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- 2. freestyle ! ˈfrēˌstīl/ adjective 1. denotinga contest or version of a (sport) in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ. ! frēˌstīl/ noun 2. a competition, in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style. ! 3. The latin "clave" rhythm is often employed. Tempo of FreeStyle music is between 110 and 130 BPM (Beats Per Minute). FREESTYLE action FREESTYLE# design FREESTYLE thinking
- 3. – City ofLos Angeles Mayor’s Office of Economic Development Adaptive Reuse Program 1999-2004 “Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an old site or building for a purpose other than for which it was built or designed. Adaptive reuse is seen by many as a key factor in land conservation and the reduction of urban sprawl.”
- 6. Louisiana…a dream state LAFAYETTEis… The BeauSoliel House returned to the University of Louisiana, ! Lafayette campus following Solar Decatholon in ! Washington, D.C. 2009! Photo by: Philip + Gould
- 7. Lafayette is … “Lafayetteis the happiest city in the United States.” ! Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch July, 2014
- 8. the "Tastiest Townin the South” Southern Living, April 2012 the “Best of the Road for Food” Rand-McNAlly Best SMALL TOWNS IN AMERICA 2011
- 9. Lafayette is Music ! FestivalInternational de Louisiane ! Festivals Acadiens et Créoles ! Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival
- 10. “Lafayette is thebest small city for business” Forbes November, 2011
- 11. The Best andWorst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50 - 247 Wall St.com! By Michael B. Sauter, Thomas C. Frohlich, Alexander E.M. Hess and Ashley C. Allen - November 21, 2013 ! Louisiana! > Debt per capita: $4,045 (17th highest)! > Budget deficit: 25.1% (4th largest)! > Unemployment: 6.4% (15th lowest)! > Median household income: $42,944 (8th lowest)! > Pct. below poverty line: 19.9% (3rd highest)! While home values nationwide fell by more than 11% between 2007 and 2012, the median Louisiana home value rose by 10% during that time, one of the largest increases nationally. Still, even with a relatively healthy housing market, Louisiana’s population has other serious problems. As of 2012, just 83% of the state’s adults had a high school diploma and more than 16.9% of the state’s population did not have health insurance coverage, both among the worst in the country. There were nearly 500 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2012, making the state one of the most dangerous. Nearly under one in every five residents lived below the poverty line, worse than all but two states. The state’s finances are also in bad shape. Just over 55% of the state’s pension obligations were funded in 2012, fourth-worst in the country. And the state had to close a budget gap of more than 25% going into fiscal 2012. The average gap across the states was 15.5% that year. ! Read more: The Best and Worst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50 - 24/7 Wall St.! http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/11/21/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of- all-50-2/#ixzz2lg9cw9Rs
- 12. FREETOWN DISTRICT ca.1840 Lafayette
- 13. FREETOWN! In the yearsbefore the Civil War, it was possible for the enslaved African- Americans of the South to purchase their own freedom, in many different ways, including through extra forms of work done on what was normally their own time. Additionally, as various planters became fond of their workers, some of the older African-Americans were set free in return for good service rendered over several decades. Ultimately, before the Civil War in the 1840's and 1850's, in the Town of Vermillionville (a town which was later to become the City of Lafayette) these "free men of color" settled in a newly engineered subdivision known as the "Mouton Addition". The Mouton Addition was populated by a heterogeneous mixture of lower and middle class Caucasians and Free Men of Color. Nonetheless, because of the presence there of the freed African-Americans, the Mouton Addition became known, in the years immediately preceding the Civil War as “Freetown".! ! from “The History of Freetown and the Good Hope Hall”! By: GLENN ARMENTOR !
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- 16. UL 2 BlocksDOWNTOWN 7 Blocks LFT 1.8 m. Parcel size 22,000 s.f.# 6- legally subdivided lots 25’ x 130’#
- 18. office + warehouse+ parking office area: 1330 s.f. warehouse: 2000 s.f.
- 19. rural vibe +neighborhood location community garden ? farmers market ? bike share ? movie night ?
- 20. well maintained grounds anda well worn, tough exterior…..
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- 23. to a ! RetroMicroenvironment .
- 24. with private offices loftworkspaces
- 26. for work terrazzo floorsca. 1962
- 27. to regroup andrefresh court and garden
- 28. to take abreak or cook a meal
- 29. – anonymous! “you’re blowingup my brain”
- 30. the refined leadsto the raw Office + Studio + Workshop
- 31. to design from desktopto workshop
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- 33. the freetown workshop todeploy….! a prototype! a model! a product
- 35. FREETOWN FREESTYLE the workshop(before)
- 36. Bring your vision….. ! ! FREETOWNFREESTYLE ! ! a project of UNIVERDE, LLC www.univerde.com ! ! ! Lafayette . San Francisco !
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