This project was a volunteer effort to provide ideas for my neighborhood association, developer, and the city of Birmingham for The Knights of Columbus property in my neighborhood. The property was in debate of becoming high-density apartments after the developer proposed it would be utilized for single family residential only. The 2 day charette consisted of myself, two other architects and a lot of brainstorming and drawing. The concept of the project was to rationalize the realities of the project and find a way to bridge the financial concerns of the developer along with the density concerns of the neighborhood. Our proposal consisted of providing the developer with the number of condos that would meet their investment yield while giving George Ward Park an entry from the eastern side and preserving the old growth trees along the southern edge of the property. The eastern park entry would also include small neighborhood retail along with a cafe/restaurant that over looked the new event lawn. We also proposed moving the fire station that sits a block away and is in need of new facilities to the corner of the eastern entry in order to integrate their presence into the neighborhood while also providing a sense of security for the new development.
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