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Title: Downtown Village


1
Downtown Village
  • Marsha Deviney
  • Spring 2002
  • ARCH 306
  • Susan Rodiek

2
Reactions from site
  • No one was outside on the street level
  • Not much housing available in downtown area
  • The site on a good location for an important
    connection to the tunnel system

3
Goals
  • Create a comfortable living area in downtown
    Houston
  • Have public areas on street level
  • Create a unique visual scene in the downtown area

4
Inspiration
  • Area needs more residential influence
  • Historical references in the modern surroundings
    of the site

5
Concepts
  • Courtyard in middle
  • Smaller as it go up
  • Retail on bottom

6
Sketch model
  • Overhead glazing along the base allows light into
    the tunnel and retail areas
  • Curved roof to hide mechanical system from sky
    lobbies in nearby buildings
  • To make more aesthetically pleasing from street
    level

7
Revisions
  • Roof is flat and gabled- making the highest point
    125 feet
  • Nine floors with larger windows on every third
    floor
  • Greenery in public courtyard for retail customers
    and nice visuals for loft owners

8
1st Floor
  • Retail and tunnel entrances
  • Personal and secure entrances to lofts
  • Public courtyard with vegetation

9
Typical Floor
  • 10 lofts
  • 4 personal entrances
  • Outdoor balconies connect with alternate fire
    exits to each side

10
Skywalk Floor (every 3rd Floor)
  • 10 lofts
  • Access to all entrances
  • Glazed skywalks

11
Night life
12
Public courtyard
13
Proposed city view
14
Proposed city view
15
References and Thanks
  • http//www.bluffton.edu/sullivanm/wainwright/wain
    wright.html
  • Ginsler
  • Norman Hoover
  • Hal Sharp
  • C. K. Pang
  • Dan Brents
  • Richard Payne
  • Hoan Le

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