Cotswold 2000
Cotswold 2000
Location Houston, Texas Client Houston Downtown Management District The Cotswold Foundation SWA Scope Master planning Urban design Landscape architectural services Size Over 90 blocks of downtown Houston Architect Rey de la Reza Architects Award American Planning Association of Texas Honor Award
The Cotswold 2000 project is a streetscape redesign for over 90 blocks of downtown Houston. SWA collaborated in preparing a master plan as well as providing landscape architectural services with the goal of providing a pedestrian-friendly environment to support the retail, entertainment, and residential uses that are revitalizing Houston. The design includes new street lighting, street trees, sidewalk paving, water features and a public art program. The concept for the major amenity corridor portion of the project, “Tapping the Aquifer,” is a series of points where water beneath the city will penetrate the ground and create water fountain features and art, each point unique and serving as a reference to history or as a portal to a particular area of downtown.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Location Houston, Texas Client Houston Downtown Management District The Cotswold Foundation SWA Scope Master planning Urban design Landscape architectural services Size Over 90 blocks of downtown Houston Architect Rey de la Reza Architects Award American Planning Association of Texas Honor Award
The Cotswold 2000 project is a streetscape redesign for over 90 blocks of downtown Houston. SWA collaborated in preparing a master plan as well as providing landscape architectural services with the goal of providing a pedestrian-friendly environment to support the retail, entertainment, and residential uses that are revitalizing Houston. The design includes new street lighting, street trees, sidewalk paving, water features and a public art program. The concept for the major amenity corridor portion of the project, “Tapping the Aquifer,” is a series of points where water beneath the city will penetrate the ground and create water fountain features and art, each point unique and serving as a reference to history or as a portal to a particular area of downtown.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
