https://whatshouldbestl.com/2013/03/10/design-concept/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/exteriorrender22.jpgexteriorrender2https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/exploded-axon-final-11-25-2012.jpgUntitled-1https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/night-render-no-logo.jpgRendering- Nighthttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/acceptance-spectrum.jpgAcceptance Spectrumhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ball-maze.jpgPath - concepthttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/interior2extend.pngPath Interiorhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/exteriorrender1nophase2-no-logo.jpgExterior Rendering - Day2016-08-12T00:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2012/09/10/a-river-aquarium-and-brt-stop/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aquarium-south-entry-plaza.pngAquarium South Entry Plazahttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/at-the-brt-stop1.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/site-plan1.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlIn this directly overhead view, the scope of the proposed redevelopment area is clearest. The newly acquired land is fully built out to the street edges, providing visitors and residents with the most complete experience of urban neighborhood vitality that is possible. The People Path can be seen wrapping the exterior of the aquarium from the south all the way across the highway to the zoo's main parking lot.[click to enlarge]. The commercial court can be seen thoroughly covering the northeast corner of the land, where a hulking and crumbling parking garage now stands. The aquarium will take advantage of the deep basements of the hospital buildings that now exist to create exhibit viewing from both beneath the river water and above. The mixed-use buildings along Clayton will strengthen pedestrian connection to the popular restaurants and bars of Clayton-Tamm, and encourage more commercial development between. The three two-level parking garages will amply supplement the existing five-level garage with additional parking, and the aquarium will offer the region a unique attraction that can prove to be a great addition to the zoo [click to enlarge].https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/site-plan.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/zoo-parking-lot.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlIn this close-up view of the People Path landing point at the large, south parking lot near the main entrance to the zoo, the scale of the covered path can be seen to be large enough to feature exhibits along its length. The People Path would be open to pedestrians year-round to provide a safe crossing over the wide trench of I-64.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aerial-from-southwest.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlIn this aerial view from the southwest, the People Path can be seen beginning at the south side of the aquarium, and wrapping the building's perimeter to cross I-64 to the north and land in the large parking lot just south of the main entrance to the zoo. Seen in the image are the mixed types of new infill housing in the interior portions of the newly acquired land area that sit atop and conceal three-level parking garages that will exceed the demanded parking capacity desired by the zoo [click to enlarge].https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aerial-from-south.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlIn this aerial view from the south, the total area of the newly acquired land is seen fully developed with new and infill pieces that restore the urban fabric [click to enlarge].https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aquarium-south-entry-plaza.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlThe south entry to the aquarium is at the pedestrian-scaled Clayton Avenue. A terrace with outdoor seating provides cover for the south entry, with a tree-shaded entry plaza inviting visitors. The terrace is along the People Path that wraps around the aquarium and crosses I-64 to the north.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/commercial-court.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlIn this aerial view from the east, an arrangement of new commercial buildings will sit atop a two-level parking garage and offer mixed uses such as restaurants, retail and office spaces. https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aerial-from-northeast1.jpgC:UsersJEFF DAY 2DesktopJQWProjectsFP Hospital SiteOldAlSeen in an aerial view from the northeast, the entirety of the proposed redevelopment area is assigned a reuse or surrounding fabric is repaired.2013-09-13T15:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/submit/2025-02-21T18:37:18+00:00weekly0.6https://whatshouldbestl.com/map/2012-07-20T04:09:37+00:00weekly0.6https://whatshouldbestl.com/2012/06/21/zoo-south-campus-2/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chair_fphsite.jpgCHAIR_FPHsite2012-06-22T21:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2012/06/08/pruitt-igoe-now/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pruitt-igoe-competition-board-final.jpgPruitt-Igoe Competition Board2012-06-13T02:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2012/05/31/zoo-south-campus-1/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fp-hospital-site-plan-ca_mm-ph.jpgFP Hospital Site Plan CA_MM-PH2022-12-10T09:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2012/02/17/pevely-slu-healthcare/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/slu-holdings1.jpgSLU Properties A map of SLU's real estate holdings in the neighborhood. The four 'X's represent the buildings on the Pevely complex. The "?" sits on the now vacant and graded lot across the street. What SLU's plans are for the lot is unknown.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/site-plan-what-should-be1.jpgSite Plan- What Should BeSite plan that mirrors Lawrence Group's design across Chouteau, saving the Pevely complex and filling in huge gaps in the neighborhood.. https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pevely-final-rendering1.jpgPevely + SLU Healthcarehttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/site-plan-slu.jpgSLU site planSLU's currently proposed site plan showing future expansion of the facility. Image includes Lawrence Group's site plan within its context.2014-09-24T17:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/09/12/the-flounder-house/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/context1.jpgFlounder House- neighborhoodThe Flounder House would be located within the Benton Park Historic District, and therefore would be held to the historic standards for new construction.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/camera-living-room2.jpgFlounder House- Living RoomThe 2nd floor bedrooms and 3rd floor loft space manifest as a sculptural element that playfully interacts with the circulation and brick massing.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/copy-of-camera-street1.jpgFlounder House- SoloThe Flounder House is an example of contextual modern infill and is a rather direct reference to a common housing form unique to early St. Louis, with examples still found around St. Louis’s oldest neighborhoods. Its distinctive half-gabled roof gives it its character, and can be described diagrammatically as a brick volume with a long sliver of exterior circulation. Here, the design extrudes the circulation corridor through the building, dissecting the minimalist brick screen façade to create a roof deck within the brick screen and a community friendly front porch below.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/context-front1.jpgFlounder House- front contextThe Flounder House, showing what we could see if we allowed the new and old to exist side, by side.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/copy-2-of-camera-living-room-winter-solstice2south.jpgFlounder House- Brick ScreenThe brick screen creates an ephemeral ambiance that changes hourly and seasonally.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/living-room-west.jpgLiving Room-Westhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/living-room-winter-solstice1.jpgLiving Room- ScreenThe brick screen creates an ephemeral ambiance that changes hourly and seasonally.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/section3.jpgFlounder House- sectionThis building section highlights the fluid spatial connection between various tiered interior and exterior spaces. The possibilities for non-traditional spatial layouts are either outright prohibited, or significantly hindered by current historic standards for new construction.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/site-plan.jpgFlounder House- site planWhile its aesthetics are modern, the design maintains the density and contributes to the rhythm of the historic fabric.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/context-front2.jpgFlounder House- historic contextA truly historic building is flanked by both a cheap historic imitation and the Flounder House, which reinterprets a historic housing form through a modern lens. These reinterpretations, when in contrast to authentic historic detailing, add richness to the street that is impossible to replicate with only buildings of the same era.2011-11-09T13:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/11/09/mercantile-library/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/site-analysis1.jpgMercantile Library- site analysishttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mercantile-library.jpgHistoric Mercantile LibraryPhoto courtesy of Michael Allen, Preservation Research Officehttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mercantile-library-before.jpgMercantile Library-beforehttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mercantile-library-after.jpgMercantile Library-after2014-09-02T16:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/06/28/del-taco-demolition-preservation-adaptation/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco9.jpgDel Taco9https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco8.jpgDel Taco8https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco7.jpgDel Taco7https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco6.jpgDel Taco6https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco5.jpgDel Taco5https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco4.jpgDel Taco4https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco3.jpgDel Taco3https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco2.jpgDel Taco2https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco1.jpgDel Taco1https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/del-taco-site.pngDel Taco Site2014-07-02T12:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/08/20/aaacvs/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-across-street2.jpgAAA-CVS-across street-https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-drivethru1.jpgAAA-CVS-drivethruThe drive-thru window is used as a sculptural element that gives an otherwise blank wall character.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-top1.jpgAAA-CVS-tophttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-aerial2.jpgAAA-CVS-aerial-https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-sidewalk21.jpgAAA-CVS- sidewalk2-https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-entrance1.jpgAAA-CVS-entrance-https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-sidewalk1.jpgAAA-CVS-sidewalk-https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-inside.jpgAAA-CVS-insidehttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaa-cvs-back.jpgAAA-CVS-back2012-10-05T23:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/06/04/de-tonty/https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-wainwright-meeting-hall1.pngDe Tonty- Wainwright meeting hallShared commons like a meeting house with an outdoor court, or even green roof with planting beds can provide for both the residents of compact housing arrangements, but also to the neighborhood at-large. The existing house at 4100 De Tonty is seen at the southwest corner of De Tonty Street and Thurman Avenue, where the common meeting house would occupy its one-time backyard space along the western side of Thurman Avenue.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-wainwright-meeting-hall.pngDe Tonty- Wainwright meeting hallhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-overhead-block-with-tree-lawn.pngDe Tonty- overhead block-with tree lawnhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-overhead-block2.pngDe Tonty- overhead blockhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-overhead-block1.pngDe Tonty- overhead blockhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/one-block-south-with-house-numbers.pngOne Block South with house numbersAn aerial view of the block immediately to the south of the 4100 block of De Tonty Street is representative of the existing density of the Shaw Neighborhood. An examination of this block shows its density to be approximately 12 du/acre, which is in the range of the minimums required to sustain fixed rail transit. Each building on this block is labeled per the number of residential units within (1, 2, or 4), or whether it is a business (B). Vacant lots are labeled ‘M’ for missing building. The area of this block is approximately 356 feet x 820 feet = 291,920 square feet.. With 43,560 square feet per acre, this block is 6.7 acres in area. A total of 80 dwelling units have been counted and therefore 80 du/acre divided by 6.7 acres = 11.9 du/acre.https://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-green-roof-at-meeting-hall-adam-wainwright.pngDe Tonty- green roof at meeting hall-Adam Wainwrighthttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/overview-of-proposal-with-highlights2.pngOVERVIEW of proposal with highlightshttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/overview-of-proposal-with-highlights1.pngOVERVIEW of proposal with highlightshttps://whatshouldbestl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/de-tonty-backyard-close-up-1.pngDe Tonty- backyard close up 12025-02-12T12:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.com/about/2013-08-27T11:47:00+00:00weekly0.6https://whatshouldbestl.com/2011/06/04/what-should-be/2011-06-04T05:11:20+00:00monthlyhttps://whatshouldbestl.comdaily1.02025-02-21T18:37:18+00:00