ANNA MYTCUL PORTFOLIO 2021 by mytcul

ANNA MYTCUL PORTFOLIO 2021

ART GALLERY IN NORTH TONAWANDA Comprehensive studio Buffalo, USA, 2019 Under the supervision of Kenneth MacKay and Laura Schmitz Academic work

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The main objective was to create a new place to attract residents as well as tourists to the declining area of North Tonawanda. Flow is a concept that describes this project—the flow of water and the flow of people. The plan is defined by the direction of the mist of Niagara Falls.

Distance from the site to Niagara Falls

Development of the idea

Development of study models

Master plan of the given site

60 FT

Longitudinal section

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Wall section of the gallery space

1. two-layer bituminous sheeting 2. roof light over exhibition space: - 10 mm safety glass to 5 mm falls, (openable for inspection) - adjustable aluminum - light-deflecting louvers, motor operated - 63 mm triple glazing - horizontal blackout blind 3. roof construction: - gravel layer /40 mm flag pavings - two-layer bituminous sheeting - 350-500 mm rock wool - vapor barrier - 10 mm sheet metal laying aid - 40 mm trapezoidal metal sheeting - 370-470 mm services space - 220 mm reinforced concrete slab 4. white-pigmented precast concrete ceiling element, sandblasted 5. sprinkler system 6. service duct 7. aluminum sheet covering to balustrade 8. wall construction: - corrugated metal facade plates, - 40 mm ventilated cavity , -240 mm rock wool thermal insulation - 350 mm recycled concrete wall, - 17 mm leveling layer - 80 mm solid gypsum board, - 3 mm plaster 9. floor of the exhibition space: - 30 mm solid oak parquet, - 140 mm composite floor with thermal grid, - 310-450 mm hollow floor steel construction/services cavity , - 120 mm concrete topping, - 60-400 mm sandblasted concrete floor units

AHU Cooling tower Return Supply

HVAC diagram

Axonometric section

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Final model

Final model, top view

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER Bachelor’s Diploma Project Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPSUACE), Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015 Academic work

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The community center and a new neighborhood are located in close proximity to the historical city Pushkin. The city’s context, scale, and specific regulations were accurately taken into account. The existing functional scheme of the Gostiny Dvor was used as a precedent, but the idea of colonnade was rethought and replaced by the cantilevers that serve the same function.

Plan of the 1st floor

The scale of Leontievskaya Street, designed by the architect Geste, was chosen as the starting point. The rhythm of repeating along the l length and the facades’ division interrupted only by green zones became the formative motif of the main facade overlooking the market square. A covered pedestrian gallery with sequestered entrances to shops and

restaurants, but lacking a colonnade, is reminiscent of the Gostiny Dvor familiar to all Pushkin residents. While leaving ordinary functions unchanged, I strove to imbue them with new energy through a modern architectural solution. Regarding the functional zoning of the public center itself, the underground floor is dedicated to loading, distributing, and storing goods.

Tsarskoe selo

Detskoe selo

Pushkin

Architecture style evolution in Pushkin

Public space

Gallery with separated entrances

The main entrance to Gostiniy Dvor

Typology of the historical community center in Pushkin - Gostiniy Dvor

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The rhythm of Leontievskaya Street in Pushkin (Architect Geste built in XIX century)

Entrance + repeating elements of the gallery

Cantilever instead of the traditional colonnade

Result

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Physical model of the site

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ROTO_COLUMN Design Studio Rotoform at DDU, Darmstadt, Germany, 2018 Anna Mytcul, Ece Ulu, Leonard Fatio and Janine Junen under the supervision of Oliver Tessmann and Samim Mehdizadeh Academic work

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During this studio, we designed and prototyped an innovative concrete formwork system for producing new types of hollow columns that use resource-efficient strategies to make new shapes of concrete elements possible. The work is based on rotoforming concrete in hyperplastic membranes made of latex and on the usage of different stretching technics and additive shapes inside the formwork.

Two methods of prestressing latex membranes

Addition of inner elements for prestressing membrane

Stretching the membrane for fixing the shape

Casting of the column

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Phase I: stretching of the latex membrane inside the formwork

Phase II: casting of the column through rotoforming process, peeling off the latex membrane

Phase III: the column is ready

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Digital model made in Kangaroo GH in comparison to the cast column

3D scan of the membrane column in comparison to the digital model

3D scan of the cast column in comparison to the membrane scan

Comparison of each stage of the column production errors and deformations by using 3D-scanning and Cloud compare

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SACOP - SYSTEM OF AFFECTIVE CO-PRESENCE Situated Technologies Research Studio - Mass Customization Buffalo, USA, 2020 Under the supervision of Omar Khan Academic work

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The Pandemic made us rethink social life and human interactions. This project explores AI as the primary mediator for human development and interactions by adjusting physical surroundings and virtual communications. The new architecture will become a personalized learning machine that can provide the best environment for its users and fully individualize affective time spending.

let’s connect 4 countries: the USA, Brazil, Russia, and India through the System of Affective Co-presence.

Time zones will influence only the schedule of shared activities. While some participants are sleeping others could interact.

Wireless sensor network of the ceiling for providing hologram projection of participants

The floor consists of sensors which physically interact with a human body (like a memory-foam mattress), substituting any need in the conventional furniture.

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Participants

Input

The Functioning of the AI

Generate

Evaluate

Choose

Program

Transform

Sleeping

Eating

Exercising

Meditating

A fully individualized and interactive system that can change itself for the best user performance and participation in any generated activity. Space helps to realize the creative and learning potential of the user. SACoP “feels” and “knows” its user. A wide range of activities could be implemented due to the dynamic properties of the sensor floor.

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The automated part of the System controls the temperature and stiffness of the surface, providing high comfort for any kind of active tasks like sports as well as for the rest activities, such as sleep or meditation, and steady ones such as eating. The linear user-space interactions are represented by the facilitation of the user’s self-learning and self-developing processes.

Researching

Eating and talking

Competing

Playing

Voice commands launch highly individualized programs for learning and leisure activities of the SACoP’s owner to AI Platform that, respectively, generates all possible variations of activities and needed physical conditions, automatically customized for the exact user. After given the choice, the System evaluates the user’s feedback and transforms the space accordingly.

This system amplifies possibilities of remote relations and interactions and creates a new multi feeling reality, where Artificial intelligence plays a binder role and connects people more ubiquitously and tangibly. Due to tangibility and dynamic reconfiguration, this space becomes similar for any participant of a chosen activity.

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ATTIC FLOOR DESIGN Renovation and interior implementation Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015 Mytcul’s architectural studio Professional work

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The business center “Obvodny Dvor” occupies the territory of the former imperial wine stores built in the second half of the 1890s. In 2013 the territory was re-planned for the opening of a business center. I worked with the new plan and management of the construction site on the attic floor; the interior of common spaces was also designed and realized under my control.

Historical photo of the site

Plan of the attic floor

Attic floor before the reconstruction

Bench made of old rafters

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Restroom design

Elements after demolishing of the old roof system were used in the design

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CENTER FOR GIFTED YOUTH Interior concept Saint Petersburg 2018 Mytcul’s architectural studio Professional work

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The center focuses on developing gifted young people via an interdisciplinary educational process. This center will boast a concentration of laboratories, design offices, and workshops. Training will be conducted in several disciplines. In the laboratories and workshops, children will be able to conduct experiments, design and create real projects or prototypes.

1st floor plan

Axonometry view of the 1st floor

View to the assembly & painting area

View from the 2nd floor

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2nd floor plan

Axonometry view of the 2nd floor

STUDENT COWORKING SPACE in ITMO Interior concept Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2018 In collaboration with Alina Butakova Professional work

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The design project was commissioned by ITMO University and required to transform the old library into a contemporary coworking space for students. The given area was subdivided into several functional zones: two media classes for 40 students each and a workspace with smaller meeting rooms. Media classes are highly transformable and can be used for several meetings at the same time with catering.

Plan of the coworking space

Axonometry

Workspace

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Media Class I

Meeting rooms in the workspace

Meeting room

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Media class II

Hallway storage for students

THE EARTH Installation at The Night of museums in Saint Petersburg 2017 with the group DIPP & .. dno < Professional work

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The performance aims to provide a unique sensual and audial experience for visitors inside the room filled with white smoke. Grass on the wall became an unexpected surprise for visitors to the performance where people can smell the grass and touch the soil in the upside-down world.

Light and people inside the Earth

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THE MOVING HOUSE LAKA COMPETITION: Architecture that Reacts 2015 Competition

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We always tend to think that natural disasters could never happen to us. But nature does not discriminate. Catastrophic consequences of natural disasters destroy many lives; however, people’s ability to protect themselves is growing thanks to technological developments. This concept has a high probability of becoming one of such means.

Consequences of tsunami

Consequences of volcanic eruption

Consequences of floods

Consequences of forest fires

Modern architecture insufficiently protects its inhabitants against catastrophes such as floods and volcanic eruptions. Architecture needn’t be stationary; rather, as it is becoming increasingly transdisciplinary, it has grown to include such spheres as robotics and renewable resources. I believe that implementing a project such

as the Moving House will change the fundamental nature of architecture from static to dynamic, and potentially save thousands of lives. It is physically attached to an ordinary single-family house and, under normal circumstances, functions as an energy station, supplementing a house’s energy sources with its own access to and refinement of renewable resources.

PHASE I The Moving House is in a peaceful state; it works as a part of a house.

PHASE II The House got an alarm that a volcanic eruption has started.

After the signal, the hydraulic lift is ready to push Moving House UP.

PHASE III The Moving House has become an independent organism.

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Satellite Internet access Photovoltaic system

Wind energy

Cooling system

Mechanical legs working on renewable energy resources

Rainwater collector

Water storage

Accumulator Biological waste recycling Fuel storage

GENOM eVolo: Skyscraper Competition 2016 made in cooperation with Dmitrova Kristina Competition

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The modern world, and Russia in particular, is undergoing a construction boom. Cities are growing at increasing rates, creating a variety of ecological problems. Construction companies are constantly expanding living and working space to accommodate a growing number of consumers. This amounts to millions of square meters per year.

Abandoned buildings in Moscow, Russia

Residential development in Russia, million of square meters

Trends in reconstruction

Existing state of the business center “Zenit“ in Moscow, Russia

The approach to architectural design is becoming more transdisciplinary, combining different sciences such as biology, chemistry and genetics. An emerging method of reconstruction from self-assembled biological materials was developed on the basis of the programmed genetic code with the help of which self-building and self-reconstruction will be possible.

Difference between reconstruction and new construction

The abandoned business center “Zenit” in Moscow, Russia is our goal for the reconstruction. By 1995, it had been finished by 85%. This abandoned building has a height of 22 floors and a total area of 100 thousand square meters. The building is located near the city center and is easily visible from the surrounding areas.

Required properties of innovative material

Flexibility

Porosity

Base structure

Sensitivity

Existing prototype in biology

Strength

Cecropia peltata

Mimosa pudica

Cladonia

Betula schmidtii

Orchidaceae

Light sensitivity

Self-illumination

Filtration

Filoboletus Manipularis Helianthus

Unfinished skyscraper consists of metal, concrete and blue glass and has a lot of unfinished elevator shafts. In order to give the building a new life, we use a natural phenomenon of symbiosis by placing inside of it two complementary living organisms that merge to form a new bearing engineering construction of the building and a living adaptive façade. These organisms are transgenic structures. Due to combinations of the required genetic characteristics of DNA taken from 8 different plants, we get a completely unique species of the growing living organism. The moss Yagel was taken as the genetic basis with its unique properties of cold resistance and stamina; a number of plants were taken as minor genes, supplementing the body with such properties as flexibility, light sensitivity, porosity and strength. In the elevator shaft of the existing building,

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DNA links

Salix

Frost resistance Cladonia

DNA extraction

we put a structure consisting of growing stems, in pores of which the whole engineering supply of the building is carried out. The root system filters and recycles the waste; regenerates water and energy, which makes the building autonomous. The outer shell is a flexible porous structure that needs reference points for growth. Outgrowths of the structural core of the building serve as these reference points. The holes are filled with sensitive natural material that regulates light transmission, thermal protection, and ventilation of the construction. Therefore, this proposal is an entirely a new forward-looking approach for the reconstruction of abandoned buildings. A costly and time-consuming process of building is replaced by high-tech, programmable biological structures which reduce a negative ecological footprint of construction.

New species

Temperature adjustment

Natural sustainability

Energy efficiency

Light sensitivity and adjustment

Engineering facilities

Environmental adaptivity

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Diagram of growing Phase I

August

September October

Phase II

November

December

January

February

March

Phase III

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

Diagram of adaptive facade reaction

THE SEAM ULI Hines Student Competition 2021 - Kansas City, MO, East Village Anna Mytcul, Elnaz Zargham Koranlou, Mythea Mazzola, Cristian Copete & Rakshanda Nagaraj Competition

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The Seam stitches together the fractured urban fabric between the Kansas City Financial District and Paseo West, two neighborhoods that have been long disconnected due to socioeconomic and physical boundaries represented by the I-70 highway. The project emphasizes equity, connectivity, and sustainability of the East Village Neighborhood.

The site is in need for stronger connections from East to West

Triangulation of grid to prioritize pedestrian access and generate civic ground

The project emphasizes the development of mixed-income housing, pedestrian-oriented corridors and multi-modal stations, energy efficient design, and improved circulation connections between the surrounding neighborhoods. Our vision addresses historical injustices while looking towards the

future of technological innovation and multimodal transportation. Beyond the development on the site, the project implies substantial potential of the city, for equitable and sustainable development that enables physical, cultural, and economical connections between the many neighborhoods of Kansas City.

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EAST VILLAGE

EQUITY

Meeting population growth

Minority-owned business Mixed-income housing Local mom and pops

Urban beautification

Public art

Cultural assets Tech Hub Healthy neighborhood Increased physical activity Empowered civic ground Equitable access Reduced traffic congestion Pro-active public realm Street vitality and vibrancy

Green boulevards Native Landscaping Decreased heat island effect Reduced carbon footprints Less car-dependent future

Public maker space BBQ corridor Tourism Workforce training Coworking spaces

PASEO WEST Economic opportunity

Training to increase access to higer paying jobs Local business empowerment Access to workforce development

CONNECTIVITY Sidewalk enhancement

Improved walkability

Park bridges Multimodal TOD Max line enhancement Interlaced urban paths

Healthy neighborhood Accessible Multimodal transportation Increased physical activity

SUSTAINABILITY Adaptive reuse Solar energy Sustainable urban drainage Reflective roofs Green roofs Smart infrastructure Shared parking solutions

Stormwater management Preserving natural ecosystems

Program

Multimodal Transit

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PHASE I - STAGE Residential (SF)

369, 713 Units Total Units Total Affordable Units Total Market Rate Units

Office (SF) Retail (SF) Non-Rentable (SF) Parking

408 61 347

289, 270 15, 000 134, 797 966

Total Gross Rentable Area (SF) 835, 780 Total Net Rentable Building Area (SF) 700, 983

HIGHLIGHTS Cadence Courtyard Perry Plaza St. Patrick Garden Total Construction Cost Unleveraged IRR Leveraged IRR Equity Multiple

$ 144, 435, 506

PHASE II - STAGE Residential (SF)

428, 131 Units Total Units Total Affordable Units Total Market Rate Units

Office (SF) Retail (SF) Hotel (SF) Non-Rentable (SF) Parking

472 71 402

179, 421 18, 000 88, 888 142, 888 1, 100

Total Gross Rentable Area (SF) 857, 328 Total Net Rentable Building Area (SF) 714, 440

HIGHLIGHTS Media Plaza Workforce and Learning Center Royal Courtyard Total Construction Cost Unleveraged IRR Leveraged IRR

$ 147, 802, 191 20.7 % 42.4 %

Workforce and Learning Center

Royal Residential

Office (SF)

179, 421

Residential (SF)

189, 158.4

Retail (SF)

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Retail (SF)

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East Village Residential Residential (SF)

Perry Residential

162, 700

Residential (SF) Retail (SF)

Holmes Residential Residential (SF)

Holmes Residential

Cherry Residential

45, 295

Residential (SF)

41, 295

Residential (SF)

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Retail (SF)

Hilton Garden Inn

35, 224

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Residential (SF)

78, 226

Residential (SF)

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Retail (SF)

Perry Residential

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Residential (SF)

Cherry Residential

35, 224 5, 000

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Saint Patrick Garden

Cadence Office

Office (SF)

87, 492 2, 000

Cadence Tower

103, 098

Office (SF) Retail (SF)

186, 171 5,000

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Residential buildings: 1. Royal Residential 2. Perry Residential 3. St. Patrick Residential 4. Holmes Residential 5. East Village Residential 6. Cherry Residential Offices: 7. Workforce & Learning Center 8. Fab Lab 9. Cadence Tower 10. Cadence Office Existing buildings: 11. St. Patrick Church 12. East Village Apartments 13. Willshire Apartments 14. Building on 606 E 9th St

Cultural attractions: 15. Perry Plaza 16. Cherry Courtyard on top of existing parking garage 17. East Village Fountain 18. Cadence Courtyard 19. Cadence Amphitheatre 20. Scene of Jazz Events 21. St. Patrick Cafe 22. St. Patrick Garden 23. Robot Cafe 24. Royal Gym 25. Media Plaza 26. Media Fountain Hotel: 27. Hilton Garden Inn

Green boulevards link existing park system, guiding multimodal traffic from the west

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MEDIA PLAZA & WORKFORCE CENTER

PERRY CORRIDOR

Ice skating dancing competition

Fountain Festival in April

Music playing on the Media Plaza Screen

Music playing on the Media Plaza screen and fountains interacting with it

Job fairs at the workforce development center once every quarter

Job Fairs at the Workforce Development Center once every quarter

East Village Neighborhood Festival – neig festival where vendors from all over the participate in the event with musical per Job Fairs at the Workforce Development every quarter

Monthly Food Truck Rodeo Dining outside in igloos and having heated outdoor stands

Barbeque Festival

Holiday Market

Monthly Food Truck Rodeo

East Village Neighborhood Festival – neig festival where vendors from all over the participate in the event with musical per

June 21st – Music Day

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Amphitheater: Friday night musical performances Amphitheater: Friday night musical performances

Amphitheater: Friday night musical perfo Jazz Day April 30

Amphitheater: Summer Movie Festival (fr Saturday)

SAINT PATRIC GARDEN

ROYAL COURTYARD

Weekly public market at the St. Patrick G Easter egg design festival Weekly public market at the St. Patrick Gardens

Snowman building competition

Weekly public market at the St. Patrick Gardens

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Yoga Power event

Pump in the park – outdoor exercise cla

Snowball fight events

JOSEPH

HALKIN FAMILY

SARAH

NATALIE

JACK AND SOPHIE

Joe is a student at the school of Biological and Chemical Sciences at UMKC. He usually takes the T-Max to the City Hall Station and walks to the workforce development center to speak with an advisor about searching for a job after graduation. In the spring, he rents a bike from the Royal Courtyard and goes to a nearby cafe.

Shayla and Bruce live in the Columbus neighborhood. They bring their kids, Shana and Nina, to Media Plaza to pay in the fountains. On the weekends they love to go to the cafe for a late lunch.

Sarah and her dog, Pillow, have recently moved to Kansas City. Sarah is a yoga instructor at the Royal Gym. She lives in River Market and takes the streetcar to work. She loves to hold her classes in the Royal Courtyard. She believes doing yoga in an open space is more relaxing and effective.

Natalie is a contemporary artist who lives in Paseo West. She is contributing to an urban art program in East Village. She usually comes to work via bike on the pedestrian bridge. She also rents co-working space and usually holds team meetings there.

Jack and Sophie are a retired couple who live in an affordable housing unit at Perry Residential. The go to St. Patrick’s Church on Sunday mornings and have lunch at their favorite restaurant in the St. Patrick’s Gardens. Jack is a jazz fan, and they go to see jazz musicians perform at the Cadence Courtyard on Friday nights.

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Halloween Costume Festival Job Fairs at the Workforce Development Center once every quarter

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Barbeque Festival Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Festival/ Turkey Festival

Amphitheater: Friday night musical performances Arts Festival

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Friday night musical perfomances at the Cadence Courtyard

Pump in the park – outdoor exercise class

Barbeque Festival at the Perry Corridor

Weekly public market at the St. Patrick Garden

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