami RFQ 25-26-018 for progressive design-build services is active and subject to the city’s cone of silence. The publicly available procurement page does not state the submission deadline or anticipated award date.
Design highlights
Elevated, flood-resilient museum architecture; transparent façades; flexible exhibition and community spaces; integration of landscape and outdoor interpretation; sustainability and accessibility within a culturally sensitive historic site.
