Water Works Open House Presentation, Revised Design Concept - May 1st 2017
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On May 1st the Parks Foundation and Minneapolis Park Board hosted a community open house, unveiling the evolved design concept for Water Works park on the Mississippi riverfront in downtown Minneapolis. At the open house, community members were invited to offer input on the new design concept. This presentation was given by the design team during the open house, highlighting the history of Water Works, project timeline, and cultural resources. The presentation was given by: Bruce Chamberlain – Minneapolis Parks Foundation Kate Lamers - MPRB Water Works Project Manager Anne Ketz - The 106 Group Tom Whitlock – Damon Farber Landscape Architects Joan Soranno – HGA Max Musicant – The Musicant Group Learn more about Water Works at https://goo.gl/x03GKe
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- 2. Water Works Downtown Minneapolis’ Riverfront Destination 2015
- 3. Water Works: A Visionary Reset Water Works Preliminary design explorations in 2012 Conceptual design & community engagement in 2013/14 part of Central Riverfront Regional Park master plan update Water Works concept design approved by Park Board in September 2015
- 4. A Park Program for the Next Generation Water Works A well cared-for place that accommodates basic visitor needs A place that is financially self- supportive A place of surprise and wonder where history is revealed A place for all weather, all seasons, and all times of day A place for diverse interests, extended stays, and regular visits Audience • Enthusiasts (river, history, culture, arts) • Walking-distance residents and office dwellers • Visitors with access needs • Tourists • Urban explorers • Linear athletes • Parents with kids in tow • Teens • Event-goers A place to ARRIVE and BE on the downtown riverfront A place that integrates ecological systems
- 5. Phasing Strategy Water Works Mezzanine Phase construction: 2017 opening: 2019 (future) Riverside Phase construction: 2021 opening: 2023
- 6. What Has Happened in the Past 12 Months • Design / cultural resource team selected (DF, HGA, 106 Group, MacDonald & Mack, others) • Deep historic / archeological analysis conducted • Park and pavilion program analysis completed • Precedents analyzed • Former Fuji Ya building documented and deconstruction plans prepared • Interviews with community leaders and elders and interpretive planning • Rainwater reuse strategy completed and $900,000 granted by MWMO to implement it • $12.3m of $15m philanthropic goal achieved
- 7. What Has Been Learned • Water Works is even more complex than already understood • The structural remnants of Bassett and Columbia Mills are rich and engaging • There are countless untold stories that could be expressed • Water Works holds the opportunity to be: A venue for storytelling and more importantly, A venue for people and peoples to tell their own stories As a result… • An evolved concept
- 8. What Will Happen Over the Next 12 Months Apr-June Community reengaged around evolved concept May 1 & 2 Public Open Houses June 7 MPRB Planning Committee considering evolved concept (6:30 public hearing) June 28 MPRB full Board approval (5:00) June Historic agency permits for Fuji Ya selective demo and stabilization July/Aug Work on former Fuji Ya building begins July-March Schematic design and construction docs 2017 Food vendor RFI released December Finish out fundraising campaign 2018 Archeological excavation & park construction
- 9. Water Works Site Evolution Brief History • Bassett Sawmill built in 1870 • Columbia Flour Mill built in 1882 • Bassett Saw Mill burns in 1897 • Columbia Mill collapses in 1941 • Fuji Ya Restaurant built on the foundations of the mills in 1967-68 with 2 additions in the early 1970s. • MPRB acquires the land in 1990. Ca. 1933 Ca. 1990 2017
- 10. Water Works Cultural Resources 106 Group
- 15. MAPLE GROVE CENTRAL PARK
- 16. THE COMMONS
- 17. LAKEWOOD CEMETERY GARDEN MAUSOLEUM
- 19. SURLY BREWERY
- 20. DESIGN TEAM WATER IN MOTION IRRIGATION DESIGN CAE FOUNTAIN DESIGN KR ASSOCIATES ACOUSTICAL DESIGN TOOLE WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE ROBERT RIPPE FOODSERVICE CONSULTANT KIDZIBITS PLAYSCAPE DESIGN MUSICANT PUBLIC SPACE CONSULTANT OSTVIG ARBORIST CHRISTINE BAEUMLER ALLIES: MEDIA/ART PUBLIC ART COORDINATORS MORTENSON COST ESTIMATOR CASTLEVISION PUBLIC MEETING DOCUMENTATION Damon Farber LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MacDonald & Mack HISTORIC ARCHITECTS 106 Group w/historian CULTURAL RESOURCES HGA ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURAL MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL LIGHTING DESIGN SECURITY BARR STORMWATER SOILS CIVIL KIMLEY-HORN TRANSPORTATION CORE TEAM DAMON FARBER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PRIME CONSULTANT FULL TEAM
- 21. OPPORTUNITIES
- 22. OPPORTUNITIES
- 23. SITE CONTEXT
- 24. SITE PLAN ENTRY PLAZA PARKWAY CROSSING BIKE CONNECTION ROOFTOP TERRACE PLAY AREA EXISTING COTTONWOOD PROMENADE WOONERF WOONERF CONNECTION FUTURE BIKE CONNECTION FUTURE STAIR CONNECTION TURF MISSISSIPPI RIVER GREEN ROOF WEST RIVER PARKWAY CITY STEPS RIVERWEST ENGINE HOUSE MILL PLACE CROWN ROLLER MILL 1ST STREET 5THAVENUE 3RDAVENUE BRIDGE SOUTH PLAZA MEZZANINE PHASE RIVER PHASE (FUTURE) 0 20’ 40’ 80’ 59° N
- 25. SITE CIRCULATION stairs ada accessible route multi-use path future stair connection future bike connection
- 26. CULTURAL RESOURCES Bassettt mill scale pit Columbia Flour Mill Occidental Feed Mill Retaining wall Historic Railroad right-of-way unidentified Structural Ruins Historic Railroad right-of-way
- 27. EXISTING CONDITIONS | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE
- 28. CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE
- 29. CONCEPT PLAN | ENLARGED SOUTH AREA 1ST STREET ENGINE HOUSE BRIDGE (FUTURE RIVER PHASE) RIVERWEST CROWN ROLLER 5THAVENUE WEST RIVER PARKWAYPARKWAY CROSSING ENTRY PLAZA TERRACE UP UP ACCESSIBLE ROUTE DOWN OCCIDENTAL MILL WALL MILL WALL GREEN ROOF
- 30. SECTION | PARK PAVILION & PLAZA 1st street w. river parkway +811 +829 +824 Riverwest Condominiums plaza/diningparkway paths rooftop dining elevator tower
- 31. PARK PAVILION | CONCEPT VIEW
- 32. PARK PAVILION | CONCEPT VIEW
- 33. PAVILION | EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC PAVILION EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC ROOF ENTRY / VERTICAL CIRCULATION ROOFTOP PLAZA RESTROOMS CAFE GREEN ROOF RAMP UP ENTRY VESTIBULE LOBBY / INFO DESK MEETING ROOM EXISTING HISTORIC COLUMBIA MILL RUINS EXISTING HISTORIC BASSETT MILL STRUCTURES
- 34. PAVILION | ROOF PLAN PARKWAY PLAZA BELOW 1ST STREET SIDEWALK ROOFTOP PLAZA GREEN ROOF RAMP UP VERTICAL CIRCULATION / LOBBY
- 35. PAVILION | PARKWAY FLOOR PLAN STORAGE / UTILITIES MEETING ROOM VERTICAL CIRCULATION LOBBY / INFO DESK PARKWAY PLAZA RESTROOMS ENTRY VESTIBULE CAFE UTILITIES KITCHEN TRASH LOADING
- 37. CONCEPT VIEW | GREENROOF AND PLAZA
- 38. CONCEPT VIEW | GREENROOF AND PLAZA
- 39. 1ST STREET WEST RIVER PARKWAY PLAY ENGINE HOUSE 3RD STREET BRIDGE MILL PLACE WOONERF LAWN PROMENADE MULTI USE TRAIL OCCIDENTAL MILL WALL EXISTING TREE EXISTING TREES FUTURE BIKE CONNECTION FUTURE PED CONNECTION ENLARGED PLAN | NORTH SIDE
- 40. CONCEPT VIEW | EVENT LAWN AND CITY STEPS
- 41. CONCEPT VIEW | EVENT LAWN AND CITY STEPS
- 42. +812.5 +826 +828.5 +808.5 1st street w. river parkway accessible route mezzanine lawn parkway paths city steps SECTION | CITY STEPS AND MEZZANINE LAWN
- 43. +813.5 +821.5 +838 +808.5 1st street w.riverparkway parkway paths play existing slope kayak launch (phase 2) mezzanine lawn SECTION | PLAY AND MEZZANINE LAWN
- 44. CONCEPT VIEW | PLAY AREA AND MEZZANINE PROMENADE
- 45. CONCEPT VIEW | PLAY AREA AND MEZZANINE PROMENADE
- 46. +816 +820 +823 +840 1st street w. river parkway mezzanine promenade accessible route connection to woonerf existing cottonwood SECTION | WOONERF PLAZA
- 47. CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE
- 48. CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE
- 49. Your Experience at Water Works Creating Community Life After the Ribbon Cutting Activities, Amenities, and Experiences to: • Ensure the design realizes its fullest potential • Celebrate the wonderful cultural diversity of the site and our city in the park • Enable the life of the park to evolve to meet the ever-changing needs and opportunities of our community Our Output • Crafting list of priority experience, uses and activities for user groups • Developing the activities and events plan for the site
- 50. Fostering a Continuum of Experiences Ensuring Public Enjoyment Across Times and Seasons Every Day Experiences Weekly Routines Seasonal Traditions Signature Events • Places to sit • Games to play • Food to eat • Walking your dog • Water to drink • Exercising • Walking • Biking • Nap in the grass • Photo ops • Markets • Small performances • Picnics • Buskers • Family gatherings • Art making classes • Cultural and historical classes • Community meetings • Walking tours • Community festivals • Installations • Field trips • Weddings • Outdoor movies • Northern Spark • Large concerts, performances • Stone Arch Bridge Festival • Opera • Fitness events
- 51. What We’ve Heard Thus Far: 2013-2015
- 52. • Access to water and natural habitat • Winter activities • Programs, activities and amenities that are relevant to the diversity of cultures and traditions of the site • Spaces for all ages • Food to buy and eat onsite • Comfortable venues to people watch • Enhance the walking, running, and biking experience • Clean and safe public restrooms What We’ve Heard Thus Far