approach project goals integrate - brick box - lobby - peavey plaza activate - brick box - peavey plaza clarify -circulation
parasitic lobby
site assesment the
box - all brick - impenetrable - interior concerned - continuous surface wrap
existing lobby - obscures purity of “the box” - dated appearance - “hospital” atmosphere peavey plaza - defined vocabulary of planes/ al ternating surfaces. - limited softscape - lunch area for surrounding bldgs
pure box
response -
demolish existing lobby. incorporate lobby program into the vocabulary of plaza. add landscape program to existing plaza planes. add retail component to plaza to increase activity. re-skin “the box” with controllable translucent LED panels.
circulation/toilets
minnesota orchestra redevelopment
opaque LED skin
activated box
jeremy ehly