Gemma Seymour4d ago
One of the things that The Stacks development in Buzzard Point, Washington, DC, gets right is the visual way in which the buildings are designed (in "stacks") such that the streetfront appears to consist of 3-4 storey buildings with higher rise buildings behind them. It gives the impression of a more human scale to the development, as if you are in a much older city, when in fact everything is brand new constructions. #urbanism #planning #zoning #architecture
Show threadGemma Seymour4d ago

' The full development will deliver over two million square feet of mixed-use space, including over 2,000 residential units, 80,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, up to 250,000 square feet of office, one or two hotels, and a 15,000 square-foot park along V Street.

Architects include Gensler, Morris Adjmi Architects, Eric Colbert & Associates, Handel Architects, DXA Studio, West 8, and Lee and Associates. '

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the_stacks_the_flats_and_the_concrete_plant_the_3500_units_coming_to_dcs_bu/22018

The Stacks, The Flats and The Concrete Plant: The 3,500 Units Coming to DC's Buzzard Point

There are five projects in the works around Audi Field which could bring nearly thousands of new residences to the neighborhood, with at least two projects scheduled to deliver this year.

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Show threadGemma Seymour
By contrast, this is the soul-less, imagination-free dreck that is being planned in #Brattleboro #Vermont #VT as "workforce #housing" in a location that is completely isolated from the central part of the town, although it is within bicycle distance of a local shopping center. It looks like an industrial or office park, or maybe a motel, not a home, a town, or a city street. I have opposed this project from the beginning.
Mar 19 at 5:58pmWeb