In a city known for its pastel palettes and Art Deco drama, Supreme’s new store in Miami makes a different kind of statement with its bold and brutalist-inspired interiors. Designed by Brinkworth in collaboration with architect Neil Logan and the Wilson Brothers, the retail space avoids conformity and seeks to literally elevate skate culture. Inside the two-story structure, a colossal wooden skate bowl hovers overhead like a sculptural UFO.
Located in Miami’s Design District, a neighborhood already full of architectural flexing, Supreme Miami transforms a concrete-frame shell into something entirely new. Brinkworth and its longtime collaborators didn’t raze and rebuild. Instead, they stripped the building to its core, removing staircases and interiors to introduce a language of minimalism that is both brand-specific and site-responsive. ‘Supreme is so clear about the brand’s vision, and who its customers are,’ said Brinkworth’s Managing Director Sam Derrick. ‘When the client and the design team share a strong conviction, it sets the foundation for something extraordinary.’
The floating bowl at Supreme Miami is the showstopper, which Steve Badgett of Simparch designed in collaboration with Brinkworth, architect Neil Logan and the Wilson Brothers. The suspended horseshoe structure floats eight feet above ground between two concrete columns, reimagining a feature already seen in the brand’s Shanghai location. But here in Miami, the intervention takes on a sculptural role — casting shadows, shaping space, and creating a strange but satisfying dialogue between voids and volumes. It’s a spatial experience as much as a skateable surface…