38 Beams, served as the temporary pavilion housing the Collectors Lounge for the tenth edition of Design Miami/ Miami Beach. With 38 Beams, Olson Kundig aimed to bring a northwest sensibility to this international event, by sourcing fashion, music, lighting, furniture and other design elements from makers and purveyors based in the Pacific Northwest.
Photo: James Harris
38 Beams – The Collectors Lounge at Design Miami, 2014
Miami, Florida
The pavilion’s name was derived from the thirty-eight salvaged glulam beams that made up the structure. The structure was developed in collaboration with Spearhead, a digital fabrication company specializing in wood products.
The glulams were originally formed using wood from the Douglas fir forests of the northwest, and salvaged from a mid-century building in Los Angeles. After Design Miami/, the beams—each approximately 15×30 inches around, and up to 30 feet in length—went on to find new life with Studio 804, a University of Kansas design-build teaching program that creates affordable buildings in communities of need.
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