当最初为挪威Cruise Line在Portmiami的新旗舰航站楼提供的第一个设计最初是在交付的时，它看上去并不像醒目的，曲线的建筑，现在在现场如此奇特。

Originally, say contractors, the design—delivered to Miami-Dade County in late 2017—was more like a “box of a terminal.”

NCL, as project owner, wanted a more “iconic” design. In response, NV2A-Haskell, the joint venture leading the project, began working directly with Miami-based architect Bermello Ajamil & Partners, says Luis Arditi, vice president with NV2A and lead of the joint venture that delivered the project.

Delivered in late January of 2018, Bermello Ajamil’s second design concept—almost exactly rendered as the built project—hit the bull’s eye.

NCL President and CEO Frank Del Rio to approved the design almost upon first sight, says Arditi.

“Except that when he said, ‘A-ha, that’s what I want—build it for me,’ all we had was a PowerPoint presentation,” Arditi adds.

“We literally just had a picture of a building,” concurs Ed Curry, director with The Haskell Co., who helped lead development of the building information model that would guide construction.

Photo by Sue Root Barker/Root Photography

到2018年3月，NCL和Del Rio宣布了“标志性”迈阿密航站楼的消息。不过，到了这个时候，库里说，NV2A-Haskell已经向前迈进并处理设计软件包，这些套件将在5月之前开始基金会。

Working under a construction manager at-risk delivery method, the team created design-assist packages with a focus on bringing the over-budget design concept into operational parameters. According to the team, design progressed from simple renderings to permit drawings within three months, and advanced at the same time that the guaranteed maximum price was being developed.

In response to the fact that the initial pricing of the project exceeded the client’s budget, the joint-venture team held an offsite value-engineering workshop with key stakeholders, including officials with NCL, PortMiami, the design team and key subcontractors.

In the collaborative setting, stakeholders considered an estimated 150 VE options, with dozens ultimately utilized to bring the project within budget, according to the contractor.

照片由NV2A-Haskell提供

实现该项目极为激进的时间表的关键是合资企业决定大力倾向于为所有设计和贸易协调建立信息建模，以至于直接从模型中订购和采购材料。

NV2A-Haskell表示，将项目的BIM描述为“超准确”，他说，以这种方式利用该模型减少了六个月的时间。

The selected curtain wall system had to respond to a complex design geometry and budget and schedule constraints, along with the strict wind-load and other requirements of Miami-Dade County. It also needed to be able to be erected quickly.

Utilizing a vendor in Colombia, the curtain wall was prefabricated in modules directly from the model and delivered to the site in 12-ft by 16-ft sections that the contractor says were “easily erected” with glazing already installed in the frames.

此外，该项目估计有100,000平方英尺的窗帘墙玻璃，每件作品的形状和尺寸各不相同。尽管如此，库里说：“每件作品都合身。”
The project’s aggressive schedule also challenged NV2A’s procurement of roughly 8,000 tons of structural steel.

为了满足该项目的施工时间表，承包商不得不聘请超过六个不同的供应商来提供所需的材料。

Photo by Sue Root Barker/Root Photography

为此，团队开发了一个全面的结构模型，工程师和细节可以每天几乎每天进行审查，并在众多专业承包商和供应商制造商店中进行物理检查，以确认细节，焊接程序和尺寸准确性。

为了应对通过迈阿密市中心运输如此大的重型钢铁会员的后勤挑战，大部分钢铁是通过驳船直接运送到项目现场的。

承包商说，尽管Covid大流行最终将在一段时间内关闭所有巡游，但项目团队一直在不中断工作，并在2020年7月完成了戏剧性的航站楼。

NV2A的总裁兼首席执行官吉尔伯托·尼维斯（Gilberto Neves）归功于他的公司与哈斯克尔（Haskell）以及整个团队中的积极伙伴关系，以取得积极的结果。

“If you don’t have a good relationship, it’s hard to have a successful project.”