June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

Site Design NarrativeThe location for the Zimmer Development is located in the Gaines Street University Village District, however; it is separated from the surrounding urban fabric and context. The revised site design / urban design plan addresses this challenge through the following design moves:

1.) Connect with the Stearns – Mosely NeighborhoodMosely St. is the east entry for the development. This street axis organizes the primary public spaces in the site design.Building street walls, pocket parks with existing Live Oak trees, public street parking, street trees and an architectural fence will contribute to the public space of the street and neighborhood. Stearns St. will terminate at a small park withpreserved Live Oak trees.

2.) Address the Greenway as a Public EdgeOther than Mosely St., the Greenway is the only public front that borders the site. Three (3) buildings have been located along the Greenway to reinforce the public way. The building locations on the Greenway are also consistent with CPTED (Crime Preventionthrough Environmental Design) principles.

3.) Establish the amenity space as a Village CenterIn addition to Mosely St. and the Greenway, the Village Center / Community Space establishes an additional public edgeto locate the apartment buildings. The space between this gathering space and the pocket park adjacent to the Greenwayis lined with bollards to make a pedestrian connection that links the sequence of public spaces to the Greenway.

4.) Create a pedestrian scaled architectural element at the Gaines & Lake Bradford St. intersectionA pedestrian gateway will connect residents with the pedestrian crossing at the intersection.

5.) Create “usable” Pocket Parks & GreensBased on the urban character of the UV District and the Multi Modal Code, the plan includes numerous green spaces that can beused and occupied. These are consistent with the character of an urban neighborhood and are included to offset the standard parking islands that are a standard feature of suburban parking lots. In addition to the pocket parks, the plan includes 40 green space islands and existing treesare preserved along the edge of the property. These strategies are included in the plan in place of the standard parking island arrangement.

6.) Incorporate “Parking Streets” (vs parking lots) as much as possible.Most of the parking includes a 56’ wide (curb to curb) parking lane with street trees on both sides. In many locations, buildings define theparking streets in a similar manner to building placement in an urban district.

June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

SITE DESIGN CONCEPTS

Site Design Concepts:• The central Social / Gathering (the Community Courtyard)

space is conceived as a Town Center that is formed by the site geometry.

• Buildings define coherent public spaces including:Courts, Pocket Parks & Streets.

• Mosely St. & the east entry sequence establishes a visual axis through the Community Courtyard to the Greenway. Pocket Parks are located along the axis.

• A Pocket Park is located on the Stearns St. axis that has a visual connection to the neighborhood.

• Buildings address the Greenway as a “street wall.”• Existing Trees have been preserved along the Greenway

& the prop. line at the Stearns - Mosely Neighborhood.• Parking “lots” have been redesigned as tree lined“Parking Lanes & Streets”.

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June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

ELEVATION PRECEDENTS

M a t e r i a l a n d S u r f a c e V a r i a t i o n s

Balconies/Canopies Balconies/Canopies

Emphasize Verticals

Research in Multi-Family Buildings based on Gaines St. Design Guidelines

M a t e r i a l a n d S u r f a c e V a r i a t i o n s

Brackets

Material and Plane Change

June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

ELEVATION PRECEDENTSResearch in Multi-Family Buildings based on

Gaines St. Design Guidelines

M a t e r i a l a n d S u r f a c e V a r i a t i o n s

M a t e r i a l a n d S u r f a c e V a r i a t i o n s

June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

PROPOSED ELEVATIONS

Greenway Elevation at Trail Connection

June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

PROPOSED ELEVATIONS

Residential Building Elevation Detail

Wood Mold Brick Steel Guardrails Corrugated Galvalume Bahama Shutters Cem. Fiber “Slats”

Black Steel Cornice & Signage at Breezeway Entry

June 1, 2016

Baqué Huffman · STUDIOArchitecture | Urban Design | Town Planning

New Orleans, LA · Tallahassee, FL

Zimmer Development I Tallahassee, FL

PROPOSED ELEVATIONS

Clubhouse / Residential Building Elevation Detail

Wood Mold Brick Galvalume Awnings Steel Guardrails Corrugated Galvalume Storefronts @ Pool Courtyard

Black Steel Cornice & Signage at Breezeway Entry