CENTURY STATION PARKING GARAGE - Roanoke

C I T Y M A R K E T
R O A N O K E, V I R G I N I A
cen tury STATION pa r k i ng ga r age
façades by adding more than just
historic little windows with overhanging
roofs. It was to celebrate
the historic character by adding
a clerestory with lots of glass to
bring in natural light to the big,
wonderful loft areas above. The
transformation, seen in the before
and after rendering, is quite
interesting.
The rendered view of the
east facing base of the parking
garage showing the perspective
towards Elmwood Park. It
represents what the building would
look like if the blank brick and
concrete wall is replaced with a
wonderful colonnade or arcade.
As pedestrians walk down to
Elmwood Park past the proposed
Roanoke Valley Food Ventures,
they would be entertained by the
view of the kitchen with all the
farmers preparing their own types
of food. They could sit under the
covered colonnade and sample the
food or even have a full meal.
That would certainly help
make the connection to Elmwood
Park more of an urban experience.
The rendered view shows the
development of the food venture
anchor along Church Avenue to
help draw pedestrians west to
Jefferson Street.
FINDINGS:
• Add a covered colonnade
along the walkway facing
the Norfolk Southern office
building.
• Designate one section of the
ground floor center bay of the
parking garage exclusively for
farmer and vendor storage bins
with adjacent truck parking.
• Provide space for public
restrooms.
• Program the ground floor retail
space for a new retail anchor.
The design team recommends
an FDA-approved, commercial
style kitchen similar to Blue
Ridge Food Ventures in
Asheville.
• Add four stories of residential
units on the top of the deck
with units facing Church Street
or Mill Mountain. Include
a courtyard garden on the
top residential floor. As an
option, program the proposed
residential levels for use as a
boutique hotel.
• Construct a new façade for
the parking garage including
the ground floor retail. The
new façade design would
provide a more functional
and historically accurate
architecture for a major City
Market structure.
© 2006 Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company; for illustrative purposes only
Revision Date: 03-03-06; 0517-Booklet.indd
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