Place commune 2
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Insights and Solutions
The community plaza is a protected public space near a city center designed to be a hub of community activity. It is a nature-rich, immersive and inspiring outdoor experience that enhances identity and lifestyle.
- Scenic structures create the core of this pedestrian plaza, which connects retail shops and townhouses and include areas for walking, cycling, relaxing, and gathering.
- Three adjacent Scenic units with louvered roofs offer protection from the sun and wind; a weather management system offer control of sun and shade levels and rain protection.
- Open sides to Scenic allow occupants to connect to people and activity throughout the plaza.
- Power running through the Scenic posts and beams accommodates overhead lighting, monitors, fans, LED strips in the posts, and charging access at Scenic in-line and peninsula tables.
- Twig benches, Every Day Chairs, and Parc Centre tables within the Scenic structures support daily activities.
- Scenic in-line tables, Harvest stools, and Motive pendant lights provide lit, standing-height surfaces for socializing and working.
- Generous circulation in front of retail shops accommodates groupings of Every Day Chairs and Catena tables for relaxing and dining. Stretch umbrellas offer shade and signal a social destination point.
- Groupings of Parc Centre tables, Parc Centre chairs, and outdoor charging stations take advantage of the sights and sounds of the plaza's landscaping and vibrancy.
- Theory Thick Beam benches with outdoor power pedestals create a cadence of respite and charging spots along the pathway.
- Pods and Sorella planters introduce color and texture to storefronts and define perimeters of Scenic structures.
- Northport area lights and Ashbery wall-mounted lights create a safe and secure evening experience.
- Go OutdoorTables and Chipman Stools provide areas for momentary dining and working.
- Annapolis bollards protect the pedestrian walkways from vehicular traffic.
- Rockford Litter + Recycling receptacles, placed conveniently along the plaza, help to keep the area free of litter and provide ample capacity.