Riviera Beach Marina Village
Belgard’s Permeable Pavers system provides a winning combination of function & upscale aesthetics
Every Project Starts with a Purpose
Construction of the Riviera Beach Marina Village was a partnership between the City Redevelopment Association (CRA) and the City of Riviera Beach, Florida. This waterfront redevelopment began with the demolition of both an existing 200-boat storage facility, a community recreation hall, and an adjoining restaurant. The demolished facilities were replaced with a new 40,000-square-foot event center featuring several banquet halls and a two-story restaurant. A new outdoor amphitheater was constructed with an interactive water feature. Three additional parcels were available for future building.
The challenge facing the landscape architecture firm was in designing the patterns, shapes and colors of the permeable pavers in order to provide the CRA the aesthetics they were looking for to compliment the new building’s Key West architecture style.
The Solution
Solving for Style, Function, and Durability
The engineering firm of Calvin Giordano was tasked with developing a design that would meet South Florida Water Management.
Districts permitting requirements covering current and future water quality and quantity standards. The firm understood that upcoming development on this site would create the need for additional parking and more impervious surfaces. Belgard® Commercial was able to work with the engineer to design a permeable system that would achieve the desired results required for permitting from the District. The system was comprised of 18″ washed #4 limerock, 5″ of #57 limerock, 2″ of #89 and the wearing course was a 31/8″ Eco-Holland pavers.
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The Result
A Lasting Impression:
The Final Transformation
The installation by Precise Paving took place over several months. The 18-foot-wide lower promenade along the marina bulkhead was installed by hand and consisted of 25,000 square feet of 4″ × 8″ × 3⅛″ Holland Stone interlocking concrete pavers. The upper promenade was also installed by hand as a permeable system using 75,000 square feet of 4″ × 8″ × 3⅛″ Eco-Holland permeable pavers. Due to the number of planter boxes and intricate patterns involved, machine installation was not feasible in this area.
The 30,000-square-foot perimeter road encircling the new building was also constructed as a permeable system using the same paver as the upper promenade. This portion of the project was mechanically installed by Precise Paving, allowing the contractor to meet deadlines and open the new facility on time. The overall success of the project was the result of close coordination among the design team, general contractor, CRA, Belgard Commercial team, site contractor and installation contractor.
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