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1WEST PALM BEACH, FL

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2Florida East Coast Railroad Thriving Sunset Lounge

In the late 1800’s, news of extending the FEC

railroad through West Palm Beach brought blacks

from all over the Southeast to the area in search of

work.

By 1915, the Northwest Neighborhood was the center

of the city’s black community. The development of

the segregated black community grew during the first

half of the century but has tapered off over the

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Historic Railroad Track Segment + Brownfield Location

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The Urban Design redevelopment for Banyan Boulevard is focused on

creating a pedestrian-friendly link in a seemingly dead street in the Northwest

Neighborhood of West Palm Beach. Segregation and poor quality housing

within the neighborhood has caused severe economic failure, gentrification

and poverty in this once thriving district. Focusing on creating a strong urban

core with the integration of mixed-use buildings, new residencies and

pedestrian pathways can help to meet the needs of local business workers,

visitors and residents.

The lack of community spaces and public parking, abandoned

businesses and auto-oriented streets are main elements contributing to the

gentrification of this corridor. The integration of shared streets, public walkways

and new commercial businesses would begin to form a sense of community

and create an iconic strip that gives visitors the downtown experience. The

program of mixed-use and residential buildings both contradict and

compliment each other, serving as a link between the historical neighborhood

and Quadrille Business District that accentuates the proposed linear park,

enhances the public realm and promotes an active urban environment.

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• Connect to

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Mixed-use Parking Garages

- accommodate for muchneeded public parking

- invite visitors from mainstreets

- form termination pointsdefining new development

Shared Streets

- connect neighborhoodwith businesses

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7Central Linear Park

- connects entire street

- serves as pedestrianwalkway

- memorializes historicrailroad tracks

Residential Buildings

- mirror and connect withadjacent residencies

- create a sense ofcommunity

Mixed-use Buildings

- invite visitors and localbusinessworkers

- serves all 3 district edges- brings in needed revenue

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Presented at Community Meeting of Northwest Neighborhood in

West Palm Beach

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1111 BuildingMiami, FLMixed-UseParking Garage

Ground Level Pedestrian Entrance

Variation in Floor Height

Exposed Structure + Upper Residential Levels

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PEDESTRIAN + VEHICULAR

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Reviving the lost community of this once thriving and integrated neighborhood while inviting the automobile-oriented lifestyle stands as the conceptual focus for this project. The transition from active urban pathways to private residencies give it an auto-urban relationship tied together with vehicular and pedestrian circulation. By memorializing the existing historic railroad tracks through the delamination of the proposed linear park and creating the amalgamation of 3 divergent districts, a typical mixed-use garage structure transforms into a respondent form, mimicking and inviting its contextual surroundings to work as one.

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MAIN RESIDENTIAL LOBBY: 1,800 SF

SECONDARY ENTRANCE: 900 SF

RETAIL (7 UNITS): 9,990 SF

MECHANICAL ROOM: 275 SF

LIVE/WORK RETAIL (3 UNITS): 6,300 SF

RESTAURANT: 5,826 SF

TOTAL: 25,091 SF

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EVENT SPACE: 7,200 SF

PARKING (62 SPACES): 28,800 SF

OFFICE UNITS (2): 6,500 SF

TOTAL: 42,500 SF

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PARKING (62 SPACES): 28,800 SF

OFFICE UNITS (2): 6,500 SF

TOTAL: 35,300 SF

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2 BED APARTMENT (8 UNITS): 7,200 SF

3 BED APARTMENT (1 UNIT): 1,800 SF

STUDIOS (11 UNITS): 4,950 SF

GREEN TERRACE: 27,900 SF

TOTAL: 41, 850 SF

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2 BED APARTMENT (5 UNITS): 4,500 SF

3 BED APARTMENT (2 UNITS): 3,600 SF

STUDIOS (11 UNITS): 4,950 SF

GREEN TERRACE: 12,450 SF

TOTAL: 25,500 SF

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2 BED APARTMENT (4 UNITS): 3,600 SF

3 BED APARTMENT (1 UNIT): 1,800 SF

STUDIOS (2 UNITS): 900 SF

GREEN TERRACE: 5,400 SF

TOTAL: 11,700 SF

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2 BED APARTMENT (2 UNITS): 1,800 SF

3 BED APARTMENT (1 UNIT): 1,800 SF

STUDIOS (2 UNITS): 900 SF

GREEN TERRACE: 3,600 SF

TOTAL: 8,100 SF

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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

ARC 5352COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PROJECT

SPRING 2016