Proposal
from The Druker Company
Urban Design and Architecture
 Second floor plan |
 Third floor plan |
Second
Floor Plan
On the east side of High Street, active retail uses occupy all of the
second floor with large transparent storefront openings affording visibility
to the interior. The most successful urban streets direct several floors
of activity to one street level; the second story will be an inherent
part of High Streetıs viability.
On the west side of High Street, the second floor is occupied by University Student Services. The front door to these services is at the restored "Chinese Laundry" providing an important destination to University Gateway Center as well as regular contact with a significant piece of historic architectural fabric.
At University Way, the sports bar on the second floor spills out onto a terraced roof, further activating this entertainment zone.
Third Floor
Plan
The third and fourth floors of the office building on the west side of
High Street are planned as flexible floor plates accomodating various
alternative office planning strategies. The building width of 120 feet
provides a core to window wall dimension of 45 feet for maximum planning
adaptability and access to daylight.
On the west side of High Street, typical residential floors are configured
to diminish the apparent length of corridors. At the corner of 11th Avenue
and High Street, residential units have balconies as do units on the fifth
floor where the building massing steps back to reduce the apparent bulk
from the sidewalk.
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