Main Street Plaza 2
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Insights and Solutions
The community plaza is a protected public space near a city center designed to be a hub of community activity. It is a nature-rich, immersive and inspiring outdoor experience that enhances identity and lifestyle.
- Upfit structures create the core of this pedestrian plaza, which connects retail shops and townhouses and include areas for walking, cycling, resting, and gathering.
- Three adjacent Upfit units with louvered roofs offer protection from the sun and wind; a weather management system offer control of sun and shade levels and rain protection.
- Open sides allow inhabitants to connect visually to the people and activity throughout the plaza.
- Power running through the Upfit posts and beams accommodates overhead lighting, monitors, fans, and charging access at Upfit in-line and peninsula tables.
- Upfit bike racks attached to Upfit posts offer a place for cyclists to secure bicycles.
- Twig benches, 21 chairs, and Parc Centre tables within the Upfit structures support daily activities.
- Upfit in-line tables and Morrison stools provide standing-height surfaces for socializing and working. Electrical access through the posts power and charge devices.
- Generous circulation in front of retail shops accommodates groupings of Verona chairs and tables for relaxing and dining. Equinox umbrellas offer shade and signal a social destination point.
- Groupings of Parc Centre tables and chairs take advantage of the sights and sounds of the plaza's water feature.
- Presidio benches create a cadence of respite spots along the pathway.
- Sorella planters introduce color and texture to storefronts and define perimeters of Upfit structures.
- Ashberry area and wall-mounted lights create a safe and secure evening experience.
- Annapolis bollards protect the pedestrian walkways from vehicular traffic.