Remarks by Reinaldo Borges
341 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 14
- Play at 29:55
“Just curious, who's doing your structural engineering for this? Optimus.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 30:16
“Yeah, so the detail that Amanda is referring to spans along the game area and the mezzanine floor. It almost looks like it's a planter. Is there planting on that?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 30:36
“Because I think the concern that Amanda is, I guess, suggesting is that you have glazing in front of that. And, of course, at night, right, during the day, it's not an issue because this reflective glass is going to homogenize everything aesthetically. But then at night, you are going to see on the inside some kind of shadow of that beam, right?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 31:01
“Is that beam a structural necessity or is that a design feature?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 31:30
“Yeah. So, yeah, so, I mean, it's an internal feature issue. Yeah.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 31:55
“I think her scope was two daytime renderings and...”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 32:14
“I mean, it's just, again, there are many practical issues, like how do you finish the side of that element that is between that and the windows? But then, you know, you'll see it through. There'll be kind of transparency on the sides. And in that area associated with the mezzanine, you're going to have like the shadow of that, you know?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 32:35
“It would be kind of a party pooper if you look at it that way. And it seems like there's some water intended to be there, so that's also, you're looking for trouble when you bring water in there. But, yeah, so that's something to consider. It's more like a friendly comment. It's not... And then, you know, I see you're using like a long span structural system to try to reduce the amount of columns and create all kinds of challenges for the mechanical ductwork to pass through. Yes, of course, of course. Okay.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 33:40
“There's a clear story that is three feet two inches. Yeah.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 33:58
“Right. Just curious, do you have a glazing engineer doing the specialty engineering for all the glazing? Yeah, so Prestige has an engineer... Using their in-house guy. Correct.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 34:29
“On the front it seems like the glazing is also 14 feet to match the glazing. The glazing, the door itself is that dark thing in the middle, right?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 35:03
“You have provided additional details for the glazing, and that's a very interesting detail. And, of course, you've got the mock-up here of the intention of the sliders.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 36:15
“Go back to the detail that you were showing us for the window. Just a few questions about that. So in the bottom eyebrow, you're showing something called surecrete, sure stamp, wood plank, pattern concrete. So is it wood or is it concrete?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 37:02
“So your intention is that you're applying this to the concrete eyebrow that you poured and removed the forms, and you've got a concrete eyebrow, and then this goes on top of that.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 37:15
“Yeah, exactly. But the product is, what, three-quarter inches?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 37:26
“Got it. Yeah, so again, these are concerns of technical qualities and performance long term, right? Because you want this house to age properly, right? We're in a very tropical environment with a lot of water. So whatever you put there, which is not going to be, it's not stucco. I mean, the way the drawing shows now, it's almost like if you're applying a layer of stucco, but it's actually a panelized system. So you're stamping the concrete as you're pouring it? You're stamping it, and that's the end result of the product? No, no, no, no.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 38:14
“Have you seen this used in canopies like this in South Florida before?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 38:20
“Because typically it's for like a driveway or a terrace or something like that. Because it's kind of seamless. It goes into the vertical thin thing, and then it comes to the bottom as well.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 38:52
“Because there is a coordination of all this to make it all come together properly. Absolutely. And one magical act. I want to be there. Invite me, please. Yeah, so that, yeah, because, you know, again, in my practice, we do similar elegant, fragile things, and there's always a concern of how you finish it, right? You know, stucco, everybody says, no, don't do stucco because it cracks, the water gets under the stucco, and then it becomes an issue. But it could be that that applied stamping solution may have a similar problem. It'll probably crack, water gets through it, and then the water…”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 39:52
“Yeah, up there, it seems like she's feathering it to the concrete slab, which probably has a fluid-applied roofing solution, like a Tremco product. Yeah, so that's going to be a challenge. Because you're transitioning that product into your roof, right? So that's, yeah, another magic trick. So, I mean, I've seen this succeed when you do like a whole precast element that you pour this thing in a control environment as a precast element and then you kind of come and then. fascinating to the building. It's just that, you know, that is more of a commercial detail for a commercial building,…”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 41:36
“Yes. So the PT slab within this element that you were cutting this section?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 41:50
“So you have potentially PT slab, then you have some kind of Hambrow structural system, like the long-span joists. Right, yeah.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 42:14
“Yeah, and with all this, you end up with a second floor that's about 8 feet, 6 inches in ceiling height?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 42:29
“A bit tight, but I guess it's cozy. Okay.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
- Play at 43:19
“Out of curiosity, again, are you using a waterproofing consultant to review these details and get feedback? Yeah, yeah. I think that would be smart because this is real innovation. This is cutting-edge innovation for sure. And the success of these kind of innovative details is a long-term performance, you know. and how our environment with all the NOAs and all these regulations affect this innovation. Jose, are you in the Zoom? Could he hear me?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026