Recreating Jacksonville: The Urban Facelift Project

[BridgeTroll]

Another outstanding design... I hope the curse of 118 main does not follow...

[mtraininjax]

Hopefully this won't get the kiss of death that 118 main received.

Why not, the building is a DUMP, in its current condition. DUMPS should be torn down. I'd rather see nothing than a building breaking down because no one has the guts or cash to make the difference with it.

Use it or lose it.

[Lunican]

Not a good idea Mtrain.

Here is a good list of the buildings we've lost because of that mentality:
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-jan-lost-jacksonville

We have this instead...

[Lunican]

Can you believe that 118 Main was the very last building that faced Main Street downtown?

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville style, one "insignificant building" being torn down at a time.  No harm, no foul.  Nevertheless, after doing that strategy for a few decades, we've turned a historical main street into surface parking lot alley.

[thelakelander]

Here is a new one from Content Design Group.  This is the brick retail building across the street from 3rd & Main.  From the post, the building's owner plans to actually go forward with the suggested changes.



more info: http://www.contentdg.com/the-urban-facelift-project-6-1300-main-street/

[Deuce]

That's fantastic that the owner is going to implement your suggestions. Hopefully they won't do it half-assed. The lights and signs are great, but the color scheme seems a little dull, granted it's better than the current scheme.

[jason_contentdg]

^ Thanks for the comment.  We did go a little muted with the color choice, for a couple of reasons.  One, to counteract the yellow, red, and blue color scheme that is on the building now....we thought it would be a refreshing change to drive by a more calming building. 

The other is that there is a ton of things going on in the facade such as conduit, junction boxes, piping.  We felt to clean that up visually, because for now most of that is going to have to remain, we needed to keep things a little low key with the color scheme so everything kind of blends in on the facade. 

Plus, we didn't want there be too much of a contrast to the 3rd and Main paint scheme, because these two will act as the gate way into Main Street corridor in Springfield, for the time being..

Of course we also do these things very quickly, but because it was commissioned we gave a few choices, this one being the one that the Owner will bring to reality,

[Deuce]

OK. Your reasons for choosing the color scheme makes good sense. Which is all we really ask for out of this city.

[jason_contentdg]

OK. Your reasons for choosing the color scheme makes good sense. Which is all we really ask for out of this city.

I'm glad you asked and commented on it.  We usually have a reason that we do things a certain way, but it doesn't mean it's the only way...

[thelakelander]

A few more renderings from Content Design's Urban Facelift Project

605 Beaver Street by David Welch


Others include 11 East Ocean Street, 803 Price Street (David Welch), 1901 Hill Street "Ford Plant" (Jeremiah Russell), 1648 Main (new construction infill), and 937 Main (Jeremiah Russell).

link to additional renderings and project descriptions: http://www.contentdg.com/

[Deuce]

Just checked out the 803 Price street facelift. I would totally eat at Pueblo's. That restaurant should be opened immediately.

[heights unknown]

Project #5 is finished, 937 Main.  The building actually faces Orange however:



http://www.contentdg.com/the-urban-facelift-project-5-937-main/

Hopefully this won't get the kiss of death that 118 main received.

Are those upside down crosses on the front?  Or am I imagining things? 

Anyone know what the previous use of this building was?

Heights Unknown

[thelakelander]

^That building is a part of the old Claude Nolan Cadillac complex.  It is a Prairie School style structure that was designed by Henry J. Klutho.

[jason_contentdg]

Just checked out the 803 Price street facelift. I would totally eat at Pueblo's. That restaurant should be opened immediately.

Absolutely, David did an nice job on that facelift.  Great use of the graphics on the facade...