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The District Wharf, Washington, D.C.: All uses and amenities here are within a five-minute walk.
unique. The enlightened design of
buildings and spaces together is
what has impact. The key ingredient
is a walkable district with all the uses
and amenities that will support the
public realm to provide a new destination
in the city center.
Hoffman Associates and Perkins
Eastman blurred the boundaries at
the new District Wharf in Washington,
D.C., creating a sense of space
and tempo so that the area maintains
its vitality at all times of the
day and the week.
The firm's interventions do not
make it always busy, but when things
do quiet down, it doesn't feel isolated
or empty. The spatial change is
there, and the district feels inhabited,
with everything near at hand. Every
space that makes up the public
realm is carefully considered and
linked to an entire network of spaces
that gives the district its unique
character. Walkable and mobility-rich
spaces are the essential ingredients.
The design approach for these
new pedestrian districts is multifaceted.
First, the district design
must take its cues from the local
context, so the development feels
organic and reflects qualities unique
to the area. Designers also must
think about what a district will
look like throughout the day, week,
month, and year.
Successfully designed spaces ebb
and flow with the changes in the
seasons. Residential and workplace
environments need to be integrated
so the ease of access is maximized
and there is safety, security, and
activity at all hours. The district
becomes desirable if everything is
within a short walk. The uses need to
be local and reflect the unique culture
and quality of the place.
These uses must be choreographed
with a compelling and
adaptable merchandising plan, the
" urban layer, " which is the glue that
makes it dynamic and ever changing.
The emphasis must be on the first
few floors of buildings, which creates
the pedestrian scale that makes
people feel welcome and want to
be in a place. This arrangement has
the highest occupancy and visibility.
Property owners, public agencies,
and businesses need to collaborate
and incentivize active uses and programs,
and how they operate, to
ensure that the streets and public
spaces are active and full of life.
Infrastructure is about saving time
When you think about infrastructure,
large construction projects come to
mind. Infrastructure is also something
everyone needs but no one can
afford to own and build themselves.
All infrastructure usually involves
time savings, whether it is a bridge, a
road, or a transit facility.
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