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UPDATED 2.11.10

The following images are representations of proposals made by two out of the three design firms bidding on the St. Johns Brownfield project: Bloc Design Development and Cavenaugh + Cavenaugh LLC. The third competing company not featured in this slide show is Innovative Housing. For those of you 7 years of age and under, see if you can find Waldo in the following five pictures.

1) This is an elevated view of the proposed St. Johns alley from Lombard Avenue. This design, proposed by Bloc Design Development, features two brick buildings divided by an alley way utilized for pedestrian use. The featured first floor brick design allows the building to blend in with the existing neighborhood architecture, while the second floor lends itself to a more modern approach.

2) Another elevated, across the street view of what will be a 2000 square foot storefront/office space and five residential/flex spaces. Proposed by Cavenaugh + Cavenaugh LLC, the designers suggest that the residential space will be “rented, designed, built + occupied, by 5 individuals with clever plans for filling raw space.” No comment on how those 5 individuals will be chosen or what it is exactly that Cavenaugh + Cavenaugh LLC mean when discussing “clever ways to fill raw space.”

3) In this proposal, by Cavenaugh + Cavenaugh LLC, you will be able to get coffee and a pastry at la Crema, go to the second floor to either look at art or create art, go down stairs to eat a cheeseburger at the Burger Bar, then head over to the Green Micro gym to run it all off on a green micro treadmill.

4) Bloc Design Development has utilized this sky view to espouse their proposal’s environmental sustainability and LEED Gold to Platinum certification. Some of their sustainability efforts include, flex car parking, eco roof (cool), bicycle parking, and efficient, operable windows (i.e. they open.)

5) This is an aerial view of the potential park between the proposed development and recreation center. It serves as a transition between the proposed structures and “encourages Rec center users to migrate from the Center to the park space and down the green boulevard to the retail spaces.”