CENTRE POINTE
LOCATION Lexington, Kentucky
CLIENT University of Kentucky
PROGRAM Hotel, Hotel Condo, Office, Retail, Parking, Art Center, Ballet Rehersal, Farmers Market, Plaza
AREA 1.25M SF
STATUS Design 2008
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Organized by the University of Kentucky College of Design, a two day charrette produced this alternate proposal for the CenterPointe development project in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It decidedly creates a new form of public engagement and civic interactivity through the imposition of a massive volume of program which reframe the views to its context (instead of focusing attention inwards, the project assists with the outward observation of Lexington). This situation creates a new constellation of downtown vibrancy which would otherwise not be possible due to the projects elevation off the plaza level to offer a nearly open ground plan, with a network of public and private program weaving in and out of the atmosphere. The project provides a new way to behave in plan, which delivers a heretofore un-experienced public space for a metropolitan culture.
