#1 OPEN SPACE TYPE - Amazon Web Services...2014/07/23 · • Open lawn area to accomodate a...
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• Balance of paving and landscaped areas. • Traditional design with passive and active spaces. • Orthogonal orientation. • Total open space is 169,000 square feet. Approximately 42% greenscape and 58% hardscape. Considerations • Straightforward design affords traditional approach to open space design. • Allows a balance of passive and active uses. • Singular and well-defined space. • N. Uhle Street as a street, path, or promenade defining the western edge of the square. • More landscaped areas framing open lawn areas creating outdoor rooms. • Diagonal orientation reflects pedestrian pathways. • Large uninterruped area has capacity for a variety of designs and uses. • Total open space is 185,000 square feet. Approximately 43% greenscape and 57% hardscape. • More emphasis on spaces for gathering, events, and market activities. • Open lawn area to accomodate a variety of designs and uses. • Total open space is 137,000 square feet. Approximately 28% is greenscape and 72% is hardscape. Open Space- Flexible Spaces Open Space - Garden Rooms Open Space - Promenade Green Considerations • More park-like setting. • Larger tree canopy in Memorial Grove on Northeast corner. • Layout follows pedestrian desire paths diagonally across the area. • Favors more passive uses. • Less well-defined, leaves triangular shaped spaces. Considerations • Distinctly different open space environments. • Market, metro and access to square concentrated in an active Northwest corner. • Clearly defined passive and active areas. • Well-defined gathering space. • Improves visibility into Courthouse Plaza. • Incorporates Veitch St. entrance behind Court Square West. • Small natural area potential due to buidling site on south end of square. Flexible use of space; balance of hardscape & landscape, Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX Madison Square Park, New York, NY Pedestrian Promenade The Battery Bosque, New York, NY Flexible Plaza Space Discovery Green, Houston, TX OPEN SPACE TYPE #1 Flexible Spaces Concept A Garden Rooms Concept B Promenade/ Green Concept C Feedback results will be available online. Visit sites.arlingtonva.us/courthouse ENVISION COURTHOUSE SQUARE where people come together
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• Balance of paving and landscaped areas.• Traditional design with passive and active spaces.• Orthogonal orientation.• Total open space is 169,000 square feet. Approximately 42%
greenscape and 58% hardscape.
Considerations• Straightforward design affords traditional approach to open space design.• Allows a balance of passive and active uses.• Singular and well-defined space. • N. Uhle Street as a street, path, or promenade defining the western edge of the square.
• More landscaped areas framing open lawn areas creating outdoor rooms.• Diagonal orientation reflects pedestrian pathways.• Large uninterruped area has capacity for a variety of designs and uses.• Total open space is 185,000 square feet. Approximately 43%
greenscape and 57% hardscape.
• More emphasis on spaces for gathering, events, and market activities.• Open lawn area to accomodate a variety of designs and uses.• Total open space is 137,000 square feet. Approximately 28% is
greenscape and 72% is hardscape.
Open Space-Flexible Spaces
Open Space -Garden Rooms
Open Space - Promenade Green
Considerations• More park-like setting.• Larger tree canopy in Memorial Grove on Northeast corner.• Layout follows pedestrian desire paths diagonally across the area.• Favors more passive uses.• Less well-defined, leaves triangular shaped spaces.
Considerations• Distinctly different open space environments.• Market, metro and access to square concentrated in an active Northwest corner.• Clearly defined passive and active areas.• Well-defined gathering space.• Improves visibility into Courthouse Plaza.• Incorporates Veitch St. entrance behind Court Square West.• Small natural area potential due to buidling site on south end of square.
Flexible use of space; balance of hardscape & landscape, Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX Madison Square Park, New York, NY Pedestrian Promenade
The Battery Bosque, New York, NY Flexible Plaza Space Discovery Green, Houston, TX
OPEN SPACE TYPE#1Flexible Spaces
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B Promenade/ GreenConcept
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Feedback results will be available online.Visit sites.arlingtonva.us/courthouse
ENVISION COURTHOUSE SQUAREwhere people come together
