CREATING A NEW DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN EASTTO LIVE, WORK + EXPERIENCE

CBD +DOWNTOWN WEST

ARTS +LORING PARK

HOSPITAL +ELLIOT PARK

DOWNTOWNEAST UNIVERSITY

OF MINNESOTA

RIVER FRONT +MILL DISTRICT

IDENTIFYING ADJACENT DENSITIES + THE VOID OF DOWNTOWN EAST CONNECTING ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCE + ECOLOGY EMBEDDING NEW DENSITY INTO THE FABRIC OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS

JANICE, AGE 32Creative Director at an ad agency. Lives + works in Downtown East.

PETER, AGE 28New resident waiting to meet up with a friend to grab a beer at the Armory Brewery.

JOSEPH + MILA, AGE 48 + 6Family visiting Minneapolis, touring The Armory, the city’s newest attraction.

RICK + STEVE, EARLY 30SLong-time Vikings fans meeting up in the new Game-Day Plaza before tailgating for the big game.

AMANDA + JASON, MID-30SNewlywed couple moving from the suburbs to Downtown East, to be in the center of it all.

URBAN STRATEGIES // CONNECTING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITH NEW ECONOMY + ECOLOGY

MAKING DOWNTOWN EAST A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION: ACTIVATING THE ARMORY AND GAME-DAY PLAZA

THE DIVERSE PERSONALITIESOF DOWNTOWN EAST

PRIMARY OBJECTIVESEMBEDDING SUCCESS IN DOWNTOWN EAST

• Filling the void of Downtown East to make a vibrant, complete Downtown District• Connecting pedestrian, bike and light rail networks to capitalize on the centralized location of Downtown East• Bridging existing residential densities with commerce and green streets

• Densely planting barren streets with Minnesota native trees and prairie grasses• Creating a matrix of Green Streets and Blue Streets, engineering stormwater infrastructure• Reconnecting Downtown East to the river front

• Transforming sidewalks into hospitable, comfortable spaces, sheltered by trees and a glass pavilion network, heated in the winter through building heat offset • Designing passive spaces for enjoyment, specifically through the Promenade• Planting trees throughout the streetscape

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ECOLOGY

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PHASE ONE PHASE TWO PHASE THREE PHASE FOUR

PHASING // RESIDENTIAL OFFICE HOTEL RETAIL

Residential 314,708 Office 806,021 Retail 145,906 Hospitality 214,662 Parking 611,437

Residential 584,483 Office 455,880 Retail 127,484 Hospitality 0 Parking 477,528

Residential 532,351Office 1,393,786 Retail 67,788 Hospitality 0 Parking 684,142

Residential 663,063Office 0 Retail 19,045Hospitality 199,770Parking 329,686

2,094,606 2,655,686 360,223 414,432 2,432,481 sq. ft.RESIDENTIAL OFFICE HOTEL RETAIL PARKING

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Apartment Tower Live/Work Loft + Offices Work Loft, Office + Hotel Tower Office, Work Loft, + Apartment Block

Office + Apartment Block

Lofts Offices, Apartments + Live/Work Lofts ARMORY Brewery + Market Apartment Towers + Senior Living

Lofts Apartment Tower + Lofts Office Towers Row Houses

INNOVATIVE + INVITING SIDEWALKS AND STREETSCAPES

SUSTAINABILITY INDEX:MAXIMIZING CREATIVE REUSE + ECOLOGICAL DESIGNTO FORTIFY NEW ECONOMY

A NEW CIVIC SPACE: THE PORTLAND STREET PROMENADE CONNECTING THE ARMORY TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FRONT, WITH PASSIVE SPACES + PROTECTED BIKE TRAILS

STORMWATER MANAGEMENTTHROUGH A MATRIX OF “GREEN” + “BLUE” STREETS

PRIORITIZING PROTECTED BIKE TRANSIT +ACTIVATING THE HIAWATHA LINE

“REFORESTING” THE CITY: A NEXUS OF BIOMES

SUSTAINABLE STREETSCAPES

RIGHTS OF WAY

“Green Streets” run North/South, directing water to the river and cleansing it on the way. “Blue Streets” run East/West + are built into the one-way infrastructure, utilizing the middle lane as drainage to the green streets.

Protected “Greenhouse” streetways offer an alternative to Skyway networks - activating the sidewalk, the protected walkways are paned with glass and planted with greenery, offering shade and cooling in the summer, and attractive heat in the winter.

Passive linear park space specifically designed with the Minneapolis climate in mind. Offering more shelter than a traditional broad civic park space, the linear nature of the promenade directs people from the Armory to the Riverfront, while allowing for slow interstitial spaces to be activated in between, opening up to retail frontages.

The pathways of The Promenade offer protected and pleasant bike transit, lined with trees and prairie grasses. The bike transit network has been reworked to allow for safe and active bike use in the nexus of Downtown. The Hiawatha Bike Trail has also been connected to the larger Minneapolis Bike Network, the Grand Rounds. Down the street at the Armory and Game-Day Plaza, the light rail lane has been moved to the side of the plaza to offer more space for large gatherings.

A long-term initiative for the City of Minneapolis - a certified Tree City - the plan calls for the extensive planting of new native Minnesota trees in light of the impending loss of 30% of the city’s tree canopy to disease. By planting mixed-deciduous species, as well as native prairie grasses and wetland species, the planting plan realizes the unique character of the ecology of Minnesota - where the prairie, the boreal forest, and the deciduous forest meet, forming the “North Woods” typology in the city.

Combined Residential Commercial Block with Internal Parking Structure

Double Loaded Residential Slab Office TowerThree Story Parking Structure

Occupiable Roof GardenSouthern Facing Interior Balcony

COMBINED RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL BLOCKWITH INTERNAL PARKING STRUCTURE

MULTI-USE BLOCK TYPOLOGY:

Residential Terraces

Passive VentillationInterior Atrium

Planted Rooftop Interior Parking Deck

Greenhouse Streetway

Typical Office Tower

9 stories

112’-0”

125’-0”

78’-98’

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Integrated Affordable Housing

ARTICULATED ENVELOPES + BLOCK DYNAMICS

OPEN SPACE NETWORKS CONNECTING DOWNTOWN EASTTO THE GREEN MATRIX OF MINNEAPOLIS

ACTIVATING THE URBAN FABRIC THROUGH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, NURTURING A LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOOD

ENGAGING TRANSIT CONNECTIONS WITHINDOWNTOWN EAST, EXTENDING TO GREATER MINNEAPOLIS

ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

The typical block is composed of a combination of building typologies. Their aggregation provides symbiotic benefits, and composes a complete community. The block employs intelligent thermodynamic strategies - such as passive heating and cooling, as well as planted roofs - all reducing the energy needs of the block.

MAPPING OBJECTIVES: CONNECTIVITY, COMFORT + ECOLOGY IN DOWNTOWN EAST

NATIVE IDENTITY: ENGINEERING LOCAL COMFORT THROUGH REGIONAL MATERIALS

INSIDE / OUTSIDE:EMBEDDING YEAR-ROUND EXPERIENCE IN DOWNTOWN EAST

Native Prairie Grasses

Vikings Stadium CustomStructural Soil Pit

Book Fair

“Green Street”Drainage Pipe

Outer Breezewayfor Faster Circulation,

Permeable Paving

Wood

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Steel

Recycled Concrete

Granite

Organic Soils

Concrete

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Permeable Paving

CASE STUDY: GREENHOUSE SIDEWALKSMINNESOTA-SOURCED MATERIALS

LANDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE

ARCHITECTURAL

Greenhouse Way,Heated + Protected

Circulation

Ground Level Retail

Glass EnclosureNetwork

Boreal Forest PlantingAspen / Birch Mix

Operable Windowsfor Passive Ventilation

Double-GlazedFacade System

Potlach Wood & Forestry Products

Structural & Architectural Steel

Cold Springs Granite

Molin Concrete Products

MG McGrath Architectural Metals

Native Plant & Tree Nurseries

Recycled Concrete for Structural Soils

Organic Soils

Viracon Architectural Glass

Mankato Architectural Stone

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Brainard, MN

Vikings Stadium

Cold Springs, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Circle Pines, MN

Owatanna, MN

Maplewood, MN

Mankato, MN

Brainard, Minnesota

Cold Springs, Minnesota

Circle Pines, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

Minneapolis/St. Paul Area, Minnesota

Old Vikings Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Downtown East, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Owatanna, Minnesota

Mankato, Minnesota

CONNECTIVITY COMFORT ECOLOGYOPEN SPACE

GREENHOUSESIDEWALKS

OPEN SPACEGREEN BUS LINE

STREET DIRECTIONALITY RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE + HOTELSHIAWATHA LINE

ENTERTAINMENTRED BUS LINE

BEER GARDEN SURLY BREWERY EVENT SPACE

Embedded as the axis of experience, Connec+ Minneapolis sees the adaptive reuse of the Armory Building as an anchor between the Mis-sissippi River and Viking Stadium. Transformed into a dynamic space with the character of a brewery and the energy of a multi-functional event venue, the Armory catalyzes a new form of experience in Down-town East, attracting new residents and Vikings fans alike, year-round.

REFORESTING THE CITY WITH NORTH WOODS ECOLOGY

OPEN SPACE IDENTITY

The ecology of the State of Minnesota is broadly defined by a unique nexus of three varying ecotones - the Boreal Forest, the Deciduous Forest, and the Native Prairie. These typologies are brought to Downtown East throughout the intensive “reforesting” of the urban fabric. In particular detail, Fifth Street is activated through the design of distinctive landscape rooms, articulating the character of native Minnesotan ecology in the heart of the city, while creating comfortable spaces for passive daily enjoyment.

OVERLAYING EXPERIENCE:THE AXIS OF THE PORTLAND AVENUE PROMENADE, THE ARMORY AND FIFTH STREET

Book Fair

Portland StreetPromenade

Prairie GrassLandscape Room

Boreal ForestLandscape Room

Downtown East Resident, 27

Nurse, 42

University of Minnesota Student, 21

Vikings Fan, 38

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The Portland Hotel

COMFORTABLE OPEN SPACECHARACTERIZED BYNATIVE MINNEAPOLIS ECOLOGY

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TRACING THE PATHS OF USERS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN DOWNTOWN EAST

The Linden Enclosure

Community ChessPassive OutdoorPerformance Space

NeighborhoodPing Pong

Passive NeighborhoodSports Courts

ShuffleboardCourts

After School Play Space

Local OutdoorReading Room

MISSISSIPPI HOTEL298’-0”

VIKING PLAZA TOWER198’-0”

FIFTH AVENUE OFFICE TOWER295’-0”

ICONIC OFFICE TOWER360’-0”

ACCENTURE TOWER454’-0”

IDS CENTER792-’0”

CAPELLA TOWER778-’0”

NEW MILL DISTRICT90’-0” (TYP.)

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

LARGE FORMAT GROCERY

SEASONAL PASSIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT VENDOR

THE ARMORYBREWERY + OPEN SPACE

ACTIVATED RETAILFRONTAGES

STREETHOCKEY

FLUX PLAZA

CONNEC+ GREEN PASSIVE SPORTS COURTS

Total Project Sq Ft

Project NPV at 10%Unleveraged BTIRRDebt to Equity Ratio

Leveraged BTIRR

Total Project Cost (Yr 10)Total Project Value (Yr 10)

7,727,765

$370,872,14115.8%70 to 3025.7%

$1,557,244,974$2,811,354,983

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PHASE FOUR SOLIDIFYING NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS

PHASING // RESIDENTIAL OFFICE HOTEL RETAIL

Residential 663,063Office 487,825 Retail 19,045Hospitality 199,770Parking 329,686

PHASE TWOEXTENSION TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI

LIVE/WORK LOFTS + OFFICESBlock F

OFFICES, APARTMENTS + LIVE/WORK LOFTS Block G

APARTMENT TOWER + LOFT SPACEBlock A

APARTMENT TOWERBlock B

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APARTMENT TOWER + SENIOR LIVINGBlocks P + Q

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PHASE ONEDEFINING THE ARMORY DISTRICT

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ARMORY BREWERY + EVENT SPACE Block L

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Residential 532,351Office 766,582 Retail 67,788 Hospitality 0 Parking 684,142

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Residential 112,872Office 0Retail 9,964Parking 27,804

Residential 165,435Office 416,423Retail 57,824Parking 137,416Parking (U) 89,814

Residential 254,044Office 561,801Retail 0Parking 165,177Parking (U) 110,925

Residential 0Office 415,562Retail 0Parking 100,843Parking (U) 52,164

Residential 201,696Office 0Retail 6,972Parking 80,786Parking (U) 144,722

Hotel 199,770 Residential 170,073Office 0Retail 12,073Parking 49,496

Residential 161,486Office 0Retail 0Parking 27,976

Residential 199,189Office 0Retail 32,280Parking 61,009Parking (U) 102,650

Residential 82,701Office 0Retail 8,285Parking 33,679

Residential 175,861Office 152,491Retail 54,360Parking 119,920

Residential 126,731Office 303,389Retail 32,560Parking 160,270

Residential 217,868Office 139,945Retail 54,360Parking 119,920

Residential 0Office 419,242Retail 74,976Hotel 214,662Parking 162,498Parking (U) 219,332

Residential 0Office 0Retail 30,381Parking (U) 6,642

Residential 96,840Office 246,834Retail 16,570Parking 109,687

Residential 129,809Office 0Retail 0Parking 26,706

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