Water WorksDowntown Minneapolis’ Riverfront Destination2015

Water Works: A Visionary Reset

Water Works

Preliminary design explorations in 2012

Conceptual design & community engagement in 2013/14

part of Central Riverfront Regional Park master plan update

Water Works concept design approved by Park Board in September 2015

A Park Program for the Next Generation

Water Works

A well cared-for place that accommodates basic visitor needs A place that is

financially self-supportive

A place of surprise and wonder where history is revealed

A place for all weather, all seasons, and all times of day

A place for diverse interests, extended stays,

and regular visits

Audience• Enthusiasts (river, history,

culture, arts)• Walking-distance residents

and office dwellers• Visitors with access needs• Tourists• Urban explorers• Linear athletes• Parents with kids in tow• Teens• Event-goers

A place to ARRIVE and BE on the downtown

riverfront

A place that integrates ecological

systems

Phasing Strategy

Water Works

Mezzanine Phaseconstruction: 2017opening: 2019

(future)

Riverside Phaseconstruction: 2021opening: 2023

What Has Happened in the Past 12 Months• Design / cultural resource team selected (DF, HGA, 106

Group, MacDonald & Mack, others)

• Deep historic / archeological analysis conducted

• Park and pavilion program analysis completed

• Precedents analyzed

• Former Fuji Ya building documented and deconstruction plans prepared

• Interviews with community leaders and elders and interpretive planning

• Rainwater reuse strategy completed and $900,000 granted by MWMO to implement it

• $12.3m of $15m philanthropic goal achieved

What Has Been Learned• Water Works is even more complex than already understood

• The structural remnants of Bassett and Columbia Mills are rich and engaging

• There are countless untold stories that could be expressed

• Water Works holds the opportunity to be:

A venue for storytelling and more importantly,

A venue for people and peoples to tell their own storiesAs a result…

• An evolved concept

What Will Happen Over the Next 12 MonthsApr-June Community reengaged around evolved concept

May 1 & 2 Public Open Houses

June 7 MPRB Planning Committee considering evolved concept (6:30 public hearing)

June 28 MPRB full Board approval (5:00)

June Historic agency permits for Fuji Ya selective demo and stabilization

July/Aug Work on former Fuji Ya building begins

July-March Schematic design and construction docs

2017 Food vendor RFI released

December Finish out fundraising campaign

2018 Archeological excavation & park construction

Water Works Site EvolutionBrief History

• Bassett Sawmill built in 1870

• Columbia Flour Mill built in 1882

• Bassett Saw Mill burns in 1897

• Columbia Mill collapses in 1941

• Fuji Ya Restaurant built on the foundations of the mills in 1967-68 with 2 additions in the early 1970s.

• MPRB acquires the land in 1990.Ca. 1933

Ca. 1990 2017

Water Works

Cultural Resources106 Group

Historic Mill Structures

Interpretive Planning

Cultural Resources

MAPLE GROVE CENTRAL PARK

THE COMMONS

LAKEWOOD CEMETERY GARDEN MAUSOLEUM

WALKER ART CENTER

SURLY BREWERY

DESIGN TEAM

WATER IN MOTIONIRRIGATION DESIGN

CAEFOUNTAIN DESIGN

KR ASSOCIATESACOUSTICAL DESIGN

TOOLEWAYFINDING & SIGNAGE

ROBERT RIPPEFOODSERVICE CONSULTANT

KIDZIBITSPLAYSCAPE DESIGN

MUSICANTPUBLIC SPACE CONSULTANT

OSTVIGARBORIST

CHRISTINE BAEUMLERALLIES: MEDIA/ART

PUBLIC ART COORDINATORS

MORTENSON COST ESTIMATOR

CASTLEVISION PUBLIC MEETING

DOCUMENTATION

Damon FarberLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

MacDonald & MackHISTORIC ARCHITECTS

106 Group w/historianCULTURAL RESOURCES

HGAARCHITECTURE

STRUCTURAL MECHANICALELECTRICAL

LIGHTING DESIGNSECURITY

BARRSTORMWATER

SOILSCIVIL

KIMLEY-HORNTRANSPORTATION

CORE TEAM

DAMON FARBERLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

PRIME CONSULTANT

FULL TEAM

OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES

SITE CONTEXT

SITE PLAN

ENTRY PLAZA

PARKWAY CROSSING

BIKE CONNECTION

ROOFTOP TERRACE

PLAY AREA

EXISTING COTTONWOOD

PROMENADE

WOONERF

WOONERF CONNECTION

FUTURE BIKE CONNECTION

FUTURE STAIRCONNECTION

TURF

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

GREEN ROOF

WEST RIVER PARKWAY

CITY STEPS

RIVERWEST

ENGINE HOUSE

MILL PLACECROWNROLLERMILL

1ST STREET

5TH

AV

ENU

E

3RD

AVE

NU

E

BRIDGE

SOUTH PLAZA

MEZZANINE PHASE RIVER PHASE (FUTURE)0 20’ 40’ 80’

59°

N

SITE CIRCULATION

stairs

ada accessible route

multi-use path

future stair connection

future bike connection

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Bassettt mill

scale pit

Columbia Flour Mill Occidental Feed Mill

Retaining wall

Historic Railroad right-of-way

unidentifiedStructural Ruins

Historic Railroad right-of-way

EXISTING CONDITIONS | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE

CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE

CONCEPT PLAN | ENLARGED SOUTH AREA

1ST STREET

ENGINE HOUSE

BRIDGE (FUTURE RIVER PHASE)

RIVERWEST

CROWNROLLER 5T

H A

VEN

UE

WEST RIVER PARKWAYPARKWAY CROSSING

ENTRY PLAZA

TERRACE

UPUP

ACCESSIBLE ROUTE DOWN

OCCIDENTAL MILL WALL

MILL WALLGREEN ROOF

SECTION | PARK PAVILION & PLAZA

1st street

w. river parkway

+811

+829

+824

Riverwest Condominiums

plaza/diningparkway paths rooftop dining elevator tower

PARK PAVILION | CONCEPT VIEW

PARK PAVILION | CONCEPT VIEW

PAVILION | EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

PAVILION EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

ROOF ENTRY /VERTICAL CIRCULATION

ROOFTOP PLAZA

RESTROOMS CAFE

GREEN ROOF

RAMP UP

ENTRY VESTIBULELOBBY / INFO DESK

MEETING ROOM

EXISTING HISTORICCOLUMBIA MILL RUINS

EXISTING HISTORICBASSETT MILL STRUCTURES

PAVILION | ROOF PLAN

PARKWAY PLAZA BELOW

1ST STREET

SIDEWALK

ROOFTOP PLAZA

GREEN ROOF

RAMP UP

VERTICAL CIRCULATION / LOBBY

PAVILION | PARKWAY FLOOR PLAN

STORAGE /UTILITIES

MEETINGROOM

VERTICALCIRCULATION

LOBBY /INFO DESK

PARKWAY PLAZA

RESTROOMS

ENTRYVESTIBULE

CAFE

UTILITIES KITCHEN TRASH

LOADING

CAFE INTERIOR CONCEPT

CONCEPT VIEW | GREENROOF AND PLAZA

CONCEPT VIEW | GREENROOF AND PLAZA

1ST STREET

WEST RIVER PARKWAY

PLAY

ENGINE HOUSE

3RD STREET BRIDGE

MILL PLACEWOONERF

LAWN

PROMENADE MULTI USE TRAIL

OCCIDENTAL MILL WALL

EXISTING TREEEXISTING TREES

FUTURE BIKE CONNECTION

FUTURE PED CONNECTION

ENLARGED PLAN | NORTH SIDE

CONCEPT VIEW | EVENT LAWN AND CITY STEPS

CONCEPT VIEW | EVENT LAWN AND CITY STEPS

+812.5

+826+828.5

+808.5

1st street

w. river parkway

accessible route

mezzanine lawn

parkway paths

city steps

SECTION | CITY STEPS AND MEZZANINE LAWN

+813.5

+821.5

+838

+808.5

1st street

w. river parkway

parkway paths

play existing slopekayak launch (phase 2) mezzanine lawn

SECTION | PLAY AND MEZZANINE LAWN

CONCEPT VIEW | PLAY AREA AND MEZZANINE PROMENADE

CONCEPT VIEW | PLAY AREA AND MEZZANINE PROMENADE

+816+820

+823

+8401st street

w. river parkway

mezzanine promenadeaccessible route

connection to woonerf

existing cottonwood

SECTION | WOONERF PLAZA

CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE

CONCEPT VIEW | VIEW FROM 3RD STREET BRIDGE

Your Experience at Water WorksCreating Community Life After the Ribbon Cutting

Activities, Amenities, and Experiences to:• Ensure the design realizes its fullest

potential• Celebrate the wonderful cultural diversity

of the site and our city in the park• Enable the life of the park to evolve to

meet the ever-changing needs and opportunities of our community

Our Output• Crafting list of priority experience, uses

and activities for user groups• Developing the activities and events plan

for the site

Fostering a Continuum of ExperiencesEnsuring Public Enjoyment Across Times and Seasons

Every Day Experiences

Weekly Routines

Seasonal Traditions

Signature Events

• Places to sit• Games to play• Food to eat• Walking your dog• Water to drink• Exercising• Walking• Biking• Nap in the grass• Photo ops

• Markets• Small

performances• Picnics• Buskers• Family gatherings• Art making

classes• Cultural and

historical classes• Community

meetings• Walking tours

• Community festivals

• Installations• Field trips• Weddings• Outdoor movies

• Northern Spark• Large concerts,

performances• Stone Arch

Bridge Festival• Opera• Fitness events

What We’ve Heard Thus Far: 2013-2015

• Access to water and natural habitat• Winter activities• Programs, activities and amenities that are

relevant to the diversity of cultures and traditions of the site• Spaces for all ages• Food to buy and eat onsite• Comfortable venues to people watch• Enhance the walking, running, and biking

experience• Clean and safe public restrooms

What We’ve Heard Thus Far