We’ve been asked to developed a site master plan for the Richard Bolling Federal Building, which we’ve been working on the building renovation for five or six years now. The site plan is in collaboration with Young + Dring landscape architects and will incorporate a number of sustainable site initiatives including capturing drainage via swales and berms as well as collecting underground water from a natural water source into a cistern to reuse for site water.
The original program called for a parking lot for parents to use as they drop their children off for in-house day care in the mornings. The design we’ve been working on is aimed at a more efficient use of space for a lot that will only be used two to three hours a day by no more than twelve people. The parking lot doubles as a public terrace when it is not being used for parking. The paving pattern identifies traffic lanes and parking spaces are demarcated by planters, trees, and benches. The terrace also has ample room for bike racks.
north terrace after
north lawn before
