| Landmark
Square is the first proposed development for the site that garnered
overwhelming support from all of the aforementioned groups. This was
accomplished by conducting a series of meetings with the neighborhood
organizations before any design work was initiated, allowing consensus-
building on issues. Once there was consensus on issues, a solution
that responded to those issues was developed and unanimously approved
by all parties concerned. Bowed and bay windows,
2nd floor entrances, vertical proportions, and window groupings
of similar scale are consciously borrowed elements from the existing
neighborhood. Varied color brick and smooth-cut stone are found
throughout the community and are utilized extensively in the new
construction.
A single slope roof increases the building height
to approximate surrounding buildings. Two bedroom townhomes are
placed above three bedroom flats in a method that cost effectively
increases height without requiring expensive third floor exit stairs.
Low-income residents are successfully blended with
their community by giving each unit a street front address and complimentary
architecture. Each of the 18 units has a different architectural
identity with no two being exactly alike, providing a strong sense
of individualism with the overall complex. |
