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2002-2003 RWU Presidential Fellowship Report: Campus Planning Precinct Plans Main Entrance: Timothy Bailey & Christopher Nardi The decision to explore the Main Entrance during the precinct phase reflects the complexity of the problem and the need to address it in more detail. This also allowed various strategies to be tested within the Master Planning Committee and by outside consultants. While I am not convinced that we were able to conduct a conclusive study the strategies we did study marked two extremes. The first strategy does not attempt major changes to the entrance itself, but creates a sense of arrival through the creation of a pedestrian mall in the location of a current parking lot. This works in concert with the idea of a oneway loop circulation to allow the current entrance to remain the "ceremonial" main entrance while allowing most everyday traffic to use the side entrances. The visitor parking area provides a clear connection to the Pedestrian Mall, which acts an important organizing spine. One-way Entrance w/ Pedestrian Mall and Proposed Administration Building The second, more radical strategy, involves bringing people into the campus earlier, either at a point opposite the President's House or at the current turn around for those approaching from the North. This offered a chance to provide better access to the current Administration Building, but was seen as too intrusive to the front lawn. Sweeping Approach 49
2002-2003 RWU Presidential Fellowship Report: Campus Planning Administrative operations would be consolidated into a U- shaped building with a portal connecting the proposed Pedestrian Mall to a terrace overlooking a newly formed quadrangle and the water beyond. We explored using the sloping site to maximize water views and to allow for parking to be incorporated under the building and its raised terrace. View from Reconfigured Entry View of Pedestrian Crossing at Proposed Administration Building View of Pedestrian Mall from Recreation Center 50
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