LEXINGTON Urban Analysis

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

Urban Service Area population = 260,994 Metro Area population = 453,424

CINCINNATI, OHIO

City population = 296,943 Metro Area population = 2,130,151

1907
Source: Kentucky Sanborn Maps

2006
Source: Downtown Lexington Master Plan

LEXINGTONS DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN

Source: 2006 Downtown Lexington Master Plan

Source: 2006 Downtown Lexington Master Plan

Building Setbacks + Vacant Parcels

Infill + Potential Redevelopment Sites

Recommendation #1

ENCOURAGE INFILL DEVELOPMENT

Recommendation #4

INCREASE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Recommendation #3

Source: 2006 Downtown Lexington Master Plan

CONVERT ALL 1-WAY STREETS TO 2-WAY

Source: 2006 Downtown Lexington Master Plan

Recommendation #6

MAXIMIZE DENSITY IN VACANT SITES

Source: 2006 Downtown Lexington Master Plan

Recommendation #10

DEVELOP VINE STREET

. at Studio Gang

Understanding Main Street

Main Street from Upper to Limestone, looking southwest

From the Asa Chinn collection, ca. 1920

Main Street from Mill to Limestone, looking northeast

From the Asa Chinn collection, ca. 1920

Source: Google Streetview

Previous

Main Street

Current elevations, ca. 2011

MAIN STREET CONCEPT

Introduce variety at street Designs by different architects

Main Street
concept

PROGRAM around site

PROGRAM for the site

PROGRAM elements

Solar Studies

Splitting the mass into two towers

Physical model Final position

BLOCK DESIGN CONCEPTS

1907
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map

PIXELATED BLOCK 1907

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map

PIXELATED BLOCK- model

NETWORK
Source: Google Earth

NETWORKED BLOCK- model

BLOCKS AND TOWERS- concepts