Arlington County - Arlingtonva
Arlington County Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Study
26 March 2014
Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architecture, Urban Design
with Buro Happold, HR&A, Kimley –Horn, Nelson Nygaard, & Tactical Aesthetics
PROJECT SCOPE GOAL: TO CREATE A VISION FOR NEW PUBLIC SPACE AND POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT SCOPE TEAM LED BY COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS DESIGN WORK ORGANIZED AROUND 5 SCOPE TOPICS: 1. CULTURAL RESOURCES – SUPPORTED BY TACTICAL AESTHETICS 2. CIRCULATION – SUPPORTED BY NELSON NYGAARD + KIMLEY HORN 3. BUILDING LOCATION & DESIGN – SUPPORTED BY HR & A + BURO HAPPOLD 4. OPEN SPACE 5. SUSTAINABILITY – SUPPORTED BY BURO HAPPOLD
STUDY SCHEDULE
TONIGHT'S EVENT
TABLE LAYOUT WITH DESIGNATED TOPICS
ANALYSIS OVERVIEW 1. Cultural Resources 2. Circulation 3. Building Location and Design 4. Open Space 5. Sustainability
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CULTURAL RESOURCES HISTORY:
LANDMARKS:
AGRICULTURE
SOILDER TREE
MOTHER TREE
CIVIC HUB
PLACE TO WORK/LIVE
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN
INVESTMENT BUILDING
CULTURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC ART: ENGAGE AND EDUCATE
SEED-TIMES SQUARE
CLIFF GARTEN
ROSEN QUERALT CULTIVUS LOCI
JAMES HUNTER PARK
CIRCULATION
CIRCULATION THE BOW-TIE: A DENSE TRANSIT NODE
CIRCULATION AUTO SURFACE •
LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF ASPHALT BECOME DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS TO TRAVERSE.
BUILDING LOCATION AND DESIGN
BUILDING DESIGN AND LOCATION ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
BUILDING LOCATION AND DESIGN ACTIVE STREET FRONTAGE EXISTING FRONTAGE FUTURE FRONTAGE SERVICES RESTAURANT/BAR RETAIL
OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE MANY TYPES OF OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE TOPOGRAPHY CHALLENGES
OPEN SPACE TOPOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT ENERGY NETWORK
WHAT DOES COURTHOUSE SQUARE WANT TO BE?
PUBLIC SPACE EXAMPLES
ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK, NY
CANAL PARK WASHINGTON, DC
SPEAKER’S CORNER LONDON, UK
ZUCCOTTI PARK NEW YORK, NY
PIAZZA NAVONA ROME, IT
PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE, PORTLAND, OR
HARVARD SCIENCE PLAZA BOSTON, MA
ST. ELIZABETH’S GATEWAY WASHINGTON, DC
PLACE DES VOSGES PARIS, FR
POST OFFICE SQUARE BOSTON, MA
PIAZZA DEL CAMPO SIENA, IT
FOUNTAIN SQUARE CINCINNATI, OH
Arlington County Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Study
26 March 2014
Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architecture, Urban Design
with Buro Happold, HR&A, Kimley –Horn, Nelson Nygaard, & Tactical Aesthetics
26 March 2014
Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architecture, Urban Design
with Buro Happold, HR&A, Kimley –Horn, Nelson Nygaard, & Tactical Aesthetics
PROJECT SCOPE GOAL: TO CREATE A VISION FOR NEW PUBLIC SPACE AND POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT SCOPE TEAM LED BY COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS DESIGN WORK ORGANIZED AROUND 5 SCOPE TOPICS: 1. CULTURAL RESOURCES – SUPPORTED BY TACTICAL AESTHETICS 2. CIRCULATION – SUPPORTED BY NELSON NYGAARD + KIMLEY HORN 3. BUILDING LOCATION & DESIGN – SUPPORTED BY HR & A + BURO HAPPOLD 4. OPEN SPACE 5. SUSTAINABILITY – SUPPORTED BY BURO HAPPOLD
STUDY SCHEDULE
TONIGHT'S EVENT
TABLE LAYOUT WITH DESIGNATED TOPICS
ANALYSIS OVERVIEW 1. Cultural Resources 2. Circulation 3. Building Location and Design 4. Open Space 5. Sustainability
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CULTURAL RESOURCES HISTORY:
LANDMARKS:
AGRICULTURE
SOILDER TREE
MOTHER TREE
CIVIC HUB
PLACE TO WORK/LIVE
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN
INVESTMENT BUILDING
CULTURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC ART: ENGAGE AND EDUCATE
SEED-TIMES SQUARE
CLIFF GARTEN
ROSEN QUERALT CULTIVUS LOCI
JAMES HUNTER PARK
CIRCULATION
CIRCULATION THE BOW-TIE: A DENSE TRANSIT NODE
CIRCULATION AUTO SURFACE •
LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF ASPHALT BECOME DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS TO TRAVERSE.
BUILDING LOCATION AND DESIGN
BUILDING DESIGN AND LOCATION ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
BUILDING LOCATION AND DESIGN ACTIVE STREET FRONTAGE EXISTING FRONTAGE FUTURE FRONTAGE SERVICES RESTAURANT/BAR RETAIL
OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE MANY TYPES OF OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE TOPOGRAPHY CHALLENGES
OPEN SPACE TOPOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT ENERGY NETWORK
WHAT DOES COURTHOUSE SQUARE WANT TO BE?
PUBLIC SPACE EXAMPLES
ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK, NY
CANAL PARK WASHINGTON, DC
SPEAKER’S CORNER LONDON, UK
ZUCCOTTI PARK NEW YORK, NY
PIAZZA NAVONA ROME, IT
PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE, PORTLAND, OR
HARVARD SCIENCE PLAZA BOSTON, MA
ST. ELIZABETH’S GATEWAY WASHINGTON, DC
PLACE DES VOSGES PARIS, FR
POST OFFICE SQUARE BOSTON, MA
PIAZZA DEL CAMPO SIENA, IT
FOUNTAIN SQUARE CINCINNATI, OH
Arlington County Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Study
26 March 2014
Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architecture, Urban Design
with Buro Happold, HR&A, Kimley –Horn, Nelson Nygaard, & Tactical Aesthetics
