David W. Crabtree II AIA Portfolio_Select Confidential
33BEYOND
Who I am and what I do:
Culture of Design...Passion for the Vision, Discover, and Create Process developing
Medium to Large Scale Workplace of the Future Projects, Corporate HQ, Mixed Office, Civic, Public Safety, and Urban Design
Think Beyond...Develop Workplace Strategies and Tactics with Studio Principals, Design Leaders , Practice Leaders, and Corporate Leadership Across the Corporate Footprint
Visible Expert...Passion for the Human Element, research, speaking, and active engagement with the community to better the built environment
Most Importantly, I Like to Live Life to the Fullest and Enjoy New Experiences!
CULTURE OF DESIGN
Why you should consider me:
Mentor and Champion for our Culture of Design, Research/Analysis Based Design Methodology, and Results Beyond Architecture
Diverse Award Winning Design Experience and Leader in Workplace of the Future Research
Design Team Leadership, Mentorship, and Team Management through all Design Phases
Depth of Client Service Ranging from Marketing to Project Execution
Central Florida and South East BD Network, Community Outreach, and Continued Professional Development
Build Upon Existing Team Synergy and South Eastern Relationships
CULTURE OF DESIGN
“One thing I appreciate in your approach is the openness to hear ideas from others and the tendency to encapsulate the concepts that have been discussed into a coherent framework.”
Santiago Crespo - Creative Director
CREATIVE CULTURE
19 AIA AWARDS
ARCHEOLOGY OF AN IDEA - TO MAKE FROM MANY POINTS
SOCIOCULTURAL
CONTEXT & PLACE
PROGRAM
CLIENT & BRAND
INTUITION
GLOBAL REGIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
Research Analysis and Discovery
Iterative Thinking Making Testing and Failing Fast
Inside Out and Bridging the Physical and Digital
Synthesis into a Big Idea
Telling a Story in Words, Diagram, and Space
The Human Scale, The Detail, and the Whole
Test It and Pin It Up
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
UNCOVERING IDEAS TO CREATE PLACE FOR PEOPLE
Organizational Concept – What’s the Big Idea
Local/Regional Context – Know the Place
Programming and Functional Needs – The Problem is the Solution
Space, Light, Form, Procession – Shaping the Spatial Experience
Mediating the Environment – Integrated Sustainable Design Approach
Structure - Expression of Truth and Limitation
Power of Color and Tactility of Materials – Architecture of the Senses
X-Factor – Specialized Research and Investigation Opportunities
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
THE HUMAN ELEMENT VISIBLE EXPERT
EFFECTS OF CONNECTIVITY, INTELLIGENCE, & PERSONALITY ON SPACE
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Leadership Learning Lab
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VISIBLE EXPERT
WORKPLACE of THE FUTURE
RETURN ON INNOVATION
...a good indicator of thinking creatively with corporate constraints/requirements in mind … how to weave through the maze quickly and impactfully”
Lud Hodges - Senior VP Crescent Communites
CIVIC + CULTURAL
“I’ve enjoyed collaborating on your projects. I like how you are constantly pushing the envelope and thinking outside the box (literally)...I feel you bring a much needed twist. I also appreciate how engaging you are when it comes to crits and advice on all aspects of design. I look forward to collaborate with you on many more levels.”
Alex Valle - Workplace Project Designer
OCCUPIABLE LANDFORM
DUNESCAPES - OCCUPIABLE LANDFORM
RECLAIMING LAND FOR COASTAL ACCESS AND RESILENCE
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ANALYSIS AND ARCHITECTURE, CITIZENS AND PUBLIC BEACHES
Researching, documenting, and analyzing the coastal ecology, pedestrian movement patterns, public space, coastal edge development, and view corridors lies at the heart of this project. It ultimately led to the firm belief we are in need of more coastal access parks. This approach offers a unique opportunity to locate and develop critical coastal areas to bridge the gap between the citizens and the beach as a public space.
Primary Goals:
Research, Analyze, and Document the Coastal Environment
Reconnect People to the Coastal Edge
Create an Urban Network of Public Parks Develop Small Scale Projects the Generate the Whole over a long period of time Balance High Density Coastal Development
BREAKING DOWN THE DEVELOPMENT WALL FOR PEOPLE TO GAIN ACCESS AND ADD RESILENCE
“Urban analysis, which involves the study of cities and of the relationship between morphology and typology, as well as the principles of settlement, environment, and geography as history, has the laid the groundwork for an increasingly defined interest in place as the foundation for the project.”
Vittorio Gregotti, Inside Architecture
A critical indicator for the need to balance public access and high density development along the coast is evident in the shading studies to the top right.
The lower images are indicative of the beach as it resides in its natural environment, albeit with both man made and natural interventions, the coastal region is in a perpetual state of “ceaseless change”.
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE THROUGH A NETWORK OF DUNESCAPES
Through urban and ecological analysis an understanding was found that as we continue to develop our coastal edge we must consider public accessibility. Due to erosion and natural coastal processes the beach moves and migrates leaving it impossible to drive on the beach which is this Southeastern Coastal City’s primary means of access. This project seeks to reclaim left over parking lots, alleys, and closed beach approaches as an urban strategy for securing future access to the coastal edge.
SMALL SCALE INJECTIONS IN THE CITY
Creating a Series of Urban Generators that will Grow the Future Park Network, these small interventions are designed to take over previously undesirable spaces left barren and desolate. Canopies, bathrooms, water features, and seating are molded into the ground to welcome pedestrians and orient them towards the water.
MEDIUM SCALE INJECTIONS IN THE CITY
Developing a Vacant Parking Lot is a larger scale opportunity to create valuable public program such as a maritime museum, community meeting space, public restrooms, as well as public beach access.
Medium
Scale Injections in the City
5. Designed Surface Reconnecting the West Side of A1A
7. Accessible Beach ramp
9. Changing Rooms and Lockers
GENERATING STRUCTURE, FORM AND MATERIALS FROM THE ECOLOGY OF THE PLACE
This project seeks to understand the migratory nature of coastal systems both as a metaphor for the architectural practice as well as to inform the structure, form, and materials that should be utilized in this dynamic region. Dune structures are constructed of multiple layers of sand bars solidified to protect the coastal edge, and they are fortified by root systems varying from sea oats to scrub oaks that buffer wind and sea forces. The resultant architecture is proposed to be constructed as manipulated groundscapes made primarily with reinforced concrete. Structural steel, perforated metal, varying translucency curtain wall and green roof systems are used to buffer the environment and are utilized as sculptural elements. Water for obvious reasons is utilized for play and recreation, but more importantly, it is used as an orienting and processional entry device.
CONSTRUCTABILITY OF THE DUNESCAPES
The Dunescapes are proposed to be constructed 15’ feet above see level as their base elevation. The cast in place concrete structures would rise and fold to create the sectional qualities of the dunes. Perforated secondary skins were studied to create a sustainable design, promote playful experiences associated with the beach, as well as provide a redundant protection for the impact glazing beyond . This layered approach is driven by the understanding of the needs of building in a dynamic coastal region
PAYNE PARK SKATEBOARD PARK PAVILION
COMMUNITY ASSET DEFINED BY STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
Structure and Expression
Building from History, Context, and Place
The concept is driven by an understanding of the history of the place, the architectural tradition of the community, by festival structures, and by the lightweight, climate-oriented typologies developed early in Paul Rudolph’s career for residences such as the Healy Cocoon House. The design uses an expressive, clearly articulated structural system, dynamic form, bold use of color, and simple “off the shelf” materials to create a building that communicates the energy of the venue. The tube-steel structural frame and tensile fabric roof elements will be used on facilities in future phases to create a continuity as well as individual identity for buildings that will support the various park activities.
Grounding and Programming the Structural Spine
The concrete Skate Park bowls and ramps are existing, constructed prior to the Park Master Plan. The new pavilion provides a single point of access and control for visitors using the Skate Park. Additionally a pro shop, staff office, vending area and public restrooms are provided. A large covered outdoor space provides viewing area and a Café will serve both the Skate Park and the public-at-large. The program is organized along a sweeping arc shaped spine that rises along a ramp to the top of the skate bowls. The interior of the arc encloses a small stepped amphitheater for minor outdoor events planned throughout the year. The exterior of the arc creates an edge to the skate park bowls, enclosure for building areas and focuses the viewing platform toward skating activities.
“You’ve positively impacted my creative process by reminding me of the importance of story and of carrying that story throughout all facets of the concept and into the details of the design.”
Keith Fleming - Healthcare Studio Principal
LIGHT, SPACE, AND MOVEMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS
A SIMPLE FORM IN THE KARST LANDSCAPE
DESIGN STATEMENT:
This project is a Public Safety and Training Operations Complex composed of multiple structures integrated into a sloping landscape . The main PSOC was concerved as a simple form emerging from the land.
INTEGRATION INTO THE SLOPING SITE
The site is of Limestone Karst Cartography and the quality of light that penetrates the local caverns and caves inspired the needs for the internal day lit corridor that is used to organize the plan development. The local landscape of limestone also informed our material selection. Surrounding structures are of vernacular materials which also inspired the simple form and use of exterior cladding. This area while undeveloped is expanding with more commercial development and this project serves as a catalysts and benchmark for future private and public development.
SITE AND ENVIRONMENT –REGIONAL MATERIALS AND SIMPLE FORM
The building establishes a dialogue with the surrounding landscape by utilizing regional materials and unobtrusive simple forms.
SITE AND ENVIRONMENT –REGIONAL TYPOLOGY
The regional typology of the buildings was respected and reinterpreted into a contemporary and functional facility.
DAY LIT CORRIDOR
The day lit corridor serves as a central axis which organizes the floor plans of the building. A clear separation of secured zones is established by keeping the areas designated for public use in the upper level. The lower level is strictly reserved for personnel.
SLOPING SITE INTEGRATION
The building carves into the ground and integrates into the landscape by visually sloping together with the site.
DAY LIT CORRIDOR – LIGHT AS AN AXIS AND LOCATOR WITHIN THE BUILDING
SLOPING SITE INTEGRATION
PUBLIC LOBBY – INTERACTION OF PUBLIC AND STAFF
SLOPING SITE INTEGRATION
TRAINING ROOMS – MATERIAL AND LIGHT INTEGRATING TO ENHANCE THE SPACE
TRAINING ROOMS – MATERIAL AND LIGHT INTEGRATING TO ENHANCE THE SPACE
TRAINING COURTYARD AND BREAK AREA
PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS
A SIMPLE FORM IN THE KARST LANDSCAPE
REBUILDING ANEW GRAND HALL OF FILTERED LIGHT FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE
GRAND HALL OF FILTERED LIGHT
Nestled between the existing buildings and among the hydric swamp, the Grand Hall weaves together a fractured complex of buildings. The ground level sits far above the water table protected from potential flooding. The building is designed with high performance glazing and exterior paneling that can resist wind, rain, and hurricane impact while having a super high efficiency. The hidden paths found within the hydric swamp served as an inspiration for the meandering form of the Great Hall as well as the control of diffuse natural light as found in the adjacent forest of filtered light. Various size slits, cuts, and full openings allow for controlled natural light to enter the building. The sculptural metal skin is reflective for efficiency, but equally intended to be a sculptural element that creates a sense of arrival dignifies the Arts and Science.
CIRCULATION, PROCESSSION, AND WAYFINDING – THE GREAT HALL COVERGES MANY DIVERGENT PATHS
The Great Hall serves as the main collection spaces for display, but more importantly, it creates a point of reference for the rest of the existing galleries within the Museum. The Grand Entry Gallery unfolds into the Main Gallery and likewise up the Grand Stair and into the Natural History and Sloth Display. A mezzanine level meanders back through the main gallery allowing and new perspective of art previously viewed. As visitors migrate to other areas within the Museum, they always have the Great Hall as a way finding device that unifies the Museum Complex
CIRCULATION, PROCESSSION, AND WAYFINDING – THE GREAT HALL COVERGES MANY DIVERGENT PATHS
A grand Entry Gallery greets visitors and sets the stage for the events that will unfold. The large two story volume greets visitors as they approach from the dense hydric swamp forest. Once inside, the Grand Arrival Entry Gallery serves as a prelude checkpoint space that opens into the Grand Hall and various other gallery and exhibit spaces. The Entry Gallery is also the terminus for the journey with in the Grand Hall.
“You are able to ignite the idea fire storm. You are quite passionate about the creative process and encourage others to achieve the best possible solution. As a project manager, I sometimes get stuck in the “practicality” of our projects, but it is always refreshing to have a “design catalyst” on our team, and Dave, you definitely are that!”
Tracy Lee - Workplace Interior Design PM
CONNECTION IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
URBAN POLICE HEADQUARTERS
TRANSPARENCY & OPENNESS IN COMMUNITY POLICING
Design Statement:
As an important urban infill project in Southwest Florida and a catalyst for future development in the government center, the Police Headquarters design responds to the need to be a regional modern sustainable, survivable, open and inviting public building that celebrates being a dynamic edge of a new urban park.
Developing a Site Strategy – Urban Police Headquarters Provides Regional Modern Backdrop for a Public Park
The project required an “Urban Approach” due to the large program and limited site area. The building mass fills the 69,184 square feet site and consists of 6 stories that house approximately 200,000 square feet of program, with the first 3 levels parking 200 vehicles.
Ultimately, through balancing sustainability and survivability issues, the project is intended to respect the tradition of the Regional Modern Syntax and integrate seamlessly into the City’s existing downtown urban fabric.
Developing a Site Strategy – Creating Visual Identity for Community Policing
In order to create a visual icon for the public, a vertical entry plaza anchors the project’s Southeast corner to the edge of an historic Urban Park that was recently recreated. This public plaza further acts as an overflow space for both public meetings and media events.
Sustainable Survivable Urban Police Headquarters – Implementing the Brise Soleil
The South-facing façade is a simultaneous response to the harsh Florida sun as well as views to and from the adjacent Urban Park. The secondary screen wall serves to functionally shade the building, while concurrently framing view vistas out and towards the park- creating a unique, urban bac drop for the on-looking park goers.
At night the Brise Soleil provides a glowing stageset backdrop for the Urban Park as well as creates a well lit Urban Street Scape which aids in promoting public safety.
Openness and Transparency in Police Facilities – Departure from the “Bunker Mentality”
Creating easily accessible and inviting public areas in Police Facilities is essential in promoting the new era of positive public relations and Community Policing Model
Programming Complexity – A House for Many Functions
A Police Department Head-quarters is innately a complex program composed of many departments. Multiple critical civic programs must be housed under one roof to create a unified point of service for the city at large.
High Performance Construction Techniques
Due to the critical nature of the program, the building must meet stringent survivability criteria. Designed to meet the challenge of a Category Five storm and still maintain operations, the primary structure is a post tension concrete building clad with architectural precast and high performance, impact resistant glazing systems to mitigate catastrophic events. The South-facing screen wall shades the building, but also provides an added layer of impact and blast protection.
High Performance Construction Techniques - “Light Gardens” and Day Light Strategies
In order to promote a positive work environment, light gardens puncture the building to bring natural light deeper into the building. Exterior Impact glazing is design to allow for views and day light. Light shelves are employed to bounce indirect light further into the work spaces, while large overhangs shade the upper floors from the Florida Sun. The envelope is equipped with high insulation values and all glazing is shaded by various solar protection systems. To further the energy savings, day light sensors and occupancy sensors are utilized on interior lighting fixtures.
Sustainable, Survivable Design Objectives –
First LEED Certified Police Building in Florida Day Light and Views
Provide daylight and views for 75% of occupants
Use High Insulation Value Glazing Systems
Use of Hybrid Translucent Wall Panels and Curtain wall Glazing
Daylight Harvesting and Light Gardens
Interior Glazing @ Day Lit Corridor to Borrow Light
Solar Shading and Fixed Louvers
Water Cooled Chillers
High Performance Exterior Façade
Sustainable, Survivable Design Objectives
High Efficiency Light Fixtures, Occupancy, and Light Sensors
Capture Site Water Prior to Discharge
Reuse of Existing Downtown Urban Site
Connect into Local Public Transportation Infrastructure
Efficient Water Use Fixtures and Grey Water Reuse
Reflective Roofing
Use of Low VOC Materials
Use of High Recycled Content Materials
Use of Slag and Fly Ash in Post-tension Concrete
URBAN POLICE HEADQUARTERS
TRANSPARENCY & OPENNESS IN COMMUNITY POLICING
I felt David’s artistic edge would allow him to understand and see in his mind what I was trying to conceptualize. He was able to put down on paper/computer the genesis of a design I could then mold with his assistance to the final product. Which ended up being exactly what I wanted, only better.”
Dr. Ivan Castro - MD PHMD
CORPORATE + COMMERCIAL
WELLNESS LIFESTYLE - THINKING SMALL
MITIGATING THE URBAN & THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Community Anchor for an Emerging Practice and Neighborhood
It is the client’s intent to create an urban lifestyle centered design that embodies his personality and passion for fitness, health and wellness, and healing centered medical concierge service. These qualities are highlighted by the centralized location with good access to other lifestyle centers and medical services. The building design will have a modern aesthetic with consideration for a warm material palette, access to natural light and views where appropriate, and the creation of an overall healing centered design.
GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD TERMINUS TERMINUS
SITE
AREA SITE ANALYSIS - NTS
SOUTHERN SOLAR EXPOSURE
Organized Around Health and Healing
The project is a Florida modern 2 story Medical office building on a 20,000 sf clear and open site in Winter Park, FL. It is located in an emerging urbanized street near the downtown Winter Park area and borders a residential area. The site accommodates surface parking, landscape features, and below grade shallow storm water grid. The program is approximately 6500 gsf combined of 4100sf of Concierge Medical Office space and built out common areas. The remainder is shell tenant space of approximately 2400sf on the second floor.
The Design Drivers for the project are:
• Benchmark for Winter Park & VIP Practice
• Brand Icon for Wellness and Healthy Lifestyle
• Meaningful experience for patients
• Modern, but warm and inviting (not antiseptic)
Site Landscape
• Entry garden features
• Courtyards and exterior areas
• Use of regional landscaping and drought tolerant plantings
• “Healing Garden”
• Water features or “water wall” entry feature
CONCEPT ELEVATIONS MATERIAL SAMPLES
• Dramatic site lighting
Building Design
• Warm material palette
• Use of various materials including Corten steel, Concrete, wood, stone
• Indoor/outdoor spaces and porches/balconies
Interior Design
• Use of color and material to enliven the space and create a tactile experience
• Lounge/coffee bar like setting
• Modern but warm not cold and antiseptic feeling
• Use of large spatial volumes, access to natural light
• Flexible and transformable spaces, sliding panels, and movable walls
GLASS
DARK TONE WOOD CLADDING
STOREFRONT/ CURTAIN WALL GLAZING
WEATHERED WOOD CLADDING
INTERSECTION
SIDEWALK - SOUTHEAST VIEW
EXTERIOR STAIR
SPACE FOR PUBLIC DISCOURSE
SHAPED BY SOUND, REFLECTION, & THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
3RDSTREET
1/4MILE
TRYONST
COLLEGEST
LIGHTRAIL
BREVARDST
FUTUREMIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
MASSING AND FORM | SHAPED BY SOUND, REFLECTION, & THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
COLLEGE STREET
3RD STREET
3301 BISCAYNE BLVD
MIXED USE HIGH RISE & THE TRANSFORMATIVE SKIN
Transformed by Light and Solar Exposure
The 15 story mixed use office building is located along the Biscayne Bay corridor. The base is anchored by retail and structured parking. The office tower sits above connected by an atrium lobby. The skin responds to the southern exposure as it wraps and warps around the exterior facade creating a dynamic shmmering skyline functional feature.
THE URBAN WORKPLACE
PLACEMAING AND INSPIRING COLLISIONS
TRYON PLACE: VISION STATEMENT
Be the center of Charlotte’s new urban soul. The design revolves around the human experience and is informed by its context and program. Embed in that discussion, the project values are aimed at creating community engagement, inspiring spaces and real stewardship.
COMMUNITY.
We are obligated to embrace
STEWARDSHIP.
We will create places where you INSPIRATION. We will be responsible for our
UNSURPASSED ACCESSIBILITY
Walkable and welcoming with easy access to transportation, Tryon Place will be a conduit that connects the professionals and companies to surrounding areas.
A COLLISION BETWEEN THE SOUTH END AND UPTOWN
Uniquely positioned as the connection between the more eclectic South End and our more metropolitan Uptown district, Tryon Place offers a thriving public space specifically designed to foster community interaction and to connect these two places.
DESIGN
HERE, THE BEST OF CHARLOTTE COMES TOGETHER.
Tryon Place is shaped by the community and designed to attract the most modern workforce.
• Centrally located at 601 South Tryon Street
• Mixed use community
• Approximately +/- 1.5/1000 parking ratio
• Generous 10’ ceilings offering unobstructed sightlines around the building
• Incredible attention to design in the public spaces creates an open and inviting community for everyone working or visiting Tryon Place
Phase One to include:
• A 36 story, 950,000 rsf of office
• 25,000 rsf of initial retail
• Multi-level parking structure
• Infrastructure planned to support additional retail, hotel or residential in the future
• 30,000 rsf highly efficient, floor plate with +/-150 rsf/person
TO MOVE FORWARD, WE TOOK A STEP BACK.
A place built for the next generation calls for a different approach than those used in the past. So, before we started sketching and planning, we started asking questions and talking about the big picture. We wanted to look beyond Crescent Commmunities and even our tenants – and focus on how Tryon Place could support Charlotte as a community. We brought together stakeholders from different backgrounds including award-winning designers, government officials, community leaders, next generation business leaders and environmental experts for a series of visioning sessions. From those discussions, the vision for Tryon Place was born—a new kind of mixed-use development where ideas, people and cultures can come together to expand horizons in Charlotte and beyond. We also set out to define the values that would guide the community through each step of the development process. These values inform every decision we make from design and development to tenant partnerships and operations.
Tryon Place offers generous retail and amenity spaces for lease that will be carefully selected and programmed to align with our distinct
With a wide array of on-site dining options, Tryon Place blurs the line between public and private during the traditional nine-to-five and
Deliberately designed lobby and outdoor gathering spaces welcome the public into the front and back porch public squares and encourage interaction among tenants.
REDEFINING THE URBAN WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT
We teamed with internationally renowned landscape architects WATG and urban planners, Project for Public Spaces (PPS), to develop a site plan that offers a truly immersive experience. We gathered input from the community to make sure the design met their needs. The result is a uniquely flexible mixed-use space where business, art, athletics and retail come together. Tryon Place easily transforms to support a wide range of programming with engaging, interactive environments based on the time of day and day of the week.
Once we engaged in the design process we looked beyond just the usual parking and car access requirements. The result was an additional emphasis on how pedestrians and cyclists will use the space, how the entire project will need to shift and change based on the time of day, day of the week and season. The result is a site that is designed to be a new center for Uptown and a hub of activity for the city. And a building that responds to the site and flows seamlessly from interior to exterior spaces to create a unique experience for Charlotte.
SUSTAINABILITY
CREATING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT
Good design goes deeper than simple aesthetics. It offers a view of the big picture, incorporating practices that promote sustainability and wellness. We embed these principles into the fabric of Tryon Place. In addition to pursing a Silver certification for LEED® version 4, we have enrolled in the Well Building Standard pilot program for office buildings to provide the best possible office environment for our tenants. Tryon Place will offer a work environment that promotes occupant wellbeing and productivity.
• Maximum efficiency plumbing fixtures for lowest water usage
• Utilization of high efficiency water-cooled chiller plant to provide lowest HVAC cost and maximum flexibility for varying client driven cooling demands
• Durable materials to extend the life and quality of the building as a class A office
• Purified air through UV air sterilization technology
• 10’ ceilings allowing for tenant daylight harvesting around the entire floor plate
• Attractive stairwells that encourage use
• Floor to ceiling glass with unobstructed views
• Electric heat at all VAV positions, both at the perimeter and in interior spaces, to improve tenant comfort through control of localized space temperatures
TECHNOLOGY
INCORPORATING SMART SYSTEMS
Tryon Place will be a smart building designed to minimize the use of natural and human resources.
• Lighting control system backbone designed for tenant integration and flexibility
• Individual tenant energy power metering opportunity
• Integrated, state-of-the-art (DDC) Direct Digital control Building Management System to allow maximum tenant flexibility and real-time continuous environmental responsiveness for each individual thermal control zone.
• Available connections to the building HVAC water cooling system on each floor to allow tenants to add small, independent air conditioning units for spaces requiring 24/7 cooling
• Destination elevators promote efficiency and convenience for tenants
• Wireless hubs provided throughout the building
EFFICIENCY
WE’RE EFFICIENT:
Not only are we looking to apply emerging and existing best practices for wellness and sustainability, we are applying lessons learned through over 19 million square feet of commercial development. Our goal is to provide a more efficient and effective workspace.
• 30,000 gsf +/- floor plate with a flexible, open layout
• Floor plate designed for connecting multiple floors
• Stairs and restrooms designed for maximum occupancy
• Accommodates various office standard, open office, and perimeter office layouts ranging from 133-215 sf/person depending on mix
These efficiencies mean:
• Requires less space to lease, up-fit, operate and maintain than other assets
• More productivity and connectivity between fewer floors
• Potential to consolidate in fewer floors
VISIBILITY & BRANDING
Tyron Place is an opportunity to continue to build your brand. Tryon Place offers the opportunity to showcase your brand if desired. We have explored a number of opportunities to put more visibily on the skyline if you choose.
OPTIONS INCLUDE:
• Logo prominently displayed on the top of the tower that would be visible from highways 277, 74, 77, Bank of America Stadium and other points south of Charlotte.
• Provide space for co-location of energy sector suppliers, labs, and academia
• Take our current sustainability, smart building, and wellness plans to the next level to make this a demonstration project on a global scale
THE URBAN WORKPLACE
PLACEMAING AND INSPIRING COLLISIONS
“...always responsive and goes above and beyond to research before offering a quick opinion.”
Elizabeth McMillan - Director of Development Crescent Communities
HEALING POWER OF LANDSCAPE
CORNING HEADQUARTERS
DAY IN THE LIFE OF GLASS AND NATURE
EQUINOX
CAMPUS CONVERGENCE IN NATURE | FUTURE MASTER PLAN
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MAIN ENTRY
LOWER GARDEN
WEST WINTER SOLSTICE WEST EQUINOX EAST WINTER SOLSTICE
EAST EQUINOX
CONVERGE
TRANSFORM
CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
STOREFRONT GLAZING SYSTEM
METAL PANEL
METAL PANEL PATTERN
FRAMING NATURE
ARRIVE, ENGAGE, IMMERSE...IN THE LANDSCAPE
CAMPUS BUILDING IN NATURE
campus building in nature | site experience
CAMPUS
BUILDING 2 BUILDING 1
CAMPUS BUILDING IN NATURE | INTEGRATING THE WITH THE CONTOUR OF THE SITE
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CAMPUS BUILDING IN NATURE | INTEGRATING THE WITH THE CONTOUR OF THE SITE
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The Preserve
The
Meandering Paths
The Crescent
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Accessible Trails + Bridge - Phase 5a
The Promenade
The Promenade
Accessible Trails + Bridge - Phase 5b
The Terrace Green
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The Field
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Service Area
The Field
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Enhanced Entry
Meandering Paths
Meandering Paths
Accessible Trails + Bridge - Phase 5a
Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5a
Meandering Paths
Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5b
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Accessible Trails + Bridge - Phase 5b
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Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5a
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Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5b
Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5a
Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5b
Plazas / Outdoor Seating - Phase 5b
“Your flexibility and responsiveness were invaluable in getting the optimal outcome for my investors. As a result of that success, I now have significant capital to deploy in new projects and look forward to working with you...”
Steve Hale - Hale Partnership
CITIES + SITES
LANDSCRAPER
CREATING A WORKPLACE IN A GARDEN
MIAMIBLD . RAILROAD
RETURN TO NATURE
HUMAN EXPERIENCE & RESTORATIVE POWER OF LANDSCAPE
THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT
is a region defined by labyrinthine paths – lines organized around ridges and valleys, creeks and trading paths – all meandering through a lush, green landscape of forests, lakes and fields. This is a story about a site nestled in just such a landscape, stitching the urban trading path of Tryon Road, situated on a ridge that stretches across the Charlotte landscape, with a tributary of a nearby creek, which cuts a valley across the center of the site. It’s a site that shares its story with many of the suburban tracts found across the Charlotte landscape – wooded and serene, and perched on the edge of a growing urban frontier. But growth and development doesn’t have to be a story of scarred landscapes. In fact, it’s an opportunity to enhance what’s already there, leveraging what makes this region and site so special. Central to our design approach is a responsibility to create a place that connects human-scale density and activity to a space that amplifies the experience of an existing landscape, restoring both the human connection to nature while simultaneously preserving the site’s natural systems that make it such a rich native landscape.
"Any landscape is a condition of the spirit." - Henri Frederic Amiel
SLICING THROUGH the center of the site is a creek, the site’s signature element and central link to the larger Charlotte region and ecosystem. The site plan builds off of this physical and conceptual thread, strengthening connections to adjacent road networks, public transit corridors and greenways, and creating a public green zone flanking the waterway across the length of the entire site. Proximity to nearby schools, business centers and the UNC-Charlotte campus allow the site to function at a larger, more regional scale.
ORGANIZING AROUND SITE SLOPE AND THE CREEK
PRIMARY SCOPE
SCOPE
SITE SLOPES AND CREEK RIBBONS CONNECTIONS
CREATING A PLACE ORGANIZED AROUND RIBBONS OF NATURE AND PUBLIC SPACE that transition life from urban connectivity to living retreat while creating a restorative landscape for people and the environment. The ribbons are oriented around the site slopes, valleys, and ridges. The in-between zones become various scales of program that transition from large scale mixed use to small scale residential mediating the neighborhood to our east.
ROCKY RIVER VILLAGE
ROCKY RIVER ROAD
CREATING A PLACE ORGANIZED AROUND RIBBONS OF NATURE AND PUBLIC SPACE
The Ribbons follow the site’s natural topography, beginning with an urban, dense built edge at Tryon Road that forms the interface with the adjacent suburban context. The site opens through a series of mixed-use blocks, pass-throughs and courtyards that begin to erode as they move both down in elevation and closer to the lowest part of the site – a valley and conceptual backbone of the site, occupied by a winding creek. Flanking the creek are a series of terraces that build up to a tilted linear park adjacent to the mixeduse ribbon, populated with retail and food & beverage pavilions and public spaces that are perched about the existing woods, creating a sequence of treehouses and outposts anchoring and shaping a variety of key public spaces, such as amphitheaters, lawns and outdoor rooms.
The park forms the core ribbon of the site: A varied natural landscape given over to the public realm, dividing the site between commercial and residential. Crossing through and over the creek, the site builds back up the slope to a final series of ribbons of residential blocks, populated with townhomes and residential-scaled parks and outdoor amenities. Key cross-axes cross the ribbons and the creek, creating a sequence of unique spaces and experiences meant to emulate water winding its way across a slope. The crossings also serve a key urban function: To stitch the site together and connect to adjacent properties, encouraging both public use of the site’s natural amenities and minimizing chokepoints by facilitating through-access and mobility.
TRANSIT CONNECTIONS
PASEO MIXED USE BLOCKS TILTED GREEN RIBBON
TREEHOUSE TOWNHOMES
FILTERING THROUGH the site like water, the human experience begins at Tryon Road where transit and vehicle connections slide through a series of portals and passageways. The mixed-use blocks function as a sort of conceptual filter, transitioning from the hardscape of highways and parking lots to a series of green ribbons and public spaces that stretch across the site. Secluded - but not hidden - on the far south end of the site, across the creek, are rows of single family homes, lined against curved terraces that follow the cascading contours of the existing landscape.
TO NATURE | MASTER PLAN
CONNECTING PEOPLE and the environment via a green ribbon of landscape, programmed ribbons, and ravines. The porous paseo block creates a place for people to live, work and play in an indoor/outdoor mixed environment, where workspaces slide outside onto terraced roofscapes and outdoor, activated courtyards, lined with retail, food and beverage and other urban amenities. The tilted green at the heart of the site connects residents and workers back to nature and the site’s existing creek, and the treehouses in the forest create a retreat from the city.
Paseo Commercial Office: 600ksf
• Building 1 = 300,000
• Building 2 = 300,000
• Structured Parking @ 1/600 = 1000sp
Paseo Retail: 265ksf
• Building 1 = 90,000
• Building 2 = 85,000
• Building 3 = 50,000
• Building 4 = 40,000
• Structured Parking @ 1/600 = 442sp
Residential Apartments: 825key
• Building 3 = 275 key
• Building 4 = 200 key
• Building 5 = 200 key
• Building 6 = 150 key
• Structured Parking @ 1per key = 825sp
Community Amenities: 23.6ksf
• Nature Center = 10,000
• Community Center = 10,000
• Pavilion = 3,600
• Structured Parking @ 1/600 = 40sp
NOTE: Utilize shared parking strategy to minimize impact. Add spaces to above:
Street Side = 450 spaces
Park and Ride = 1000 spaces Treehouse Townhomes
• 150-175 units
• Parking in driveway and 1-2 car garage
EMERGING INTO THE LANDSCAPE - TILTED GREEN LAWN
THE TILTED GREEN forms the heart of the project site, providing an active and passive playground for all ages, pop up retail, beer gardens, performance pavilions, community pavilions, and a nature learning center. The green terminates at a public terrace and performance space, where the public is provided direct access down a set of stairs and terraces to the wooded and secluded creek, and greenway trails that travel through the site.
A RESIDENTIAL RETREAT includes affordable housing for all ages and incomes, nestled in the natural landscape to revive the human spirit and create a refuge from the region’s urban and suburban context.
WEIFANG MEDICAL MASTERPLAN
MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT AND THE HEALING GARDEN
The Mountain of Light and the Healing Garden
This project is organized around the idea of the power the mistic mountain and rivers flowing through the landscape have on healing in traditional Chinese culture. The healthcare towers anchor the north as medical healing facilties composed of stacked stone boxes of light. Flowing from north to the south the internal river garden ties the entire campus together. They are comprised of the garden of healing, garden of the sun, and the garden of recovery and connects various healthcare research, retail, and multifamily mixed use.
BEYOND
COMMERCIAL
CORPORATE CIVIC CULTURAL
GROWTH STRATEGY
COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL ALLIED CLIENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FINDURA
JOHN RIFE
SCARPA
WINTER
“I was impressed with his thoughtful approach to design, carefully considering the concept and strategy...I also enjoyed his enthusiastic spirit, appreciation for other design disciplines, and commitment to the collaborative process.”
Jason Richardson - Brand and Graphics Designer
LEAD
MENTOR
CREATIVE ADVISOR
“You always had a good sense of the cost and constructability of a design idea...your construction background showed through the design creativity.”
Lud Hodges - Senior VP Crescent Communites
“I felt David’s artistic edge would allow him to understand and see in his mind what I was trying to conceptualize. He was able to put down on paper/computer the genesis of a design I could then mold with his assistance to the final product. Which ended up being exactly what I wanted, only better.”
Dr. Ivan Castro - MD PHMD
CREATIVE ADVISOR
“You’ve positively impacted my creative process by reminding me of the importance of story and of carrying that story throughout all facets of the concept and into the details of the design.”
Keith Fleming - Healthcare Studio Principal
“Dave has been well organized and welcomes the opportunity to collectively brainstorm unique ways of achieving his goal(s). With deadline-driven projects, he stays engaged and is available to offer feedback, allowing us to accomplish the job at hand much more efficiently.”
Kelly Thompson - Senior Associate Marketing
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
“I enjoyed working on Davidson Overpass and thought that the charrette and subsequent meetings worked to incorporate at different levels design ideas...I feel that while we were working on this you respected my ideas and worked to incorporate them into the final output, resulting in a collaboration of ideas from many sketches/ concepts. Ultimately, one thing I noticed was that you always had the clients best interest in mind and wanted to provide them the best possible outcome.”
Cortney Albert - Workplace Project Designer
“I believe your involvement fosters an environment of discovery and creative exploration—one open to all members of project team...I have benefitted from studying/passively observing your process work; the work to get to the shiny renderings. I often times find these sketches/seeds of ideas have more spirit than images processed by rendering machine.”
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
Jay Kelly - Workplace Project Designer
“Your flexibility and responsiveness were invaluable in getting the optimal outcome for my investors. As a result of that success, I now have significant capital to deploy in new projects and look forward to working with you...”
Steve Hale - Hale Partnership
“Working with Little and especially David Crabtree has been a creative, strategic and invigorating experience. Working with people such as David and his passion is infectious and is always welcome at Crescent. Looking forward to more of that!”
Aldo Muccia - VP Brand Crescent Communities
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
“I really enjoy working with Dave on various marketing endeavors for several reasons. He is always prepared, enthusiastic and armed with multiple ideas to discuss. He engages me as a true “partner” in the process, where we can each share ideas and, together, create a plan of attack towards the end goals we are pursuing. This allows me to do my job best, drawing from my knowledge and experience and fusing it with his passions and expertise.”
