We
developed illustrative site plans, design guidelines, and project feasibility
studies for the redevelopment of an historic fire station/city hall building,
Judson Street/Alleyway, and riverfront hillclimb for mixed use retail, public,
and residential activities for the Judson Street/Kok Road Property Owners.
A
previous cooperative planning effort with 25 property owners created an overall
strategy for developing the underutilized and vacant land parcels located behind
the historic downtown Dutch village style commercial district. The owners
selected a design/development strategy that incorporated a neo-traditional
village planning approach to street and pedestrian areas combined with
contemporary Dutch design concepts for "woonerf" parking/pedestrian
area courtyards and park/open space configurations.
We
created these additional design studies for the reuse of the fire station/city
hall for a coffee house, brewery and party facility, public meeting room, and
Chamber of Commerce offices. The design schemes also created concepts for
reusing the adjacent parking lot and alleyway as a pedestrian space accessing
the rear properties for mixed-use development.
The
property owners used the studies to initiate discussions with the city for the
reuse of the original city hall/fire station and the construction of the