PROJECT Riverdale Park
LOCATION Riverdale Park, Maryland, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE
ARCHITECT MV+A Architects
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Calvert Tract, LLC
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER LF Jennings
PHOTOGRAPHER Interface Multimedia, MV+A Architects
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Jim Voelzke, FAIA, Jack Hollon, AIA, Ameneh Amirhakimi, AIA, Wayne W. Broadfield, III, AIA
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
To amplify the site for a community diverse in age, economic status, and leisure activities, Riverdale Park Station initiates a network of public open spaces combined with dense urban mixed-use: a Whole Foods Market and fitness club, ample street level retail, a 120-key hotel, and nearly 1,000 residences ranging from townhomes to senior housing to market-rate multi-family. The town-center concept design incorporates working, living, and care for the local environment. At the west end entrance, Gateway Park creates space for community events and a buffer from Route 1, as it leads into Van Buren Street. This main axis features fountains and park space down the center, and concludes at the Village Green, a quieter park primarily for residents. Both Gateway Park and the northeast pond area have preserved specimen trees and integrate storm water management. A new north-to-south hiking/ biking trail follows the old trolley lines running through the project, expanding access and making use of previously established routes. The buildings themselves flare out to a street grid optimized for connectivity to the surrounding neighborhoods and a relaxing pedestrian experience (one-way roads with bike lanes slow traffic). Each block has a dense program to activate the streetscape and create relationships between buildings and public space. Rather than traditional plans for surface parking lots, parking is provided throughout the site and blended into the architecture of surrounding buildings. The main-street design concept creates intriguing spaces for walking and lingering; a chief feature of the entire development is a plaza system created by chamfered or recessed corners at main intersections. Above all else, the architecture creates a diverse design environment and community that can enhance life for the overall community surrounding Riverdale Park, and that can be responsive to different price-points and social needs.
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IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Riverdale_high res-Aerial, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 2 Riverdale_high res-Streetscape, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 3 Riverdale_high res-Street, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 4 Riverdale_low res-4, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 5 Riverdale_low res-5, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 6 Riverdale_low res-6, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 7 Riverdale_low res-7, Interface Multimedia
IMAGE 8 Riverdale_low res-8, Interface Multimedia
Riverdale Park
Category
Local > AIA Potomac Valley > Urban Design & Master Planning (AIA Potomac Valley)
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