| Roosevelt Road Design Guidelines, Chicago |
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| As part of the design and reconstruction of the half-mile-long Roosevelt Road viaduct, DLK was asked to prepare design guidelines for future development on and adjacent to the new bridge.
Property owners and community representatives participated in the
preparation of the guidelines, which describe how ground-level and bridge-level projects
would interact with the highly articulated elements of the reconstructed
viaduct. To maintain the rhythm of the bridges' architectural elements,
a certain number could be retained in each block while others could be
removed to provide access for new developments. Paving and planting materials for new
developments were also specified. At the lower level, easily removable precast brick panels were designed for adaptive reuse
in areas beneath and adjacent to the bridge.
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