Retrofitting Suburban Retail Case Study: Alamo Drafthouse By Louis Burns May 8 th , 2014
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Retrofitting Suburban RetailCase Study: Alamo Drafthouse
By Louis BurnsMay 8th, 2014
Entry Points?
No Savanna Preference
No Biophilia Effect or
Wabi-Sabi
No Defensible
Space
Poor General Design
PrinciplesFitts’ Law (too
dispersed)
No Hierarchy
Difficult to build a Mental Model of site
Difficult Wayfinding
Single use (retail)
“Parking Lagoon”
~ 50% vacancy
Outdated (built in 1956)
Poor Urban Design
PrinciplesDesigned
around cars
Low density
Feels unsafe at night
No green space
Low rise fits context
Form Follows
Function
Consistency
Constraint
Effective Design
Principles
Cost-Benefit
Modularity
Satisficing
Scarcity
Standard Urban Infill
• Increase density
• Mix uses
• More walkability
• More green spaces
Existing Site
Standard Urban Infill
Standard Urban Infill
Pattern Language Infill
• Identifiable Neighborhood• House Cluster• Four-Story Limit• Degrees of Publicness• Promenade• Market of Many Shops• Network of Paths
Pattern Language Infill
• Street Café• Main Gateways• Building Complex• Public Outdoor Room• Positive Outdoor Space• Wings of Light• Tree Places
Pattern Language Infill
Pattern Language Infill
Pattern Language Infill
Pattern Language Infill
Infill Comparison
Pattern Language Infill
References• Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language. Oxford University Press. 1977. • Bally, Daniel. “Thinking Outside the Blocks – Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Neighborhood Design.”
ESRI International User Conference. 7/15/2010.• Ben-Joseph, Eran and David Gordon. “Hexagonal Planning in Theory and Practice”. Journal of Urban
Design, Vol. 5, No. 3, 237-265, 2000.• Buckley, Michael. “Urban Infill: Mastering Investment Hurdles and Design Opportunities”. AIA Dallas.
Spring 2014.• Dunham-Jones, Ellen and June Williamson. Retrofitting Suburbia. John Wiley & Sons. 2010.• Gresham, Smith and Partners. “Complete Street Design Guidelines” Website:
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/bikeped/CompleteStreets.pdf. Retrieved 05/01/2014.• Lidwell, Holden and Butler. Universal Principles of Design . Rockport Publishers. 2003.• Martin, Leslie and Lionel March eds, Urban Space and Structure. “The grid as generator.” Reprinted in
Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design. Ed by Donald Watson, Alan Plattus and Robert Shibley. McGraw Hill. 2003.
• “Site Design, Parking and Zoning for Shopping Centers”. American Planning Association Website: http://www.planning.org/pas/at60/report59.htm. Retrieved 05/06/2014.
• Tachieva, Galina. Sprawl Repair Manual. Island Press. 2010.• Texas Donut Precident. Website: Google Maps.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dallas,+TX/@32.8061244,-96.7972307,282a,35y,39.41t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x864c19f77b45974b:0xb9ec9ba4f647678f?hl=en. Retrieved 05/01/2014.
• Xceligent. Website: xceligent.com. Retrieved 04/16/2014.
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