Riverside Campus Plan - Office of Facilities Coordination - Texas ...

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN40FIGURE 1Hangar T-46 (7046), ca. 1955.FIGURE 2Hangar T-90 (7090), ca. 1951.FIGURE 3Facing page: Map of Riversidecampus showing structures anddate of construction, August2012, from Office of FacilitiesCoordination.SECURITY AND VISIBILITYThe issue of ‘branding’ and identification of theRiverside Campus as an integral part of TexasA&M University will attract a greater numberof visitors, and a balance will need to be foundbetween greater accessibility and the provision ofneeded security and safety. The plan suggests theconstruction of an administrative infrastructurethat will issue visitor passes, provide police andfire protection on a 24-hour basis, and introducediscrete areas of security and access based on theactivities in each area. Boundaries will reflectlife safety issues and the control of access to areaswith operational security requirements. Entitieswith greater security needs should anticipateincreased costs associated with a greater level ofprotection.MILITARY HERITAGE DISTRICTTo the greatest extent possible buildings in theMilitary Heritage District area constructed between1942 and 1957 shall be protected and rehabilitatedto serve existing and future uses, whileretaining their original character.The Military Heritage District overlays the DevelopmentZones and extends from 200 feet eastof Bryan Road; 300 feet north of 5th Street to 1001 2feet west of the apron at Flight Line Road; 300The need for new structures in this area, or thefeet south of 6th Street, down to Avenue A, and decision to replace an existing structure, shall bethen contains half the block between 6th and 7th predicated on preserving the visual integrity ofStreets. Existing buildings within this area should the ‘base’ context. As such, the location of newbe considered for preservation and re-use, specificallythe Chapel (7006), the Control Tower struc-previously existed, and the scale and general ap-buildings will follow locations of buildings thatture (7077) and Hangar T-46 (7046.) Any new pearance of the new structures will be compatibleconstruction in this area should respect the scale, with, but not copies of, the original buildings.massing and material selection that reflects thehistoric nature of the base.The design review process will pay special attentionto the overall and immediate context of eachEvery effort should be made to find a use for HangarT-46 that supports the restoration approach but not limited to, paving, entry and exit, andbuilding historically and functionally, including,used for Hangar 7090 (TTI), celebrates the militaryhistory of the campus, and incorporates the time.landscape treatments as they have developed overstructure of the Control Tower as part of the interpretation.