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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
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The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
Design Architect
Local Architect of Record
Contractor
Photography
The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.
Design Architect
Local Architect of Record
Contractor
Photography
The Dominican Republic contributes the most non-US born players to Major League Baseball. As such, all thirty MLB teams have some form of a player academy in the country. These academies field teams which compete in the Dominican Summer Leagues. The academies are composed of student players between the ages of 16 and 20.
The Miami Marlins approached jones | haydu just as they had purchased land with the intent of expanding their presence in the Dominican. The Marlins Academy feels like a small campus, accommodating the full spectrum in the life of a student-athlete. The primary function of the academy is separated into two main buildings, an athletic/administration building and a dormitory/classroom building. The Marlins field two separate teams here, and as such, the campus (and dormitory building) are divided in half in the perpendicular direction. Each of the two main buildings forms a “T”, with the stem/trunk of the T serving as the axis between the two teams (and game fields). At these trunk areas is where all of the functions align with a greater communal atmosphere.
The stem of the residential building has a large partially covered courtyard, surrounded on all sides by the activity of the academy that is not related to playing baseball: a large dining hall, two recreation rooms, three classrooms, a computer lab, and a small chapel. The courtyard faces the game fields and is anchored at the opposite end by a large Spanish stair the full width of the courtyard. The stair serves as an amphitheater and a great gathering space. Shaded and with open risers, the stair allows for a breeze to flow through at all times of the day. The wings of the “T” holds all of the residential facility. The top floor has the dormitories for the players and coaches. The ground floor has rooms for both on-site and visiting staff.
The athletic and administration building is designed for state of the art training of the athlete side of the students. The stem portion of this building houses a double height gymnasium, a training room, hydrotherapy, physical therapy spaces, offices, and a large conference facility. The wings house the locker rooms (players and coaches), coaches’ conference facility, and equipment storage. The locker rooms and showers have soaring ceilings to help dissipate heat and moisture.
Miami is the closest MLB city to the Dominican Republic. It shares a similar climate, and quite often, a similar culture. The design of the facility was inspired by the lines of the Art Deco movement in some of the oldest neighborhoods of Miami. The clean lines and slight layering of the roof echo the Art Deco style while allowing for light and ventilation deep inside the buildings. The underside of all of the ceilings and eaves are painted in a slight variety of Marlins blue. The entry sequence of the facility, from the curved gate and main facade echoes many of the grand hospitality structures of Miami, like the Fontainebleau, which often utilize a very solid facade wall which opens to a grand lobby.