Doral Glades Park

DORAL, FLORIDA

CPZ Architects had the pleasure of working with the City of Doral on their brand new $10.5 million Glades Park & Nature Center Building project. This project is located on a 25-acre parcel and included full public park amenities including lush landscape throughout, basketball & tennis courts, restroom building with storage rooms, sand volleyball court, picnic pavilions, decorative concrete walkways, jogging path, children playground, outdoor performance stage and large multipurpose field. Also included is a kayak launch, dock area for gatherings and fishing, protected wetlands area boardwalk for nature walks, ample Parking and a 9,000+ S.F. contemporary “Nature Center” building comprised of such finishes as stained large heavy timber roof beams and stone veneered walls.

The Nature Center’s tall glass walls were oriented to the North to maximize daylight use with less heat gain. Other architectural features include a large dedicated vaulted ceiling nature exhibit room, large vaulted ceiling multipurpose room with moveable wall partitions., catering room, storage rooms, restrooms, science lab classroom for children, e-library, staff offices, meeting & break room, vaulted ceiling lobby area, projection room, remotely controlled lighting and VRF air conditioning systems and an adjacent open stepped down seating outdoor Amphitheatre with its stage edging the 12 acre Lake. Doral Glades Park took Honorable Mention at the 2019 Fort Lauderdale Chapter American Institute of Architecture Design Awards.