Retractable Awning at 800 Brickell - Amazónico Miami

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The developers of the 800 Brickell property—in the heart of Miami’s buzzing financial district and a skip away from upscale shopping at Brickell City Centre—turned to their general contractor RCC Associates, who then reached out to Uni-Systems to design and deliver an En-Fold® retractable canopy system for the new Amazónico Miami tropical rainforest-themed restaurant (opened in the Fall of 2025). Amazónico Miami will join its illustrious Amazónico restaurant siblings in London, Dubai, Monte Carlo, and Madrid.

Uni-Systems provided two independently operable En-Fold® retractable canopy units. En-Fold Unit 1: 33’-9 3/4” in extension by 64’-0 5/8” wide with four drive beams spaced at 17'-3". En-Fold Unit 2: 20’-4 5/8 in extension by 58’-3 5/8” wide with three drive beams spaced at 21'-6". Together, the two En-Fold canopies afford 3,355 square feet of restaurant terrace rain shower coverage and sun shade.

Uni-Systems worked closely with Smart Shade Structures of Miami to integrate new HSS structural steel beams and columns—to support the two En-Fold® retractable canopy systems—into the existing 800 Brickell courtyard space. A custom steel truss was carefully designed and installed to ensure that the En-Fold Unit 2 retractable canopy seamlessly fit within the existing north building’s curved storefront glazing façade perimeter.

The completed En-Fold® retractable canopies' unique bi-axially tensioned fabric panels soar over nearly the entire ground-floor terrace and the Amazónico restaurant’s lush tropical rainforest foliage, keeping dining patrons dry and shaded so they can relax and enjoy the exotic ambience. Or magically at the press of a button, the En-Fold retracts to reveal blue sky and warm Florida sun!

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