A LEED platinum, car-free mixed-use building in Portland, Oregon, with local restaurants on the ground and fourth floor, coworking on the second floor, and office space on the third floor. It features art panel shutters from 24 emerging local artists. Read more here.
Green mixed-use building featuring local artists
Submitted by Neil T
December 9, 2010 (last changed March 28, 2011)
09 December 2010
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Mixed use buildings would be great if enough upscale owner occupied elderly housing was made available with all their needs in walkable area. Then additional grocery stores, doctors offices, hairdressers, and entertainment areas might be able to be supported.
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combine this with the entrepreneurial space!
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What are the major hurdles in using all sustainable and renewable materials throughout the development? I definitely agree with Lindsay about revamping old factory buildings, too.
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YES! YES! YES!
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This idea is key for a self sustaining city center. They may be hard to sell such as the units in Blue Back, but they are needed.
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There is a great renovation of an old factory building in Biddeford, Maine which has this very similar concept. They have paid homage to the history of the building by having a display of historical references as well as large format photos on the walls. The building is a mixed use building with restaurants on the ground floor and then a mix of artists spaces and office space. I personally would rather renovate one of the old factory buildings here and stay true to it’s history rather than put in a brand new building.
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I agree with the majority of posters, I don’t think we should go overly trendy in building design. We can still design environment friendly buildings that have more of a New England feel and don’t feel plain.
As far as aesthetics, I really liked some of the concept drawings in the RFQ that Renaissance submitted early on. In fact, these same photos still appear in the banner at the top of the rdatbristol.com site. I particularly liked the white on brick which lightened things up quite a bit. I thought the buildings in the concept video were too dark and overly urban although I did like the video in general.
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When we say it’s car-free, does that mean we’d have to put a parking lot nearby? Remember with the exception of the people who will move in, we’ll all still be driving and parking somewhere in the downtown to walk around.
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We have factory spaces on Center Street, for example, that can be converted into this kind of vibrant mixed use community space, combining living/working spaces in a loft-style setting. Not sure we have the resources to support new construction on this scale, but rather the conversion of old into new would be cool.
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I’m not a big fan of this idea. Not because I don’t think it is cool, but because I think this really steps away from the meat and potatoes that are the general population around here. For this development I think we need to be careful not to go too eclectic too soon. If it goes that way over the long term, great! But I think that it will take time to “rise” Bristol to that kind of idea.
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The design can be more New England, but mixed use is essential to get feet on the ground to support the businesses tha locate at ground level
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I don’t like the particular design of this building, however, I do like the concept of it, especially the idea of car-free
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The design can be more New England, but mixed use is essential to get feet on the ground to support the businesses tha locate at ground level