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Citygarden
St. Louis, Missouri
Citygarden is a three-acre, two-block sculpture garden located in downtown St. Louis. The Terrace View is a 60-seat café designed to complement the garden's look and feel. A green roof system was employed to improve the views from surrounding high-rise buildings, and to contribute to conservation efforts used throughout Citygarden.
The café design, inspired by the work of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, contrasts a solid stone-clad block that holds the kitchen, and a glass volume with a large steel trellis structure. The trellis cantilevers asymmetrically in reaction to the solar orientation and provides shade to those dining on the terrace.
AWARDS:
• 2009 Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture
AIA/CPC Design Awards, St. Louis Chapter AIA
IN THE NEWS:
• "Spirit of St. Louis"
Metropolis, November, 2009
• "New Art Parks Enliven Urban Centers"
Architectural Record,
October 1, 2009
• "Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City"
New York Times, July 5, 2009
• "An Urban Oasis Blooms in St. Louis"
BusinessWIre.com, June 30, 2009
• "A City's Artful Heart"
ArchNewsNow.com, June 30, 2009
photo credits
Steve Hall/Hedrich Blessing
Christian Sauer (where noted)
Nelson Byrd Woltz
Landscape Architects
© 2009 studio|durham architects
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