som-hargreaves-big arch proposal - full narrative
TRANSCRIPT
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 1/336
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECETHE CITY THE ARCH THE RIVER | 2015
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 2/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 3/336
01
02
03
04
05
06
0708
09
10
11
12
13
INTRODUCTION 02
THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY 44
REFLECTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE GATEWAY ARCHAND GROUNDS WHILE ENLIVENING THE EXPERIENCE 56
EXTENDING THE PARK INTO THE CITIESAND THE CITIES INTO THE PARK 72
COMPLETING THE GATEWAY MALL 96
CREATING A NEW AND EXPANDED “TWO MUSEUM” EXPERIENCE 110
ENRICHING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE 120
THE NORTH AND SOUTH PAVILIONS 130
EMBRACING THE RIVERFRONT 184
CROSSING THE RIVER 206
THE EAST BANK VISION 232
PROVIDING A PERMANENT HOME FOR MUSIC AND CELEBRATION 242
CREATING A RIVER ECOLOGY WITH THE MOUND PARK 252
CELEBRATING HUMANITY AND LIFE...“MISSISSIPPI SOUL” 258
PROJECTS BEYOND 2015 264
8 EXHIBIT BOARDS 292
SIGNED CONFIRMATION AND ASSIGNMENT FORMS 302
00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 4/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 5/336
This is a plan Huck Finn and Jim would love: riding bikes in the
sky above the river, chasing around the mounds and the big
aces o Mississippi Soul looking west rom the Illinois side;
and, heck, going or a swim where St. Louis will again stretch
its urban toes back into the Mississippi; then challenging
each other to a race all the way up the bluf, under the big
Whispering Leaves, past the Old Courthouse Museum,and all the way to Kiener Plaza.
BIG BETTER FAST
This is a plan or an accelerated launch: to release the
power locked inside the monument grounds and put its
transormative aesthetic and energy to work liting downtown,
turning the city’s ace to the river, and uniying the bi-state
region into an integrated worldwide attraction.
PRIDE TO GROW ON
This is a practical Midwestern plan designed to quickly generate
sustainable economic growth or the region within eyesight o
the Gateway Arch. It is also a globally audacious plan designed
to delight residents with pride o place and to surprise tourists
with an abundance o uniquely American experiences.
TIME TO BE BOLD
This is also a complex plan o delicacy and boldness. Delicacy
in the graceul enhancement o the double masterpieces o the
most iconic o modern monuments and the landscaped grounds
rom which it soars.
HERITAGE OF GREATNESS
This is a plan to renew our understanding o and appreciation
or the expansive vision o Thomas Jeferson, who oresaw and
pursued a single continent-spanning nation bound into one by
the political concept o liberty.
OUR PLAN TO SOAR
And most importantly, this is a plan that was “co-designed”
by the people o the St. Louis region with whom we inormally
spoke on video at the start o this project. This is truly a plan
that we can make better by working on it together.
We are eager to get to work, i you are prepared to soar.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 6/336
1 Create an iconic place or the international icon,
the Gateway Arch
2 Catalyze increased vitality in the St. Louis region
3 Honor the character defining elements o the National
Historic Landmark
4 Weave connections and transitions rom the City
5
Illinois as an integral part o the National Park
6
as the gateway to national expansion
7 Create attractors to promote extended visitation
8 Mitigate the impact o transportation systems
9 Develop a sustainable uture
10 Enhance the visitor experience and create a
welcoming and accessible environment
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 7/336
SOM
Team Leader/Urban Design/
Project Management
Philip Enquist
Douglas Voigt
HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES
Landscape Architecture
Mary Margaret Jones
George Hargreaves
BIG
Architecture/Strategic Design
Bjarke Ingels
JAUME PLENSA
Public Art
Jaume Plensa
URS
Economics
Jon DeVries
Engineering
Mel Millenbruck
Jennier Obertino
OSAGE NATION
Native American Heritage
Andrea A. Hunter, Chie Gray
WETLANDS INITIATIVE
(non-profit)Wetland, Ecology and Wildlie
Donald Hey
KAI-DB (MBE)
Local Architect/Engineer
Michael E. Kennedy
Don Koppy
ABNA ENGINEERING (M/WBE)
Surveying, GIS, Civil/Structural
Nicole AdewaleKIKU OBATA & CO. (WBE)
Graphics and Wayfinding
Kiku Obata
PRESERVATION RESEARCH
Architectural History and
Research
Michael Allen
VECTOR (M/WBE)
Public Engagement
Jessica Perkins
COHEN HILBERRY (WBE)
ADA and Universal Access
Gina Hilberry
RALPH APPELBAUM
ASSOCIATES
Interpretive Planners
Ralph Appelbaum
RANDY BURKETT
Lighting Design
Randy Burkett
CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS
Perormance Venue
Steve Schankman
Our Team
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 8/336
“I like the dreams o the uture better than the history o the past.” - Thomas Jeferson
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 9/336
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 10/336
23
4
6
7
5
1
1
8
9
10
11
11
12
16
12
0 300’150’
N
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 11/336
16
13
14
15
17
PROJECT TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
2015 PROJECTS
1 Improving the Grounds2 Kiener Plaza
3 The Old Courthouse Museum
4 Luther Ely Smith Square
5 Narrow City Streets
6 The “Magic Carpet”
7 New Museum Entry / ExtendedMuseum o Westward Expansion
8 North Confluence Pavilion
9 South Confluence Pavilion
10 11
12 Pedestrian Access on Eads
and MacArthur Bridges
13 East St. Louis Mound Park
14
15
16 Ferry Landings17 East St. Louis Pedestrian Bridge
RELAUNCHST. LOUIS CAN SOAR
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 12/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 13/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 14/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 15/336
Extending the Park intothe Cities and the Citiesinto the ParkIt is time to open the box in which the Gateway Arch came in,
and re-introduce its magnetic power to the surrounding
communities. It has lived the lie o a picture, tightly ramed by
reeway, parking garages and other blockades. We propose a
“Magic Carpet” to layover I-70 and connect the City to the Arch.
Weekday Lunch Sunday Farmer’s Market
International Film Festival Mardi Gras Parade
World Series Celebration RallyLe Tour de St. LouisCycling Championship
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 16/336
Completing theGateway MallRelease the power bound within the monument’s grounds and
guide its flow into the adjacent City to attract and delight.
Luther Ely Smith Square
“Whispering Leaves”
Capping the reeway
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 17/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 18/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 19/336
Expanded MuseumMuseum Circulation, East, North & South Entries
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 20/336
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
THE OLDCOURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
ARCH MEMORIAL
WETLANDS
EADS BRIDGE
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
THE OLDCOURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
THE OLDCATHEDRAL
ARCH MEMORIAL
FERRY
Enriching Experience
Historical Path Ecological Path
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 21/336
THE OLDCATHEDRAL
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
RIVERSIDE PERFORMINGARTS CENTER
MISSISSSIPPI’S SOUL
THE OLDCOURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
WHISPERINGLEAVES
NORTHPAVILION
SOUTHPAVILION
ARCH MEMORIAL
EADS BRIDGE
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
P O P L A R
S T
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BLVD
P O P L A R
S T
S 4TH ST
S 1S T S T
T S T E K
R A M
S P
R U
C E
S T
S. MEMORIAL DR
S. M E M O RIA L
D R
T S
T U
N T S
E H C
T S
E N I P
T S
E V I
L O
T S
T S U C
O L
S T
C H A R L E S
S T
W A S H I N G T O N A V
W A S H I N G T O N A V
E A D S B R I D G E
T S
T U N
L A W
P O P L A R S T
N O T NA
M E
V
A
K R A
L C
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BL
S BROAD WA Y
S 4TH S T
N 4 TH ST
N BROADWAY
N 4 TH
N. MEMORIALDR
N. MEMORIALDR
N. M E M
O R IA L
D R
N. M E M O
R IA L D
R
S 4
P O
S 1
E
L A
W A S H I N G T O N A V
Historical marker Ecological marker Architectural marker Educational program areas
MUSEUM OF
NATIONALEXPANSION
THE OLD
THE OLD
Architecture, Art And Design
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 22/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 23/336
LOOK-OUT TERRACE
RESTAURANTVISITORCENTERE
EXHIBITION
THEATER
CAFE TERRACE
PARK
TRANSIT
ENTRY
North Pavilion Circulation Path
ASH NGTON
TREET
EADS BRID E
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 24/336
South PavilionLearning CenterMaking the lie and times o Thomas Jeferson engaging
or students, the general public and scholars. A visible and
transparent village under a roo o parkland will connect the
Park to the emerging Chouteau neighborhood and create
new entrances to the Arch grounds.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 25/336
South Pavilion Interior Program
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 26/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 27/336
Bringing People to theThe river has its own story to tell, o how man and nature have
shaped and sustained this territory to create a city o destiny.Our plan brings people to the river, over the river, and
onto the river.
Activated waterront
New erry landings
New recreational activities
Improved access
Waterront promenade on Sullivan Drive
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 28/336
Allow the Gateway Arch to be seen or the first time in an open
rame by visitors standing high in the middle o the river.
New erry service
lanes and pedestrian paths
Celebrate the bridges and riverront with new
lighting schemes
New trails
A S BRI E
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 29/336
MacArthur Bridge upper deck becomesexclusively pedestrian and bike lanes
Eads Bridge will transorm rom 4 lanes o trafcto 2 lanes o trafc, bike lanes and pathways
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 30/336
This is a plan to share many stories best told in this unique
place — o the trappers, greenhorns and settlers who went
West, o the noble American Indians who lost everything
but their honor, o a riverine wetland restoration and
a vision or humanity and lie.
Large perormance venue
The Mound Park
“Mississippi Soul” sculpture
Pedestrian bridge over lake and rail lines
Farmer’s Market
Sports
Education
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 31/336
The East Bank Farmer’s Market
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 32/336
Providing a Permanent Homeor Music and CelebrationThis is a “happy” plan filled with entertaining, ediying and physically
engaging things to do and enjoy.
Riverside Center or the Perorming Arts will provide 4,000 covered seats
and 7,000 lawn seats
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 33/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 34/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 35/336
Cultural Ecology withthe Mound ParkThis is a plan to begin the next chapter in the story o lie,
liberty and the pursuit o happiness on the Mississippi.
It is a plan that encourages everyone to achieve their
most ambitious goals.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 36/336
Celebrating Humanityand Lie... “Mississippi Soul”“The group o heads is the soul o the river. A poetic link between East and
West, history and tomorrow. A new dialogue with the Gateway Arch - an
echo to the monument’s energy and a celebration o humanity and lie.”
- Jaume Plensa
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 37/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 38/336
I-44
I-64
M I
SSOU
R I
R I
V E R
28 mi
2 4 m i
3 0 m i
DR. EDMUND A.BABLER MEMORIAL
STATE PARK
CASTLEWOODSTATE PARK
ROUTE 66 STATEPARK
ROCKWOODSRESERVE
PERE MARQUETTE STATE
PARK
LEWIS AND CLARKNATIONAL HISTORIC
TRAIL
ENVISIONING THE ARCH AND EXPANDEDMEMORIAL AS THE LOCUS OF A REGIONAL
PARK SYSTEM
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 39/336
0 2.5 MILE 5 MIL
N
4 m i
S
IP P
I
R I
V E R
6. 5 m i
1 5 m
i
6 m i
7 m i
CAHOKIA MOUNDSSTATE HISTORICSITE
FRANK HOLTENSTATE PARK
EST PARK
HORSESHOE LAKESTATE PARK
LEWIS ANDCLARK STATE
MEMORIAL PARK
CONFLUENCE POINTSTATE PARK
Forest Park
Pere Marquette State Park
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 40/336
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 41/336
Circulation + Program Systems
Art and Cultural Program
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 42/336
Landscape + Natural Systems
Formal Allees / Streetscape
Forest
Meadow / Natural Landscape
Topography
Lawn
Gardens
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 43/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 44/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 45/336
01THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 46/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 47/336
FOUR SECTORS TO LEAD THE ST. LOUIS ECONOMY
The sectors maintaining strength in the downturn will lead
the upturn. In this case o St. Louis – education and health
care have maintained strength. This has historically been true
or hospitality, accommodations, ood/drink, and the whole
tourism sector. However, in this recession even this sector lost
ground, but still is positive compared to level o employment in2005. The financial sector, concentrated in downtown St. Louis,
also maintained relative strength – even though it declined in
much o both o the Federal Reserve Districts.
Four employment sectors held their own or gained slightly rom
2005-2010:
Finance – slight gain rom 76,500 in 2005 to 78,800
in 2010
Education – rom 38,700 in 2005 to 43,100 in 2010
Health Care – rom 157,800 in 2005 to 170,300 in 2010
Leisure and Hospitality – rom 129,100 in 2005 to 129,500
in 2010
As stated beore, it is the sectors maintaining strength in the
downturn that will usually help lead the upturn. It is worth
noting that Leisure and Hospitality are among the largest o
these sectors – second only to Health Care – and larger than
Finance and Education combined.
Thereore, the investment in the Arch and environs can
be a critical actor in leading the St. Louis Metropolitan
Service Area out o the recession – and helping to sustain
a more competitive and vibrant region in the longer term –
by stimulating attendance and spending or the large and
historically strong Leisure and Hospitality sector.
The timing o the proposed Arch expansion and improvements -
with the first phase to be done by 2015 – will be pivotal to
economic recovery in the St. Louis Metropolitan Service Area –
a recovery that could take 40 plus months i the 2001 recovery
is an indication.
The Economic Plan
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 48/336
MINNEAPOLIS has converted its historic grain milling area
on the St. Anthony Falls o the Mississippi River, an area
characterized by abandoned industrial buildings and sprawling
railroad yards, into a live/work district with regional cultural
attractions and major tourism appeal. The riverront was
redeveloped during the 1990s, giving prominence to the
riverront or the first time in decades.
Cultural milestones such as the Mill City Museum and the
Tyrone Guthrie Theater helped provide bookends to new park
district acilities, tied together by an extensive riverront
trail system.
The Tyrone Guthrie Theater has been the Twin Cities’ premier
venue or the perorming arts since it was ounded in 1963.
Formerly located next to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis,
the Guthrie created a national sensation with the 2006
opening o its spectacular new quarters on the banks o
the Mississippi. In addition to the theater itsel, the acility
includes a wide array o dining, meeting, and gathering
venues which attract multiple metropolitan area andregional events daily.
The Mill City Museum was created within ormer grain mills
along the river and provides a major educational component
or the district – attracting school groups, researchers, tourists,
and residents who remember the history o the waterront
when it was a thriving milling center.
The Stone Arch Bridge was restored as a pedestrian and
bikeway and connects the Mill District to a thriving, multi-use
residential and commercial area on the other bank. The bridge
overlooks the upper most lock on the River, St. Anthony Falls,
the old mills, and the skyline o downtown Minneapolis.
Development patterns have now shited toward the riverront
with extensive residential development on both sides o
the river. The area has become a “must see” destination or
visitors and the Guthrie reports record attendance.
AMERICAN, MIDWEST PRECEDENTS
There is adequate proo in other Midwest communities that public and private collaboration can repurpose and revitalize urban
waterront areas into dynamic regional visitation and hospitality attractions – with significant revenue, employment, population,
and image benefits. This has happened not just in a Millennium Park in Chicago, but in other cities similar in size and characteristics
to St. Louis, such as Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Duluth. St. Louis has the added advantage o having the first and most prominent
urban National Park in the U.S. located in the middle o its waterront – with the National Park Service committed to investing or
a new generation o visitors and users.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 49/336
MILWAUKEE has redefined its lakeront into a major regional
destination as well as an amenity or its downtown oces and
hotels, anchored by the Milwaukee Art Museum. The lakeront
and downtown renewal has spread into adjacent, ormerly
industrial areas such as the Third Ward, a major living and
shopping area. Most recently, a new public market was opened
that provides resh produce and restaurants.
DULUTH has reinvented itsel as a major tourism and education
center by covering Interstate 35 and a railroad line with a series
o caps that connect the downtown with the lakeront. It has
connected all the pieces with a major lakeront trail and park
system. The result includes the addition o hundreds o hotel
rooms, retail stores, and living units in a multi-block ormer
industrial area that itsel is now a major attraction.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 50/336
LET’S THINKBIGGER
There are predictable costs and measurable benefits to strategic investment in the Arch Memorial – and these should be
well understood and utilized in making program and improvement decisions. Because the level o public monies needed to
carry out a transormative investment are not available – and will not be available in the oreseeable uture – a significant
additional level o private philanthropy, business investment, and corporate leadership will be required. As demonstrated in
St. Louis and other similar communities, the visitation revenues, employment gains and image benefits can be significant,
and these benefits can more than outweigh the significant upront costs o the project.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 51/336
STEP 1
STEP 2
2010 2015 202550 year celebration
A BIGGER PLAN
The first phase o investment will be
that envisioned by the National Park
Service and City o St. Louis to expand
and upgrade the Memorial – including
the East Addition. These expenditures
will occur between 2010 and 2015, in
time or the October 2015 anniversary
celebration.
2015 PROJECTS
1 Improving the Grounds
2 Kiener Plaza
3 The Old Courthouse Museum
4 Luther Ely Smith Square
5 Narrow City Streets
6 The “Magic Carpet”
7 New Museum Entry / Expanded
Museum o Westward Expansion
8 North Confluence Pavilion9 South Confluence Pavilion
10 Mississippi River Swimming Barge
11 St. Louis Riverront / Sullivan Drive
12 Pedestrian Access on Eads
and MacArthur Bridges
13 East St. Louis Mound Park
16 Ferry Landings
17 East St. Louis Pedestrian Bridge
The NPS investment will need to be
accompanied by matching publicinvestments, primarily in new
transportation linkages and the
accompanying land acquisitions,
existing industrial relocations, and
supportive inrastructure. Major
inrastructure investments include the
partial cap o I-70 at the Memorial and
the construction o State Route 3 in
East St. Louis, with new access points
to serve both the park addition and
the city.
Another level o investment will come
rom the participation o the privatesector – through both philanthropic
and investment participation. It will
include “spin-of” growth rom the
new NPS and public inrastructure
investments and will occur over
a longer phase o 2010-2020 and
beyond. This third level o investment
will potentially be larger than the NPS
and the public sector investments
and will include the redevelopment
o Chouteau’s Landing, urther in-fill
development in Laclede’s Landing, and
new oce, hospitality and recreational
investment on both the west and
east banks in surrounding and
contiguous areas.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 52/336
The unding efort will be multi-jurisdictional in several
diferent ways. First, the project area is bi-state and the NPS
expansion to the east side will be an ideal vehicle or
stimulating bi-state planning and investment. The East-West
Gateway Council o Governments and the MetroLink provide
proven and unctioning rameworks or bi-state inrastructure,
transportation, and park planning and implementation.
Secondly, the ederal unding programs are moving toward
a “partnership” structure combining the eforts o DOT,
HUD, and EPA into targeted investments. Priority or these
partnership unding eforts will be given to city and state
multi-jurisdictional eforts that can combine transportation,
community development, and environmental goals.
The program elements in the strategic plan or the areas around
the Memorial can be strong candidates or this new type o
ederal unding.
The unding efort will also include philanthropic/corporate
donations to achieve momentum and impact in the 2010 to
2015 phase. The redevelopment and expansion o the Memorialand the accompanying transportation and inrastructure
investments will also stimulate new private investment, both
institutional, developer and private end user, in the surrounding
areas. In particular, new oce, hotel, retail, residential and
entertainment opportunities will be planned and sought or
both the west and east surrounding areas.
FUNDRAISING
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 53/336
BENEFITS
The primary and oundational benefits o the revitalized and
expanded Memorial will be to increase the number o visitors,
the number o stops these visitors make, the length o stay,
and the level o expenditures. These benefits can be measured
in room nights, retail spending, casino revenues, and a variety
o tax collections. There will also be concurrent benefits rom
the actual construction o Memorial and related inrastructureimprovements. These will be measured in terms o construction
expenditures and construction employment. Both the expanded
visitation expenditures and the construction employment
benefits will be directly helpul in helping the pace and strength
o the St. Louis area recovery rom the current recession and
years o economic stagnation.
The longer-term benefits rom the next phase and level o
private investment will start occurring in anticipation o the
2015 rededication and will extend to 2020 and beyond. As seen
by analogy in similar Midwest markets and in waterront/
park revitalization eforts worldwide, these benefits include
sustained new levels o retail sales, population and employment
gains, household income increases, and a variety o revenues
including sales taxes, casino revenues and hospitality revenues.
An expanded “entertainment district” on the east side could be
a particularly powerul economic development strategy because
o the high revenue and employment impacts o those type
o uses.
As a revitalized symbol o renewal and expansion or the nation
the Memorial and associated projects have the potential to
expand the audience o visitors and resident relocations to
the region. The business climate is heavily impacted by the
image o an area and by its ability to attract and retain talent.
A revitalized downtown St. Louis and a redeveloped East St.
Louis would be a powerul symbol o regional renewal that willattract national attention and investment. These benefits can
be measured in terms o regional population and employment
gains, rising educational levels, new business ormations, and
increased corporate recruitment.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 54/336
Summary
THE MEMORIAL AND ITS MESSAGE An Expanded Visitor ExperienceFUNDING
West
Kiener Plaza
Old Courthouse Museum
Luther Ely Smith Square
Museum o Westward Expansion
North Pavilion
South Pavilion
Riverront
“Whispering Leaves”
Swimming Barge
East
Riverside Perorming Arts Center
Mound Park
“Mississippi Soul”
Center or Sustainability
Osage Nation Exhibit
National Park Service
City/County/State
Corporate
Foundation
Private Donations
THE CONNECTIONS A City & Region Engaged with the Arch
West
I-70 Cap “Magic Carpet”
MetroLink Station Connection
Eads and MacArthur Bridges
Widened Sidewalks
Ferry Landing
Great Rivers Greenway
Bike Rental/Trail Connections
East
New State Route 3
New Access Points
Front Street Landscape
Levee Walk
Ferry Landing
MetroLink Station Upgrades
Rail Consolidation
Bike Trail Connections
Pedestrian Bridge
Usdot
Modot
Idot
Stimulus Funds
Tiger Grants
Transportation District Grants
THE TWO CITIES Neighborhoods in Resurgence
West
Laclede’s Landing
Chouteau’s Landing
Oce/Hotel/Residential
East
Memorial Additions
Entertainment District
TOD/Riverront Development
Sustainable Communities
TOD - Usdot, HUD
EPA - Brownfields
Public/Private Partnerships
TIF/District Funding
Public Bonding
Institutional Partners
THE NATION AND THE REGION A Symbol of Renewal and ExpansionWest
Regional Talent Destination
Regional Trailheads
East
Community Facilities
Regional Talent Destination
Regional Trailheads
City/County/State
East-West Cog
Great Rivers Greenway District
Park Districts
Technology Investment
Educational Investment
Research/Development
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 55/336
ECONOMIC GOALS/STRATEGIES BENEFITS TIMELINE
Goal: A Memorial providing new levels o visitation and
educational experiences
Strategies:
Extend visits with multiple, diverse attractions
Create repeat visits with changing events
Expand market with educational programs
Room Nights
Sales/Other Taxes
Construction Spending
Construction Employment
Fte Employment
Casino Revenues
2010 - 2015
Goal: A Memorial engaging with the City and region
Strategies:
Create new roadway, walkway, transit, and bridge
connections or easy, sae, and convenient access
Remove physical barriers between Memorial and City
Take advantage o existing river crossings to provide new
experiences and amenities
Reduced Congestion Costs
Increased Transit Usage
New Recreation Sites
New Development Sites
2010 - 2015
Goal: A Memorial stimulating new investments in surrounding
neighborhoods and cities
Strategies:
Spin-of investment in hotel, residential, dining, and
entertainment uses
Focus investment in historic urban neighborhoods on the
riverront
Population Gains
Employment Gains
Income Increases
Reduced Crime/Social Costs
Property Taxes
Sales Taxes
Casino Revenues
Hospitality Revenues
2010 - 2020
Goal: A Memorial attracting regional, national, and global
attention and respect
Strategies:
Create a showcase o parks, museums, memorials,
and public art that become national “must-sees”
Use Memorial as model o jurisdictional cooperation
Population Gains
Employment Gains
Income Increases
Rising Educational Levels
New Business Development
Talent/Firm Recruitment
2015 - 2020
ECONOMIC GOALS/STRATEGIES BENEFITS TIMELINE
Goal: A Memorial providing new levels o visitation and
educational experiences
Strategies:
Extend visits with multiple, diverse attractions
Create repeat visits with changing events
Expand market with educational programs
Room Nights
Sales/Other Taxes
Construction Spending
Construction Employment
Fte Employment
Casino Revenues
2010 - 2015
Goal: A Memorial engaging with the City and region
Strategies:
Create new roadway, walkway, transit, and bridge
connections or easy, sae, and convenient access
Remove physical barriers between Memorial and City
Take advantage o existing river crossings to provide new
experiences and amenities
Reduced Congestion Costs
Increased Transit Usage
New Recreation Sites
New Development Sites
2010 - 2015
Goal: A Memorial stimulating new investments in surrounding
neighborhoods and cities
Strategies:
Spin-of investment in hotel, residential, dining, and
entertainment uses
Focus investment in historic urban neighborhoods on the
riverront
Population Gains
Employment Gains
Income Increases
Reduced Crime/Social Costs
Property Taxes
Sales Taxes
Casino Revenues
Hospitality Revenues
2010 - 2020
Goal: A Memorial attracting regional, national, and global
attention and respect
Strategies:
Create a showcase o parks, museums, memorials,
and public art that become national “must-sees”
Use Memorial as model o jurisdictional cooperation
Population Gains
Employment Gains
Income Increases
Rising Educational Levels
New Business Development
Talent/Firm Recruitment
2015 - 2020
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 56/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 57/336
02REFLECTING STEWARDSHIP
OF THE GATEWAY ARCHAND GROUNDS WHILE
ENLIVENING THE EXPERIENCE
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 58/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 59/336
The design or the renewed arch grounds will preserve the original landscape, restore certain elements that do not currently
meet the original intent and discretely insert new access in ways that will help transorm the grounds into an active and more
environmentally sustainable park. The existing allees o trees, their relationship to paving and landscape, lighting and benches will
be preserved and restored as key elements o the Saarinen/ Kiley proposal. Allee trees may ultimately be replaced by a new species
by the National Park Service, but should maintain the high canopy so important to the original proposal.
New warm toned pervious concrete paving and decomposed granite will replace broken aggregate paving and tree grates, therebyaddressing the current disrepair and drainage o the pathways and assisting in stormwater management. Additional limestone or
concrete slab benches, in keeping with the Modernist design language, provide areas o rest along the route to the Arch, and new
energy ecient lighting fixtures will maintain the appearance o the original design while employing contemporary technology.
The ponds, their sculpted topography, and surrounding shade and flowering trees will thus be preserved as key elements o the
historic Kiley landscape. Additional native trees (o limited species), meadow grasses (replacing some areas o lawn), and wetland
planting along selected pond edges will be incorporated in ways that restore the original design proposal to create distinct orest
and meadows.
The new landscape will be more sustainable, reducing the maintenance and operations efort and providing a natural system that
more efectively manages stormwater and provides habitat. Contemporary filtration systems may be employed in conjunction with
natural systems to improve water quality in the ponds.
Access will be added to and around the ponds, making places or people to enjoy the park in ways currently not possible. Improved
access will also be provided rom the Arch to the river via gently sloping walks and river viewing terraces that ofer places o rest
surrounded by a series o riparian garden galleries. These gardens present collections o regional species historically ound along
the alluvial plains o the Mississippi River.
Renewing the Arch GroundsA Living Legacy
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 60/336
4 5 6 . 6
4 6 9 . 2
4 7 7 . 6
4 7 8 . 0
4 6 8 . 4
4 7 3 . 9
4 6 5 . 8
4 7 4 . 6
4 6 6 . 3
4 7 6 . 6
4 7 3 . 1
4 7 3 . 2
4 7 7 . 3
4 7 4 . 7
4 7 0 . 0
4 6 8 . 4
4 7 2 . 6
4 6 8 . 2
4 7 1 . 5
4 6 2 . 3
4 7 0 . 2
4 7 1 . 5
4 6 7 . 2
4 7 4 . 7
4 7 6 . 9
4 4 5 . 4
4 4 6 . 8
4 3 0 . 1
4 4 3 . 9
4 2 9 . 9 4
4 2 . 6
460
440
440
TER MI NA L RA
TER MI NA L RA
P O P L A R
S T
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BLVD
P O P L A R
S T
T S
E R R E C
S 4 TH S T
S 1S T S T
P L U M S T
T S
T E K R
A M
S P R U C E
S T
3RD S T 3RD ST
M E M O RIA L D
R
T S
T U N
T S
E H
C
T S
E N I
P
T S
E V I
L O
T S
T S U
C O L
S T C H A R L E S S T
W A S H I N G T O N A V
W A S H I N G T O N A V
2 N D S T
1 S T S T
E A D S B R I D G E
M E M O R I A L D R
3 R D S T
3 R D S T
T S T U
N L A
W P O P L A R S T
N O T NA
M E D
V A
K R
A L
C
Z A L P
N O I
T N
E V
N O C
V A S
A C
U L
V A
S A
C U L
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BL
S BROAD WA Y
S 4 TH ST
N 4 TH S T
N BROAD WA Y
N 6 TH S T
N 4 TH S T
0 1 00 ' 2 00 '
N
4 5 6 . 6
4 6 9 . 2
4 7 7 . 6
4 7 8 . 0
4 6 8 . 4
4 7 3 . 9
4 6 5 . 8
4 7 4 . 6
4 6 6 . 3
4 7 6 . 6
4 7 3 . 1
4 7 3 . 2
4 7 7 . 3
4 7 4 . 7
4
7 0 . 0
4 6 8 . 4
4 7 2 . 6
4 6 8 . 2
4 7 1 . 5
4 6 2 . 3
4 7 0 . 2
4 7 1 . 5
4 6 7 . 2
4 7 4 . 7
4 7 6 . 9
4 4 5 . 4
4 4 6 . 8
4 3 0 . 1
4 4 3 . 9
4 2 9 . 9 4
4 2 . 6
460
440
440
TER MI NA L RA
I TER MI
NA L RAI
P O P L A R
S T
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BLVD
P O P L A R
S T
T S
E R R E
C
S 4 TH S T
S 1S T S T
P L U M S T
T S
T E K R
A M
S P R U C E
S T
3RD S T 3RD ST
M E M O RIA L D
R
T S
T U N
T S
E H
C
T S
E N I
P
T S
E V I
L O
T S
T S U
C O L
S T C
H A R L E S S T
W A S H I N G T O N A V
W A S H I N G
T O N A V
2 N D S T
1 S T S T
E A D S B R I D G E
M E M O R I A L D R
3 R D S T
3 R D S T
T S T
U N L A
W P O P L A R S T
N O T N
A M E D
V A
K R
A L
C
Z A L P
N O I
T N
E V
N O C
V A S
A C
U L
V
A S
A C
U L
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BL
S BROAD WA Y
S 4 TH S T
N 4 TH ST
N BROAD WA Y
N 6 TH S T
N 4 TH S T
0 1 00 ' 2 00 '
N
PONDPOND
STAIRS
GREAT
Historically Significant Landscapes and Topography
Areas or Design Refinement
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 61/336
As a historically significant landscape and a mark o the mid-
century Modernism, architectural orm and site at the Arch
Grounds were conceived o and designed as a single entity.
One o Kiley’s important visions or the Arch Grounds was
“to develop a sense o movement o spatial continuity” and
“to use tree massing to reinorce the plan o the walks”.
The design proposal is one that osters respect and stewardship
o these primary eatures.
The Arch Grounds also include areas or refinement, where
Kiley’s original design intent has been diluted over theyears, and where present day goals o improved accessibility,
sustainability, and stormwater management should be
integrated into the overall plan, per the recommendations o
employ planting and topography to define occupiable spaces,
thresholds, and experiences .
Proposed interventions at the Arch Grounds are subtle yet
powerul, ocus on the edges, and in all cases are compatible
with the intent and character o the Kiley/ Saarinen proposal.
RESPECTING THE HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES
AREAS FOR REFINEMENT:AN APPROACH OF RESTORATIONAND RENEWAL
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 62/336
RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK
The Arch Grounds
Primary Goals
the Memorial Museum rom the City, maintaining the
importance o the east-west axis.
Saraanin/ Kiley design: most notably, the openness o
the east west axis, the artul manipulation o topography,
and allees o tall trees along the walks leading to the Arch.
o which the ocus was on creating a tall landscape with
stature to ground the Arch. His proposal included a tall
orest canopy around the ponds with distinct clearings
and varied spaces , enclosures and thresholds.
and improve the overall unctioning o the landscape.
Dan Kiley Sketc
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 63/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 64/336
ADA Accessible Paths
2. Pondside Plazas
3. Riparian Gallery Gardens
4. New Museum Entry
Additional Native Trees
6.
7. Restored Paving / Allees
8.
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
Existing Conditions
Proposed Improvements
1
2
3
45
6
7
8
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 65/336
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE RESTORATION - CATENARY WALKS
Existing
Proposed
Exposed Aggregate
Tree Grates
Lawn
Additional Seating
Decomposed Granite
Lawn
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 66/336
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE RESTORATION - POND LANDSCAPE
Existing
Proposed
Lawn
Meadow
Mixed Trees
Mixed Trees(Add Native Species) Such as Oaks, Tulip Trees,
maples, Black Gum, Linden, and Serviceberry
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 67/336
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE RESTORATION - PONDS
Existing
Proposed
Eroding Lawn
Storm Water Runof
Storm Water Runof / Pervious Paving
Lawn
Wet Meadow
Wetland
Meadow
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 68/336
The site is typically accessed rom one o three points – the
parking garage at the ar north end o the park, the sidewalks/
pedestrian pathways connecting to downtown that require
crossing Highway 70 / Memorial Drive, and the main steps up
rom the levy.
The path rom the parking garage is a significant distanceand poses a real challenge to anyone with stamina issues.
a wheelchair, they are available rom the ranger’s oce in
the garage. However, this oce is at the opposite end o the
garage rom the accessible parking and the entry to the site.
No signage is posted advising visitors o the wheelchair
availability or location.
The ponds and landscape are generally not accessible.
The grand stair is not accessible.
No passenger drop-of areas are provided except at the
parking garage.
The crossings at Memorial Drive do not align.
The sidewalks rom the southwestern edge o the park to the
Arch are steeply sloped and do not have resting places, level
landings or benches provided.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Provide accessible parking adjacent to the Cathedral parking
lot and an accessible path to the Arch paths.
Provide accessible parking at the proposed north and south
pavilions to shorten the distance to all amenities.
Provide rest areas along paths and ponds.
Provide sloped sidewalks and rest areas to connect riverto Arch.
Provide short travel distances to ood and toilet
acilities located at north, south and west
pavilions, as well as the expanded museum.
Provide accessible signage throughout park and acilities.
Provide “Augmented Reality” interace or
handheld wayfinding and inormation.
Provide park grounds maquettes at strategic locations to
help explain the park and its amenities.
The proposed solution will provide closer accessible parking,
access to the river, and shorter distances to ood, rest areas,
toilets and drinking ountains. All exhibits and points o interes
will be accessible wherever possible. All park areas and acility
inormation will be linked using an “Augmented Reality”
interace. This will provide accessible wayfinding, inormation
and tour acts on your own phone or handheld device. All new
and Guidelines. Existing Facilities will be upgraded whenever
technically easible or accommodations will be made where
historic acilities or landscapes require an alternative approach.
Make the GroundsAccessible to Everyone
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 69/336
0 100
N
Expanded AccessibleParking
AccessibleMuseumExpansionEntry
Narrow StreetsWider SidewalksAligned Crosswalks
Path Rest Areas
Path RestAreas
Accessible Route
Accessible OldCourthouse
Accessible RouteAnd FacilitiesThrough South Pavilion
Accessible Route And
Facilities Through NorthPavilion
Accessible Parking
Accessible PondAnd Terrace
Sloped SidewalkTo River
Accessible Route ThroughMetro Station To NewPedestrian / Bike Way
Accessible PondAnd Terrace
Accessible Parking
AccessibleToilets& Food
Path Rest Areas
Path Rest Areas
RenovatedMuseum WithEnhanced ArchExperience
New SignageAnd Wayfinding
Accessible TouringAnd Inormation
Sloped Sidewalk
To River
ME T RO LI N K
ADA ROUTE
ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES
AREAS OF ACCESSIBILITY
PATH REST AREAS
ACCESSIBLE PARKING
ADA Accessibility
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 70/336
Terraces and seating areas
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 71/336
Improved ecology o the ponds:
New pathways provide
access to the ponds
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 72/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 73/336
03EXPANDING THE PARK INTO THE
CITY AND THE CITY INTO THE PARK
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 74/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 75/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 76/336
The Arch and the Grounds are currentlyseparated with barriers o inactivity
and traf c on all our sides
We propose a series o interventions that will bleedthe park into the city and the city into the park
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 77/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 78/336
Covering the Freewaywith a “Magic Carpet”The first barrier to cross and the first land to claim is the space
above o the sunken I-70 highway. Like a magic carpet a new
urban pavement or public lie spreads out extending the
courthouse lawn onto the Arch grounds mall. To create shelter
rom the elements and to shield the noise rom the highway
underpass, the ends o the carpet are olded up to create little
pavilions or caés or kiosks spilling their activities out on thepublic realm o the olded carpet. A generous overhang and
a gently sloping surace invites or inormal gatherings and
spontaneous perormances.
The west edge o the park is cut o rom the cityby the sunken highway
The highway is capped to connect the park back to the city
The cap is olded back such that coverage is less than700 t, avoiding additional costs needed to constructand maintain a ull tunnel
Program is contained under the olds,which activates the urban plaza created between them
A new green connection is made betweenthe park and the city
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 79/336
Memorial Drive will be transormed into a plaza that will allow
north/south trac, but that will also become a place orestivals and civic lie, made possible by the partial capping o
I-70 which - like a magic carpet - will float above the ray o the
reeway below, providing program and activities in and upon the
olds o its ends - thus activating the axis rom city to Arch.
Magic Carpet over I-70
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 80/336
Tour De St. Louis Cycling Championship
Sunday Farmer’s Market
PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES
WEST PAVILION 8,000 sq ft
1,000 sq t
Inormation counter
Brochure display
StorageToilets
RETAIL 2,000 sq ft
Caé kitchen area
Seating
Toilets
Storage
TABLE & CHAIR RENTAL 2,000 sq ft
Counter area
Storage
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 81/336
Mardi Gras Festival
Weekday Lunch
International Film Festival
Cardinals World Series Championship
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 82/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 83/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 84/336
West Elevation
Site Plan
VISITOR
CENTER
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 85/336
VISITORCENTER
OUTDOORCAFE
OUTDOOR
CAFE
SEATING
East Elevation
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 86/336
City ConnectionsThe site is currently served by an incomplete network o streets,
connection between the cities and their riverronts, our proposal
identifies multiple new connections and a series o strategic
inrastructure investments that will greatly improve access,
circulation and connections between the site and surrounding
neighborhoods.
As the park and its acilities are improved, the demand or
increased connectivity and better circulation will put great
pressure on the integration o multiple circulation systems
into the planning.
To better weave the cities into the parks, and the parks into
the city, the plan is recommending a comprehensive network o
street improvements, improved connections to transit, easily
accessible parking, and multiple access points to new trails
and pathways.
These improvements have been integrated in a number o
key moves to create new connections; balance modes with
the goal o reducing dependence on cars; improve sidewalks
and pathways to emphasize pedestrian movement over car
movement; establish a comprehensive bicycle network with
rental sites within the parks and cities; reposition existing
bridges as new connections across the river; disperse parking
to better serve the park and new acilities; and optimize the
use o transit.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
As part o the strategy to improve physical connections between
the cities and the site, multiple access improvements have been
identified. This ramework will greatly improve access to the
existing Memorial and grounds, as well as needed access to the
that is critical to the urther development o the East Bank, newperormance venue, and Mound Park.
Don’t close streets, just narrow them
Provide cap over reeway
Keep under 700 eet
Celebrate entry to park
New amenities and program
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 87/336
CHESTNUT ST
PINE ST
N 4 T H S T
M E M O R I A L D R
M E M O R I A L D R
N B R O A D W A Y
N 6 T H S T
N 7 T H S T
N 8 T H S T
MARKET ST
WALNUT ST
CHESTNUT ST
PINE ST
N 4 T H S T
M E M O R I A L D R
M
E M O R I A L D R
N B R O A D W A Y
N 6 T H S T
N 7 T H S T
N 8 T H S T
MARKET ST
WALNUT ST
B
MAKE STREETS TWO-WAY
NARROW TRAFFIC L ANESNew Sidewalk
Improved Sidewalks
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 88/336
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Memorial Drive
As an integral part o the design or the cap over I-70,
Memorial Drive should be redesigned to ease vehicular
conflicts with pedestrians and emphasize pedestrian
connections rom the city into the park. We propose a concept
to keep Memorial Drive open, but reduce the number o vehicle
lanes on either side rom 3 to 2. Trac will be deliberatelyslowed to allow pedestrians sae and easy movement across
the street. Widened sidewalks along Memorial Drive, as well
as Chestnut and Market Streets, will promote a more walkable
downtown, with ample space or landscape, or walking,
jogging, sitting, and meeting others.
Additional analysis o the existing and projected trac
patterns in the downtown St. Louis area are needed to ully
realize these improvements. This analysis should include:
reconfiguration o the access to/rom the Poplar Street
Bridge to/rom Memorial Drive
Efects o eliminating the access to/rom the Poplar Street
Bridge to Memorial Drive. Potentially rerouting trac rom:
WB 64 to the 9th Street Exit
10th Street Entrance to WB 64
EB 64 to the Broadway Exit
Broadway Entrance to EB 64
Intersection
Intersection
downtown area
Converting one-way streets to two-way streets
Utilizing 21st Street and 20th Street as a truck route/
coupler
Existing section along memorial drive -3 lanes in each direction
Proposed section and improvement to memorial drive -Proposed 2 lanes in each direction
P o t e n t i a
l T h i r d
L a n e
P o t e n t i a
l T h i r d
L a n e
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 89/336
Washington Street Improvements
To improve connectivity between the Washington Street
corridor and the Arch Grounds, we have proposed the
realignment o existing lanes with the renovation o Eads
Bridge to accommodate an expanded pedestrian and bicycle
path, while maintaining vehicular access on the northern
portion o the bridge. In addition, the pedestrian crossing areasat Washington Street and Memorial Drive should be expanded
to place greater emphasize on the entry into the site, the North
Poplar Street Improvements
Poplar Street will be redesigned as a two-lane street,
eliminating the existing boulevard and improving pedestrian
access between Chouteau’s Landing and the South Pavilion
Learning Center.
Proposed Washington Avenue / Memorial Drive Improvements
Proposed Poplar Street Improvements
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 90/336
STREET NETWORK
P
P
PP
Major Road
Local Road
Interstates
New / Improved Road
0 300’ 600’
P
B R O A D W A Y
C ONT INE NT AL GRAIN RD
M
I S S O U R I A V
M I S S I S S
I P P I A V E
F R O N T
S T
N 2
N D
S T
N 1 S
T S
T
S U L L I V A N
B L V D
N 4
T H S T
I - 7 0
/ M E
M O R I A
L D R I V
E
N B
R O A D W A Y
P I N E S T
O LI V E S T
C H E S T N U T S T M AR K E T S T
W ALN U T S T
C LAR K AV E
LO C U S T S T
N 8
T H S T
N T
U C K E R B L V D
C H O U T E AU AV E
S 2 N D
S T
S 1 S
T S
T
T RE N D LE Y AV E
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 91/336
EXPANDED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAILS
into the site and new trails will be established throughout the park and along either side o the
river, connecting the cities to their riverronts and to the expanded pedestrian and bicycle trails
beyond. New pedestrian and bicycle trails will approach rom all directions, providing improved
accessibility between the riverront and surrounding neighborhoods. The strategy to renovate
the Eads and MacArthur Bridges will provide critical links and exciting ways to cross the river.
The vehicular lanes o the Eads Bridge will be adjusted to accommodate expanded pedestrian
and bicycle paths on the south side, maintaining two vehicular lanes on the north side o the
bridge. The unused upper deck o MacArthur Bridge will be designed as a dedicated pedestrian
and bicycle pathway connecting the East Bank with Chouteau’s Landing and the proposed
Chouteau Greenway.
M e r a m
e c
R i v e
r
C O N F L U E N C E
C a h o k i a M
o u n d
s
Bike St. Louis Trail (existing)
MetroEast Trail (existing)
Bi-City Bridge Trail
Riverfront Trail
Mound Park Trail
Levee Walk
City Connection Trail
Pedestrian Pathways
Vertical Connection
Bicycle Rental
0 300’ 600’
M
M
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 92/336
Access to the existing MetroLink stations is critical to achieving
the goal o less dependence on cars, as well as discovering
other ways to move throughout the city. The design o the
North Pavilion not only provides improved access into the site
rom MetroLink Station entrances on 1st and 2nd Street, it also
includes a new covered visitor drop-of, bike rental, and parking.
On the East Bank, access to the existing MetroLink Station will
be enhanced through the improvement o Front Street with
expanded sidewalks, landscape and lighting rom the station to
the Mound Park. A new pedestrian and bicycle path extending
rom Eads Bridge will lead rom the existing station to proposed
parking on the underutilized portions o the Casino Queen
property and a new path connecting to the perormance venue
and Mound Park.
New connections, pathways and trails will be extended to
connect with these existing transit stations. Bus, shuttle
and other public transportation systems should be urther
integrated with these important transer points between
multiple modes, allowing or greater connectivity in the city
and to other regional destinations.
LANDING
8TH & PINE
STADIUM
MetroLink Rail
MetroLink Bus
Amtrak / Proposed Commuter Rail
Proposed BRT Line
0 300’ 600’
TRANSIT
M
M
M
M
M
M
P I N E S T
O LI V E S T
C H E S T N U T S T M AR K E T S T
W ALN U T S T
C LAR K AV E
LO C U S T S T
N 2
N D
S T
N B
R O A D W A Y
N 8
T H S T
N T
U C K E R B L V D
T R E N D LE Y AV E
M I S S I S S
I P P I A V E
F R O N T
S T
B R O A D W A Y
C ONT INE NT AL GRAIN RD
M I S S
O U R I A V
N 1
S T
S T
S U L L I V A N
B L V D
N 4
T H S T
I - 7 0 / M
E M O R
I A L D
R I V E
C H O U T E AU AV E
S 1 S
T S
T S
2 N D
S T
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 93/336
New erry service will allow visitors and residents to travel
across the water, departing and arriving at new erry landings on
either side o the river. New accessible pathways rom the Arch
Sullivan Promenade. On the East Bank, a new pedestrian bridge
provides convenient access rom the erry landing over the
existing rail lines and levee into the perormance venue, patron
village and armer’s market.
These improved landings also provide departures or
river-based tours, connecting the site north and south
to other attractions along the river.
E-W Ferry Service
Mississippi River Tours
Accessible Paths to Waterfront
0 300’ 600’
RIVER FERRY SERVICE
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 94/336
Parking will be distributed to other key areas within the site,
utilizing existing roadways and building on existing parking
resources. Although the plan advocates transit and other modes
o transportation, it is prepared to accommodate arriving to
the site by car – the most prevalent orm o transportation
in and around the area. As part o the strategy to improve
connectivity along the edges o the site, the parking programis careully integrated into the design o new acilities and
landscape improvements. The North Pavilion will continue
to provide parking or those arriving rom the north. Parking
within this multi-use pavilion is also uniquely positioned to
continue to support parking or other activities, with improved
connectivity to the existing MetroLink Station, as well as bike
rental acilities. Parking is also accommodated in the design
o the South Pavilion Learning Center. This strategy provides
an increased number o spaces on the southern portion o the
site, integrated into the design o a new pavilion and improved
entry to the park rom the south. The strategy aims to disperse
parking at the vehicular edges o the site or entrances into
the park.
Parking will continue to be located adjacent to the Old
Cathedral. Within each o these locations, ADA spaces will be
available. Accessible paths have been identified rom each o
these locations into the site, providing easy access or all.
Existing downtown structures and garages provide additional
parking in very close proximity to the Arch and the grounds.
Improved sidewalks and pedestrian access rom the downtown
will only benefit the utilization o these existing parking
resources and connection to other attractions within the city.
On the East Bank, a new perormance venue and MoundPark will generate uniquely diferent demands or parking.
Event parking or the perormance venue is located in the
underutilized portion o the Casino Queen land, between
landscaped and well-lit path leads to the entrance o the
perormance venue and park. In the uture, these surace
parking lots may be integrated into an expanded development
strategy around the casino.
Parking is also provided behind the sloped perormance
lawn, easily accessible rom Trendley Avenue. It will provide
convenient parking or the Mound Park and “Mississippi Soul”
during the day. In the event o increased parking demand
or major perormances, several vacant sites east along
Trendley Avenue are within a short walk o both the park and
perormance venue.
PARKING
North Pavilion 900 spaces
South Pavilion 300 spaces
Old Cathedral parking lot 87 spaces
Event parking at Casino Queen 1200 – 1500 spaces
Parking behind Perormance Lawn 300 spaces
Additional parking along Trendley
Avenue (optional)
Potential parking
resource
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 95/336
P
P
P
PP
Downtown Parking - Public
Downtown Parking - Private
Potential Underground Parking
Riverfront Parking
New Building-Integrated Parking
New Surface / Lawn Parking
0 300’ 600’
P
P I N E S T
O LI V E S T
C H E S T N U T S T M AR K E T S T
W ALN U T S T
C LAR K AV E
T R E N D LE Y AV E
M I S S
I S S I P P
I A V E
F R O N T
S T
S T A T E R O U T E 3
B R O A D W A Y
C ONT INE NT AL GRAIN RD
M I S S O U R I A V E
C H O U T E AU AV E
LO C U S T S T
N
2 N D
S T
N 1
S T
S T
S U L L I V A N
B L V D
N 4 T H
S T
I - 7 0
/ M E M
O R I A
L D R I V
E
N B
R O A D W A Y
N 8
T H S T
N T
U C K E R B L V D
S 1 S
T S
T S
2 N D
S T
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 96/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 97/336
04COMPLETING THE GATEWAY MALL
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 98/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 99/336
The Arch is a memorial to westward expansion and dramatically
rames the view rom St. Louis to the east. The design orthis 21st century landscape moves west to east and connects
the city to the Arch, the Arch to the river, and across the river
to East St. Louis — a progression long envisioned but never
realized. The first step in that progression is the extension o
the Gateway Mall to the Courthouse and to the Arch grounds.
The designs or Kiener Plaza and Luther Ely Smith Square are
both linked to the existing City Park and to each other, a serieso notes that punctuate the line o movement rom City to
Memorial Drive. These new parks become episodic in that one
leads to the next, yet each will have its own distinct character
that will oster diferent uses and responses within the lie o
the public realm o the city.
Completing the Gateway Mall
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 100/336
THE MALL - KIENER PLAZA AND LUTHER ELY SMITH SQUARE
Primary Goals1. A design that unifies Kiener Plaza and Luther Ely Smith
Square with the Courthouse at the nexus
2. Narrowed streets allow or generous sidewalks, rain water
infiltration gardens, and allees o tall, shady street trees
connecting these blocks to the Memorial Grounds
4. Luther Ely Smith Square as the viewing terraces
to Gateway Arch
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 101/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 102/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 103/336
Kiener Plaza, as a new civic square located between the
downtown financial district, the stadium neighborhood,
new destination with a range o amenities. These include a
cae, plaza, gardens, ountains and lawn set within a shaded
environment beneath leaves both real and poetically inscribed
as a sculpture — on the landscape rom which both water
and words flow. These leaves will track nature as well as the
nature o language as the building block o our thoughts and
our lives. Movable tables and chairs at the cae pavilion, under
a sculptural lea canopy, create a dynamic setting or a casual
lunch in the park. Perennial gardens designed to be droughttolerant run along the north and south edges o Kiener Plaza
and provide quiet, shaded seating areas. Chestnut Street and
Market Street are narrowed to allow or generous sidewalks
with allees o street trees, connecting city streets to the allees
o trees on the Arch Grounds as Kiley had originally proposed.
The central lawn will provide an area or gatherings and will
progress toward the great axis o the arch in a dynamic dance
rom plaza to plaza.
Kiener Plaza as the “City’s Room”
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 104/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 105/336
Luther Ely Smith Square extends the Kiener Plaza lawn level
addressing the Courthouse Museum and the elevation o 4th
St., seemingly reaching rom one Museum to the next. The
lawn, with olding lounges and drits o shade trees that rame
a comortable environment or reading and relaxing. Similar
to Kiener Plaza, seating gardens composed o drought tolerant
perennials flank Market and Chestnut Streets. Seating terraces
at the edge o the lawn cascade down to the level o MemorialDrive and overlook a plaza that is animated by sculptural alling
leaves and water that continue the flow o movement rom
Kiener Plaza. These terraces provide a theater-like setting rom
which to participate in the lie o the plaza, the transormed
street, the Arch, and the view across the river to a new great
river park.
Re-envision Luther Ely Smith Square
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 106/336
“Whispering Leaves” by Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa’s design embraces the concept o nature and text
with the concept o human diversity that was developed in East
St. Louis creating an organic dialogue between the East-West
and the Arch.
Nature in the midst o people at Kiener Plaza and the
Luther Ely Smith Square (Interaction-City Lie)
Heads in the midst o nature at East St. Louis (History-
Humanity)
Gateway Arch (Abstraction-Geometry)
Whispering Leaves are taking the shape o alling leaves at the
moment when the lea reaches the ground, still keeping its
natural curves.
A tree is made o the multiplicity o its leaves. In the same way,
a human community is made o the diversity o the individuals.
Letters, like slender veins transporting the sap, are signs that
make only sense by their combination.
Every lea is diferent and unique, but together they make a
tree, like people making a community.
Alphabets are a great metaphor talking about our beautiuldiversity.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 107/336
Keiner Plaza Old Courthouse Museum Eli Smith Square
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 108/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 109/336
“The arch is a beautiul thing.I am dreaming to introduce once againa poetry that will permeate societylike rain and return the soul andspirit to this place.” - Jaume Plensa, Artist
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 110/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 111/336
05CREATING A NEW AND EXPANDED
“TWO MUSEUM” EXPERIENCE
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 112/336
“American democracy will thrive whenit’s citizens are given the education andopportunity to pursue visionary new ideas.”
- Thomas Jeerson
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 113/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 114/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 115/336
The authentic spaces o the majestic Old Courthouse serve as
each o which either took place in or around the region, or is
linked to it thematically and in spirit. These events include the
Lewis and Clark expeditions, Jeferson’s Louisiana Purchase,
Emancipation. Each o these is interpreted rom the basis o
a judicial trial or government document – an ocial record
that orms a concrete ocal point or one o the decisive
Minor court trial transcripts, and Emancipation Proclamation
could represent these events, respectively.
museum accessible to all. The existing mechanical systems,
lighting, and windows will be up to upgraded to reduce energy
use and operations cost.
OPERATIONAL
Move non-essential programs of site
Open more o building to the public
Permanent and changing exhibitions
Create a small visitor center to orient visitors to JNEM
and other attractions
INTERPRETIVE / VISITOR EXPERIENCE
This century o dramatic history sets up a meaningul
context or JNEM
Focus interpretation on key courtroom cases, legislative
Bring halls to lie with modern, accessible exhibition
techniques, a blend o immersive and interactive exhibits,
authentic artiacts, film, etc.
The Old Courthouse BecomesThe Old Courthouse Museum
OLD COURTHOUSE 47,000 sq ft
RECEPTION 3,000 sq ft
EXHIBIT AREAS 28,000 sq ft
Courtroom exhibits
Exhibition areasFacilities
SUPPORT 16,000 sq ft
Toilets
Oces
Mechanical area
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 116/336
RENOVATIONS AND RESTORATIONS
using a theater-in-the-round setting, where live actors and a
multimedia presentation make the visitor an active party to
with ample flexibility, these courtroom spaces can also become
living places or discussion, where programs might ocus oncontemporary civic issues o rights and representation. For
touch-screen interactive tables will allow visitors to explore the
documents and their contexts, and consider the expectations,
pressures, and circumstances that led to certain decisions.
making roles themselves.
Collectively, these stories provide a historical background that
and explains the city’s critical role as a lynchpin or the test o
Old Courthouse’s strategic location as a connector rom the
aims to use authentic spaces and documents to draw visitors
urther into the Jeferson Memorial precinct.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 117/336
CHANGE
GALLERYT
T ELEV.
ROTUNDA
GALLERY
CHANGE
GALLERY
CHANGE
GALLERY
CHANGE
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
T
T ELEV.
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
PERMANENT
GALLERY
SUPPORT
First Floor Renovation Strategy
Second Floor Renovation Strategy
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 118/336
B R O A D W A Y
M A R K E T S T R
E E T
Make the Old CourthouseAccessible For AllThe existing Old Courthouse is partially accessible today.
Currently, only the first floor is accessible, however not all
exhibits can be experienced.
now allow viewing o the two main courtrooms. New accessibletoilets are also proposed.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 119/336
1
4
1
3
5
6
2
First Floor ADA Improvements
at Broadway and 4th
Thresholds and ramps to all exhibit areas
Second Floor ADA Improvements
New elevator to 2nd floor
Thresholds and ramps to access
all exhibit areas
10
11
9
2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11
8
7
First Floor ADA Improvements
Second Floor ADA Improvements
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 120/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 121/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 122/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 123/336
We propose to extend the arch museum towards the west to
expand the acilities or visitors and changing exhibitions and to
create an immediate connection to the city itsel. Like a gently
tilting lawn the ront o the museum slopes down to reveal a
public slit inviting the natural flow o people towards the arch
to slide under and inside the museum. Invisible rom the arch
and the park the new museum presents itsel with a morewelcoming presence towards Luther Ely Smith Square and the
courthouse lawn.
Activities rom within the museums caé and shop can spill out
over the tilted plane o the park, and the changing activities and
exhibitions inside might invite the day to day passers by to stay
up to date with the current events.
As a continuation o the Gateway Mall into the Arch Grounds,
an entry lawn, flanked by ADA accessible paths, slopes down
towards a series o seating terraces that overlook the entry
plaza in ront o the expanded Arch Museum. This gently
sloping lawn will be planted with drits o small native trees
that provide shade at this important new arrival location.
A New West Entry
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 124/336
Existing underground museum The museum is expanded with new exhibit space and acilities
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 125/336
A simple push down on into the landscape on the west edge o thesite provides access to the museum and central axis o downtown
St Louis
New connections are made to the city and across the site
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 126/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 127/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 128/336
MUSEUM 206,000 sq ft
EXPANSION 154,000 sq ft
Entry reception area (Memorial Drive)
Lobby area (Lower Level)
Main exhibition area
Gallery areas
Cae
Storage
Mechanical and Service Areas
Toilets and acilities
Museum Oces
Exterior Plaza
EXISTING MUSEUM 52,000 sq ft
Existing Lobby
Museum and Entry
Existing Theaters
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 129/336
OPERATIONAL
attractions
changing exhibit gallery
Memorial Drive to increase accessibility
INTERPRETIVE / VISITOR EXPERIENCE
cultural and civic expansion Utilize modern exhibition
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 130/336
PLANS
Mezzanine Level
Lower Level
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 131/336
CIRCULATION
Mezzanine Level/Circulation
Lower Level/Circulation
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 132/336
Along this terraced gallery, visitors are introducedto a series o exhibits that introduce Jeerson’s lieand political thought: his ormative experiences,
political teachers, and the circumstanceso late 18th century American society.
Visitor Experience
welcome desk in the lobby, they move down along the north
side o the asymmetric ramp.
elliptical projection theater (who may represent Jeferson,
perormance that combines live narration and media projections
on large translucent screens above the seating, the program
explores Jeferson’s personal and political philosophies o
liberty, ulfillment, sel-determination, enlightenment, and
aesthetics. This public orum space is a living memorial to
It is a place or public discourse on civics, science, the arts,
with the aim o bringing together the diverse communities
knowledge generated by participatory discussions and events.
The six galleries surrounding the theater explore the idea o
and cultural points o view – both pre- and post-Jeferson. In
perspectives, visitors will find at least one angle through which
that enriches the theme o Jefersonian geographical expansion
—and pays tribute to the demographic and cultural expansion
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 133/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 134/336
“Through a variety o perspectives,visitors find an angle whichthey ‘see themselves’ in the story...”
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 135/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 136/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 137/336
provides the setting to explore the inspiration, design and
Louis neighborhood that was cleared to create the Memorial,the competition brie, proposals, construction, and completion
taken place since.
The idea is to enthrall visitors already absorbed by urban and
industrial design and engineering, and provide an accessible set
o experiences or those who might not normally be interested.
experience or those unable to take
multimedia experience about the memorial competition and
arch design and construction is tied to the queue along the
entry ramp.
Gateway Arch Center
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 138/336
CONNECTING MUSEUM TO MUSEUM
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 139/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 140/336
CONNECTING MUSEUM TO MUSEUM
A
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 141/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 142/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 143/336
06ENRICHING THE
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 144/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 145/336
Walking and bike trails with moments o discovery and
interpretation.
Historic markers point out monuments significant sites
and past/present views.
Ecological markers point out diverse urban ecology, riverineecology, migratory birds, fish, etc.
Architectural markers point out buildings, public spaces, art,
bridges and inrastructure, etc.
QR coded landmarkers allow visitors to access and store
inormation digitally.
Augmented reality, 3-D visualization, geo-spatial data,
“geo-caching” gaming, and geo-tagged comments between
visitors can be supported.
Site Wide Activation
P O
P L A R
S T
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BLVD
P O P L A R
S T
S 4 TH S T
1S T S T
T S
T E
K R
A M
S P R U C E
S T
S. MEMORIAL DR
S. M E M O RIA L
D R
T S
T U
N T S
E H C
T S
E N I
P
T S
E V I
L O
T S
T S U
C O
L
S T C H A R L E S S T
W A S H I N G T O N A V
W A S H I N G T O N A V
E A D S B R I D G E
T S
T U N L A
W P O P L A R S T
N O T NA
M E D
V A
K R
A L
C
AC
U L
LEONOR K SULLIVAN BL
S BROAD WA Y
S 4 TH S T
N 4 TH S T
N BROAD WA Y
N 4 TH S
N. MEMORIAL DR
N. MEMORIAL DR
N. M E
M O R IA
L D R
N. M E M
O R IA L
D R
S 4
A S H I N
T O N A V
HISTORICAL MARKER
ECOLOGICAL MARKER
ARCHITECTURAL MARKER
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AREASStrategies or the Memorial Site
VISITOR /PERFORMANCE
CENTERMUSEUM OFNATIONALEXPANSION
THE OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
THE OLDCATHEDRAL
TEACHERRESOURCECENTER
ARCH MEMORIAL
ELY SMITH MEMORIAL
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 146/336
M
M
M
M
EXPANDED PROGRAM KEY MAP
NORTH PAVILIONVisitor Center Transportation HubBicycle Rental
F E R R
RIVER POOL
M A C A R T H U R B R I D G E
P O P L A R S T R E E T B R I D
F E R R
OLD COURTHOUSEMUSEUM
KIENER PLAZA
“WHISPERINGLEAVES”
“MAGICCARPET”
LUTHER ELI SMITHSQUARE
CHOUTEAU’S LANDING
LACLEDE’S LANDING
OLD CATHEDRAL
SOUTH PAVILIONTeacher Resource Center Classroom Space
ACCESSIBLE PATHS& TERRACES
M E T
R O L I N K
RIVERFRONTPROMENADE
GATEWAYARCH CENTER
MUSEUM OF WESTWARDEXPANSION
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 147/336
M
M i s s i s s i p
p i R i v
e r
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE& OVERLOOK
CASINO QUEEN /ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
CENTER FORSUSTAINABLE CITIES
F E R R Y
D O C K
FARMERSMARKET
E AD S B R I D G E
MLK B RI DGE
B I K E / P E D LO O P
GATEWAYGEYSER
WETLANDWALK
“MISSISSIPPI SOUL”
MOUND PARK
MULTI-USE TRAILS& PATHWAYS
RIVERSIDE
PERFORMINGARTS CENTER
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 148/336
HISTORICAL PATH
ECOLOGICAL PATH
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
THE OLDCOURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
ARCH MEMORIAL
WETLANDS
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
THE OLD
COURTHOUSEMUSEUM
THE OLDCATHEDRAL
ARCH MEMORIAL
FERRY
EADS BRIDGE
MACARTHURBRIDGE
EADS BRIDGE
MACARTHURBRIDGE
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 149/336
ARCHITECTURE, ART AND DESIGN
PATHS TO OTHER ATTRACTIONS
THE OLDCATHEDRAL
MUSEUM OFNATIONAL
EXPANSION
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLERIVERS AND CITIES
RIVERSIDE PERFORMINGARTS CENTER
MISSISSIPPI SOUL
THE OLDCOURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
WHISPERINGLEAVES
NORTHPAVILION
SOUTHPAVILION
ARCH MEMORIAL
EADS BRIDGE
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
EADS BRIDGE
MACARTHUR
BRIDGE
MACARTHURBRIDGE
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 150/336
A new generation o graphic elements complete the concept
to create a richer visitor experience.
This signage has been designed with variation in their orm to
accommodate a variety o needs, yet share a common visual
vocabulary and palette o materials.
The signage will be more than ADA Compliant—they provide
three-dimensional models as interpretive aids and will also
integrate the latest “artificial vision” technology sotware to
create a helpul electronic assistant or the visually impaired.
The graphics program will work together as a uniying thread
woven through the park and city to delineate the project,
provide a sense o arrival at key locations, and provide
directional assistance between destinations.
The signage is designed in a manner that builds on the existing
signage guidelines and standards used within all National
Parks.
This can be part o a larger idea, a comprehensive strategy o
wayfinding that is woven into both cities and the region, along
sidewalks and important destinations, and will finally bring all
the pieces together in a clear and accessible way.
IMPROVED SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING –AN EXTENDED GRAPHICS PROGRAMFOR THE ARCH GROUNDS AND CITY.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 151/336
THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERPRETATIVEDISPLAYS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 152/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 153/336
07THE NORTH AND SOUTH PAVILIONS
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 154/336
Re-thinking the Edges
South Pavilion South Pavilion
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 155/336
NEW NORTH AND SOUTH PAVILION:
Increased interaction between programs and people Allowing public lie to flow uninhabited between
neighborhoods and park
New entries to park
Bring park to Washington Avenue and Poplar Street
North Pavilion North Pavilion
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 156/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 157/336
NORTH PAVILION
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 158/336
The Confluence Pavilion
The north o the park is the point o confluence or all the
main flows o people arriving by train, bus, car or on oot. An
artificial landscape designed like an inrastructure or public
lie according to the demands or equal access as well as the
turning radii o buses, cars or bicycles, appears like a confluence
o various streams o public movement rozen and captured inconcrete orm.
3 sloping planes accommodate a bicycle rental acility at
the north west entrance o the site, a public auditorium
and conerence center as well as a welcoming acility with
and the Arch itsel.
The central slope rises rom the park extending across
Washington Avenue to connect with the MetroLink station
allowing train passengers to arrive directly in the park without
having to navigate across the street or through the parking.
The curving roo garden gently kisses the pedestrianized Eads
bridge allowing people to spill across and into the park, without
interering with the integrity o the historical structure o the
bridge itsel.
The bicycle rental allows visitors to experience the Mississippi
waterront rom a completely diferent vantage point, riding
through the arch grounds and across the waters on the linear
park o the car-ree bridge.
Echoing the elegant organic language o the arch the swooping
curves and gentle slopes orm a natural backdrop or the iconic
arch impregnating the site with accessibility and activity
without competing or attention or urban identity.
The North Pavilion
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 159/336
NORTH PAVILION
B IK E W AY & P AT HW AY
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 160/336
TRANSFORM THE NORTH PAVILION PARKING GARAGEINTO A NEW ENTRY INTO THE PARK
Redistribute program across a pragmatic stack o parking
Site with existing multistory parking
City into the Park: Connect to N 1st St and N 2nd St
Preserve as much parking a possible and add visitor program to
activate the site
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 161/336
Push down to create pedestrian access rom the park and outdoor cae seating area
Park into the City: The pavilions and cars get blended into an
inhabited landscape that reaches back out into the city
Accessible path connects rom street level to park and to the pedestrianzed portion o Eads bridge
Push down to provide bus drop-o and group access areas
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 162/336
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
North Pavilion Orientation Hub
The North Pavilion is a hub that provides visitors with
inormation about, and orientation to, the greater Jeferson
National Expansion Memorial site. The architectural and design
concept supports ease o use and varying levels o immersion to
sites both near and ar: rom nearby Memorial eatures to those
urther afield. The space is organized around a remarkable
spherical centerpiece: a large, three-dimensional, interactive
scale model o inner St Louis and East St Louis. By touching
various “hot spots” around the perimeter, the media table
shows text and animations projected on it. The “Exploring
beyond JNEM and around downtown St Louis and the region
(such as the St Louis Art Museum, or Cahokia Mounds State
Historic Site). A changing exhibit gallery provides thematically
supporting exhibitions, such as the development o the
A digital bulletin board displays start times and details or
events and programs at other sites on JNEM (such as the
Gateway Arch, the Old Courthouse Museum, or the Cargill
mobile devices: when read by smartphones, they store urls
can also see suggestions and comments let by others who
have already been to these places. For those who would preer,
conventional wayfinding maps and brochures are also available
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 163/336
LOOK-OUT TERRACE
RESTAURANTVISITORCENTERE
EXHIBITION
THEATER
CAFE TERRACE
PARK
TRANSIT
ENTRY
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 164/336
The pavilion acts as a transerium,a confluence o all the orms o urban movement that service it. Arrival happens by car, bus,
bike, train, and oot.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 165/336
NORTH PAVILION
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 166/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 167/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 168/336
NORTH PAVILION PROGRAM
NORTH PAVILION 475,500 sq ft
VISITOR’S CENTER 17,000 sq ft
Lobby
Souvenir shop
Brochure services
Seating/waiting
EXHIBITION AREA 26,000 sq ft
Exhibition Hall
Exhibition preparation
Storage
Multipurpose Hall
AUDITORIUM 18,000 sq ft
Seating 300 seatsPerormance stage
Perormer acilities
Patron acilities
Storage
Back o house acilities
VISITOR'S CENTER SUPPORT 15,000 sq ft
Oces
Toilets and locker areas
First aid
Security
Work roomsLounge
Mechanical
FOOD SERVICE 285,000 sq ft
Kitchen
Terrace seating
Staf acilities
PARKING 285,000 sq ft
Parking 900 carsBike rental & parking
Bus pick up/ drop of
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 169/336
E A D S B R I D G E
C O N N E C C T I O N
B I I K E
A C C E S S
B I K E
R E N T A L
A C C E S S
R E S T A U R A N T
A C C E S S
G R O U P S A C C E S S
PLANS
Roo Plan
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 170/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 171/336
I
H
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
1
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
1 7
I
H
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
1
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
1 7
P A R K I N G E X I T
R A MP T O
+4 3 8
M
I
H
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
J
K
N
O
P
Q
2
1
3 4 5 6
L
1 7 7 8 9 1
0 1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
P A R K I N G
A C C E S S
V I S I T O R S
C E N T E R
L O B B Y
P E D E S T R I A N
A C C E S S
B U S
D R O P
O F F
B U S A C C E S S
O P E N T
T O B E L O W
L O A D I N G
R A MP
T O -1
Level 0
Level -1
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 172/336
ACCESS TOND
ACCESS TO
ACCESS TOST
North Pavilion Roo Garden
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 173/336
1:20 SLOPE
1:20 SLOPE
1:12 SLOPE
1:12 SLOPE
ROOF INFLECTION POINT
RIDGE LINE
ROOF GEOMETRY CONSTRAINT
1:20 PATH
1:20 PATH
STRUCTURALLY INDEPENDENTFROM EADES BRIDGE
CONCRETE SHELL ROOF
CONCRETE SLAB FLOOR
CONCRETE COLUMNS
North Pavilion Structure
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 174/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 175/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 176/336
NORTH PAVILION
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 177/336
“The design o the North Pavilion preserves viewsbetween the Arch, Eads Bridge and LacledesLanding while improving access into the park.”
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 178/336
ELEVATIONS
North
South
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 179/336
A 1-375 A1-375 A1-375A 6-138 A6-138
A 1-375
East
West
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 180/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 181/336
NORTH PAVILION
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 182/336
“The South Pavilion is 100% Parkand 100% Village, with program or learning and physical culture.”
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 183/336
SOUTH PAVILION
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 184/336
The Village
Towards the south we propose to blend the urban grid o
urban street grid is extended into the park or immediate
access across the dramatic level changes carving a network o
pedestrian streets in the undulating landscape o the park. A
single accessible route provides access or all rom the south.
sunken village orm an archipelago o green islands. From
the urban approach the area appears like a dense urban
neighborhood o pavilions or learning, education and physical
exercise.
The green block structure is extended beneath the overpass
in the orm o islands o basket courts and sports fields as
ragments o the park lie bleeding in to the city. While the
green grass spills over the roos o the sunken village, the trees
accompany the sunken streets extending across the street and
under the bridge into the adjacent neighborhood, in a seamless
weave o landscape and city.
The South Pavilion
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 185/336
N
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 186/336
The rooscape is derived rom
a ruled surace so that the
geometry is developable. We
are exploring a range o roo
slopes at either end rom
mild to more extreme (shown
below)
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 187/336
Site with existing maintenance building City into the Park: Connect to S 1st St and S 2nd St
Preserve maintenance acilities on site with expanded NPSsupport acilities and add community outreach program
Park into the City: The south pavilion is 100% park and 100%city, with program or learning and physical culture
Redistribute based on programmatic needs and potential toactivate site
Accessible path connects all building rom street level throughto park interior
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 188/336
SOUTH PAVILION
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 189/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 190/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 191/336
SOUTH PAVILION
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 192/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 193/336
The South Pavilion Learning Center
and Education Center. Its theme and key design moti is open
storage and institutional transparency: it aims to make the lie
and times o our third president both accessible to students
and the general public, and more amenable to the deep
research o scholars. The stacks o the library and JNEM archive
are visible behind the extended glass wall. The wall itsel is a
point o access or casual visitors and researchers alike: they
can touch its surace to reveal selected eatured tidbits rom
the archive.
An inlayed digital floor map in the center o the space is the
major exhibit draw card: as an moving map that depicts the
historic scene o the American West, it speaks to the Lewis
& Clark exploration and Louisiana Purchase. It can also be
brought orward in time, and adjusted according to difering
viewpoints (such as Native American ootways, or Arican
certain historical period, group perspective, or geographical
orientation, data graphics pass across the surace o the map,
demonstrating the breadth o the stories ound in the greater
JNEM site (and echoing the content o the galleries o the
Jeferson National Expansion Museum). Wifi equipped, the
space rewards those who want to individually explore using
personal mobile technology, and provides seated research
stations or others.
This space supports a variety o practical unctions or
educationalists: it contains the NPS education staf and
volunteer oces. At least our ull-size classrooms (or two
double-size, dividable spaces) make this an essential part o
primary and secondary education. This space is also designed
which includes hands-on exhibits and an open space or role-
playing and perormance, is complemented by an outdoor
program space that eatures an amphitheater or outdoor
gatherings. Caeteria-style ood service, storage cubbyholes,
and resting places make this a suitable place to receive at
least our ull classes at once.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 194/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 195/336
COMMUNITY (ROTATING) EXHIBITION HALL
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 196/336
COLUMNS
TRUSS
CONCRETE SHELL ROOF
Programs and activities
Structure
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 197/336
AXIS FROM S. 1ST STREETAXIS FROM S. 2ND STREET
ACCESSIBLE PATH
THROUGH ALL BUILDINGS
Accessibility and Circulation
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 198/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 199/336
PLANS
Roo Plan
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 200/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 201/336
PARKING
EXHIBITIONLOADINGRECREATION
HALL
SERVICEAREA
NPS
PARKING
Level 0
Level -1
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 202/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 203/336
RainwaterRecovery andStormwaterRetention System
LIBRARY + OFFICES
AUDITORIUM+
COMMUNITY SPACE
ARCHIVE AND SERVICE
PARKING
LOBBYOPENS TOWASHINGTON AVE
VISITOR’S CENTER
PARKING
Thermal Mass providesinsulation by day andradiates heat at night,reducing daily heatingand cooling loads
Existing site treesprovides solar shading
Roos are pulled up and depressedto allow natural daylighting wherenecessary. Program with little orcontrolled lighting requirementsare placed in deep spaces
District Energy Centers located inLaClede’s Landing and Chouteau's Landingprovide chilled water or neighborhoodsand North and South Pavilions, utilize riverwater or heat dissipation and watercurrent potential as an energy source
Building Form GeneratesNegative Wind Pressure, anIdeal Situation or naturalventilation
Open pathways allow ora range o natural lightingconditions to accomodatevarious programmaticlighting needs
SUSTAINABILITY
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 204/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 205/336
08EMBRACING THE RIVERFRONT
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 206/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 207/336
The Gateway Arch will connect to the river’s edge with a new
promenade along Louis B. Sullivan Boulevard—a place orpeople to enjoy every day, ofering shade, seating, lighting,
and vehicular access or operations and maintenance. The
promenade will be raised six eet above the typical annual flood
level, minimizing flood risk by 30% and providing a new place
or estivals and markets.
This promenade will allow or street level connections as well as
river maintenance, and will provide easy access to the river longdesired by locals and visitors alike. The Mississippi is a dynamic
part o the lie o St. Louis, and the park will finally address the
river as a destination with a pedestrian oriented landscape o
connections, overlooks, walks and terraces.
Embracing the Riverfront
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 208/336
PROPOSED RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 209/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 210/336
NEW ADA ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS & RIVER GARDENS
Improved access will also be provided rom the Arch to the
river via gently sloping walks and river viewing terraces thatofer places o rest surrounded by a series o riparian garden
galleries. These gardens present collections o regional species
historically ound along the alluvial plains o the Mississippi
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 211/336
N e w
A D A
A c c e s s i b l e
R a m
p f r o m
t h e A r c
h t o
t h e R i v e
r f r o n t
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 212/336
SULLIVAN PROMENADE
Primary Goals
Integrate the riverront into the city; provide access,recreational and cultural activities, celebrate the history
and the beauty o the river, and protect and restore its
ecosystem.
Design Proposal
Provide elevated multi-use spaces or estivals and markets
(raise grade 6’ in central portion in ront o grand stairs
to lit Promenade above typical flood elevation).
Add shade trees, seating and gardens—species include“wet ooted species” such as bald cypress, red maples,
and willow oak.
overlooking river.
environmental impact.
Create scalloped seating terraces along river edge.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 213/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 214/336
Existing
390
410
ST. LOUIS GAGE STAGE/FREQUENCY TABLE
STAGE ELEVATION PROBABILITY RECURRENCE INTERVAL REDUCTION VS 100%
GAGE-FEET USGS % %
390 0%
30
36 80%
38 90%
44 98%
RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS - SULLIVAN PROMENADE
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 215/336
Proposed
390
416
410
RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS - SULLIVAN PROMENADE
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 216/336
EAST PAVILION
We propose to extend the park activities beyond the dry land
and into the wet element in the orm o a floating pavilion
the Mississippi and tames its currents and cleans its waters to
make it accessible or the urban lie in the orm o a public pool.
A gently undulating wooden deck integrates changing acilities
and doubles as an inormal diving platorm. For special events
gathering on Saarinens great steps in ront o the Arch
The pool will be an instant materialization o the long term
vision to turn the Mississippi in to an ecological artery o clean
water and green parks introducing living and leisure in to the
heart o St Louis and the other cities along its shores.
SWIM HERE!
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 217/336
The riverront is currently devoid o program that couldcontinuously attract activity to it
Mississippi river water is purified and used or swimming,
reconnecting the park and the city to the riverront
We place a carpet floating above the flow o the Mississippi,a non-permanent floating pontoon structure
Part o the deck is lited to provide space or changing rooms
and other support program
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 218/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 219/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 220/336
EAST ST. LOUIS RIVERFRONT RESTORATION
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 221/336
Existing
Proposed
R I V E R F L O W
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 222/336
A new pedestrian bridge will provide visitors arriving by erry
to easily move over the existing rail lines to the Perormance
this thin bridge gently progresses upward rom the riverront,
a viewing area and seating is provided to enjoy the spectacular
Pedestrian bridge and overlook over rails and levee New landing between industrial docks
New erry service to and rom the East Bank
NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 223/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 224/336
C
D
Mississippi River
C-OVERLOOK
20’ ~ 30’
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 225/336
Malcolm Martin
Memorial Park
AB
B-TYPICAL BRIDGE SECTION
13’
24’
CLEAR
5’
STRUCTURE
13’
431’ LEVEE
A/D - BERM / WORK WITH LANDSCAPEFRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 226/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 227/336
09CROSSING THE RIVER
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 228/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 229/336
Historically, the Mississippi River has ormed a great divide in
the St. Louis region, a ast-moving barrier to easy crossing. To
connect the cities, the river, and the Arch, we must make these
crossings easier and more desirable or all users.
Our strategy will take advantage o inrastructure assets
to provide multiple ways to cross the river. This will link thetwo sides more seamlessly together and help orm a richer
experience or residents and visitors alike. It re-envisions
existing historic bridge – the Eads and MacArthur Bridges – to
not only connect the Arch and Memorial with the east side o
the river but also to increase value o underutilized lands in
neighborhoods near these bridges.
This strategy provides an integrated, multi-modal system or
crossing the river, which includes:
Bicycle and pedestrian paths on the Eads and MacArthur
Bridges
Connections rom the bridges to existing neighborhoodsand to transit
Ferry service between the parks
Crossing the River
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
M A C A R T H
U R B R I D G E
P O P L A R S T B R I D G E
E A D S B R I D G E
M L K B R I D G E
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 230/336
CROSSING THE RIVER TODAY
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
AUTOMOBILE
Three major bridges provide car
access between St. Louis and
East St. Louis, with the Poplar
St. Bridge and MLK Bridge
handling the majority o tra c.
Although the bridges connect thetwo sides o the river together,
their landings create immense
barriers on both banks, physically
separating communities and
cutting of the current Memorial
and proposed expansion rom the
rest o the city.
METROLINK / RAIL
Local MetroLink rail service
crosses the river on the lower
deck o the Eads Bridge, while
Amtrak, commuter rail, and
reight rail cross arther south
on the MacArthur Bridge.
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 231/336
“BIKE THE BRIDGE”
EADS BRIDGE
The Eads Bridge was St. Louis’ first major river crossing, and
in act the first structural steel bridge in the world. Today,however, it carries very little tra c. It could become a new great
crossing, as an important link in a bi-city pedestrian and bicycle
loop and an unparalleled vantage point o the Arch.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 232/336
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATHS ON THE EADS BRIDGE
1
2
3
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 233/336
5
4
6
7
LOUIS SITE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 234/336
PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND CARS ON THE EADS BRIDGE
Existing Plan
Proposed Plan
P A T H
on the southern side o the bridge. The deck would be resuraced
and renovated to include pedestrian amenities like benches and
improved wayfinding. The historic nature o the bridge preclude
any large lighting changes or landscape designs, but a strong
pedestrian realm can still be creating without interrupting the v
o the bridge deck rom the Memorial or the River.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 235/336
PEDESTRIAN
PATH
5’
TRAFFIC LANES
4 @ 11’
TOTAL DECK WIDTH
55’
EADS BRIDGE
EADS BRIDGE
TOTAL DECK WIDTH
55’
PEDESTRIAN +
BIKE PATH
22’
TRAFFIC LANES
2 @ 13’
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 236/336
CREATE CONNECTIONS TO METROLINK PLATFORMFROM EADS BRIDGE TOP DECK
CL
CL
TOTAL PLATFORM LENGTH
± 208’
1 S T
S T
Existing Plan
Proposed Plan
CL
CL
TOTAL PLATFORM LENGTH
± 208’
BRIDGE
T.O. BRIDGE FROM
PLATFORM
2
1
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 237/336
Our proposal to create an expanded pedestrian and bicycle
path at the upper level will also connect to the existing
MetroLink platorm level. A new stairway – sliced elegantly
rom the deck – and additional elevator will provide access
pathway above.
The station provides an opportunity to link the Arch andGrounds, the riverront, the top o the bridge, and regional
transit together in one, clear pathway. Although an historic
tower exists just east o the station (which ormerly
elevator positioned within the MetroLink station, however,
transit is tied into the system and allows or easy,
accessible movement.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 238/336
“SAVE A HISTORIC BRIDGE AND GIVE IT A NEW PURPOSE -CREATE GARDENS AND PATHWAYS ON THE UPPER DECK”
MACARTHUR BRIDGE
Bridge, once accommodated a major highway and entrance into
the opening o the Poplar St. Bridge, and has remained vacant
This elegant industrial-era bridge presents an opportunity to
create a new linear park across the river, replacing the eroding
highway deck with new paths, trails, and landscaping. Startingat the oot o the bridge on 7th St. near Chouteau’s Landing—or
rom an elevator tower closer to the bridge near Risley St.—
pedestrians and cyclists can again experience the “Free
Bridge.” This crossing between the parks on either side o the
river provides unparalleled views o the Arch and downtown
St. Louis, and could ultimately anchor the revitalization o
Chouteau’s Landing.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 239/336
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 240/336
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATHS ON THE UPPER DECKOF THE MACARTHUR BRIDGE
1
P L S . B
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 241/336
23
4
CONNECTION TO EAST ST. LOUIS WETLAND PARK
REPURPOSE BUILDING AS BIKE RENTAL / COMMUNITYBUILDING
GRADUAL SLOPE TO GROUND LEVEL
CHOUTEAU GREENWAY CONNECTION
1
2
3
4
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 242/336
Repurpose older industrial buildings as new ways to access
the proposed pathways on the upper level o the bridge. Thisbuilding in Chouteau’s Landing is a prime candidate.
CREATE NEW ACCESS TO UPPER DECK
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 243/336
Celebrate the beginning o the bridge with improved walkways,
landscaping, bike rental and storage acilities, signage andnew lighting.
The entrance to the bridge, now an eyesore, can become a ocal
point o the neighborhood, currently home to the headquarters
o Ralston Purina. From there, the path makes a seamless
connection to the uture Chouteau Greenway.
CREATE ACCESS TO BRIDGE
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 244/336
MACARTHUR BRIDGE TRA
BIKE ST. LOUIS TRAIL
M E T R O LI N K
BIKE ST. LOUIS TRAIL
BIKE ST. LOUIS TRAIL
FE
FERRY
CHOUTEAU’S TRAIL
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAI
“BIKE THE BRIDGE”: A BI-CITY TRAIL LOOP
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 245/336
LEVEE TRAILSOUTH TO METROEAST TRAIL
CITY TRAILNEW CONNECTION TO EAST ST. LOUIS
CITY TRAILNEW CONNECTION TO EAST ST. LOUIS
MOUNDS HERITAGE TRAILTO CAHOKIA MOUNDS - 6 MILES
EAST PARK TRAILS2.75 MILES
EADS BRIDGE TRAIL1 MILE
P UP
FERRY
ELEVATOR
CONFLUENCE BIKEWAYSOUTH TO METROEAST TRAIL: 4 MILESNORTH TO CONFLUENCE: 13 MILES
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 246/336
EADS BRIDGE
CELEBRATE THE BRIDGES WITH LIGHT
Light can play a pivotal roll in the success o urban revitalization
projects, helping to create and support a nighttime environment
that will attract both local resident and visitors. Though
illumination or saety and security orm the cornerstone o any
ater-dark lighting strategy, it is the ability o light to reinorce
the user’s perception o space and character that will prove
most memorable.
This project ofers abundant opportunity or using light to
establish a nighttime destination, while creating an indelible
presence that embraces both the riverront and the urban
surround. Creative pedestrian area lighting, landscape
illumination, building highlighting; all anchored by the
principal iconic centerpiece o the Arch, makes or a remarkable
impression.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 247/336
Both Saint Louis and its sister city to the east possess
important structures that can serve as visual nighttime anchors
helping to coalesce the area into a singular vision. Some o
these – the Civil Courts Building, the Old Courthouse, and the
Gateway Geyser already eature a lighting statement. One need
look nor urther or an example o light as spectacle than the
Region’s annual Independence Day Celebration, where fireworks
displays culminate each day’s events to the delight o tens o
thousands o people.
It is quite possible that light could serve as a uniying element
or the River’s east and west embankments, anchored by
strategies to illuminate the great bridge crossings over the
Mississippi. A permanent lighting design that is both artul,
yet dynamic or stimulating, could provide a meaningul and
memorable connection between the cities.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 248/336
PROPOSED LIGHTING OF THE BRIDGES
POPLAR ST. BRIDGE
MACARTHUR BRIDGE
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 249/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 250/336
The most direct and experiential river crossing or visitors
will bring them out onto the water on erries. Launchingrom new landings on both sides, they will ollow careully-
designed “figure eight” routes up and down the river, helping
to navigate its powerul currents, maintaining proper distance
rom the bridges, and avoiding other river trac in this busy
stretch o the Mississippi.
A new generation o powerul and ecient river boats,
along with bus shuttle back-up systems, will make travel on
the water sae and energy-ecient. In the uture, services
may even expand up and down the river, serving additionaldestinations on a “Mississippi River tour” or even resident
commutes to downtown rom waterront neighborhoods.
Feasible operation o a erry service must also recognize the
dynamics o the river – particularly its flood stages – and plan
accordingly. The Army Corps o Engineers has regulations
governing the use o vessels at various water levels, which
will be recognized in the implementation o this system.
PROVIDE A SAFE AND NAVIGABLE ROUTEBETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 251/336
FERRY
FERRY
PRIMARYFERRYROUTE
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 252/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 253/336
10THE EAST BANK VISION
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 254/336
“This is a plan to tell many stories best told in thisunique place—o the trappers, greenhorns and settlerswho went West, o the noble American Indians who
lost everything but their honor, o a riverine wetlandrestoration, and a vision or humanity and lie.”
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 255/336
Primary Goals:1. Transorm East St. Louis riverront into a destination
landscape that celebrates the natural and cultural history
o the region
2. Help remake and revitalize the industrial East St. Louis
river edge by connecting it to the Memorial Grounds
3. Create views, events, and perormances that activate both
sides o the river and non-vehicular transportation (erries,
bicycle routes, etc)
Design Proposal:1. Mounded landscape evokes mound building by Native
Americans rom the region
2. Riparian orest and floodable wetlands - habitat, water
cleansing, exploratory boardwalks, bird watching, hiking
3. Art installation at mounds that celebrates cultural diversity
4. Amphitheater or 11,000 persons
5. Bridge crossing levee to allow access to riverront erry
landing
6. Patron Village and Farmers Market tied to locally grown
ood
The East Bank and RiverfrontA transormed East Bank and Riverront will finally create the “great river park” envisioned by Saarinen. The park and activities
will echo the Arch in terms o scale and ambition—an east bank answer to the Arch that is long overdue. While the Arch is a single
monumental gesture, the vision or the East Bank and Riverront includes a series o landscapes that recall the history o the site
and the native people who inhabited it, providing places or exploring nature or recreating.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 256/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 257/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 258/336
The plan proposes a diverse collection o uses
that include:
recreation
entertainment
culture / art
education
urban agriculture
research
celebration
Prioritize the next 100 acres o the
“Great River Park”
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
CASINO QUEEN± 73 acres
CARGILL± 7 ACRES CURRENT
PARK± 34 ACRES
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
FUTUREEXPANSION
± 38 ACRES
PARCEL 3± 31 ACRES
PURCHASETO ACCESS
MAC ARTHURBRIDGE
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
POTENTIAL NPSACQUISITION
100 ACRES
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
MID-AMERICMEDICALDISTRICT
PARCEL 1± 28 ACRES
PARCEL 2± 32 ACRES
RIVERFRONT± 35 ACRES
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE& OVERLOOK
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
PARKING // FUTUREDEVELOPMENTCASINO QUEEN /
ENTERTAINMENTDISTRICT
CARGILL // FUTURESUSTAINABILITY CENTER
FERRY
Public Use
Private Use
Future Developments
OPEN-AIRMARKET
RIVER
OVERLOOK
GATEWAYGEYSER
FUTURE GREENINDUSTRY
FUTURE RESEARCH /
CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE SPORTS
FIELDS
FUTURE MOUND PARKEXPANSION
“MISSISSIPPI SOUL”
MOUND PARK
BANDSHELL &HITHEATER
M
M
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 259/336
Improve access to the East Bank
Integration o proposed Illinois Route 3
Extend existing streets and create new
connections
Improve Front Street
Realign Trendley Avenue
Connect with the larger network o paths
and trails
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
E AD S B RID GE
P O P LAR S T . B R I D G E
MLK BRIDGE
4 T H S T
C O L L I N G S W O O
D A V E
B R O A D W A Y C ONT INE NT AL GRAIN RD
M I S S I S S
I P P I A V E
F R O N T
S T
T RE N D LE Y AV E
I L L I N
O I S
R O U T E 3
PP
P
M I S S O U R I A V E
CONNECTION TO NORTH
PAVILION ROOF
ELEVATOR
RAMP CONNECTION
E AD S B RID GE
MLK BRIDGE
P O P LAR S T . B R I D G E
M AC AR T H U R B R I D G E
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 260/336
“This is a plan to begin the next chapter in the storyo lie, liberty and the pursuit o happiness on theMississippi. It is a plan that encourages everyoneto achieve the most ambitious goals.”
A New Farmer’s Market on the East Bank celebrating ood, health and heartland traditions
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 261/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 262/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 263/336
11PROVIDING A PERMANENT HOME
FOR MUSIC AND CELEBRATION
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 264/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 265/336
The Arch serves as an icon or the city and the community,
a symbol recognized around the world. Yet, only in EastSt. Louis, have visitors experienced the sweeping view o the
Arch. Here, in East St. Louis, the view o the Arch provides an
ideal setting to draw people to a new perormance venue.
The Riverside Perorming Arts Center will not only welcome
artists rom around the world to perorm along the shores othe Mississippi River, but also serve as the summer home or
the St. Louis Symphony.
“Enjoy a Performancewith an Amazing View”
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 266/336
RIVERSIDE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Access
There are many ways to access the new perormance venue in
pedestrian paths. A new erry service will provide visitors to the
Arch grounds an enjoyable passage across the river, to a new
erry landing that will lead directly to the perormance venue
without needing to get in your car.
The proposal to transorm both Eads Bridge and MacArthurBridge with pedestrian and bicycle paths, will allow residents
Parking
east o the perormance lawn area, with easy access rom
along Trendley Avenue can be temporarily used as needed.
within Downtown St. Louis.
RIVERSIDEPERFORMINGARTS CENTER
P
P
P
M
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 267/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 268/336
Path
Lawn Seating
Stage/Support
Fixed SeatingFull Arch View
1:20 Slope
EAST ST LOUIS OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE VENUE 50,000 sq t
PERFORMANCE AREA 7,000 sq t
Stage
Stage lit
Sound and lighting control
Jumbo-tron positions
Hearing impaired enhancement
PERFORMER SUPPORT 6,500 sq t
Green rooms
Changing rooms
Practice rooms
PATRON SEATING AREA 11,000 patrons
PATRON FACILITIES 17,000 sq t
Toilets
Food / concession areas
Sit down dining acilityCatering acilities
Rental acility (chairs, tables)
Corporate sponsor tent areas
Special event tent areas
Donor acilities
SUPPORT AREAS 13,000 sq t
Storage
Equipment / / electrical rooms
Lighting and sound equipment rooms
Emergency power
Shop areasSet up staging / loading
Trash compactor area
PARKING, BUS, AND BICYCLES 438,000 sq t
Shuttle bus stop
RIVERSIDE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 269/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 270/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 271/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 272/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 273/336
12CREATING A RIVER ECOLOGY
WITH THE MOUND PARK
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 274/336
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 275/336
Design Concept The circuit o paths
The riverine wetlands
The reach to the MacArthur Bridge
An increased awareness o natural systems
A jogging, walking and bicycle network
Introducing a landscape environment that reflects the
mounds o the Native American tribes that once
gathered here
A unique trail system that surrounds the mounds and
hovers over the riverine wetlands
The Mississippi Soul sculptures that reflect the spirto empowering women, hope, and optimism
An echo to the Arch rom the east bank
A strong destination or un and exploration
Reflecting Osage Nation ValuesOne o the crucial values o the Osage Nation is a proound
reverence or nature. “An ancient people, the Osage Nation
hopes to continue its tradition o honoring and protecting
the blessings o nature or generations to come.”
The Mound Park reflects the concept o a “natural sanctuary,”
celebrating a need to restore post-industrial lands.
The Mound Park and sculpture reflects our responsibility to
preserve the glory and harmony o nature and the balance
required between man and nature. It is a reflection o a“new horizon.”
The Mound Park
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 276/336
Water
SYSTEMS
Circulation / Cultural
Landorm Planting
The landscape o mounds, wetlands, flooding orests and
sculpture are connected by a system o looped boardwalks, at
times elevated and at times on the ground, that also connect
over the levee and railroad tracks to the river crossings by erry
and by bridge. To the north, a large sloped multi-purpose
lawn with a direct view back to the Arch provides space or
perormances and cultural events or a tranquil park setting
when not in use. The park will be linked to the Malcolm Martin
Memorial Park and to the proposed residential community just
south o Eads Bridge. This great environmental and recreationa
park can be phased over time and will ultimately provide a
regional as well as local attraction.
THE MOUND PARK
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 277/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 278/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 279/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 280/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 281/336
13CELEBRATING HUMANITY
AND LIFE...“MISSISSIPPI SOUL”
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 282/336
RELAUNCH ST LOUIS CAN SOAR
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 283/336
“Mississippi Soul”In symbolic descriptions, the ace is the only part o our body
made as a give to the others.
We cannot see our ace directly but we can see the ace o
others.
The head is the palace o wisdom, the house o knowledge.The place in where matter and spirit meet: The portrait o our
soul.
My project aims to connect with the ancient tradition o
heads throughout art history: Buddha’s heads, Eastern Island
moais, Olmec heads, Angkor heads, aces in the surace o
Mars planet, etc., etc.
To represent my wish to create a dialogue between tradition
and uture, I’m working with portraits o young girls comingrom diferent cultural and racial origins as a metaphor o our
global world and community diversity.
The group o heads is the soul o the river: A poetical link
between East and West, history and avant-garde.
They are creating a landmark in East St Louis that can open
a new dialogue with the Saarinen’s Gateway Arch: people in
other side o the river.
Mississippi’s Soul is a celebration o humanity and lie.
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 284/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 285/336
PROJECTS BEYOND 2015
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 286/336
“Always design a thing by considering itsnext larger context – a chair in a room, aroom in a house, a house in an environment,an environment in a city plan.”
- Eero Saarinen
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 287/336
Many projects have been identified that will have a proound impact on the success and revitalization o the Arch. Some o these
projects will be a result o the investments made in the next 5 years. Others will likely take a longer time to realize, but are no less
important. Transorming industrial sites with new uses and removing associated rail lines, realizing public access to the both sides
o the river rom the Eads Bridge to the MacArthur Bridge, and improving access to the East Bank with a new Illinois Route 3 are all
critical to the success o both riverronts and providing a living legacy or both cities and the region.
Chateau’s Landing
Laclede’s Landing
East St. Louis
Integrate These Areas into the Plan
Cargill - new center or Sustainable Cities and Rivers
New research / Energy Center
Urban Agriculture
New Jobs
Projects Beyond 2015
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 288/336
Chouteau’s Landing3
“It’s beautiul. There’s so much history
behind the Arch and this whole area.
Everyone who comes here – tourists, peoplewho live around here – we all come here to
see this and be a part o it. It’s not just a place,
it’s more o a community.”
- Visitor to the Arch
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 289/336
Laclede’s Landing
East St. Louis
Riverront
2
1
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 290/336
In the northern portions o the East Bank, several under-
utilized and ormer industrial sites provide a rare opportunity
to create a neighborhood with spectacular views o the Arch
and the Mississippi River.
This unique neighborhood will be characterized by well-
landscaped streets that make or a short walk to the existing
MetroLink Station. Lined with retail and shops, these newstreets provide the ramework or a vibrant community on the
banks o the Mississippi River.
The neighborhood will be characterized by a mix o housing,
entertainment, commercial, culture, open spaces and
recreation, and access to trails and the river.
The development o the neighborhood will be an extension
o the investments already made within the East Bank and
its unique location adjacent to the Riverside Perorming Arts
Center, new Mound Park, and existing entertainment. Mosto all, residents within this new community will live with an
unbroken view o the Arch.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 291/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 292/336
Historic Laclede’s Landing will see increased vitality and
investment rom its proximity to the new North Pavilion and
the uses that welcome visitors to the north end o the site.
in connecting to the existing MetroLink Station and the new
entry to the park beyond. Respecting the historic nature o
this neighborhood, selective infill with restaurants, shops and
smaller oces will complete this district in a respectul yet
dynamic way.
Moving north o the Dr. Martin Luther King Bridge, the
redevelopment o underutilized industrial sites provides
opportunities or uture riverront housing. Improved streets
with landscaped sidewalks will connect to an expanded park
that connects to Sullivan Boulevard and a renewed riverront
promenade.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 293/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 294/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 295/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 296/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 297/336
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 298/336
One o the primary goals o the design competition is to increase
connectivity to the Gateway Arch Grounds rom both sides o the
Mississippi River. Improving connectivity is a priority not only or
this project, but also or the region. The region has significantly
invested in a transportation network plan that includes a new
river crossing, the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge – currently
under construction – and improvements to the surroundinghighway network, including Illinois Route 3. The new bridge will
connections into the St. Louis area while relieving trac
congestion on the Poplar Street Bridge. These transportation
investments will improve accessibility to jobs, communities
and destinations on both sides o the river.
The proposed extension o the Arch Grounds will transorm
the East Bank into a premier destination with a public
amphitheater, bike paths and wetland restoration areas.
However, access to the park is limited to several local roads
including Trendley Avenue and Front Street. Direct access to
the site rom the surrounding interstate highway network is
not available, posing conusion, saety and perception issues
to the project.
This new roadway provides an important north-south
connection or many communities along the Illinois riverront.
Improvements have been divided into several phases. The
phase between the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge and
o the existing Malcolm Martin Memorial Park. The next phase
o the project would connect with Riverront Drive and traverse
north-south through the Arch Grounds expansion project site
to St. Clair County. While this portion o the Route 3 project
is currently ununded, it is included in the region’s long-range
has considered this project in the design o the Arch Grounds
expansion.
With such a large investment planned or both projects, it onlymakes sense to integrate planning eforts – saving money while
making strategic, long-range investments in the area. Adjusting
the alignment slightly and providing additional at-grade
crossings will make Route 3 the “ront door” to the expanded
park and perormance venue.
With the implementation o the proposed relocated Route 3
project, access to the expanded National Park in East St. Louis
would significantly improve. The relocated Route 3 would
provide an intermediate connector between the interstate
system that surrounds the park and local roadways that connec
into it. Direct access would help to reduce conusion, saety and
perception issues.
By accommodating the relocated Route 3 project into the Arch
Grounds expansion plans, the project will provide tremendous
economic opportunities to an area that has sufered rom
significant economic decline or decades – by increasing
mobility and access to jobs. The park will provide an important
destination or the surrounding communities, while a Relocated
Route 3 will provide increased mobility to the park. Additionally
it will provide improved access to jobs, residential areas and
destinations outside the project area.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 299/336
C O N T I N
E N T A L G R A I N R D
B R O A D W A Y
R O U T E 3
: P R O P O S E D
R E A L I G N M E N T
S P U R RO AD
SPUR ROAD
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 300/336
Multiple strategies have been discussed in the past to move
industry and rail out o the immediate East Bank Riverront
Area. Our proposal supports the need or continued discussions
that identiy a easible strategy to make the riverront
accessible, expand the parks, allow or easy connections to
existing trails and bikeways, and maintain existing jobs within
the city.
The proposed strategy or the East Bank is to make public
access to the waterront uninterrupted between the Eads and
MacArthur Bridges. This strategy will also allow or the eventua
removing o many existing rail lines that currently traverse the
site and create a significant barrier between the East Bank and
its riverront.
T R R A
R a i l ( r e m a
i n s )
K C S
R a
i l ( r e m
a i n s )
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 301/336
Former industrial sites adjacent to the park along the East
Bank provide an opportunity to re-think our approach to these
underutilized lands within the context o urban agriculture.
Where abandoned and declining industries now reside, a
generation o model urban arm sites have taken hold in many
cities, creating jobs to oversee organic growing, composting,
recycling, bee keeping, hoop houses, and winter growing.
Can urban agriculture in East St. Louis be part o a strategy to
re-envision ood as part o a new jobs initiative or the region?
Urban agriculture promotes healthy eating habits, encourages
young people to get involved in the community, brings new
innovation to the ood business, creates local jobs and osters
better nutrition awareness throughout the community. In
keeping with the spirit o new developments in the area,
including the expansion o the existing Medical District
and Southern Illinois Edwardsville campus, we propose the
establishment o a center ocused on reinventing the way ood
is produced and distributed or the surrounding community and
the region at large. This urban agricultural center could branchout to include other centers and services including: ood policy
development; regional outreach centers or growing power;
nutritional support or school caeterias; and distribution to
local restaurants and households.
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 302/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 303/336
By repurposing the Cargill silos, East St. Louis is given a local
center in which to interpret new thinking about park lie,
riverine environments, and the city.
Focusing on the city-park as a key element in the
environmental, social and economically sustainable abric
o the city, the working lab as a continual work-in-progress
towards this goal. The Center honors Jeferson’s keen interest
in nature and environmental harmony.
A bigger picture o the 3 river system
Orient visitors to a river ecology
Simulate past, present, uture river conditions
Interactive map o rivers
Labs or study o ecology
Aquarium - eaturing riverine fishes, reptiles...etc.
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 304/336
Moving rom the east (East St Louis) side towards the river,
building, passing through a continuous multi-story exhibition
trail that explores the natural history o the Mississippi and
moving through a butterfly house. At the apex, visitors can
pass along a connecting glass bridge to reach the second group
o silos. Working down, they pass, and can view, a series o
working River Labs. At the base o the building, visitors reach
to the Riverront Lookout, where a large aquarium eatures
local fish, aquaculture, and interpretive eatures that explain
this living view o the Mississippi.
The greater acility is designed with environmental
sustainability in mind: green terraces and observation roos
are eatured on both silo buildings and the Event Center, and
the rear o the Center eatures a park with action-science
discovery trails. Bike trails and parking is provided next to
bus and car parking. The greater eel o the Center is a space
that is transparent and open to public access, and is flexible,
‘live’ and adaptable.
OPERATIONAL
LEEDs platinum building with interpreted sustainable
eatures
Include visitor amenities, restrooms, store, meeting rooms,
etc
Labs or on-site study o riverine ecology and urban design
Permanent and changing exhibitions
Indoor and outdoor event spaces
Connects to the River shoreline experiences and trails
INTERPRETIVE / VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Provides bigger picture o the 3 river system, importance
to larger ecological ootprint
Orients visitors to ecology o the Mississippi River both
on and o-site
Simulates and interprets the past, present and uture river
conditions
Large scale, interactive GIS based map experience
Aquarium eaturing riverine fishes, reptiles and mammals
Access to boats / community boating center
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 305/336
Cargill Silos (Concept)
Green Connection through Eco-Center
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 306/336
North o the Gateway Arch, plans are underway or the Ronald
Reagan Memorial Bridge, a new interstate connection over the
Mississippi River that will become a portion o the rerouted
trac currently routed through St. Louis, making the remaining
stretch o road rom Cass Avenue to the Poplar Street Bridge
open or possible reinterpretation.
Bearing this in mind, the design team supports the eforts
put orth by City to River
between Cass Avenue and the Poplar Street Bridge, and its
subsequent replacement with an at-grade signature boulevard
to better connect the city to the river. City to River articulates an
enormous number o benefits arising rom such a scheme:
key downtown destinations, thus improving access or both
pedestrians and cars.
(below-grade) o the existing road will be ar less costly than
eventual upgrade or reconstruction.
accommodate the majority o projected trac through the
area, drivers will also seek alternate routes through thedowntown grid which is currently underutilized.
up acres o new, desirable development sites; increase the
value o existing adjacent properties; and spur new retail
and restaurant growth in the surrounding area.
means o approach to the Arch and the downtown area.
The “Magic Carpet” cap over the reeway to be built during the
first phase can also remain as a signature piece o architecture
at the boulevard’s center, providing additional program or the
park and museums beneath the upturned edges o its sweeping
landscaped roo.
Unortunately, the scope and complexity o the boulevardconversion will likely preclude it rom being realized beore the
boulevard concept should not be implemented. We strongly
believe that the momentum created by the Memorial upgrades
will help reocus the eforts o City to River and similar advocacy
groups, realign political will towards the proposal, and lay the
groundwork or the organizational cooperation needed to make
the new boulevard become reality.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 307/336
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 308/336
BigCreek
McCoy Enon
Peruque
Little Dardenne Dardenne
Crooked
Centennial Trail
Boone’s Lick
Belleau
Daniel Boone
Femme Osage
Schluersburg
Busch
Rockwood
Caulks
Bonhomme
Bigelow
Fox
FlatCreek
Spring
KieferFishpot
GrandGlaze
Fee Fee
Centennial Trail
M ISS O U R I
M I S S I S S I P P I
M I S S
I S S
I P P I
Boschert
MaraisTemps Clair
Portage
Sunset
Mill
Coldwater
Watkins
Maline
St.Vincent
Northern
Chouteau
Deer CreekShady
Gravois
Mattese
RiverDes Peres
Christy
Williams
C U
I VR E
M E R A M E C
The Mall
Creve Coeur
The Great Rivers Greenway District “works or a clean, green,
connected St. Louis region.” The organization represents an
incredible coordination o stakeholders and technical advisors
rom involved city and county governments; regional, state, and
ederal agencies; schools and educational groups; non-profit
organizations; and private corporations. Further, it includes
citizen advisory groups rom St. Louis City, St. Louis County,and St. Charles County.
Building the River Ring: A Citizen-Driven Regional Plan serves
as the long-term ramework or the region’s vision or an
interconnected park and trail system. It seeks to catalyze
economic growth; strengthen communities; and enhance the
natural environment.
The backbone o this plan is The River Ring, an interconnected
miles. Woven throughout are dozens o other parks and trails,
which better tie the region together and connect it to other
systems, such as Bike St. Louis or Metro East trails.
This plan seeks to promote the Great Rivers Greenway Plan and
expand its scope to include the Illinois side o the river – with
the Arch, the expanded Memorial, and the two great bicycle
crossings as the system’s locus.
“A connected system of parks and
parkways is manifestly far more
complete and useful than a series
of isolated parks.”
- John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
The River Ring
Great Rivers Greenway District Plan
Source: Great Rivers Freeway District
Source: Great Rivers Freeway District
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 309/336
M I S
S I S
S I
P P
I
R I V
E R
PERE MARQUETTE
STATE PARK
CONFLUENCE POINT
STATE PARK
LEWIS AND CLARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC
TRAIL
LEWIS AND CLARK
MEMORIAL STATE PARK
HORSESHOE LAKE
STATE PARK
CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE
HISTORIC SITE
FRANK HOLTEN
STATE PARK
FOREST PARK
AUGUST A. BUSCH
WILDLIFE AREA
WELDON SPRING
WILDLIFE AREA
DR. EDMUND A. BABLER
MEMORIAL STATE PARK
ROCKWOODS
RESERVE
CASTLEWOOD STATE
PARK
ROUTE 66
STATE PARK
CUIVRE RIVER
STATE PARK
M I S S O U R I R I V E R
C U I V R E R I VER
M E R AME C R I V E R
I
L L I
N O I S R
I V E R
Chouteau
GreenwayRiver Des Peres
Greenway
Centennial Greenway
Madison County
Trails
Scott Troy
Trail
Prairie du
Pont Trail
Metro Bike
Link Trail
St. Vincent’s
Greenway
Missouri River
GreenwayConfluence
Greenway
Gravois Creek
Greenway
Meramec
Greenway
Dardenne
Greenway
Cuivre RiverGreenway
Mississippi River
Greenway
Western
Greenway
S I
L V E R
C R
E E K
This plan advocates or more than The River Ring, with
a regional system o trails and greenways that can only
be achieved with increased cooperation and connectivity
across the river. As ocal points o this system, the Eads and
MacArthur Bridges will allow pedestrians and bicyclists to move
seamlessly through the cities and between trail systems, or
daily recreational use or even overnight trips to experience the
region’s heritage and abundant natural beauty.
Specifically, we must establish the Memorial as the centerpiec
o this regional strategy:
A model o multi-jurisdictional cooperation
An example o repurposing industry
Two major connections across the river
A ocus on the pedestrian and bicycle experience
The visitor and tourist hub o the region
0 2.5 MILES 5 MILE
N
THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 310/336
I-44
I-64
I-55
M I
SSOU
R I
R I
V E R
28 mi
2 4 m i
3 0 m i
PERE MARQUETTE STATE
PARK
The Arch, the Grounds, the East St. Louis Park, and the remainder
o the competition site and its environs do not exist in a vacuum.
They are a key portion o downtown St. Louis, the city as a whole,
and the diverse, bi-state region it anchors.
A strengthened Memorial, with clear connections to the city and
across the Mississippi River, will serve as the locus o a larger,
regional system o parks and destinations. This is both a physical
connection – achieved with renovated bridges, new bikeways, and
upgraded signage – and an ethereal one, with the monumentalityo the Arch and Grounds drawing people as a starting point o
tourism, education, and recreation.
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 311/336
0 2.5 MILE 5 MIL
N
4 m i
S
IP P
I
R I
V E R
6. 5 m i
1 5 m
i
6 m i
7 m i
CAHOKIA MOUNDSSTATE HISTORICSITE
FRANK HOLTENSTATE PARK
EST PARK
HORSESHOE LAKESTATE PARK
LEWIS ANDCLARK STATE
MEMORIAL PARK
CONFLUENCE POINTSTATE PARK
Forest Park
Pere Marquette State Park
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 312/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 313/336
8 EXHIBIT BOARDS
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 314/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 315/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 316/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR2
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 317/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 318/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 319/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 320/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 321/336 THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 322/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 323/336
SIGNED CONFIRMATION
AND ASSIGNMENT FORMS
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 324/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 325/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 326/336
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 327/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 328/336
SOM/Hargreaves/BIG
Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa
10 Aug. 2010
RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR4
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 329/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 330/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR6
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 331/336
SOM, Hargreaves, BIG
Kiku Obata & Company
Kevin J. Flynn, FAIA
August 10, 2010
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 332/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR8
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 333/336FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 334/336RELAUNCH ST. LOUIS CAN SOAR0
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 335/336
SOM, Hargreaves, BIG
Preservation Research
Michael Allen
August 11, 2010
FRAMING A MODERN MASTERPIECE THE CITY
8/9/2019 SOM-Hargreaves-BIG Arch Proposal - Full Narrative
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/som-hargreaves-big-arch-proposal-full-narrative 336/336
SOM, Hargreaves, BIG
Cohen Hilberry
Gina Hilberry
August 11, 2010