Remarks by Miguel Omar
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Apr 21, 2026
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“I think it's also, it's interesting that somebody mentioned that art is, I think as you mentioned, art is the anchor of Wynwood, and that was a really great statement. And as we're talking, art progresses, and I know we're focusing on murals, but how do we think about what the art could be in the next 10 years? I mean, is it a sculpture? Is it digital media? Because I know the back when there was graffiti, but how does this beautiful art and the concept of art and the anchor, how does that evolve? How does that child grow up? How does it have a personality in the next? Is it going to be…”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Apr 21, 2026
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“notion of creativity driving a neighborhood and may be expressed in different ways great so i'm an architect so i look at it from the built environment and the actual fabric of winwood and i think one thing to prioritize is is i mean is the adaptive reuse buildings i mean it's very challenging when because of the land values that are I work with developers, so I'm for development, but just to keep the heritage and to keep the fabric of the city, those adaptive reuse buildings is very important. I've worked in a couple of these buildings, and to the lady's point about the stargates, it's so…”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Apr 21, 2026
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“Well, it could also be a program thing, as you were talking about. You know, if, you know, developers are, you know, like, they're... By code, they have to build like 10 or 15% affordable housing or workforce housing. But what about if there's a program strategy where you build a new building and that 10% is for galleries instead of workforce housing? You have to have a gallery and you insert that program into the building. That could be interesting that, okay, we're not going to have... five units of workforce housing, we're going to have two galleries. And as a bonus density, you get ten…”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Apr 21, 2026
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“That's what your board shows, right? Your material board shows the stucco?”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“I think the design is great. The simplicity is great. But have you thought about this as Wynwood? And the reason why I asked if it was tile stucco, Because it's stucco, have you thought about how this building in the future might get spray painted or might get, because it is, it's stucco. A lot of the buildings have art. That's the reason. So has that been thought out? I mean, it looks great here, but.”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“I'm curious, how does it tie back to the building, or is it just a separate design?”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“How does the signage, the cord and steel tie back to the actual building, or is it separate?”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“I guess my question was, like, I was saying, how... It seems like this looks very different than what the signage for the building is, the materiality. Was that intentional, or?”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“I think my comments are the corten steel does fit in Wynwood. It's a very rustic material. However, I don't see it fitting with this building and its application. I do agree the location is a little bit awkward. I mean, my comments would be to rethink design into something that fits more into the actual aesthetics of the existing building because it does look out of place.”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I want to commend you in terms of the site that you had to work with. I think you did a lot. I mean, it's a small site. And I agree with my colleague's comments. I think it's a great use of space internally. So I bet it was a challenge. Piggybacking on Sian's comments, my only comment would be it's like a vertical, beautiful, slim building. And I would try to think how, I know you want to tie it together, but how this building, because it's so linear and skinny and it's an urban infill project, kind of stands out on its own. That would be my only suggestion. I think it's beautiful. It's…”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“Absolutely. My last comment was in the facade in the front that it should be articulated. So it's a suggestion that it doesn't look like the building next to it. There's a little differentiation between the two facades.”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“One quick question that I have. You said that this is a reinterpretation. Is the Frida Kahlo name... attached to the Frida Kahlo Foundation in Mexico, or is it separate?”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“I think the building, I don't have a problem with, I think some of my colleagues said with the building. I'm not even looking at the color portrait. I do think that it's, and I commend you with all the work you've done. I think it needs one more... one more step in terms of what the public realm is. When you're walking in Wynwood, it's this beautiful paseos, you see them. I mean, and the Frida Kahlo images is up above. But I would, to me, I would definitely think and we're not here to design your building, but my suggestion is that right now it's a step behind what the, if you were to look at…”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, I like the simplicity. It's just, I mean, this is, I mean, I like the, this is Wynwood, and I think exploring those opportunities, I mean, if you go to the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico, I mean, I don't think you could find anything white in there. I believe it's blue or purple. It's, there's not a speck of white. So, looking at that, it enriches, and even the architecture will enrich the materiality. That's my only, in terms of the public realm of the building, the ground floor.”
Wynwood Design and Review Committee · Mar 10, 2026