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Edmonds 2030 Proposal 1
Designed by Robert Edgar, Michael Putnam
Located adjacent to the local fishing pier, marina, public beaches, train and ferry terminals, downtown shops and restaurants, students decided to design their project to serve not only as an office and retail space but also as a public pathway and rooftop sculpture park that includes kiosks, a small amphitheater and viewing spots that look out to the Salish Sea (Puget Sound) and the Olympic mountains. The project features a fountain that also serves as a timepiece, that spouts thru a hole in the main level roof each hour.
The main consideration for this design concept was to not only minimize impact on neighboring residential and office views, but also to enhance them by transforming an 'ugly' roof into a public park filled with art and community gathering spaces.
Aerial view from the corner of Sunset Avenue and Dayton Street pedestrian entrance looking northwest. The fountain is shown spouting water up from the main level thru a 'blowhole'. A tunnel entrance with water filled glass skylite pools welcome visitors from the Dayton Street to beaches pathway from downtown.
View from the corner of Sunset Avenue and Dayton Street pedestrian entrance looking northwest. The tunnel entrance into the indoor outdoor plaza on the main level is flanked on both sides with a grand staircase.
Aerial view along Railroad Avenue looking southeast.
A totem sculpture in the upper right acknowledges the original Native inhabitants of this area and their connection to the Salish Sea, which is known today as Puget Sound.
View looking southwest from the corner of the Sunset Avenue and Main Street pedestrian entrance linking to downtown.
View from the corner of Railroad Avenue and Main Street pedestrian entrance looking southeast.
Edmonds 2030 Proposal 2
Designed by Matthew Pirie, Evan Langendorfer
Designed as a mixed-use development that includes retail, office, restaurants and housing, this project addressed the issue of annual flooding along Dayton and Sunset Avenue. Inspired by cities in parts of Europe, such as Venice, the buildings are randomly arranged providing unique public spaces and view lines as one explores various shops and restaurants scattered around a central water feature. The 'canal' not only provides a pleasant experience, but also serves to buffer railroad and automobile sounds and accommodates flood waters that occur often during heavy rainfall.
Aerial view from the corner of Sunset Avenue and Dayton Street pedestrian entrance looking west.
Street view from the corner of Sunset Avenue and Dayton Street pedestrian entrance looking west to fountains, inviting guests and encouraging curiosity and explorations of the spaces in- between.
Aerialt view from the corner of Sunset Avenue and Dayton Street pedestrian entrance looking down to fountains and the 'canal'.
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