TABLE OF CONTENTS FIBER
01
FABRIC
02
WEAVING
03
PLAID
04
01 “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.� - Herman Melville
THE FIBER OF GREENVILLE
INNOVATIVE DESIGN
Liberty Bridge at Falls Park
Lawrence Halprin-designed Main Street
WORLD-CLASS CULTURAL EVENTS
Springsteen at Bi-Lo
Artisphere
US Pro Cycling Championships
HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TEXTILES
Local Textile Mill, c1920
High-Tech Textile used in Automotive Industry
QUALITIES OF FINE FABRICS
texture, pattern, luminocity, scale, transparency, color, vibrancy, sheen, mystery, performance
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
FURMAN UNIVERSITY HUBBEL LIGHTING
291 29
25
GREER GLOBAL TEXTILE PARTNER SOUTHERN WEAVING
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY
DOWNTOWN
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BMW MANUFACTURING CO.
85
W.L. GORE & ASSOC.
385
GREENVILLE
EASLEY
GREENVILLE TECH COLLEGE
FABRIC OF INNOVATION: REGIONAL CLEMSON - ICAR
123 INNEGRITY
185 85
CLEMSON
385
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
GLEN RAVEN CUSTOM FABRICS
FABRIC OF INNOVATION
TO COLUMBIA & CHARLESTON
N
DuPONT
CITY AS FABRIC, DESIGNERS AS WEAVERS
WORKING DEFINITION OF WEAVE
02 “When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.� -Gordon Gee
PHYSICAL FABRIC OF GREENVILLE: EXISTING CONDITIONS
DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN Key Planning Principles • expand to the five corners of downtown • create a green necklace • celebrate points of arrival • tame the roads • create a linked transit network
SITE AERIAL
PIAZZA VECCHIO
cafe-lined space with tower, water feature and access to second level spaces
PIAZZA BERGAMO
windy, limited shade, divided space, cluttered, disconnected from Main
INTERSECTION AT MAIN and COFFEE
cluttered, not unique, piazza unannounced, prime retail corner currently vacant
LAURENS STREET
uninviting, tall edges, service alley, cluttered
COFFEE STREET
narrow pedestrian space, active retail and restaurants, partial shade, understated
PHYSICAL FABRIC OF GREENVILLE: EARTHEN MATERIALS
STREET WALLS
STREET WALLS
03 “I broider the world upon a loom, I broider with dreams my tapestry...” from The Loom of Dreams by Arthur Symons
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
CONVENTIONAL PLACEMENT OF PROGRAM
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
COFFEE STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
ISSUE #1 COFFEE STREET
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
TOO TIGHT
WASHINGTON STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
SOLUTION #1
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
COFFEE STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
ISSUE #2
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
NOT UNIQUE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
SOLUTION #2
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
COFFEE STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
ISSUE #3
TOO TIGHT MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
COFFEE STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
CAN ALL 3 BE SOLVED GRACEFULLY?
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
HISTORIC BUNCOMBE AXIS
BU
NC
COFFEE STREET
OM
BE
AX
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
IS
WASHINGTON STREET
BU NC
OM B
ES
TRE E
T NORTH STREET
BUNCOMBE BEND
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
COFFEE STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
PIAZZA FABRIC, MAIN STREET FABRIC
PIAZZA FABRIC
MAIN STREET FABRIC
OF
N RO
GREE THREE DIMENSIONAL PROGRAM DIAGRAM
RY
ENT
GOALS OF THE MASTER PLAN
1 Make Piazza Bergamo the heart of the Project
3
5
2 Energize Piazza with active ground floor uses
5
3 Create activity day and night Create Unique Space at
2
1
4 intersection of Coffee and Main Street
5 Extend vibrancy of Piazza down Laurens Street
4
PUBLIC REALM
WEST NORTH STREET
ET
EAST NORTH STREET
NORTH MAIN STREET WEST WASHINGTON STREET
extend floor surface to engage Main Street
NORTH BROWN STREET
COMPONENTS: FLOOR
NORTH LAURENS STREET
TRE
NORTH RICHARDSON STREET
BUN COM BE S
EAST WASHINGTON STREET
BUN
COM
WEST NORTH STREET
TRE
ET
EAST NORTH STREET
WEST WASHINGTON STREET
open spaces at Main Street intersection and at western Piazza space with ceiling between
NORTH BROWN STREET
NORTH LAURENS STREET ET
NORTH RICHARDSON STREET
COMPONENTS: CEILING
NORTH MAIN STREET
BE S
EAST WASHINGTON STREET
FLOOR PLANS
COFFEE STREET
PIAZZA BERGAMO PROPERTY LINE BUILDING ABOVE
PIAZZA BERGAMO
COFFEE STREET MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
RETAIL 4,500 sf
PROPERTY LINE BUILDING ABOVE STREET ABOVE
WASHINGTON STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
MAIN STREET
RICHARDSON STREET
PHASE 1 SERVICE LEVEL
EXISTING BERGAMO BUILDING EXISTING BANK OF AMERICA BUILDING PIAZZA BERGAMO DESIGN FORTHCOMING
COFFEE STREET
PROPERTY LINE
PIAZZA
ANTHROPOLOGIE BERGAMO
COFFEE STREET
6,500 sf
OFFICE
EXISTING BANK OF AMERICA PARKING
900 sf
LOBBY
MAIN STREET
RETAIL 10,500 sf
LAURENS STREET
BUILDING ABOVE
CERTUS BANK
PHASE 1 LEVEL 1
EXISTING BUILDING TO REMAIN
SERVICE
FUTURE LOBBY
MAIN STREET
EXISTING SURFACE PARKING
7’-1”
RETAIL 8,700 sf
7’-8”
RICHARDSON STREET
6,700 sf
PROPERTY LINE BUILDING ABOVE
WASHINGTON STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 20,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET ROOF OF RETAIL BELOW
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 2
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 20,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 3
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 20,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 4
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
GREEN ROOF 2,700 sf
LAURENS STREET
MAIN STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 5
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
ROOF OF STAIR BELOW
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 6
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 7
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 8
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
PHASE 1 LEVEL 9
FUTURE CORE EDGE OF FUTURE PHASE
WASHINGTON STREET
PHASE 2
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 20,000 sf
MAIN STREET
LAURENS STREET
ROOF BELOW
OFFICE 17,000 sf
EDGE OF BUILDING ABOVE
WASHINGTON STREET
PHASE 2 LEVEL 2
COFFEE STREET
OFFICE 15,000 sf
MAIN STREET
PHASE 2 TYPICAL UPPER LEVEL
ROOF BELOW
100’-0”
LAURENS STREET
OFFICE 19,000 sf
195’-0” WASHINGTON STREET
04 “Once you accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy.� -Albert Einstein
PHASE 1 DESIGN: FORM
FORM IN CONTEXT
FORM ISOLATED
TOWER: GLAZED CURTAIN WALL
LOW VOLUME: PUNCHED OPENINGS
WEAVE
PHASE 1 DESIGN: MATERIALS
EARTHEN MATERIALS • brick • terra cotta • concrete
GLASS
GLASS
PHASE 1 DESIGN: PROGRAM
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MAIN MAIN STREET / STREET / COFFEE STREET COFFEE STREET INTERSECTION INTERSECTION
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PROGRAM STRATEGY
LIGHT-FILLED .MOST PUBLIC, TRASPARENT
.CONTROLLED DAYLIGHT .SEMI-PRIVATE
LESS DAYLIGHT .SEMI-PRIVATE
PHASE 1 DESIGN: ORIENTATION
SOUTH-FACING FACADE CONCEPT
NORTH-FACING FACADE CONCEPT
RENDERINGS
PHASE 2 MASSING
WASHINGTON STREET
MCBEE AVENUE
MAIN STREET COLLEGE STREET
NORTH STREET
URBAN SCALE OF MAIN STREET
WINDSTREAM
BANK OF AMERICA
ONE
POINSETT PLAZA
THE WESTIN POINSETT
STREET VIEW