Downtown Guelph Intensification Project: The Mews

February 13, 2017

DOWNTOWN GUELPH INTENSIFICATION PROJECT: THE MEWS Tatiana Zakharova University of Guelph

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PEDESTRIAN NETWORK CONNECTIVITY PEDESTRIAN CENTRALITY PEDESTRIAN PERMEABILITY Urban feel Continuity of experience Safety People‐scale Public art

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DYNAMIC TENSION church / civic angular / curvilinear

DYNAMIC TENSION Sequence: compress / release Flow: direct / diverging Programming: commerce / art Materials: old / new Ownership: private / public

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DESIGN GOAL Create independent and dynamic, exclusively pedestrian space which unique identity will be easily recognized as Guelph’s main mews and which will provide Guelph residents and visitors with an opportunity to safely move across downtown by foot or bike, as well as to rest, play, and shop.

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PLAN VIEW The pedestrian mews connecting City Hall square (Carden St.) with Royal City Church / Baker Street Development (Quebec St.)

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HALL 1 Formal character with space able to accommodate linear and dispersing pedestrian traffic; two proposed buildings (2‐storey mixed‐use and 3‐story commercial) have glass fronts and access points off the mews.

HALL 1 Perspective: looking north‐west from Carden Street

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HALL 2 Widest section of the mews (30 m), the hall stretches along two proposed buildings: 3‐story mixed‐used modern construction. The space features pedestrian path, marketing zone, bioswale, specimen tree plantings (eg.: Tilia cordata), unique catenary lights, and area open for activities.

Public Bioswale

Marketing Zone Main Path 3 story mixed use

HALL 2 Section‐elevation: looking north‐west from MacDonell Street

HALL 2 Aerial view close‐up showing pedestrian path, bioswale and publicly‐accessible commercial zone adjacent to the building

HALL 2 Perspective: looking north towards Cork Street

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HALL 3 The (9mx55m) section of the mews serves as an open linear connection and features an architectural wooden fence (concealing a commercial parking lot; existing) and catenary lighting.

HALL 3 Perspective: looking south‐ east towards Cork Street

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HALL 4 This space features two large stormwater bioswale areas, pedestrian paths and an area open for programming (eg.: outdoor reading room; sports; seating). On the weekends, the parking lot is blocked for vehicles and can be used to accommodate programming such as open‐air markets and community events.

HALL 4 Perspective: looking north towards Quebec Street and the entrance to Baker Street complex ; weekday 5pm with parking lot in use.

HALL 4 Perspective: looking north towards Quebec Street and entrance to the Baker Street complex; 5pm weekend with parking lot blocked for vehicles.

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THANK YOU! DOWNTOWN GUELPH INTENSIFICATION PROJECT: THE MEWS Tatiana Zakharova

Fullerton, Ted Public Art Installations, City of Guelph July 2014

REFERENCES

bauchplan ).( Neue Meile, Böblingen, Germany 2013‐2015

Klimakvarter, SLA Landskabsarkitekter, et al Skt. Kjelds Plads 2014 (ongoing)

City of Guelph Streetscape Manual Adopted August 25, 2014

Meridian 105 Architecture 1974 West 35th Avenue, Denver, CO 2014

Downtown Guelph Secondary Plan November 2016 consolidation

Visualization, The Island Site Masterplan Luke Askwith www.lukeaskwith.com