Design Considerations: • To choose an appropriate site for a visitor’s center for the Alamo complex. • To retain the focus on the Alamo by not hindering the visual experience of the visitor. • Make use of the space in front of the Alamo complex. • Provide an informative passageway, connecting the river walk to the Alamo shrine. The design intention was that the visitor learns about the history of the Alamo before entering the complex, thus the visitor’s center is submerged in the ground in front of the Alamo. • The visitor’s center acts as a connection in both the axes. In one direction connecting the river walk and the Alamo shrine, and in the other the two parts of the downtown buildings. • The steps leading up to the Alamo complex can also act as informal gathering spaces.
View showing the landscaped pathways.
THE ALAMO COMPLEX ARCHITECTURE The Alamo Shrine + LANDSCAPE The Long Barracks + URBAN DESIGN The Visitor’s Center. View of the Visitor’s Center towards the memorial.