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NICHOLAS KNODT

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of VirginiaExpected 2014

Design Education FellowJune 2013 - May 2014

InstructorAugust 2014 - Present

Designer Summer 2014Summer 2013

Designer August 2014 - Present

Teaching AssistantFall 2013 / 2012Spring 2013 / 2012Spring 2013Fall 2012

Special Events Coordinator 2010 - 2011

Virginia Society AIAParticipant 2013

College of WoosterGranted 2010

Harvard UniversityParticipant 2009

[email protected] | 908 Cottage Lane #5A, Charlottesville, VA | 571.643.8244

Master of ArchitectureSchool of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VAInstructor Arch 1030 Foundation Studio I, with Prof. Anselmo Canfora

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VASARC 5555: Workflows, An introduction to the digital communication tools available to designers

DrippsPhinneyStudio | Architecture + Urbanism Batesville, VADeveloped experimental parametric research while preparing schematic designs for a de-tached house addition. Conducted CNC fabrication and material research, led website design.

Studio Ripple Charlottesville, VADeveloped site research & initial schematic design for Cuyahoga Overlooks in Cleveland, OH

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VAArch 2010: Foundation Architectural Design Studio II, Prof. Lucia PhinneyArch 2020: Foundation Architectural Design Studio III, Prof. Manuel Bailo / Prof. Robin DrippsArch 3020 / 4020: Architectural Design Studio, Prof. Robin Dripps, Ghazal AbbasyArch 3020 / 4020: Architectural Design Studio, Architecture Department Chair Iñaki Alday

Art Whino Gallery Oxon Hill, MD Helped run gallery operations and organize events with an average of 1,000 visitors per day

Emerging Leaders in Architecture Honors Academy“Designed to develop future leaders in architecture firms, in communities, and in the profession.” Selected by the department to represent UVA in professional practice workshops.

Bachelor of ArtsWooster, OH. Major: Studio Art (Honors), Minor: Urban Studies

Career Discovery ProgramGraduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

ACADEMIC HONORS

University of VirginiaSeptember 2014Fall 2014Fall 20142013 - 2014Summer 2013April 2013March 2013Inducted 2013

ASLA Student Honor Award in Communications Awarded for the development of SNACKsThesis Fellowship Significant stipend awarded for thesis research, advisor: Iñaki AldayRaven Society Scholarship Awarded for achievements in scholarship, leadership, and serviceDesign Education Fellowship One year full tuition and significant stipend awardedSarah McArthur Nix Traveling Fellowship Stipend for independent research in ParisArts Council Grant Successfully awarded $7,500 grant for SNACKsVA-ASLA Award of Merit in Student Design SNACK01: Kate OrffRaven Society, Selections Chair “The oldest and most prestigious honorary society at UVA”

College of WoosterMay 2010 May 2010

Donald R. MacKenzie Prize in Art Awarded for excellence in the field of sculptureDepartmental Honors and Thesis Honors: Studio Art

SNACK! AppSeptember 2014

SNACK 03: I am a TreeMay 2014

Lunch 9: In ExcessMay 2014

Lunch 8: Futures for Sites UnknownMay 2013

SNACK 02: Research and PracticeApril 2013

SNACK 01: Design and ActivismSeptember 2013

Editor University of VirginiaSNACK! is an iOS app designed by and developed for LUNCH to share recent interviews

Editor University of VirginiaHighlights discussion and work during a workshop with Francis Hallé and Peter Del Tredici

Advising Editor University of VirginiaLunch 9 explores how we encounter and design for the duality of growth and excess

Editor University of VirginiaLunch 8 tackles the uncharted waters and unsteady ground facing designers, 27 articles included

Editor University of VirginiaHighlights Adam Yarinsky through an interview and essays by Professors Waldman and Somers Editor University of VirginiaHighlights Kate Orff through an interview and essay by Rachel Stevens and Danielle Alexander

NICHOLAS KNODT

PUBLICATIONS

51st IMCL ConferenceJune 2014

RT29: After the SprawlJanuary 2014

Student Representative 2013 - 2014

Chairperson2013 - 2014

Advising Editor2013 - Present

Co-Editor-in-Chief 2012 - 2013

Chairperson2012 - 2013

Catalyst October 2013

2013 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition

Volunteer 2003 - 2014

[email protected] | 908 Cottage Lane #5A, Charlottesville, VA | 571.643.8244

Presenter Portland, OR“Real Estate Site Selection Model for Incremental Suburban Redevelopment”

Honorable Mention, Xaveer De Geyter Award University of Virginia“Landfill to Landform: Waste as Community Resource,” co-leader of a 12 member design team

School of Architecture Admissions Committee University of VirginiaSelected by the Department of Architecture as a student representative to the committee

Student Association of Graduate Architects University of VirginiaLead and encourage student-faculty relations. Coordinate school-wide social and academic events for both students and faculty. Collaborate with student organizations throughout UVA. Re-instituted the SARC Faculty / Student Happy Hour Series. Proposed and coordinated the student’s 2012 Faculty Search Committee. Elected as class representative.

LUNCH Design Journal University of VirginiaCoordinate volunteers, budget, calendar, events, submissions, production, and distribution through collaboration with advising and co-editors. Developed new short-run publication initiative, “SNACKs”. Successfully proposed and facilitated the purchase of professional pub-lishing equipment with funding from the School of Architecture’s Dean, Kim Tanzer.

Michael Owen Jones Memorial Lecture Committee University of VirginiaSelected, Organized, and Hosted the MOJ Lecturer, Matthias Hollwich with a $7,500 budget

Contributor New York: ActarWork included in the UVA School of Architecture’s yearly publication

Presidential Research Competition Winner University of Virginia“BRIDGE: Bridging Residents & Innovation to Downtown’s Growing East,” team of five

Habitat for Humanity Various communities across the United StatesAverage duration of one week per year, organized through LPC, Falls Church, VA

EXTRACURRICULARS

Philadelphia Mt.C

Critic: Matthew Jull

The Philadelphia MediaTech Center brings to-gether demand from across the region for high-tech design and innovation services. Organized around the armature of a publicly accessible media center, office and residential programs take advantage of shared space and amenities as well as an active informal public presence.

The site capitalizes on interstitial spaces along the I-95 corridor and Ben Franklyn Bridge, acti-vating undervalued space and reinforcing local transportation networks. The Philadelphia Mt.C. acts as the primary catalyst for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation as the post I-95 Christopher Columbus Boulevard and industrial waterfront are redeveloped to connect back into Philadelphia.

Included in the ‘13 SARC Yearbook, Catalyst.

Data Center

Pool &Hot Springs

Resturant

Kitchen

Reading Room

Gallery & Bla ck Box Theater

SculptureGarden

Roof Tarrace

cafe

Library Lobby

Flex Work Space

Office Lobby

Game Room

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Location: New York, NYCritic: Phoebe Crisman

Indian Cultural Institute

The Indian Cultural Institute responds to both New York City and the Indian Subcontinent while acting as a learning center and promi-nent civic space. The corner site is at a critical intersection between residential neighborhoods and the gallery districts. Facing the residential towers to the east, the Indian Cultural Institute welcomes the neighborhood to the gallery dis-trict with an open first floor, a tower that echoes the neighborhood’s housing scale and public space intermixed throughout. Responding to architecture throughout India, the Institute develops a dialogue between a permanent armature and lightweight / human scale con-struction. Furthermore, to promote the intense relationship between the human scale, sun and wind found throughout India, the Institute uses shading across the southern walls. N

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Co-Visualization Coordinator, Arch 2010Studio Instructor, Arch 1030

Design Workflow LectureArch 1030 Student Work

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materiality / between glass and natural forms

temporality / during varying times of day and temporal conditions

/ the outdoor classroom adjacent to Campbell Hall at the UVa School of Architecture presents a fascinating duality between light, temporality and glass condi-tions. The varying translucent and semi- opaque glass materials react to natural and artificial light, creating a playground of colors at any time of the day. In daylight, blue and white hues shine. At nighttime, deep, dark greens and oranges glow. Occuring in an interesting interaction between the transformations of the appearance of the columns and the reflective glass wall that hides the conference room, we learn that visibility of structure, form and color are dependent on light, as well as the time of day, in a responsive and and con-stantly changing dynamic of built forms.

two enclosures / a cantilever and a drop- ceiling

material and light qualities in the daytime

material and light qualities during the night

panes affected by temporal conditions

plan of critical joint

sections / elevations of a critical joint of the outdoor space

axonometric and hybrid drawing of outdoor classroom space & experiential material conditions

axonometric drawing of the connective joint between the interior and exterior of Campbell Hall / this intersection of glass planes is

affected by light and temporality more than any other area, with the interior glass bookshelves illuminating against the glass

conference room wall, and further alongside the free- standing column.

the unification of material with the built form creates a busy yet unified viewer experience / cement, stone, with dirt, glass and steel.

path and cross- sections

TRANSPARENCIES OF THRESHOLD

IN W. G. CLARK ADDITION

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CONCRETE

THRESHOLD OPENS

TIGHT SPACE

OPEN SPACE

MAJOR THRESHOLD

PATHS OF CIRCULATION

W. G. CLARK ADDITION

EXISTING BUILDING

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As Design Education Fellow I have had the opportunity to work as a Co-Visualization Coordinator for the Arch 2010 studios and as a Studio Instructor for Arch 1030. The work shown on the left represents graphics developed for a visualization workflow lecture which introduced the design potential of interactions between software applications and techniques. The work on the right are examples of my student’s work in the Arch 1030 Foundation Studio I.N

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This school wide design competition asked students to address the unchecked commercial and suburban development along Charlottes-ville’s primary traffic corridor, Route 29. Our team sought to use product waste manage-ment as a spatial and urban catalyst. Trash became a generator of a new urban system driven by a new waste infrastructure to deal with waste locally.

On Route 29, the waste output of the com-mercial strip was stored in place in a linear landfilling strategy that created inhabitable public spaces along the highway while acting as a new source of energy through methane production in the landfill.

In the city fabric around 29, new pockets of density were centered around collection, distribution, storage, and processing of waste. The emergence of neighborhood collection facilities, sorting and processing facilities, and storage and manufacturing facilities became hubs of mixed use commercial activity and public space.

Honorable Mention:Xaveer De Geyter Award

Critics: Xaveer De Geyter, Jorg Sieweke

From Landfill to Landform: Waste as Resource

CORPORATION[PRODUCER]

RESIDENT[CONSUMER]

LANDFILL

MUNICIPALEMPLOYEES

WALMARTNEW HIGH DENSITY RES.

LANDFILL TO LANDFORM LANDFILL TO LANDFORM

RECYCLE CENTER

COMPOST CENTER

TRASH AS WASTE

TRASH AS RESOURCE

CORPORATION[PRODUCER]

RESIDENT WASTE[CONSUMER] AS CATALYST

MUNICIPALEMPLOYEES

PRODUCT

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COMPLETED MSW LANDFORMS

FACTORIES TO PROCESS RECYCLED MATERIAL

DENSITY INFILL ALONG RT. 29

COMMUNITY COLLECTION CENTERS

COMPOST FACILITY

RECYCLING FACILITY

MSW LANDFORM

STATION ALONG EXISTING RAIL LINE

EXPANDED MSW LANDFORMS

RAIL LINE EXTENSION WITH LOCAL STOPS

MIXED USE DENSITY CLUSTERS AROUND LOCAL STOPS

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Responding to the messy vitality of Old Delhi, India, the culinary institute engages the dynamic built environment which has acted as a defining element throughout the city’s ancient history. Taking advantage of the tension between New and Old Delhi, the site is located at the center of Old Delhi on a primary intersection leading to New Delhi by road and underground metro. The culinary institute also links to a building history of passive cooling, material reuse and economies, layered building additions, and civic engagement.

The primary structure for the institute is a span-ning steel truss with steel rods hanging to hold up a programed space. The truss is supported by steel reinforced concrete friction piles. The steel truss allows for a light structural system for the institute’s programmatic requirements while providing the structure required for the building and Old Delhi’s future development.

Responding to the Delhi’s cultural priorities and expanding on the required program of the culi-nary institute, the design engages the community by developing the public service of rainwater retention and filtration for laundry, bathing, and potable water. This waterfront unites the institute with the dynamic daily life of the local community and provides an invaluable civic resource. Using the cool metro-level basement and evapora-tive cooling the building is passively cooled by ventilation vertically though the building. To further reduce the active cooling loads the west-facing façade is shaded by steel and concrete panels.

Location: Delhi, IndiaCritic: Peter Waldman

Culinary Institute

KITCHENS

FEASTING HALLS

DAILY MARKET

WELL

TO STEPWELL

RESTROOMS + OFFICES

TO METRO

TO METRO+ STEPWELL

From Chawri Bazar | JAN. 26TH NW Entrance | View Into Feasting Halls

Foundation Structure

Steel Truss+ Floor Plates

Roof System

Future Development

Plaza Level

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One Good Room offers an addition to the UVA art museum while linking it to the School of Architec-ture and greater context of Carrs Hill. It serves as a performance space, sunken sculpture garden, elevated series of walkways and a connection to the underground network of springs and infra-structure imbedded in Carrs Hill.

Location: Charlottesville, VACritic: Peter Waldman

One Good Room

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The southern path of the sun across the Char-lottesville site contributes to large solar heat gain throughout the summer while providing the opportunity for passive heating through-out the winter. In consideration of the harsh summer sun of both Charlottesville and India, a south facing concrete thermal massing is used to maintain a consistent temperature for the gallery spaces below. Furthermore a slanted northern glazing is shaded to minimize summer heat gain and provide shaded spaces for the amphitheater below.

The structural strategy for the building is con-ceived as a set of primary and secondary struc-tural members. The continuous surface acting as roof, walkable pavers, and a sun-screen be-gins with a primary steel frame anchored into a cast-in-place concrete wall while an interlocking system of wood joists is fitted into the structural steel system, thus providing the structure to hold the layered insulation and paving system. The bridge across the amphitheater is also structured with spanning tubular steel members and perpendicular stone pavers.

The primary passive systems designed for this building are the thermal massing for consistent temperatures, solar shading for the slanted north-facing window wall, and an operable vent on the back wall to naturally ventilate the interior spaces.

Critic: John Quale, Peter Waldman

Building Integration Workshop, Synthetic Study of One Good Room

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Critic: Charles Menefee III

Design Development

CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE 1/8”=1’

AXONOMETRIC 1/2”=1’

CRITICAL JOINT 1-1/2”=1’

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1 - Excavation and Adjustment of Existing Wall 2 - Foundation and 1st Floor Load Bearing Walls 3 - Plinth and 2nd Floor Load Bearing Walls 4 - Primary Finishes and Roof Construction 5 - Glazing and Shading Structure

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4” perforated drain pipe

1/8” folded stainless steel plate

filter fabric

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sealant, backer rod and spray foam

drainage mat

2” rigid insulation

Insulation

fastener cast into concrete

fastener bolted into concrete

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load bearing concrete

rolling door

flashing

reinforced concrete foundation wall

custom steel framing

4’x8’ folded steel plate

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Daylight analysis was used to investigate four primary design principles throughout the design process of the Design Development project in Richmond, VA. Early design development uncov-ered harnessed daylight analysis in three primary ways. First, overshadowing analysis was used in conjunction with radiance analysis to investigate the effects of the existing walls on the site, con-cluding to raise the primary program onto a plinth. Second, radiance analysis was used to assist making decisions about the orientation of the primary glazing system of the assembly hall, leading to an optimized north orientation. Third, radiance analysis was used to develop the size and depth of the secondary glazing system around the roof edge of the assembly hall. As seen in figure-2 this secondary glazing system brings dappled light into the space throughout the day.

The primary space studied through this process is the assembly hall with target occupancy of 60 people standing and 25 sitting. The illuminance targets for the primary assembly hall ranges from 100-300 lux, accommodating for program ranging from casual dining to non-digital presentations. This assembly hall employs two primary glazing systems. First, the room extends through the existing walls, opening to the north-facing public throughway to bring dappled north light into the space. Second, the roof has a slope to bounce light off of a light shelf and disperse it throughout the room. At the top of this 25’ high roof a window and vent creates a stack effect between the two glazing systems and brings diffuse into the room light throughout the day. Furthermore, the south-facing wall is designed as 3’ thick to filter glare and bounce light onto the ceiling structure, a technique supported by the LBNL Tips for Daylighting. These two glazing systems have a effective illuminance while maintaining a low wintow-to-wall ratio of 23%, well below the target ratios sug-gested by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett’s “A Balancing Act.”

The three other spaces are 5 person gathering rooms on the first floor of the structure with north-facing glazing and illuminance targets set at 300. Throughout all experiments an outer skin of perforated aluminum over the entirety of the site is approximated with a perforated plane with 40% transmittance. The daylight targets were assisted with three further approaches to har-ness daylighting. First to create a dappled yet evenly distributed light across the site, between the existing walls, a system of recycled stainless steel plates was used to bounce and redirect light throughout the space. Second, material choices, seen in figure-1, fostered reflectance to bring light down below the plinth and bounce throughout the primary meeting hall. Finally, the primary meeting space on the plinth has glazing access throughout the day. As seen through-out figures 3 through 5, glare is not a primary concern except for in the exterior space (figure 4) on the raised plinth. To counteract visual discomfort caused by moving from this bright exterior space to the evenly lit interior space, a stainless steel shade covers the entrance to the gath-ering hall. According to Daylight Design of Buildings this transitional space is necessary in re-ducing the visual discomfort caused from glare. To take advantage of the structural system, low daylight values and low target illuminace in the center of the space below the plinth is primary circulation space with artificial lighting surrounding the columnar structure.

RecycledStainless Steel (28 lrv)Stainless Steel (53 lrv)

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Wood Flooring (33 lrv) Structural ColumnWith Lighting System

Existing Concrete Walls (28 lrv)Concrete Walls (36 lrv) Gravel (37 lrv)

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2013 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition

B.R.I.D.G.E.

BRIDGEbringing residents & innovation to downtown’s growing east

ESTABLISH circulation hierarchy for multi-modal transportation.

ALIGN Portland Ave with the Armory for pedestrian boulevard.

PERFORATE grid for human scale connections.

STITCH neighborhood with vibrant public & green spaces.

PERFORMINGbuildings & landscapes

VIBRANTplaces for residents & fans

6 LEEDTM Silver buildings9 green roofs968 trees >410,000 ft2 pervious surface

Armory becomes LEEDTM startup incubator, flex work, & event and exhibition space

1 Tech Magnet School

Live/work & mixed-income housing100,000 ft2 affordable retail

Tailgating on Portland Ave. AlléeNew public spaces throughoutLive, Work, Play 24 / 7Bike Paths connect to regional trails

INNOVATIVEneighborhood amenities

NEIGHBORHOOD AS NEXUS

CONCEPTUAL MOVES

connecting greater regionconnecting within the neighborhood connecting Minneapolis

University

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Mississippi River

NicolletMall

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Guthrie Theatre

Elliot Park

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Central Line LRT

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“Dog, I’m glad you can come to work with me at the

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10. Hiawatha Rail Trail trailhead11. Armory Park

6. TV Studios

12. Cafe & Affordable Retail13. Pedestrian-Only 5th Street14. Star Tribune Office15. Hiawatha / Central LRT Station16. The Armory

Building Orientation Protects Against NW Winter Winds

Intimate Public Spaces to Encourage Walkability in All Seasons

Integrated Residential, Retail, & Flex Office to Support a Live/Work Environment

Arcade Cutouts in New Buildings to Protect Pedestrians from Climate

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Exposed Southern Plazas to Sun

Green Roof Systems & Rainwater Collection into Cisterns

Replace 3rd Car Lane with 2-Way Bike Lanes, Separated with Bioswale Buffer All New Offices LEED Silver Certified

Office

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THE ARMORY

S 6th St. S 7 th St.

Diverse Activity in Public Plaza Increasing Connections

Street Closed to Car Traffic, Open to Light Rail, Pedestrian, & Bike Passage

LEED Silver Redevelopment of the Armory into a Mixed-Used Structure Supporting a Diversity of Events and Uses

Office

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RetailOffice

InstitutionalRetail

Development Costs LEED Value Added

Total $ 934 mil

Phase 3$ 290 mil

Phase 2$ 287 mil

Phase 1$ 356 mil

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5.5% 18.9% 18.3% 17.3% 16.9% 16.4%

5.8% 18.5% 17.9% 16.9% 16.4% 16.0%

6.0% 18.1% 17.5% 16.5% 16.0% 15.6%

$12.3 millioncost savings over 10 years

$53.9 millionvalue added at sale

Financial SummaryCurrent Site Value $122,522,791 Projected Site Value (2024) $1,402,899,734 Net Present Value (10% Discount Rate) $23,757,981 Unleveraged IRR 10.6%Leveraged IRR 17.3%Cap Rate (Blended) 6.7%

Debt Structure (Weighted Average)Construction Loan to Cost 75%Construction Loan Interest Rate 7.3%Permanent Loan To Value 66%Permanent Loan Interest Rate 4.25%

“me: I love my new apart-ment in Downtown East!Dave: I bet. That neighbor-hood has such a cool vibe.”“I’m starting this new com-pany in the Armory.”“That’s awesome. My class is going there on Tues. for a workshop.”

“After run: walk down Port-land for groceries, dry clean-ers, and coffee date.”

I should get out of down-town. This is so urban, but accessible

BUILDING THE BRIDGE phasing and finance

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Phase one creates a complete community, attracting residents and the small businesses that make a neighborhood thrive. The renovation of the Armory will draw young, innovative companies and events. Affordable retail opportunities allow for neighborhood services.0

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Inner Block Looking South Toward Armory

Gold Medal Park

Exposed Southern Plazas to Sun

Green Roof Systems & Rainwater Collection into Cisterns

Replace 3rd Car Lane with 2-Way Bike Lanes, Separated with Bioswale Buffer All New Offices LEED Silver Certified

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S 5th St.

THE ARMORY

S 6th St. S 7 th St.

Diverse Activity in Public Plaza Increasing Connections

Street Closed to Car Traffic, Open to Light Rail, Pedestrian, & Bike Passage

LEED Silver Redevelopment of the Armory into a Mixed-Used Structure Supporting a Diversity of Events and Uses

Office

For Rent

RetailOffice

InstitutionalRetail

Development Costs LEED Value Added

Total $ 934 mil

Phase 3$ 290 mil

Phase 2$ 287 mil

Phase 1$ 356 mil

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5.5% 18.9% 18.3% 17.3% 16.9% 16.4%

5.8% 18.5% 17.9% 16.9% 16.4% 16.0%

6.0% 18.1% 17.5% 16.5% 16.0% 15.6%

$12.3 millioncost savings over 10 years

$53.9 millionvalue added at sale

Financial SummaryCurrent Site Value $122,522,791 Projected Site Value (2024) $1,402,899,734 Net Present Value (10% Discount Rate) $23,757,981 Unleveraged IRR 10.6%Leveraged IRR 17.3%Cap Rate (Blended) 6.7%

Debt Structure (Weighted Average)Construction Loan to Cost 75%Construction Loan Interest Rate 7.3%Permanent Loan To Value 66%Permanent Loan Interest Rate 4.25%

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The BRIDGE proposes a vibrant, diverse, and sustainable neighborhood in Minneapolis’ Down-town East that will stitch existing urban fabric and catalyze future development in Minneapolis. A performative, sustainable neighborhood for Minneapolis will appeal to a young, entrepreneur-ial demographic moving to the city. Multi-modal circulation is reinforced with connections to the stone arch bridge, Hiawatha rail trail and the larger Grand Rounds trail system. All residences will be within a 10-minute walk of the Metrodome transit station. A network of inner-block courtyards provides a human-scaled public realm with sea-sonally amenable microclimates.

Downtown East will be a vibrant neighborhood with changing centers of activity and a unique rhythm of living. Offices, local retail, and the school support daily activities. Large events at the Vikings stadium will attract visitors into the eastern edge of the neighborhood. Public spaces such as Armory Park and Portland Ave. Vibrancy also results from diversity that is encouraged through affordable housing and the magnet school. As Minneapolis decides how to position itself within a global economy, it must compete for workers and jobs alike. The BRIDGE proposes a development that would bring both to downtown.

Design completed with: Danielle Alexander, Harri-ette Jameson, and James Moore.