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MARKHAM LIVE
Aprll2012
ACK NOWL L DGL ML NT S
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TbeTowno|Markbam
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AoamsonAssoclatesArcbltects
MlcbaelMorrlsseyConsultlng
MAYOP
FrankScarplttl
MAPKHAML|vLCOMM|TTLL
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PeglonalCounclllor[lm[ones
MayorFrankScarplttl
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DeputyMayor[ackHeatb
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PeglonalCounclllor[oeLl
CounclllorHowaroSbore
CounclllorCarollnaMorettl
CounclllorAlanHo
CounclllorLoganKanapatbl
CounclllorDonHamllton
CounclllorCollnCampbell
CounclllorAleCblu
TOWNDLvLLOPMLNT
SLPv|CLSCOMM|SS|ONSTAFF
TA8 L L OF CONT L NT S
1.|NTPODUCT|ON 2
Pre|ace
|ntroouctlon
GrowtbForecast
ProjectObjectlves: Contet-8ackgrouno
Program: StuoyArea-LlstlngConoltlons
2.ANALYS|S 8

PrellmlnaryAnalysls
DevelopmentConcept
|n|rastructureo|tbe8lock
Aoamson: CaltborpeCollaboratlon: Masterplan
TransltAllgnments
SlteOptlonsA-D: Summary
SlteDlagrams
3OPT|M|ZAT|ON 20
Pre|erreoDevelopmentStrategy
OptlmlzeoMasterplan-SlteOptlonC
AlternateMasterplansC1-C4
Parklng
StreetSectlons
4.v|SUAL|ZAT|ON 28
3DMasslngMooels
DensltyanoProgramAllocatlon
FlnalMasterplanvlslonMooel
FlgureGrounoPlan
|llustrateoMasterPlan
TbeGrano8oulevaroConcept: L-W
MobllltyHubDevelopmentConcept
MasslngMaterlalPalette
Skyllne
5.APPLND|XA:DATA 56
StuoyAreaScbeoule
StuoyAreaCbarts
6.APPLND|X8:PPLCLDLNT 64
LALlve, LosAngeles
vlctoryPlace, Dallas
WestgateCltyCenter, Arlzona
Comparlson
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Pre|ace
|ntroouctlon
GrowtbForecast
ProjectObjectlves
Contet:8ackgrouno
Program:StuoyArea
LlstlngConoltlons
introduction
1
Markham Centre Masterplan 1994
Markham Centre East at the Go Transit Line : 1994
Markham Live : 2011
SlteOptlmlzatlonStuoy
T||s stoo |s p|a|| ocosoo oo t|o opt||zat|oo o t|o |a'|a ||vo
s|to |oto a co|ooot stoot aoo b|oc' stoctoo t|at |ocopoatos va|oos
|oastoctooooaoosasoot||ooo|ot|opoaco.\|||oass|ogaooooos|t
ooo|||og .as oovo|opoo oo|og t|o stoo pocoss, t|o ao po|||oa
aoo vo coocoptoa| oo|. T|oTo.o o |a'|a oooosoo t|o|oooo
|astop|aoat|SC|o|ac|,20++.o.ovo,g|voot|ocoocoptoa|oatooo
t||sstoo,aoot|o|otoosoocosoooooooscopooootsot||sastop|ao
|ot|o|oto|,t|oTo.o|s|ooo.abooootot||soocooot.
/p||20+2
s e c t l o n 1 | l n t r o o u c t l o n 3
|a'|aCooto|sbo|ogp|aooooaoo|p|oootooas|a'|asTo.oCooto.
T|o|a'|aCootoSocoooa||ao(C|c|a|||ao/ooooot|o.2+).asaooptoob
|a'|a Coooc|| |o +``+, aoo appovoo b t|o Cota|o |oo|c|pa| 3oao |o +``. T|o
Socoooa||aopov|oosot|ootooobaocooot|oTo.oo|a'|a,aTo.oCooto,
|ot|oCoota|/oa||aoo|og||st|ct.
T|o goa| o C|/ 2+ |s to pov|oo a po||c ao.o' aoo o|oct|oo o oota||oo |aoo oso
p|aoo|ogoav|baot,|otoos|vo,|ooosoTo.oCooto,'oo.oas|a'|aCooto.|a'|a
Cooto|sto|avoao|st|oct|voc|aactoast|oobaocooot|oTo.oo|a'|a,.||c|.|||
bot|ocoota|ocosot|oTo.o,oo||og|tsaocooo|t|os.T|o||aoo|og||st|ct.|||bo
aa,oact|v|tcooto.||c|.|||botaos|tsoppot|voas.o||asattact|voaoocootab|o
opooost|aosaoo.||||otogatoa||g|staooaooobaooos|go.|t|o|st|ogoatoa|oatoos
tocoatoaoo|ooooost|oat|oo.
T|o|a'|aCootoaoa|sgoooa||boooooob|oo|c'|oaooot|o.ost,|ooooo|oao
oot|ooast,|g|.a+0oot|osoot|,aoot|o|g|.aco|oooot|ooot|.|a'|a
Cooto|sa|oogtov|s|oo.|t|asbooot.ooocaoos|ot|op|aoo|ogstagos,aooas|go||caot
aooot o |aoo oovo|opoot aoo |ovostoot |o |oastoctoo |as occooo s|oco t|o |ato
+``0s.T|oo||bo||oooto|a'|aCooto|saot|c|patootota'oaoot|o20to30oas.
||aosaoooovo|opootpoposa|scoot|oootoovo|votoo|octaooo.ooocosooobao
|otoos||cat|oo oooo t|o |ov|oc|a| Co.t| ||ao, t|o |oto||o3|g |ovosTaospotat|oo
||ao,t|ooo.|og|oooYo'C|c|a|||ao,aoot|oTo.osCo.t||aoagoootStatogto
203+.
T|otota|aoao|a'|aCooto(C|/2+)|sappo|ato|+00|octaos,o.||c|soo
300|octaos|soovo|opab|o.T|o|oogo||voVa||oSsto|st|op|aopoospacoo|ooot
.|t||o t|o ||aoo|og ||st|ct, aoo |s a a,o copoooot |o oo|o|og t|o ovoa|| stoctoo o
t|o||ao.T|obas|c|aooosotagots|ooot||oo|oC|/2+|oc|oooo25,000os|ooots|o+0,000
os|ooot|a|oo|ts,aoo+,000o|co,obs.|ooocootoocasts,a|s|ogot|oTo.osCo.t|
|aoagoootStatog,aotagot|ogsoo++,000os|ooots|o20,000oo|ts,aoo3`,000,obs
|o|a'|aCooto.
DetalleoPreclnctPlansGuloetbePlannlngFramework
Coat|og a oo. obao oo.oto.o |o a gooo|o|o sott|og |s a cop|o aoo ovo|ot|ooa
pocoss.\|||o C|/ 2+ ostab||s|os a boao ao.o' o t|o p|aoo|og aoo oovo|opoot
o|a'|aCooto,|to|v|oost|oaoa|oto||st|cts,aooo||osoot|opopaat|ooooo
oota||oo|oc|oct||aostogo|oop|aoo|ogaoooovo|opootappova|s.T|o|oc|oct|sa
sa||ogoogap||caoa.|t||oa||st|ct,.||c||saoappop|atosca|oaoos|zoooota||oo
p|aoo|ogstoo|os./p|aoooac||oc|oct|stobopopaoobt|oaoctoo|aooo.ooso
appova|bt|oTo.o,toostab||s|ot|opaaotosooota||oo|aooosoaoot|op|s|ca|
c|aactoaoooooovo|opoot.T|o|oc|oct||ao.|||pov|ooap|s|ca|oposootat|oo
oapoposoocooo|t,oapot|oooapoposoocooo|t,booso|ogt|oo||o.|og
attosaoaooossoo.
t |aooosoaooooos|to|st|bot|oo
t |a,ostoctoa|o|ooots
t 3o||too|ooots
t Stootscapocopoooots
t |oogoVa||oCooo|aoos||aoaoopa'saooopoospacoo|ooots
t Ta|caootaospotat|ooooo|ooots
t |p|oootat|oooooo|oobac'goooostoo|os,soc|asTooCoosovat|oo,/c|aoo|og|ca|
/ssossoot,|o|so/ttoooat|oo,Co|toa|o|tagoaoo|ovo|opoot||as|og.
T|o|oc|oct||aosaotobooooosoobCoooc||p|otoappova|ooovo|opootapp||cat|oos,
botaoooo-statotooocooots.Tooato,Coooc|||asoooosoooota||oo|oc|oct||aoso
|aoos|ot|oo||o.|og||st|cts.C|v|cCooto,\aooo\ost,Cooto|ot|aooCooto\ost.
|o|ogtoo ocoot| ||oo Ca|t|opo/ssoc|atos to opoato t|o Cooto\ost |oc|oct ||ao,
|oc|oo|ogov|soooaoaoob|oc'pattoostopov|ooaoo|t|ooa|cooooct|v|tacosst|oCC
|a|| ||oo to t|o poposoo|ob|||t ob o|t|-ooo| taos|t ac|||t. /oasoo/ssoc|atos
/c||tocts |avo booo ota|ooo b t|oTo.o to |o|t|ato a |oc|oct ||ao pocoss o |aoos |o
t|oCooto|ast||st|ct(.||c||aoosaop|a|||ooo|c|pa|aoo|ov|oc|a|o.oos||p),
toaooosst|o|ob|||tobaoooog|ogoppotoo|t|oso|aoooso|otoos||cat|oo,taos|t
o|ootoooovo|opootaoopotoot|a|spots,ootota|oootaooco|toa|ososaspatot|o
|a'|a||vocoocopt.
Avlbrant,Peglonal-Scale,Translt-SupporteoDowntown
|a'|aCooto|scooot||ootot|o|3||osoac||ab,|otoo|a,ooo.o||,aoot|o
||too oto| aoo Coooooco Cooto. |oo|o aoo ||g| ooos|t os|ooot|a| oovo|opoot
|s .o|| oooo.a, .|t| appo|ato| +,000 os|ooot|a| oo|ts cooot| occop|oo o oooo
coostoct|oo. |a'|a Cooto |s |oo to t|o /ot|oo |oao Cooto (c|v|c cooto),
|a'|aT|oato, 3||| Cot|os |g| Sc|oo| o oa|t|/ct|vo ||v|og, t|oY|C/, aoo |s
p|aooootoaccoooatot|ooo|oootasc|oo|s,aoot|o|ao/|oo|.|otoot|a|aoo|t|ooa|
spots, ootota|ooot aoo co|toa| ac|||t|os ao oooo coos|ooat|oo b t|o |a'|a ||vo
Co|ttoo o |a'|a Coooc||.\|oo cop|oto, |a'|a Cooto .||| bo ao |otoos|vo,
|oo oso obao aoa, |ocopoat|og |oos|og, op|ooot aoo ota|| ac|||t|os, ocoat|ooa|,
co|toa|,a,o|ost|tot|ooa|aooc|v|cbo||o|ogs,tosovoasacoota|To.oCootoocoso
|a'|asaocooo|t|os.|t.|||boap|aco.|ooos|ooots,co|too,ootota|oootaoo
bos|oossost||vos|oobs|oo,aoo|otogatoo.|t|t|o|oogo||voVa||o.
|n|rastructurePequlrements
T|oo|asbooos|go||caot|ovostoot|o|a'|aCoototooatobot|pob||caoop|vato
|ovostoot./to|a|aooco||octooaooot.o'sao|op|acoaooaobo|ogopaoooob
bot|t|oTo.oo|a'|aaoot|o|og|oooYo'.T|oV|V/ap|otaos|tssto|sbo|og
opgaooo aoo |osta||oo. |povooots ao bo|og aoo to t|o CC |a|| |oastoctoo to
pov|oooa||oaCCsov|co.||aososobo|v|s|ooaobo|ogog|stoooaoot|ooocossa
|oca| oaos, ot|||t|os aoo oooogoooo sov|cos ao bo|og |osta||oo. |oo|v|ooa| s|to p|aos |avo
boooappovoo,aoot|oo|asbooocoos|ooab|ooo.oovo|opootovot|opastoocaoo.
|o aoo|t|oo to t|o |ao aoo sot |oastoctoo ooo|oo b t|o o|g|oa| |a'|a Cooto
Socoooa||ao(C|/2+),t|o|ocoasoo|otoos||cat|ooaooooos|too.bo|ogp|aooooo
t|o aoa .||| p|aco |ocoasoo ooaoos oo |oastoctoo ooo|ooots. |o pat|co|a, t|o
|o|oov|||oCCStat|oo|ot|o|ast|oc|oct|asocoot|booo|ooot||ooasaotoo|oto||o
/oc|o |ob|||t ob, to sovo |oca|, og|ooa| aoo |oto-og|ooa| taos|t ooos. T|o o|t|
ooa| taos|t stat|oo .||| bo a o|t|-|ovo| ac|||t, .||c| |s |otooooo to bo |otogatoo .|t|
sooooo|og|oastoctoo,|aooososaoopooost|aoaoota|cac|||t|ostocoatoav|baot
ob|||t|obo|st|ctspaoo|ogbot|s|oosot|oCC|a||||oo.
T|oo|st|ogCCtac'satgaooactasaa,oba|o|ot|o|ob|||tob,assoc||t|sc|t|ca|
o t|oTo.o to op|oo opt|oos o ovoco|og t||s ba|o, soc| as bo||o|og pooost|ao
||o'agosaoooaosovot|oCCtac's,aooV|V/aoo+0Taos|t.acooooct|oosoooot|o
CCtac's,.|t|a|ao|ogo|aooososaoopooost|aocooooct|oosspaoo|ogt|otac's.T|o
/oc|o|ob|||tobcoatost|ooppotoo|to|aoooso|otoos||cat|ooaootaos|to|ootoo
oovo|opootatt|oCCStat|oo.
Pre|ace:MarkbamCentre1994-Present
lf l hove seen further, |t |s 5, stond|ng
upon the shou|ders of g|onts.
S||saac|o.too
Moke no ||tt|e p|ons, the, hove no
mog|c to st|r men`s 5|ood.
||aooC||cago
|ao|o|3oo|a
C||mote hos ||tt|e to do w|th [how
much peop|e wo|k]. 7oronto res|dents,
New 0r|eon|ons ond Monhotton|tes,
w|th extremes of weother, wo|k more
thon At|ontons. 7he vor|o5|e |s the
quo||t, of the ur5on|sm. Not the
weother. Peop|e |n Stockho|m wo|k
more thon peop|e |n the su5ur5s of
Sev|||e. Peop|e |n Stockho|m`s center
wo|k more thot the, do |n Stockho|m`s
19S0`s new towns. 7he vor|o5|e |s
o|wo,s the quo||t, of the ur5on|sm
not the weother.
/ooos|oao
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|ntroouctlon
MarkbamLlve
|ov|s|oooo as a a,o spots aoo ootota|ooot oost|oat|oo attact|oo o
t|oTo.oo|a'|aaoot|osooooo|ogog|oo,|a'|a||vo|sato|
ooa|cpo,octaoooovo|opootoppotoo|t.

|a'|a ||vo |s t|o oog|og ags||p o|ooot o |a'|a Cooto .|t|


potoot|a| o ||g| ooo oost|oat|oo osos soc| as a poo|og ats cooto,
||voStaoto|saooCoovoot|ooCooto,Spots,|otota|oootaooCo|toa|
Voooos, \o|o C|ass |ota||, |o|t|-|oo|a |otota|ooot Cooto, C|ass / Cco
bo||o|ogs, st c|ass os|ooot|a| coooo oo|ts, a,o o|t|-ooa| |oto||o
taos|t|obaoot|opoposoo|a'|a|otooat|ooa|SpotsTa|o|og/caoo
(||ST/). |a'|a ||vo |s |otooooo to pov|oo t|oTo.o o |a'|a,
t|o |og|oo oYo', aoo t|o oot|o CoatoToooto/oa .|t| .o|o-c|ass
ootota|ooot, o|o|og, s|opp|og, cooc|a| oco, os|ooot|a|, |otogatoo
taos|t|obaoot|o|a'|a|otooat|ooa|SpotsTa|o|og/caoo.
Moblllty:TransltOrlenteoDevelopment(TOD)
/s |oo|catoo |o t|o |oaco, t|o |og|oo |as |ooot|oo |a'|a Cooto as ao
|baoCo.t|Cooto|o||acosToCo..T|o'oto|a'|aCootoaoo
t|o|a'|a||vocoocopt|st|ooovo|opootaoo|p|oootat|oooaap|o-
taos|tsstotoovopoop|otoaoot|oog|oott|ooo.oto.ocooaoo
acosst|ooo|c|pa||t.|t|a,ocooooct|oostot|oCT/aoot|o|og|oo.
|oc| |as c|aogoo |o t|o a|ost t.o oocaoos s|oco t|o |o|t|a| astop|ao
o|a'|aCooto.asoa||aooptoobt|oTo.oo|a'|a+``+.
T|oNew Urbanastop|aopootoocopactoovo|opootpattoosasa
ospoosotospa.|aooo|oaot|c|patoaTC|Cootooot|o|asts|ooatt|o
CoTaos|t ||oo, a|bo|t at a oooato ooos|t. |o 20++ |oto||o pob||s|oo
Mobility Hub Guidelines for the GTA oot||o|og a oo. ogooc aoo op|as|s
ooob|||t|obs.|t|aoassopt|oot|att|oso.|||boobao,||g|oooos|t
taos|tc|tcootos.|t|oao|ogo|oppotoo|toso||acoa'|og.
LogeClty
|oto||o |ooot|oo ao /oc|o |ob|||t ob at |a'|a ||vo. T||s ooab|os
|ttooovo|opasao|ogoC|t,atoco|oooboo|Caoao|o||s+``+
boo' Edge City : Life on the New Frontier. Caoao aot|c|patoo t|o |so o
obaoagg|ooat|oosoot|opo|p|ooa,oobaocootos||'oToooto,
aoooosa.t|atcootopoap|aoo|ogaoooovo|opootot|oos||'ot|o
|o.|baos|,coop|oo.|t|taos|t,.oo|oos|apot|osospa.||ogoot|os
|otoooobao,oo|oo-oso,aoooososta|oab|oc|tcootos./coss
t|otopoToootot|at|soact|.|at|socco|og.|t|Vaog|ao,||c|ooo
|||aoo|a'|a,oogoc|t|osaobo|ogastop|aooooaoo|p|oootoo.|t|
taos|tast|obac'booo.
Taos|t|ast|otoooooctoot|||zooovo|opoota|oogtaos|tco|oosas
|||ostatoo b t|o C|t o |ot|Yo', ao oa| oogo c|t oToooto, a||gooo
ovo t|oYoogo sob.a. |a'|a |as t.o a,o oogo c|t cootos |o t|o
p|aoo|ogstagos,|aogstaCato.aaoo|a'|a||vo,s|||a|a||goooatt|o
coooooco o sovoa| taos|t ooa||t|os. T|o Stoov|||o CC taos|t ||oo passos
t|oog|t|ocootoo|a'|a||vo.T||s||oo|ast|opotoot|a|ovot|oto
bocoot|oa,o|astoo|-Staos|t||oo||o'|ogoo.oto.oToooto(|o|oo
Stat|oo)t|oScaboooog|to|a'|a||vo,ataos|tco|oocooot|.|t|
2||||oopoop|oaoo,obs.|t||o+'ot||sa||gooot. Visionary Concept showing the transformation of the Stouffville Go Transit line
(Union Station to Markham Centre) into a 31.1 km two way, all day rail service
Edge City : North York : Yonge Line
North York : Yonge Transit Line
Toronto : North York Union Station Redevelopment
VIVA/YRT BRT Station, Markham
Wintergarden Concept : Transit Hub
GO Regional Transit
Stouffville Go Transit Line Edge City : Vaughan Corp Centre
Metrolinx Urban Growth Centres and Proposed Mobility Hubs showing
Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Markham across the top of the GTA
s e c t l o n 1 | l n t r o o u c t l o n

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GrowtbForecast2030 CanaryWbar|,Lonoon
Yo' |og|oos oocasts o |a'|a aoo t|oTo.os po,oct|oos .oo|o
oso|t |o a 203+ popo|at|oo o +23,500 posoos. |a'|a |as a s|go|caot
op|ooot posooco aoo as soc| |s a|so oocast to aoo `6,000 ,obs
ovot|opo|ooo2006to203+|ocoas|ogt|oTo.osop|oootto
2+0,000,.|t|t|o|agostcopooootot|ooocastop|oootgo.t|
occo|og |o t|o a,o oco catogo.

T|o |agost popot|oo o os|ooot|a| |otoos|cat|oo to 203+ cao bo


ac||ovoo |o |a'|as t.o |og|ooa| Cootos - |a'|a Cooto aoo
t|o |aogsta Cato.a.T|oso |bao Co.t| Cootos ao p|aoooo o
t|o||g|ostcoocootat|ooaoogoatost|oosos|ot|o|og|oo,.|t|a
aogoo|oos|ogaooop|oootoppotoo|t|osaooao|otoooootoboa
ocosostatog|c|ovostoot|otaos|t./saoso|t,oo|tsaooop|ooot
po,oct|oos o |a'|a Cooto ao cooot| opoctoo to ooob|o, at
o|| bo||o oot, o t|o +0,000 oo|ts aoo +,000 op|ooos t|at .oo
aot|c|patoo .|oo t|o |a'|a Cooto Socoooa p|ao .as appovoo
bt|oCota|o|oo|c|pa|3oao|o+``.Coootost|atospov|ooo
appo|ato|20,000oo|ts,++,000posoosaoo3`,000op|ooos,ato||
bo||o oot aoo o|st|botoo t|oog|oot t|o va|oos poc|octs |o |a'|a
Cooto.
T|oooo|bo|o.|||ostatost|oa||ocat|ooocoootpopo|at|ooost|atos.
Caoa\|a,s|oco|ts|ot|a||ocopt|oo|ot|o|oo|g|t|os,
|s t|o posto c|||o o t|o oo. |ogo C|t taos|t
o|ootoooovo|opoot(TC|)aot|c|pat|ogt|ootooo|o
o taos|t |o t|o coat|oo o c|t|os. T||s v|s|oo o a 0
acoastop|ao(oog||s|||a|os|toaoato|a'|a
||vo)oa||g|ooos|t,|oo-osooovo|opoot.aso||
act|vatoo |o 2000 .|oo t|o ob||oo |ooogoooo ||oo
otoos|oooa||cooooctoo|oooootoCaoa\|a,
aoo+5|oototaos|t|oo.
ob||oo|a',acoota|pa'|ot|o|oatot|opoc|oct,|s
t|oc|v|cootoooot|ooo|g|bo|ooo.|t|t|otaos|t
ob|||t|ob,Caoa\|aStat|oosoac|ogop|otot||s
oo.bost||ogoo.oto.o.T|oot|ogooa|stootaoob|oc'
sstoopt||zost|ooovo|opootpaco|stocoatot|o
oppotoo|t to oo||vo .o|o-c|ass cootopoa oco
bo||o|ogs o t|o |oopoao a'ot.T|o ovoa|| s|to |as
a oobo o sa||o cootos .|t| bo||o|ogs aoooss|og
s|go|caot oo. pob||c spacos ooo|oo ato tao|t|ooa|
|ooooo Sooaos. T|oo ao 20,000 os|ooot|a| oo|ts
.|t||oa5|ooto.a|'ot|ocooto,80ov|s|tosaoo
.o'oscootobtaos|tovooa..
3o|o.gaoo|oastoctoooooop|ost|oooos|tabovo
(+6,000,000 s, `0,000 op|ooos) .|t| taos|t, sov|co
aoo pa'|og a|| bo|o. gaoo oo|og op t|o soaco o
p|acoa'|og, pooost|ao oaso o ovooot, aoo ||g|-
ooos|tobao||v|og.
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Masterplan for Canary Wharf Jubilee Transit Line
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2010 JUNE : Markham Centre : Calthorpe Associates
2010 JUNE : Markham Live Precinct : Calthorpe Associates
T r i b u t a r y
407
Woodlot
PARK
(1.3 ba)
PARK
(0.4 ba)
NHLARENA/
AQUATIC CENTRE/
(3.2 ba)
OFFICE
(0.9 ba)
SPORTS
FACILITY
(1.0 ba)
PERFORMING
ARTS
(1.9 ba)
RETAIL/
OFFICE
(2.0 ba)
HOTEL/
OFFICE
(0.9 ba)
CONVENTION
CENTRE
(1.8 ba)
EXISTING
YMCA
PROPERTY
407 St at i on
VI VA St at i on
407 Transitway
Event Parking
Shuttle
VIVA Transitway
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S
t.
F St.
School Dr.
School Dr.
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E
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Enterprise Blvd.
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Rouge River
407 407
Markham Centre Park
Rouge River
Woodlot
Bill Crothers
Secondary
School
New
Kennedy
Square
Mall at
South Unionville
Square
IBM
Canada
Aryeh
Construction
H&W Developments
Markham
District
Energy
Rouge River
Valley
Transformer Station
HYDRO CORRI DOR
UTI LI TY CORRI DOR
Motorola
Honeywell
PARK (1.3 ba)
PARK (0.4 ba)
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OFFICE (0.9 ba)
SPORTS FACILITY (1.0 ba)
PERFORMING ARTS (1.9 ba)
RETAIL/ OFFICE (2.0 ba)
HOTEL/ OFFICE (0.9 ba) CONVENTION CENTRE (1.8 ba)
SURFACE EVENT PARKING (appro. 1,600 spaces)
SURFACE EVENT PARKING (appro. 1,600 spaces)
SURFACE EVENT PARKING (appro. 800 spaces)
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VI VA St at i on
GO Train
GO Train
CN Rail CN Rail
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407 Transitway
Enterprise Blvd.
Cederland Dr.
C St. C St. Extension (Private)
E St.
F St.
School Dr.
School Dr.
Verclaire Gate South Bidwell View Gate
Upper Duke Crescent
Bonnycastle Rd.
Roseberry Rd.
Mackenzies Stand Ave.
Frontage St. West
14th Ave. 14th Ave. 14th Ave.
Frontage St. West
B St.
Y St.
A St. Warden Ave.
Warden Ave.
Birchmount Rd.
East Valley Dr.
Market Dr. Extension (Private)
Market Dr.
Enterprise Blvd.
Enterprise Blvd.
Sciberras Rd.
Sciberras Rd.
Old Enterprise Blvd.
Old Enterprise Blvd. Extension
G St.
YMCA Blvd.
I St.
Helen Ave.
Kennedy Rd.
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Frontage St. East
Markham Live St.
Enterprise Blvd.
Verdale Crossing
Birchmount Rd.
Rouge Valley Dr. West
Simcoe Promenade Simcoe Promenade
Upper Duke Crescent Durham Rd.
A St.
Rouge Valley Dr. West
H St.
Main St.
407 Transitway
VIVA/ 7 Transitway
GO Train
Shuttle Connection

LEGEND
Markham Live
Retail/Commercial
Residential
Office
Civic
LAND USE CONCEPT
150m 225m 300m 75m 0m
MARKHAMCENTRE
Markham, Ontario, Canada
June 14, 2010
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Enterprise Drive underpass Markham YMCA
Existing heritage structure Hwy 407 elevated above site
Metrolinx GO Transit Line bisecting the site viewed from Hwy 407
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Option A : 25 acres West of Go Train Line Option C : 100 acres covering entire study area
Option D : Twinning development area South of Hwy 407 Option B : 40 acres spanning the GO Train Line
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.ascooco|vooto,|oooct,o|sappoat|oa||||ooaooa|||oastoctoo.
T|ooso|t.|||oo|t|ooaooot.o's,a||zocooooct|v|taoo|ocoaso
popo|at|ooooos|tba||o.|ogot|ooovo|opootobo|o.gaoopa'|og
|oastoctoo.
T||scoocoptt|atoooop|ost|op|aosoovo|opooot|oS|toCpt||zat|oo
Stoo.
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|n|rastructureo|tbe8lock
T|op|otogap|s|oc|oooo|ot||saoa|s|ss|o.casoa|agosoct|ooooo
|a||.a|aoo|ooo.oto.oToooto.
C|t||aco |s a |ago opsca|o o|t|-to.o os|ooot|a| oovo|opoot bo||t opoo
C||a||sooSpao|oaStootYao|ac|||taoocoatooasaoo|g|boo|ooo
toov|ta||zot|oaoaaooa||zopopo|at|ooooos|t.
T|oaoa.aso|v|ooo|otooovo|opootpaco|soac|.|t|t|o|o.obo|o.
gaoopa'|ogac|||t|os,pov|o|ogoapo,octoopopo|at|ooo500oo|tsovo
++acoso|aoo.
T||s oovo|opoot coocopt .as app||oo to t|o p|aoo|og o t|o stoot aoo
b|oc'oot.o'at|a'|a||vo.|t|t|opov|s|ooobo|o.gaoopa'|og
stoctoosboooat|t||s||g|ooos|toovo|opoot.
|otot|atbo|ovat|ogt|ostootspa'|ogstoctoosaobo||toogaooaoo
o|s| at t|o oo. oato.
Markham Live Site Optimization Study model of proposed street network with raised road to cross over existing railway tracks Construction underway as shown with development built above datum of existing railway tracks
Toronto Ontario November 2010
Photograph of existing development in former railway lands Toronto Ontario November 2010
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 12
Aoamson:CaltborpeCollaboratlon:Masterplan
CaltborpeAssoclatesPlan:[une14,2010.
/oasoo/ssoc|atos(//)aooCa|t|opo/ssoc|atos(C/)co||aboatootot|o
togot|oCooto\ost|oc|octaooCooto|ast|oc|ot|otoaoo||oov|s|oo,
|a'|a||vo.C/s|o|t|a|p|aos.ooocosoooo|o.oto.o|a'|aaoo
t|oCooto\ost||st|ct.C/|otooocoot|oo|g|oa|coocoptob|og|ogt|o
oaoaoob|oc'sstoovot|oCo||oo.
PPOS
t Taos|tStat|oo|scooso||oatoooosoot|s|ooa|oog.+0.
t |stab||s|ooCoota|Sooao
t Ct|ogaoa|C|oostootsaoob|oc's
CONS
t |ot|ostoots.|t||||too|-\cooooct|v|t.
t Y|C/3|voooaoooosatt|oCo||oo
t |a'|a||voStootto|oatooatbot|ooosa'|og|to||co|ttoovo
|agovo|oosota|ct|ot|o|oc|octoo|ogovoots.
t |otop|so||vobpassost|o||st|ct
AoamsonAssoclatesPrellmlnaryPlan:[une20,2010.
//agooo.|t|oc|oC/s|o|t|a|assopt|oos.T|oStat|oooa|osatt|o
soot|oogoooovo|opootaoot|oa|oocosot|osc|oat|cs'otc|os
ooossoot|oo|scoot|oo|tot|ostootcooooct|v|tacosst|os|to./coota|
sp|oo,|a'|a||voStootcoooocts|ooooo|ot|oto|otop|so|./t
oac|oooasooaoogoooaosaoooa|ootaocoogato.ato
t|o||st|ct.
PPOS
t Coota|Sooao|sopooootoa||o.ogoatov|s|b|||taoop|acoa'|og.
t |povoocooooct|v|tacosss|to.|t|o|agooa|otoos|ooo||Stoot
to|otop|so|.
t Cato.aootaocosaoop|oootagosoo|oooooaoo|otop|so.
t |oooaoooos
t |-Scooooct|oos|oto||st|ctoo|aocoo.
CONS
t Cooooct|v|t|sst||||||tootooooa,ostoot|-\
t Co|oooootpo|oto|ooooo|o.
CaltborpeAssoclatesLanoUseConceptPlan:[uly22,2010.
C/ taos|atoo t|o // po|||oa p|ao aoo |otooocoo t|o |ota ta|c
oov|cotooso|vot|oo|agooa|,ooct|ooo||Stoot.|t||otop|so|
.
PPOS
t ||Stootcooooctso|oct|to|ooooo|o.
t |otacoocoptoso|vosa,oootaocotot|o||st|ct
t T|ooootpo|otsa|oog|oooooo|st|botosta|cooboao|.
CONS
t |ota |s a |ago sca|o, ooo pooost|ao ta|c oov|co t|at |s oot a .o||
ostab||s|ootoc|o|ooo|ot|o|ov|oco.
t T|o|ota.|||boo||co|ttooav|gato|oovootooo.|t||oavta|c
vo|oosaooa|otopossoooooooa,o,ooct|oo.
t Y|C/3|voooaoooosatt|oCo||oo

5
0
0
m
T r i b u t a r y
407
Centre
rk
Woodlot
PARK
(1.3 ba)
PARK
(0.4 ba)
NHLARENA/
AQUATIC CENTRE/
(3.2 ba)
OFFICE
(0.9 ba)
SPORTS
FACILITY
(1.0 ba)
PERFORMING
ARTS
(1.9 ba)
RETAIL/
OFFICE
(2.0 ba)
HOTEL/
OFFICE
(0.9 ba)
CONVENTION
CENTRE
(1.8 ba)
EXISTING
YMCA
PROPERTY
407 St at i on
VI VA St at i on
G
V
407 Transitway
Event Parking
Shuttle
VIVA Transitway
E St.
F St.
School Dr.
School Dr.
Frontage St. West
E
ast Valley D
r.
Enterprise Blvd.
Enterprise Blvd.
Sciberras Rd.
O
ld E
nterprise B
lvd.
O
ld E
nterprise B
lvd. E
xtension
G
S
t.
YMCA Blvd.
I St.
K
e
n
n
e
d
y
R
d
.
YMCA Blvd.
Frontage St. East
Markham Live St.
Simcoe Promenade
Rouge Valley Dr. West
H
S
t.
M
ain St.
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AoamsonAssoclatesPlan:Optlon8
|ooopt|oos.ootostoo|ocopoat|ogpogatost|tsaoogaoo
|ssoos. T||s p|ao attopts to oso|vo t|o ota .|t| a t|aogo|a ,ooct|oo
bot.oooY|C/3|voaoo||Stoot.T|o|ob|||tob|ss||toooooot|o
s|to.|t|\|otogaoooootaocos|ot|ocootoooovo|opootb|oc's.T||s
statog|sootp|ca|oa||g|oooos|too.oto.o(|ot|Yo')ooogo
c|t.
PPOS
t Y|C/3|vo|sat|ostootact|vat|ogootagosoo|ot|-|astoob|oc's
t +ootpo|otsooto|ooooo.
t |otop|so||scooooctootoS|coo|oooaoo.
t |agob|oc'soo\osts|ooa||o.o|o|b|||ttop|aco|agoac|||t|oto
aoobaop|azaa|oog.|t|ot|ooostaoo|ogpogaat|co|ooots.
t CONS
t Cooooct|v|tto\ostst||||||tooto2stoots.
t Y|C/ac|||t|sota|oooaooaooossosobaopa'oo|asts|oo,|o.ovo
gaoo|ssoos.|||caosoabo|otoacoatt|oootaocotobooso|voo.

AoamsonAssoclatesMasterplan:OptlonC:Marcb2011
|ot|ooovo|opootot|op|ao.|t|oopoc|sotost|tsaoogao|og(3)
|o|ooo t||s |oa| astop|ao. |ago ac|||t|os ao ogao|zoo paa||o| to .
+0.Stootsaosta|g|taoocooooct|v|tacosst|os|to|sa||zoo.
PPOS
t Ct|agooa| stoot aoo b|oc' ssto a||o.s o opt||zat|oo o pa'|og
bo|o.aoooovo|opootabovo.
t Y|C/3|vocooooctsto|otop|so|.aoobocoosa|a|oStoot.
t Cooooct|v|tacosss|toopt||zoo.|t|+sta|g|tt|o|-\stoots.
t |ob|||tobcooso||oatoo|otoaoovo|opootcoocoptoo+0=acos.
t |-S cooooct|oos |oto ||st|ct oo|aocoo .|t| otoos|oos to t|o Soot|
oooo.+0
t V|V//Y|Tootosaooo|tsooto|otop|so|.
t +0Taos|t.a|sbo|o.gaoo.
t 2|bao|a's
CONS
t 3|oc's oo t|o \ost s|oo oooo to bo tostoo b oota||oo oos|gos oo
poposoo|agoac|||t|os.
CaltborpeAssoclatesOverlayPlan
C/ |s |o agoooot .|t| t|o// p|ao aoo pov|ooo a o|oooot s|o.|og
t|o|ocat|oooaoobaoob||tp|aza|ot|ocootoot|opo,octoo||
Stoot.T|o\osts|oo.astostoooota||o|oos|oosaoo|o|a||ao,ostoo.
PPOS
t C|oa|at|aoo|astop|aoCoocopt
t Cooto\ost|oc|octaooCooto|ast|oc|octaooo||oosoa|oss|to
bocoot|o|a'|a||vo||st|ct.
t |a'|a ||vo |s oo. ca||batoo aoo opt||zoo to a||zo t|o
oovo|opab|opotoot|a|ot|os|tocootoobt|oob|||t|ob.
CONS
t ||Stoototoos|oo\ost|soa.oasapooost|aopassagoaoob|ogo
ovot|ot|bota.|t|t|o|ooat|atastoototoos|ooooo|osot|o
stoo\osto||aooappova|oT|C/.
0
0
m
T r i b u t a r y
407
Woodlot
14m setback
W-OS-25
(0.09 ha)
W-OS-17
(1.76 ha)
407 St at i on
VI VA
St at i on
V
IV
A
T
Markham Centre
Mobility Hub
(Exact
configuration
TBD)
32
W-33
W-34
W-42
W-43
W-44
W-45
W-46
E-08
E-09
E-10
E-16
E-13
E-14
E-15
E-11
E-01 E-03 E-04
E-05
E-06
E-07
E-02 W-47
W-35
W-36
W-37
W-38
W-39
W-40
W-41
etail
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 14
Transit Alignment Diagram - Impacted Development
Mobility Hub Concept Transportation Network Transit Alignment Diagram - New alignment parallel to Hwy 407 below frontage road
TransltAllgnments
T|o|a'|a|ob|||tob|soooot|op|oc|p|ocoocoptst|atsoppotst|o|ooao|a'|a||voasa
||g|oooost|t,|oo-osoobaoo|st|ct.|t|||g|oooospotaooootota|oootac|||t|os.Taos|tac|||t|os
ooab|oog|ooa|cooooct|v|tcoat|ogt|ooppotoo|toao|ocoasootaospotat|ooooa|sp||tovot|o
aoot|oobsoppot|ogooost|aootaos|to|ootoooovo|opoot.|ooot||ooasao/oc|o|ob|||tob,t||s
o|t|ooa|taos|tstat|oo.|||boao|t|-|ovo|ac|||t,.||c||s|otoooootobo|otogatoo.|t|sooooo|og
|oastoctoo,|aooososaoopooost|aoaoota|cac|||t|ostocoatoav|baotob|||t|obo|st|ctspaoo|og
bot|s|oosot|oCC|a||||oo.|atot|oooc|sotoopt||zot|os|to.astoov|o.aootostt|ocooot
taos|ta||gooots.aooo|atoo|oastoctoo(+0Taos|t.a,CoTaos|t||oo,V|V//Y|T).
407Transltway
//statoo.|t|aocooooat|oo|ot|oCa|t|opop|aotoa||got|o+0Taos|t.aoot|osoot|oooogo
o t|o s|to oo|og op t|o |oto|o o t|o astop|ao o oovo|opoot. /s t|o p|ao o|agas |||ostato, t|o
poposoo|/appovooa||goootot|o+0Taos|t.asto|||zost|ocoos|tos|o|a'||a||vo(||aga+).
\opoposot|att|oa||gooots||ttot|osoot|at||.+0(bo|o.gaoo)|ooootoa||zooovo|opoot
oppotoo|t|osaootaospotat|oocooooct|v|t|acosst|os|to.
MetrollnGoTransltStatlon
T|oo|st|og|oto||oCotaos|ta||goootoa|osooc|aogooat||.+80o|agooa||pass|ogoooot|ooo.
stootaoob|oc'gaoos||.+`0.T|oCo||oo,.|t|a300|oogta|op|atoooct|oosast|ocooooct|vo||o'
bot.ooot|o+0Taos|t.aSoot|aoot|oV|V//Y|Tbosstat|ootot|o|ot|.
v|vA/YPT8usStatlon
T|oV|V//Y|Tbosp|atooa|osooc|aogooat||.+0ooto|ogot|ooooopassat|otop|so||vo,
aooo|t|ogooY|C/3|vo.o.ovo,.oocoooot|atbososo|tbac'ooto|otop|so||vo.|oop|og
bosta|coot||s|agot|ooog|aota,octooosopY|C/3|votoboaa|ostootstootsoct|oo.T|o
pob|o.|t|V|V//Y|To|t|ogooY|C/|st|at|t.|||caosoa.|ooooostootsoct|ootoaccoooatobos
aps(Spao|oa/voooobot.oooaboo/voaoo3|ooStoot|sas|||astootcaapoo.o|otot|o
Spao|oastat|oo).T||s'|ooo|oastoctoo|sootcooooc|votoapooost|aosca|ooa|ostoot,oo|ooa|o
ota||oovo|opoot./|sot|oY|SS|s|ocatoooot|ooogooY|C/3|voaoo.|||posootaoot|oost|ct|oo
oot||sa||gooot.
Analysls:TransltAllgnments:3D |mpllcatlons
s e c t l o n 3 | o p t l ml z a t l o n

15
Preferred alignment
Block Sterilization
5
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GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
T|oo||o.|ogsooooocoo|agos|||ostatot|o|/appovoo+0taos|t.a
a||goootovo|aooootot|o3|ass|ogooo|ot|o|a'|a||vo|oc|oct.
T|o o|g|oa| pocopt o t|o a||gooot .as to b|og t|o taos|t ooa||t|os
(CC,V|V/,aoo+0Taos|t.a)toooocoota||ob|ot|ocootoot|os|to.
T||scoocopt|op|oc|p|o|so|agaat|ca|||ooa|.o.ovo,.|ooovo|aoo
ootoaastop|aot|atopt||zost|ooovo|opab|opotoot|a|aoocooooct|v|t
acoss t|o s|to, t|o +0Taos|t.as cov|||ooa ta,octo aoo 30 |C\,
|asaoogat|vo|pactsto||z|ogp|aoovo|opootb|oc's|ot|o|oato
t|opoc|oct.C|voot|o20=|oogaogo|p||ootat|oop|aoot|o+0
Taos|t.a,t|o|pact.oo|o|avot|oooctosta|||ogoooz|ogt|opoc|ot
aoo ost|ct|og t|o potoot|a| o coat|og a ||g|o ooos|t taos|t-o|ootoo
oovo|opoot|ot|oooato.
T|o|oa||ago(6)|||ostatosapooooa||gooot.||c|so|vost|opob|os
ob|oc'sto|||zatoobpo|||ogt|o+0Taos|t.apaa||o|to.+0,aoo|oto
cooo|t .|t| t|o ot|agooa|| opt||zoo astop|ao. // sobsooooot|
cop|otooa|ob|||tobStooaoova||oatoot|ov|ab|||tot||spoooo
a||goootaoot|oops|oooovo|opootoppotoo|t|ost|atocoboo|ogop
t|o|oto|ob|oc's.
|t.asaot|c|patooaoo.|ttoo|otot|o|/agoooott|atstoo|osoooota'oo
ba|oo|c|pa||t||'ot|oS|toCpt||zat|ooStooot|oTo.oo|a'|a,
coo|o|o|ooococ|aogos|ot|oa||gooot.
FromLasto|Hlgbway400toKenneoyPo
LnvlronmentalProjectPeport
LecutlveSummary
L.6Lvaluatlono|Alternatlves
(FlnalParagrapb)
|t |s |potaot to op|as|zo t|at t|o poooo taos|t.a a||gooot aoo
stat|oo|ocat|oos.ooso|octoobasoooooos|goatoo|baoCo.t|Cooto
(|CCs)|ooot||oo|ot|oCo.t|||ao,appovoooo|c|pa||aooosop|aos,aoo
t|o |ocat|oo o o|st|og aoo appovoo taos|t ac|||t|os |oc|oo|og CCTaos|t
|a||,Sob.aaooY|T/V|V/co|oos.|TCocogo|zost|att|ooaooogo|og
stoo|os.|t||ot||ssoct|oosot|otaos|t.a|oc|oo|og||c|ooo|||-|aogsta
Cato.aaoo|a'|aCooto.
S|oo|os|go||caotc|aogostooo|c|pa|p|aosaoop|aooootaos|ta||gooots
bo agooo |o t|o otoo b a|| pat|os, |TC .||| oo| t|o +0Taos|t.a
|ov|oooota||o,oct|opot(|||)asooo|oo.


GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
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GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
|MPACTLD
DLvLLOPMLNT S|TL(S)
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
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GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
|MPACTLD
DLvLLOPMLNT S|TL(S)
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
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GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
|MPACTLD
DLvLLOPMLNT S|TL(S)
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
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GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
|MPACTLD
DLvLLOPMLNT S|TL(S)
MAPKHAM L|vL
MASTLPPLAN (100 acres)
MTO 407 TPANS|TWAY
(PPOPOSLD)
MAPKHAM CLNTPL
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MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 16
View from Downtown Markham to Markham Live showing clear
W-E street hierarchy stitching precincts together.
Tbe|ollowlnglsasummaryo|recommenoatlonsontbestreetanoblock
conguratlons baseo on tbe work to oate :
t |a||zocooooct|v|tbotooo|ogS|coo|oooaooto|otop|so
||vo o a|| os o tac (bosos, cas otc)
t /||go|otop|so|.(\ost).|t|Y|C/3|vo.
t Y|C/3|vo|st|o|o.|a|oStooto\aoooto|ooooo,+.25
||osooo|otooptooobaostootscapo,|a'|asoo.|o.oto.o
a|s.Cooot|t|o|o|ogtooCoopastop|aoo|o.oto.o
|a'|a|soovo|op|ogt||sstoot.|t|obaoota||.T||soa||gooot
st|tc|os|a'|aCootobac'togot|o\ostto|astopa||og
t|opob|osa|s|ogot|ogaoosopaat|oooooot|oCC||oo
sobo|v|o|og|a'|aCooto.
t + c|oa| ooooo |-\ stoots . |otop|so |ot|, Y|C/ 3|vo, |a'|a
||voStoot,|ootago|oSoot|paa||o|to+0.
t T||soa||gooota||o.so|oogo||ooaappoac|ostoc||btoo|+`2
att|o|ob|||tobt|oobcoat|ogoogaooa|pooost|ao|ooo|
s|opos(3)aoooas|otaos|t|oostobo||o|ogootagos.
t 3|oc'stot|o||,aooooto//stooaoaoo.|avop|oootagooo
Y|C/ 3|vo t|oob opaoo|og t|o o|st|cts |ooooco s|go|caot|. T|o
va|ooot|oso||paco|saopos|t|vo|oo|aocooaoot|o|ot|-|ast
s|ooo|a'|a||vo|soo.o|||otogatoo(|ooa||toat|oosot|o
p|aot|osopaco|s.oosoo.|at|so|atooaooo|scooooctooot|o
||st|ct).
t 3|oc'ogo|a|zat|ooa||a|oogt|o|a'|a||vostooaoaa||o.so
oo pogaat|c oovo|opoot o|b|||t.
t 3|oc'ot|ogooa|at|ooa||zat|ooa||zosstoctooopa'|ogcapac|t
acosst|os|to.
A clear blerarcby o| streets classleo by type malmlzes L-W connectlvlty
acrosstbeslte.Tblslscrltlcal|orveblcularmovement(transportatlon
mooelllng) to banole large tra|c volumes assoclateo wltb major sport ano
entertalnment|acllltles.
YMCA8lvo: ||3/|ST|||T
||a|-\stoot.|t|oo-stootpa'|og,zoosotbac'(||'o3|ooStoot)
MarkbamLlveStreet.|CST||3/|/||||ST||/|||T||S|ST|||T
Cob|oss-bo||aooostoot,pavootooo|aocopooost|aoact|v|t,oostoot
pa'|og,obao||st|ct(||'ot|o||st|||o||st|ct).T|ooos|goot|o20+5
|ao/V|||agooatoost|osaoobaooos|gostootc|to|oo.
SlmcoePromenaoe/LnterprlsePo.Nortb .3C|||V/|||||C/|-
TC|C|C|/||S|CT|C|
3oo|ovaooosoct|oo,soot|cov|||ooagooot|os(o|st|og)cooooc|voto
ovoooto|agovo||c|os(V|V//Y|Tbosootos.|t|accosstotaos|t
|obatoooopass||.+0)aoocasat||g|ospooosacosst|otopo
|a'|a||voaooCooto.T|oo|st|ogoooopassatt|oCoTaos|t||oo
|sootcooooc|voaspooost|aostootootagoaoot|oooos|oo|obo
oog|oooooto|aoo|obosoovooot|otot|oob|||t|obat||.+0.
FrontageStreetSoutb.S||V|C||C|T|
||a|-\sov|coco|oo,bac'-o-|oosopaa||o|to+0,otoc's
aoo|agovo||c|os,|oao|ogaoocas(accosstogaagosbo|o.gaoo).
|C|T-SC|TCC|||CT|V|TY.T3|
Sovoa||-Soaosaobo|ogop|oooc|t|ca|tootooo|ogt|ocooooct|v|t
ot|oo|st|ctSoot|o.+0.T|ooasab|||tot|osocooooct|oosao
oopoooootoopassagosoooot|o+0.
MalnStreetAllgnments Street Hlerarcby ano Classlcatlon
s e c t l o n 2 | a n a l y s l s

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T|o o||o.|og p|aos s|o. oo oota||oo
|toat|oos o oac| o t|o s|to opt|oos. T|o
oas|oo||oosoposoott|o|o|t|a|aoasostoo.
|ac| opt|oo oovo|opoo b // pos|t|oos
t|o cooso||oatoo |ob|||t ob .|t||o t|o
oovo|opoot b|oc' pattoo oooo t|o oo.
gaoos.
/ g|azoo \|oto Caooo ao|atoo b ota||,
ootota|oootaooot|ocooc|a|ooct|oos
s|tsootopot|otaos|tac|||ta||o.|og||g|tto
poootato|otot|op|atoaoasbo|o..T|oso
\|otogaooosbocoot|o|coo|cgato.ato
|a'|a||vo.
Sooooo|og t|o |ob|||t ob |s t|o coo
|a'|a||vooovo|opootpoga|oc|oo|og
t|o |o|t|-oso Spots aoo |otota|ooot
Cop|o, |oto| .|t| coovoot|oo ac|||t|os,
/ooat|c Cooto aoo ot|o spots aoo
ootota|oootvoooos.
Coos|ooat|oo .as g|voo to t|o oovo|opoot
ot|oao,acootb|oc'sto|a'|a||vo.T|oso
b|oc's .oo oov|s|oooo to bo cop||oota
|oo-oso s|tos coposoo o C|ass / C|co,
os|ooot|a|,ota||aooc|v|cooct|oos|ooooto
coatoaba|aocoocooo|t.|t||o|a'|a
Cooto.
|nOptlonDaoo|t|ooa|spotsaooc|v|cvoooos
soc|asaTaooCooto,C|p|cTa|o|og|ac|||t,
aoo|oooo||o|o|ooso.oo|ocatoosoot|o
t|o+0.
Option A Option C
Option D Option B
SlteOptlons:A-D(Summary)
Wintergarden Concept
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 18
T|osopagoso||o.t|ooovo|opootot|o|astop|aoo
|a'|a ||vo, stat|og |o 200` t|o 20++. T|o o|agas
sovoasaoaoootatooocooot|oovo|ot|ooot|op|ao.
UrbanStrateglesPlan
T|ooa||ostvos|ooot|op|ao.asocosoooot|o/oc|o
|ob|||tobasabo||o|ogpo,oct|ot|ocootoot|os|to.
T|otaos|ta||gooots.ooootootot|o|ob./oot.o'
ostootsaoob|oc'sao|atoot||scooto.
CaltborpeAssoclatesPlan
|oaosaoo|ovatooovot|oCCtaos|t||ootoooot|o
o|v|oo bot.ooo t|o\ost aoo |ast s|oos o t|o poc|oct.
T|o |ob|||t ob |s s|oo oootoo to t|o Soot| o t|o
|oc|oct to oo op t|o at|ooa||zat|oo o t|o stoot aoo
b|oc'ssto.Taos|ta||goootsaoootootot|oSoot||o
ao|t|-|ovo|ac|||t.
AoamsonAssoclatesPlan
\o'|og o t|o C/ ||ao, t|o |oastoctoo oooo||og
t|ot.ooo||oopoc|octs.asot|oo|ooot|oog|t|o
S|toCpt||zat|ooStooast|ostootaoob|oc'pattoo.as
at|ooa||zootoaccoooatopa'|ogcapac|t|osassoc|atoo
.|t| t|o ooo|ooots o spots aoo ootota|ooot
ac|||t|os.T|o|ob|||tob.as|otogatoooooot|ob|oc'
oot.o'as|t|s|oao||g|oooost|o|st|ct.T|ostat|oo
|sbo|o.gaoo,co|oc|ooot.|t|t|oCotaos|t||oo||+80,
accoss|b|ob\|otogaooos.|t||ot|ooovo|opootb|oc'.
(|ocoooot, 3C| ||aco,Toooto) |oo Cpt|oos /,3,C,|
.oostoo|oo.Cpt|oo/,3aooC.o't|o|toat|ooso
pogatost|ts,gaoo|ssoos,taos|ta||goootsaoostoot
cooooct|v|t. Cpt|oo | s|o.s a ||g|-|ovo| coocopt o
t.|oo|ogt|ooovo|opootoot|oSoot|s|ooo|a'|a
||vo|ot|oaoacooot|t|o|ooco|so.T|oo|aga
oCpt|oo|popososataos|ta||goootoot|oSoot|s|oo
o.+0.||c|coo|obocooaotoo|-\cooooct|oo
o|aogstaCato.ato|a'|a||vo,ot|oa||gooot
oa||g|spoooa||||o'o\|oosoto|ootoa|.
Cpt|oo C .as c|osoo as t|o poooo opt|oo aoo
appovoo at |SC |o |ac| 20++. T|o oao oot.o' |s
oos|gooo.|t|ooa,o|ast-\oststootst|ata||zo
cooooct|v|t acoss t|o s|to. |ac| stoot |s catogo|zoo b
soct|oo aoo tpo. (oo to |ogooo) |o aoo|t|oo |ot| -
Soot|stoototoos|oosaop|aoooooooo|g|.a+0to
bo|stot|oo|st|bot|ooota|c|oa||o|oct|oos.
SlteDlagrams
UP8ANSTPATLG|LS OCT2009
CALTHOPPLASSOC|ATLS [UNL2010
ADAMSONASSOC|ATLS [AN2011
A
GPADLCO|NC|DLNTW|THGOL|NLLL.180
GOL|NLCOvLPLDATSTAT|ONFOP100m
LXPOSLDSLCT|ONOFTPACKSD|v|DLSMAPKHAML|vLL-W
|PPLGULAP8LOCKD|MLNS|ONS
LL.180
LL.190 LLLvATLSTPLLTSOvLPGOL|NL
H|DLPA|L|NFPASTPUCTUPLTOCPLATLPLDLSTP|ANPLALM
NLWGPADLSLSTA8L|SHLD
PLGULAPSTPLLTAND8LOCKPATTLPN
CLLAPUP8ANPLAZA(1ACPL)
POTAPY:LNTLPPP|SLDP[O|NLDTOMAPKHAML|vLST
STAT|ONFPONT|NGONHWY407
YMCA 8LvD DLAD LNDS AT GO L|NL LL.180
v|vAPLATFOPMONGPADLLL.190
407 TPANS|TWAY AL|GNLD AD[ACLNT TO 407 COPP|DOP
LL.190
L|M|TLDL-WCONNLCT|v|TY
STAT|ONATCONvLPGLNCLOFTPANS|T|NCLNTPLOFS|TL
v|vALL.170
407 TPANS|TWAY LL.170
PLLOCATLSTAT|ON:W|NTLPGAPDLNCONCLPT
SPOPT&LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY(SLF)WLSTLPNANCHOP
LAPGLUP8ANPLAZA(2-3ACPLS)
PLAZAOvLP-LXPOSLDTOHWY407
GO PLATFOPM (300m) L|NKS TPANS|TWAY AND v|vA LL. 180
407TPANS|TWAYAL|GNLDONSOUTHFPONTAGLPDLL.170
v|vA LL.170 AL|GNLD W|TH YMCA 8LvD
YMCA 8LvD DLAD LNDS AT GO L|NL
SLF
s e c t l o n 2 | a n a l y s l s

19
MTO407TPANS|TWAY
MASTLPPLANNLD 8LOCKS
FPAM|NG PP|MAPY SPACLS
PLAZALXTLNT
CUP8LLSSPLDLSTP|ANSLCT|ON
PU8L|CPAPK/GPLLN
PU8L|CLvLNTPLAZA
TYP|CALLY1ACPL
PPOGPAM FAC|L|T|LS / 8U|LD|NGS
MAPKHAML|vLSTPLLT
LNTLPTA|NMLNT PPLC|NCT
"D|ST|LLLPY D|STP|CT" CUP8LLSS SLCT|ON
LNTLPPP|SLDP
THOPOUGHFAPLSLCT|ON
"MA|N STPLLT" CONCLPT
YMCA 8LvD WAPDLN TO KLNNLDY
"8LOOP STPLLT" SLCT|ON
MAPKHAM CLNTLP TPANS|T STAT|ON
MLTPOL|NX MO8|L|TY HU8
MO8|L|TY HU8 LXTLNT
PPLC|NCTCLNTPL
MAPKHAML|vLPLAZA
NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
GO MLTPOL|NX L|NL
v|vA/YPT
TPANS|T
STPLLTS
UP8AN|SM/PLACLMAK|NG
LX|ST|NG YMCA
LLGLND
FPONTAGL POAD
SLPv|CLSLCT|ONAD[ACLNTTO407
C
8
PPLFLPPLDDLvLLOPMLNTSTPATLGY
APPPOvLDDSCMAPCH2011
STAT|ON|NTLGPATLD|NTO8LOCKDLvLLOPMLNT
mlsta. FAC|L|TYASLASTLPNANCHOP
LL.190
LNTLPPP|SLDPCONNLCTLDTOS|MCOLPPOMLNADL
YMCA 8LvD LXTLNDLD WLST TO WAPDLN
MAPKHAML|vLSTPLLTCONNLCTLDTOYMCA
POTAPY LL|M|NATLD
LL.190
MO8|L|TYHU8M|XLD-USLDLvLLOPMLNTCONCLPT
MO8|L|TYPLAZA(1ACPL)
SLFMOvLDCLOSLPTOPLAZAANDHU8
W|NTLPGAPDLN SCPLLNS PLAZA FPOM HWY 407
mlsta.AD[ACLNT TO HWY 407 : UP8AN PAPK ON LAST S|DL
YMCA 8LvD NLW "MA|N STPLLT" WAPDLN TO KLNNLDY
MAPKHAML|vLSTLXTLNDSWLST,FOOT8P|DGLOvLPTP|8UTAPY
v|vADLD|CATLDONLNTLPPP|SLDP
GOTPANS|TPAPK|NGLOCATLDSOUTHOFHWY407
LAPGLFAC|L|T|LSALONG407
mlsta.
SLF
SLF mlsta.
CALTHOPPLASSOC|ATLS [UNL2010
ADAMSONASSOC|ATLS MAPCH2011 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM MAAPCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH2011 MMM
FUTUPLPA|LCOPP|DOPSOUTHOF407
8|GP|CTUPL:AL|GNMLNTFOPH|-SPLLDPA|LCOPP|DOP
407TPANS|TWAYLOCATLDSOUTHLSTA8L|SH|NGL-WL|NLAP(STPA|GHT)TPANS|TCOPP|DOP
FUTUPLLOCAT|ONOFMONOPA|LL|NK|NGLANGSTAFFTOMAPKHAMCLNTPL
DLvLLOPMLNTPOTLNT|ALOFSOUTHD|STP|CTS8YUNDLPGPOUND|NGHYDPOL|NLS
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC||||||||||||||||||AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTLLLLLLLLLLSSS DDDDDDDDAAA DDDDDDDAAA DDDAAA
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLL AAAAAAAAAAA SOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCC|||||||||||AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTLLLLLLLLLLLS [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL222222222222220000000000000001111111111111100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OOPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOO AAATTT
D
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO MMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOO SSSSSSSOOOO AAAAAAAAA
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY
Pre|erreoDevelopmentStrategy
OptlmlzeoMasterplan-SlteOptlonC
AlternateMasterplansC1-C4
Parklng
StreetSectlons
20
optimization
3
Conceptual Diagram - Site Section through raised road grades above integrated transitway
Conceptual Diagram - Integrated transitway with lower level parking
s e c t l o n 3 | o p t l ml z a t l o n

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Pre|erreoDevelopmentStrategy
T|o o||o.|og oa.|ogs |o t||s soct|oo |||ostato t|o poooo oovo|opoot
statogbasoooot|oovo|ot|ooooos|goc|to|aoS|top|aoCpt|ooC.T|o
poooostootaoob|oc'pattoooo|oos|a'|a||voaooCS|Cb|oc's|o
t|osoot|oozoooot|os|to.\|t|a|soooaogaoosabovot|o|otogatoo
taos|t.as,t|o|o.o|ovo|scaoboosooooooogoooopa'|ogaooota||
copooootstoa||zo|aoooso.
T|oovoa||poga.asa||ocatoo|oac|oa||ooao|spos|t|oobasoooot|o
pov|oos|oot||ooostootaoob|oc'||oac|.
Hwy407Frontage:Largesportanoentertalnment|acllltles
t |oot ooto t|o +0 o ||g|ost v|s|b|||t (baoo|og potoot|a|) aoo t|o
|agost||ooaootagosaoos|tos.T|o||g|.a|t|gatost|osca|oot|oso
bo||o|ogs.
Markbaml|veStreet:S&LFacllltles,Petall,O||lce,anoHotel
t pooost|ao sca|oo ootota|ooot o|st|ct stoot, t|o |ot| o|ovat|oos
ot|o|agoac|||t|osao||ooo.|t|ota||a|ogc|v|cspacosaoopa's.
T|osospacosaoscoooooot|o.aoocooco|taotoo|so|ovo|s.
MalnStreet:YMCA8lvo:Petall,Pesloentlal
t /st|oa|oota||/os|ooot|a|sp|ooo\aoooto|ooooo,t|ostoot|s
||ooo.|t|a+stoop||ot|.|t|os|ooot|a|to.osabovos|||ato3|oo
StootTC.
LnterprlseDr:SlmcoePromenaoe:Pesloentlal
t T|o|ot|oopot|ooo|||sp|a||+stooos|ooot|a|b|oc's.T|oso
oo|g|bo|ooosaoscoooooot|o.,aoooot|opo|otoot|o
|otota|oootaoas.|t||o.a|'|ogo|staocoot|oob|||t|ob. Markham Live Masterplan : Optimized : Program Allocation
Markham Live Masterplan : Optimized : Massing Study Markham Live Masterplan : Optimized : Massing / Density Study


MAPKHAM L|vL MASTLPPLAN
100 acres
PLS|DLNT|AL
OFF|CL
HOTLL
CONTLXT (PPOPOSLD)
C|v|C
S|TL DATA :
MAPKHAM L|vL PPLC|NCT
30 acres
PLTA|L
MAPKHAM |NTLPNAT|ONAL SPOPTS TPA|N|NG ACADLMY (M|STA) PLG|ONALMO8|L|TYHU8 LNTLPTA|NMLNT FAC|L|TY


PLS|DLNT|AL
OFF|CL
HOTLL
PLTA|L
CONTLXT (PPOPOSLD)
C|v|C
PLS|DLNT|AL
OFF|CL
HOTLL
PLTA|L
CONTLXT (PPOPOSLD)
C|v|C
Block 10
Pesl:54,000sm
Petall: 14,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 9
Pesl:26,000sm
Petall: 30,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 13 (mista.)
Pesl:60,000sm
Hotel:20,000sm
Petall: 18,000sm
O|ce:34,000sm

Block 1C
Pesl:0sm
Petall: 5,000sm
Fle:2,500sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 1C
Pesl:0sm
Petall: 5,000sm
Fle:2,500sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 3
Pesl:7,500sm
Petall: 8,200sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 8 ConventlonCentre
Conventlon:12,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Petall: 10,000sm
O|ce:10,000sm

Block 4
Pesl:10,000sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:6,000sm

Block 6
Pesl:37,000sm
Petall: 4,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 5
Pesl:18,000sm
Petall: 4,000sm
O|ce:0sm
1A
2
3
1C
13
9
11
12
18
17
16
15
10
14
4
5
6
7
8
Block 2
Pesl:0sm
Petall: 1000sm
O|ce:22,000sm

Block 1B Arena
Arena:67,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Hotel:0sm
Petall: 10,000sm
O|ce:5,000sm

Block 14 Per|ormlngArts
Per|ormance:18,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Hotel:0sm(20,000trans|tomlsta.)
Petall: 10,000sm
O|ce:0sm(30,000trans|tomlsta.)

Block 7
Pesl:42,000sm
Petall:10,000sm
O|ce:0sm
Block 1A Towerplaza
Plaza: 28,000sm (0.69 acre)
Pesl:20,000sm
Hotel:40,000sm
Petall: 12,500sm
O|ce:7,500sm

1B
Block 11 Urban Park
Park: 6,500sm (1.6 acres)

Block 12
Pesl:0sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:57,000sm

Block 15
Pesl:48,000sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:1,000sm

Block 16
Pesl:35,000sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 17
Pesl:35,000sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Marham Live Option C


Derlveo|romspreaosbeet10-Feb-11
Pevlseo20.03.12to concurwltbspreao
sbeet 16-May-2011
Block 18
Pesl:11,000sm
Petall: 5,000sm
O|ce:1000sm
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 22
Optimized Masterplan - Site Option C
s e c t l o n 3 | o p t l ml z a t l o n

23
Masterplan Drawing - Site Option C
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 24
|oooosp|aova|aotsot|opooooS|to
Cpt|oo C .oo oa.o |o taooo .|t| t|o
sc|oat|c oovo|opoot o |ago poga
ac|||t|osa|oogt|oSoot|s|ooot|os|to.T|oso
ac|||t|os |avo vo spoc|c ooo|ooots aoo
o|oos|oosaoot|oastop|ao.astostooaoo
oo| o|oos|oooo to accoooato b t|oso
poga tost ts.
C1:S&LFacllltylnN-SOrlentatlon
T||s va|aot s||too t||s ac|||t |o t|o |-S
o|oct|oo |o ooo to sat|s t|o .|ot| o
t|o ac|||t. |t |s aot|c|patoo t|at t|o bo||o|og
.||| ooo|o at |oast +25 .|ot| aoo t||s
coogoat|oo ao,ostoo t|o s|zo o t|o paco|
accoo|og|. o.ovo, t||s scooa|o boa's
t|o coot|oo|t o t|o |-\ stoot pattoo aoo
ooocoscooooct|v|tacosst|os|to.
C2:LlstlngYMCAtoremalnatLL.177.0
T||s va|aot .as coocoooo .|t| t|o o|st|og
Y|C/bo|||oogoot|o|asts|ooot|oo|st|ct.
|o ooo to ac||ovo a 3 gaoo c|aogo ovo
t|o s|to to got ovo t|o tac's a |oog oo |s
ooo|oo oY|C/ 3|vo stat|og at |ooooo
|o./spoc|a|cooo|t|oo.|||bocoatoo.|t|
a stoopo s|opo |o ooo to 'oop t|oY|C/
bo||o|og. |ota|o|og t|o Y|C/ .||| |pact
|o.ovo t|o ovoa|| pa'|og capac|t o t|o
|-| pot|oo o t|o s|to |ova|ab| oooc|og
oovo|opootopt||zat|oo.
C3:DeolcateogreenspaceonYMCAslte
T||s va|aot assoos t|o Y|C/ .||| bo
o|ocatooaooabsoboo|oto||g|oooospot
ac|||t|os cootop|atoo o |a'|a ||vo, ||'o
||ST/.T|ogaooscaobocoos|stoot|3aoo
aoobaopa'.|t|pa'|ogbo|o.caoaoc|o
t|o|asts|ooo|a'|a||vo.
C4:PlanDetall:125mparcelwlotb
T||s va|aot s|o.s aoot|o a|tooato |ocat|oo
ot|oS8|ac|||toot|oS-\coooot|o
s|to. T|o .|ot| o t|o paco| |s |ocoasoo to
+25 .|t|oot aoct|og t|o |-\ cooooct|v|t
acosst|os|to./|agoobaop|aza|sopoooo
op bot.ooo t|o ob|||t |ob aoo t||s ac|||t
.|t|oposoooto.+0./oo|t|ooa||,t|o
bo||o|og|ast.oo|ovat|oosv|o.ooo.
+0|ocoas|ogv|s|b|||taoobaoo|ogpotoot|a|.
AlternateTransltAllgnment:MLStreet
T|oog| t||s oota||oo pocoss, ao a|tooato
a||gooot .as oa.o to oo a t||o opt|oo t|at
sat|sos t|o p|ao, tost ts aoo taos|t aot|o|t|os.
AlternateMasterplansC1-C4
Alternate Transit Alignment Diagram - Alignment under Markham Live Street
1RLPSDFWRQGHYHORSPHQWDQGVDWLVHVWKHGHVLUHWREULQJWUDQVLWPRGDOLWLHVFORVHU
together at the hub.
C4 : Plan Detail : Sport and Entertainment Facility with 125m deep parcel width and
offset on Markham Live Street maintaining E-W connectivity.
C1 : Sport and Entertainment Facility in N-S orientation
C3 : Dedicated green space in YMCA site
C2 : Existing YMCA to remain at EL. 177.0
s e c t l o n 3 | o p t l ml z a t l o n

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Masterplan showing Mobility Hub satellite parking strategy
|a'|ogoooop|ost|osoccosso|a'|a||vo
aoot|oaoootopa'|og|so|oct|o|atooto
t|oo|t|atoooos|taoooaoosca|oot|o
oovo|opoot.Cpt||z|ogt|opa'|ogovot|o
s|to.|||sott|oc|to|aooo|ooo|a'|a
||vo to go. aoo oovo|op ovo t|o |oto a
||g|oooost|oo.oto.oooogoc|t.
T|ocoocopttoa|sot|ogaoosovot|otac's
a||o.s o appo|ato| +6,000 cas to bo
stoctooobo|o.t|ooo.gaoo./oaoo|t|ooa|
aoaSoot|o.+0|ot|o|ooco|oo
caopa'3000cas.T||ssato|||tosoacopa'|og
aoa.|||p|a||boCoTaos|tpa'|ogoo|og
t|ooaaooovootpa'|ogatot|ot|os.T||s
aoa.oo|o|avooaocooooct|oosSoot|o||
to soppot aoo oaso tac ovooot |o t|o
aoa.
MobllltyHubDevelopmentConcept
T|ostato|||topa'|ogaoaoosopstoctooo
pa'|og capac|t |o t|o cooto o ||. T|o
stoctooo pa'|og o|oct| bo|o. cao bo
t|o ob|||t |ob .||| bo ooo|catoo to a
copo|oos|vooovo|opootabovo.
Parklng
StructureoParklngDlagram
Mobility Hub Site : N-S Section looking West
through Hotel/Condo Towers
Structured Parking / Surface Parking Totals
MOBILITY HUB
DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT
SATELLITE SURFACE PARKING
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Street Section and Plan - Frontage Street South 30m Right of Way Street Section and Plan - Markham Live Street 22m Right of Way
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Street Sections : Major East - West Roadways
Street Section and Plan - YMCA Boulevard 30m Right of Way Street Section and Plan - Enterprise Drive 30m Right of Way
FRONTAGE RD
30m ROW
SERVICE
MARKHAM LIVE STREET
22m ROW
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
ENTERPRISE DR.
30m ROW
THOROUGHFARE
YMCA BLVD.
30m ROW
MAIN STREET
s e c t l o n 3 | o p t l ml z a t l o n
Key Plan
Street Section and Plan - E Street 20m Right of Way Street Section and Plan - C Street 24m Right of Way
Key Plan
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Street Sections and Plans Minor North - South Roadways
Key Plan
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YMCA Blvd : Enterprise Dr E-W
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Minor Streets
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ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
MINOR ROAD 1
20m ROW
YMCA BLVD TO ENTERPRISE DR
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Markham Live Masterplan 2012
S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

3D Massing Models
29
Markham Live Masterplan 2012 : Computer Model
Includes Mobility Hub Development Concept
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Markham Live : viewed from Enterprise Dr looking S-E
Massing Study
S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

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Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N -W
Massing Study
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


32
Markham Live : viewed from Enterprise Dr looking S-E with extensions to Downtown Markham
Massing Study

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


33
Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W with extensions to Downtown Markham
Massing Study
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


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Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 from above with extensions to Downtown Markham
Massing Study

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


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Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W with extensions to Downtown Markham
Massing Study
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


36
Markham Live : viewed from Downtown Markham along Main Street YMCA Blvd
Markham Live District shown in wood tone

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


37
Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W with extensions to Downtown Markham
Markham Live District shown in wood tone
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


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38
Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W
Density and Program Allocations

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


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100acres
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Density and Program Allocation
39
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


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OFF|CL
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PLTA|L
CONTLXT(PPOPOSLD)
C|v|C
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PLTA|L
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Block 10
Pesl:54,000sm
Petall:14,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 9
Pesl:26,000sm
Petall:30,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 13 (mista.)
Pesl:60,000sm
Hotel:20,000sm
Petall:18,000sm
O|ce:34,000sm

Block 1C
Pesl:0sm
Petall:5,000sm
Fle:2,500sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 1C
Pesl:0sm
Petall:5,000sm
Fle:2,500sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 3
Pesl:7,500sm
Petall:8,200sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 8 ConventlonCentre
Conventlon:12,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Petall:10,000sm
O|ce:10,000sm

Block 4
Pesl:10,000sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:6,000sm

Block 6
Pesl:37,000sm
Petall:4,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 5
Pesl:18,000sm
Petall:4,000sm
O|ce:0sm

1A
2
3
1C
13
9
11
12
18
17
16
15
10
14
4
5
6
7
8
Block 2
Pesl:0sm
Petall:1000sm
O|ce:22,000sm

Block 1B Arena
Arena:67,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Hotel:0sm
Petall:10,000sm
O|ce:5,000sm

Block 14 Per|ormlngArts
Per|ormance:18,000sm
Pesl:0sm
Hotel:0sm(20,000trans|tomlsta.)
Petall:10,000sm
O|ce:0sm(30,000trans|tomlsta.)

Block 7
Pesl:42,000sm
Petall:10,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 1A Towerplaza
Plaza:28,000sm(0.69acre)
Pesl:20,000sm
Hotel:40,000sm
Petall:12,500sm
O|ce:7,500sm

1B
Block 11 UrbanPark
Park:6,500sm(1.6acres)

Block 12
Pesl:0sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:57,000sm

Block 15
Pesl:48,000sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:1,000sm

Block 16
Pesl:35,000sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Block 17
Pesl:35,000sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:0sm

Marham Live Option C


Derlveo|romspreaosbeet10-Feb-11
Pevlseo20.03.12toconcurwltbspreao
sbeet16-May-2011
Block 18
Pesl:11,000sm
Petall:5,000sm
O|ce:1000sm

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Markham Live : Density and Program Allocations
(refer to Appendix A for area schedules)

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


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Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W
Density and Program Study
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


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Markham Live Mobility Hub Area : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N showing centralized mobility hub
Density and Program Study

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n


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Markham Live Mobility Hub Area : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-E
Density and Program Study
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY


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Markham Live Site Elevations
Density and Program Study

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

45
Main Street YMCA Blvd
Major retail/residential E-W street connecting Kennedy to Warden
A
B
B
A
Markham Live Street
Entertainment District street
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY

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MAPKHAMCLNTPL
100ACPLS
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46

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

N
Final Masterplan Vision Model
47
Markham Live : viewed from Hwy 407 looking N-W with extensions to Downtown Markham
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY

Figure Ground Plan


48

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

Illustrated Masterplan
49
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY

0 200m 100 50 20
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The Grand Boulevard Concept : East - West
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1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

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MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 52
Markham Live : Conceptual View of Central Mobility Hub Plaza

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

53
Mobility Hub Development Concept
Markham Live : Study of the Mobility Hub Development Concept
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(structured parking edited for clarity of conceptual section)
Exploded View : Mobility Hub Development Program
Concept Section
41
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Mobility Hub Development in
the centre of Markham Live
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Massing and Character
54
Markham Live Massing : Brick and Glass Towers
Creating a unique chararacter for this District to distinguish it from downtown Toronto
and the preponderance of glass residential buildings.
Battery Park City, NY
(100 acre masterplanned district completed 2011)

1 S e c t l o n 4 | v l s u a l l z a t l o n

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v|LWLOOK|NGNOPTHFPOMSATLLL|TLMO8|L|TYHU8STAT|ONLNTPANCL(SOUTHOFHWY407)
55
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY
StuoyAreaScbeoules
StuoyAreaCbarts
56
appendix a data
5
s e c t l o n 5 | a p p e n o l

57
Study Area Schedules
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 58
s e c t l o n 5 | a p p e n o l

59
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 60
Study Area Charts
S e c t l o n 5 | a p p e n o l

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MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 62
161
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S|TLAPLA 75acres,(25acrecore)
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1.2mllllonretall
500,0004-ce
2botels/conootower
APLNA StaplesCenter
$420mllllonUSD
$116mllllon(20yrs)
(namlngrlgbts)
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$1.2bllllon
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TOTALCOST 3.58|LL|ON
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appendix b precedent
6
LA Live
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

Staples Centre Arena, L.A. Live, Los Angeles
Locateo Soutb-West o| oowntown Los
Angeles, LA Llve ls a 3.5 bllllon oollar
vl sl on | or a maj or spor t s ano
entertalnmentolstrlct.Ancboreobytbe
Staples Centre Arena, tbe oeveloper
ALGepectstoattract6mllllonvlsltors
annuallybycreatlnga4,000,00s|mleo-
usepreclnctovera6block,78acreslte.
Tbl s pr oj ect bas | unoament al l y
relnventeotbearenabaseooevelopment
mooelbymaklnglturban. ALG,oneo|
tbe leaolng Sports ano Lntertalnment
presenters ln tbe worlo, as owner/
operator/oeveloper, bas reallzeo tbe
major components o| tbe preclnct : an
Arena, 8roaocast Centre, Per|ormlng
Arts /Tbeatre, Hotel(s) wltb Pesloentlal
ConoomlnlumsanoaClnema.LALlvels
a oense urban preclnct tbat success|ully
lntegrates large scale venues lnto a
p e oe s t r l a n s c a l e o, ml e o- u s e ,
entertalnment oestlnatlon maklng a
memorable urban centre |or Soutb LA.
LA Llve ls arguably tbe prototyplcal
preceoent, partlcularly ln tbe 25 acre
core,|ortbeMarkbamLlvepreclnct.
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Tbe preclnct ls strateglcally slteo at tbe
lntersectlono| |-10 (SantaMonlcaFwy),
|-110,twoo|Amerlcasbuslest|reeways,
anoFlgueroaDrlve,oneo|LA'sprlmary
streets tbat pass tbrougb tbe beart o|
oowntown LA. Tbe LA Conventlon
Center, bulltlntbe 1970's,occuplestbe
Soutb-Westerneogeo|tbeslte|ormlng
a backorop |or recent work at tbe
Nortb-West corner ancboreo by tbe
Staples Center. Tbls 25 acre quaorant,
tbenewcoreo| LALlve,lscentereoby
tbe Nokla Plaza, a 40,000 s| peoestrlan
scaleo open alr plaza. Tbe plaza ls tbe
"meetlngplace"anotbereocarpetevent
center o| LA Llve, a gooo eample o|
urbanplacemaklng.
|n response to tbe reallzatlon o| tbls
core oevelopment, tbe general contet
surrounolng tbe slte ls masterplanneo
-o8-;8tb,8o,4slcatlon.
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COPL:25ACPLS
ALP|ALMASTLPPLAN: S|TL8OUNDAPY
N
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

S|TLD|AGPAM
1 STAPLLSCenterArena
2 LSPN8roaocastFaclllty
3 NoklaPlaza
4 NoklaTbeatre
5 ClubNoklaTbeatre
GrammyMuseum
Pestaurant(s)
O|ce
8roaocastFaclllty
6 [PWMarrlott/Pltz-Carlton
HotelanoPesloences
7 PegalClnemas
14screenclneple
8 [PWMarrlottCon|erence
8anquetCenter
9A FutureConventlonCenter
epanslonplans
98 FutureStaolumLocatlon
10 LosAngelesConventlon
Center
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1
2
4
6
7
3
10
5
8 9A 9B
N
0 200m 100 50 20
MASTLPPLAN900350m:315,000sm(78acres)
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1 STAPLLSCenterArena
20,000seatmultl-purposeentertalnmentvenue
2 LSPN8roaocastFaclllty
12,500s|stuolo
LSPNZonerestaurant/arcaoecomple
3 NoklaPlaza
40,000s|open-alrplaza
4 NoklaTbeatre
7,100mlo-slzeomuslcanotbeatrevenue
5 ClubNoklaTbeatre
2,300venue|orllvemuslc/culturalevents
GrammyMuseum
Pestaurant(s)
LuckyStrlkebowllngalley
CongaPoom
O|ce
8roaocastFaclllty
6 [PWMarrlott/Pltz-Carlton
HotelanoPesloences
54st,1001roomtwo-botelbybrlotower
80,000s|Con|erenceCetre
7 PegalClnemas
14-screen 3,800 seats, West Coast Nagsblptbeatre
multlple
PegalPremlereHouse,806-seattbeatre
LAL|vL:COPLPPOGPAM
1 STAP TT
20,000
2 LSPN
12,500
LSPN
3 Nokl
40,000
4 Nokl
7,100
5 Club
2,300
Gram
Pesta
Lucky
Cong
O|c
8roao
6 [PW PP
Hote
54st,
80,000
7 Pegal
14-scr
multlp
Pegal P
1
2 4
6
7
3
5
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PLDLSTP|ANPOUTLSTO
CLNTPAL LNTLPTA|NMLNT
FAC|L|TY
LA MLTPO L|GHT PA|L
STPUCTUPLD PAPK|NG
TPANS|T STAT|ON
LA MLTPO
MA|NSTPLLTANDPLAZA
LXTLNS|ONS
PU8L|CPAPK/GPLLN
LX|ST|NGPOADNLTWOPK
PPLC|NCTCLNTPL
NOK|APLAZA
T
MASTLPPLANNLD CONTLXT
PU8L|CLvLNTPLAZA
PPOGPAM FAC|L|T|LS / 8U|LD|NGS
T
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
PAPK|NG:4,000CAPSONS|TL
16,000CAPSW|TH|N7-10M|NUTLWALK
S|TLANALYS|S
MASTLPPLAN350900m:315,000sm(78acres)
N
0 200m 100 50 20
T
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
TPANS|T MAP
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CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
NOK|APLAZA
Deslgneo by Plo Clementl Hale Stuolos,
tbeplaza|ormstbebearto|tbeLAL|vL
sports, entertalnment, ano resloentlal
olstrlctanoplaysbosttomajoroutooor
events |rom muslc per|ormances to
globallytelevlseomeolaevents.Tblsone-
acr e publ l c pl aza ser ves as t be
connectlng llnk between LA L|vL ano
tbe STAPLLS Center. Tbe scale o| tbls
plaza ls tbe per|ect mooel |or an
outooor "room" |or large eventswltba
senseo|enclosureanolntlmacy.
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CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
PLAZAAPLA6060m(200200'):4000sm(1acre)
NOK|APLAZA

m
71
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NOK|APLAZA
LLLvATLDv|LWATN|GHT
NOK|APLAZA
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NOK|APLAZA:L|GHTMLD|ATOWLPS
TOWLPD|MLNS|ONSb:25m
NOK|APLAZA
PLAZA|NFPASTPUCTUPL
Tbe key to maklng tbls plaza a Nelble
event space are sl custom-oeslgneo
80-|oot-tall steel towers. Tbe steel
tower legs act as conoults |or meola
ano electrlcal cabllng ano glve tbe
towers tbelr olstlnctlve sbape. Tbe
steel crossbars oouble as llgbtlng
sca||olosanoguaroralls,wblleglvlngtbe
towersarbytbmlcstrlatlon.Tbelrsltlng
enables llgbtlng, souno, banners ano
LLD screens to be useo Nelbly
tbrougbout tbe space. Tbe towers
create an lconlc presence |or tbe
ent ert al nment compl e ano are
arcbltectural markers tbat can be seen
as|ar away astbe |-110 |reeway. Tbe
towers also lntroouce a seconoary
layer o| scale, oetall ano anlmatlon to
tbeplaza.
73
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NOK|APLAZA:WALLS
AN|MAT|ONOFPLAZA|NTLP|OPSUPFACLS
NOK|APLAZA
74
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

NOK|APLAZA:PLTA|LATGPADL
PLTA|LANDPLAZALXTLNS|ONS
75
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PLPFOPM|NGAPTS
NOK|ATHLATPL
7,100SLATM|D-S|ZLDMUS|CANDTHLATPLvLNUL
76
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

v|LWSATDUSK
PLPFOPM|NGAPTS
NOK|ATHLATPL
Framlng one sloe o| Nokla Plaza ls tbe
Nokla Tbeatre. Deslgneo by LLS
Arcbltecture, tbe 260,000s|, 7,100-seat
muslcanotbeatre venuewascompleteo
ln2007|or$120mllllon.
Deslgneo to complement tbe Staples
Center, tbe eterlor uses a slmllar
palette o| materlals, metal panels,
concrete, ano glass, to barmonlze wltb
tbe preclnct. 8eyono tbe orama o| a
tbree-story glass-|ronteo lobby buzzlng
wltb LLD panels, tbe lnterlor o| tbe
tbeatre ltsel| ls unoerstateo, almost
unnlsbeo, meant to be a neutral
backorop |or tbe per|ormers. Tbe
tbeatreblenostberawenergyanoblgb-
eno proouctlon capabllltles o| larger
venuestbe stage measures 14,000
square |eet, one o| tbe largest ln tbe
Unlteo Stateswltb tbe lntlmacy o| a
concertball.Noseatls|urtbertban220
|eet |rom tbe stage. Seatlnglsoeslgneo
wltb a com|ort level tbat eceeos an
arena ano approacbes a per|ormance
tbeatre.
Gl ven ALG' s eper l ence l n t be
entertalnment "space", tbe aojacency o|
tbe arena anotbe tbeatre clearly sbows
tbattblsprogramtsaspeclal"lntlmate"
event category nlcbe. |n aooltlon, Club
Nokla, anotber "club-baseo" 2,300 seat
tbeatre,lslocateoacrosstbeplazalllng
an even mor e specl al l zeo event
eperlence. Tbese emerglng trenos
sbow tbat tbe age o| an arena |or all
events ls unoergolng eternallzeo
574,7amma9.(7*nements.
77
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STAPLLSCLNTLPAPLNA
Tbe Staples Center, oeslgneo by N88[
Arcbltects,lsamultl-purpose sport ano
entertalnment |acllltyprlvately<nanceo,
owneoanooperateo byL.A.ArenaCo,
anoALG.TbearenalsbometotbeLos
Angeles Lakers (N8A), tbe Los Angeles
Klngs (NHL), ano several otber major
tenants. Tbe |aclllty bosts over 250
events ano nearly 4,000,000 vlsltors a
year. Tbe project bas been a catalyst
|or tbe reoevelopment o| tbe soutb
eogeo|LAanoanancbor|orLALlve.
Tbe bullolngs eterlor masslng along
Flgueroa |rames a small |orecourt, Star
Plaza, ano slmultaneously projects out
to|ormagatewaytotbepreclnct.
Tbls project set tbe arcbltectural
palette |or subsequent bullolngs ln tbe
preclnct glvlng LA Llve lts olstlnct
cbaracter.
APLNA-LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

APLNA-LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY
20,000SLATAPLNA:1,000,000s|:H:45m
LAL|vL:ANCHOP
completeo1999
NAM|NGP|GHTS:1999,StaplesCenter,20yr,116mllllonUSD
79
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LSPN8POADCASTFAC|L|TY
8POADCASTFAC|L|TY
80
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

8POADCASTFAC|L|TY
LSPN8POADCASTFAC|L|TY
12,500s|STUD|OANDLSPNZONLPLSTAUPANTONNOK|APLAZA
Framlng tbe Last sloe o| Nokla Plaza ls
tbeLSPN8roaocastlngStuolo.OnAprll
2009, tbe |aclllty became tbe bome o|
"Sports Centre", tbe natlonal cable
network LSPN's West Coast Stuolo
reacblng98mllllonvlewers.
8ullolng oeslgn by PTKL Arcbltects,
stuolosbyLelngtonDeslgnFabrlcators,
tbe 12,300s| |aclllty bas 3 proouctlon
controlrooms,2mastercontrolrooms,
a newsroom-screenlng area, 8 eoltlng
sultes, a muslc room, a raolo control
roomanostuolo,avolce-overroomano
two stuolos. Tbe state-o|-tbe-art stuolo
lstbe<rstlntbeworlocapableo|1080P
+,*+'(<nltlonproouctlon.

Attbebase,|rontlngontotbeplaza,tbe
LSPN Zone restaurant ls a HD Sports
8ar wltb over 150 large-screen Tv's,
boastlng a "total sport emerslon"
eperlence.
81
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MULT|-USL8U|LD|NG
LAL|vLPLSTA9PANTSAND
CLU8S,CLU8NOK|AAND
THLGPAMMYMUSLUM
COPNLPOFF|GULPOADP&WLSTOLYMP|C8LvD
82
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

MULT|-USL8U|LD|NG
LAL|vLPLSTUAPANTSAND
CLU8S,CLU8NOK|AAND
THLGPAMMYMUSLUM
MULT|PLLPPOGPAMSW|TH|NTH|S8U|LD|NGTHATFOPMSTHLCOPNLPOFTHLDLvLLOPMLNT
Locateo at tbe corner o| Flgueroa Dr.
ano West Olymplc 8lvo, tbls bullolng
con|ormstotbeorlglnal45moatumano
masslnglnltlallyestabllsbeobytbeStaples
Center. Deslgneo by PTKL Arcbltects,
tbe bullolng bas a varlety o| programs
|rom tbe Nokla Club Tbeatre, Heao
O|ces o| Herball|e, ano numerous
graoe relateo restaurants. Tbe prlmary
ancbor,tbeGrammyMuseum,lncluoes4
7oors o| lnteractlve, eoucatlonal eblblt
space oeolcateo to tbe blstory o| tbe
Grammy Awaros wltb an evolvlng
collectl on o| musl c artl | acts ano
memorlabllla.
83
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5STAPHOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
[PMAPP|OT/P|TZ-CAPLTON
HOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
54stTWO-HOTLLHY8P|DTOWLPANDCONFLPLNCLCLNTPL
SPATLPPACL
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[PMAPP|OT/P|TZ-CAPLTON
HOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
HOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
Tbe centreplece o| tbe olstrlct ls a 54-
story, 1,001 room, 2 mllllon s|, two-
botel bybrlo tower oeslgneo by Gensler
Arcbltects. Followlng a treno lnurban
oevelopment, tbe project mles two
botelsbranos(878[.W.Marrlottrooms,
123PltzCarltonrooms),224resloentlal
unl t s ano an 80, 000- squar e- | oot
con|erence center, |eaturlng a 25,000-
square-|ootgranoballroom.
85
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[PMAPP|OT/P|TZ-CAPLTON
HOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
HOTLLANDPLS|DLNCLS
Tbe centreplece o| tbe olstrlct ls a 54-
story, 1,001 room, 2 mllllon s|, two-
botel bybrlo tower oeslgneo by Gensler
Arcbltects. Followlng a treno lnurban
oevelopment, tbe project mles two
botelsbranos(878[.W.Marrlottrooms,
123PltzCarltonrooms),224resloentlal
unl t s ano an 80, 000- squar e- | oot
con|erence center, |eaturlng a 25,000-
square-|ootgranoballroom.
LASTLLLvAT|ON:LAL|vL
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PLDLSTP|ANLANL
LANL1075m
GPAMMYMLWS
Tbe peoestrlan mlo-block mews or lane
ls one o| tbe urban oeslgn oevlces tbat
enbance tbe varlety ano lntlmacy o| tbe
publlc realm ln tbese olstrlct projects.
Llneo wltb retall sbops ano restaurants,
tbese passages between blocks create
ln|ormal routes, sbort cuts, o|ten wltb
unepecteo sbl|ts ln allgnments ano
unusualanlllaryspaces.
AtMarkbamLlvetbe30mPOW|orGo
Transltlsanopportunltytolntrooucean
outooor peoestrlan passage | or a
portlono|tbetransltallgnment.Parto|
tbecbarmo|Tornto'sDlstllleryDlstrlct
ls tbe peoestrlan passages bollaroeo o||
to tra|8c wltb curbless sectlons o|
contlnuouspavlng.
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CONvLNT|ONCLNTPL
LOSANGLLLSCONvLNT|ON
CLNTPL
720,000s|epanolngto1.7mllllons|
Tbe LACC, locateo on tbe soutbwest
portlon o| LA Llve, was lnltlally one o|
tbe largest conventlon centres ln tbe
Unlteo States wltb over 720,000 s| o|
eblbltlon space, 147,000 s| o| meetlng
space, ano a 299 seat tbeater. 8ullt ln
1971,tbe sprawllnglow-rlsebullolngbas
epanoeonumeroustlmesover40years
spreaolng over most o| tbe slte. Tbe
nortbeast quaorant was oemollsbeo ln
1997 to make way |or tbe Staples
Centre ano tbe nortbwest sectlon ls
cur r ent l y bel ng r evampeo | or a
comblnatlon NFL Staolum ano new
ConventlonCentre.
TbenewLventCenterwllllncreasetbe
GFA to 1.7 mllllon s| reestabllsblng tbe
LACCasoneo|9velargestlntbeUS.|t
ls antlclpateo tbat an aooltlonal 5 botels
wlll be requlreo to accommooate tbls
epanslon.
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FUTUPLPLANS
STAD|UM
72,000SLATSTAD|UMON2.5ACPLPAPCLL
(CUPPLNTLYLACONvLNT|ONCLNTLP)
NAM|NGP|GHTS:2011,Farmers|nsurance,30yr,$700mllllonUSD
Farmers |nsurance slgneo tbe largest
|aclllty namlng-rlgbts oeal ln blstory |or
tbe proposeo oowntown Los Angeles
staolum. Tbe staolum, oeslgneo by
Gensler Arcbltects, ls an estlmateo $1.2
bllllon project ano ls slateo |or a 2016
completlon oate. Llke tbe Staples
Center oeal, ALG bas promlseo tbat no
publlc money wlll be requlreo |or tbe
project.
Tbe success o| LA Llve bas mucb to oo
wltb ALG, as one owner/operator/
oeveloper, overseelng ano orcbestratlng
tbls vlslon. Tbe Markbam Llve project
wlll requlre some klno o| unl|ylng
organlzatlon ln oroer to reallze a
complevlslonover100acres.
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AAC,v|CTOPYPAPK:DATA
S|TLAPLA 75acres(25acrecore)
DLvLLOPLP Hlllwooo Development Co.,
PossPerot[rCo.
MASTLPPLAN KoetterKlm&Assoclates
LlkusMan|reolArcbltects
TOTALSF 4mllllon
1.5mllllonretall
600,000mlo-7l8,o-ce
2botels
4,000resconoounlts
APLNA AmerlcanAlrllnesCenter
$420mllllonUSD
$195mllllon(namlngrlgbts)
TPANS|T DAPT(llgbtrall)
DallasAreaPaploTranslt
PAPK|NG Sur|aceanostructureo
TOTALCOST 38|LL|ON
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appendix b precedent
6
AAC Dallas
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

AAC Centre Arena, Victory Park, Dallas
AAC,v|CTOPYPAPK
PHOTO:ALP|ALv|LWFPOMTHLWHOTLLLOOK|NGDOWNONTOAT&TPLAZA
SPOPTANDLNTLPTA|NMLNTD|STP|CT
DALLAS,TX
Tbe vlctory Dlstrlct, Dallas, Teas, ls
one o| tbe prototyplcal arena-baseo
entertalnment oevelopments ln tbe US.
Starteo ln 1999, tbls new mleo-use,
peoestrlan lntense olstrlct ls sltuateo
olrectly aojacent to tbe C8D ano tbe
blstorlc olo West Lno o| oowntown
Dallas.
vlctoryParklsamasterplanneoproject
owneo ano oevelopeo by a slngle
company Hlllwooo Developments, a
Poss Perot [r company. Tbls US$3
8llllon, 75 acre project at |ull bullo-out,
wlll contaln more tban 4,000 resloences
ano 4,000,000 square |eet o| o|ce ano
retallspace.TblsprojectlsslmllartoLA
Llve ln lts prolmlty to a major
metropolltan centre ano lsconsloereo a
new urban preclnct or quarter o| tbe
clty. Tbese projects benet |rom
connectlonsto elstlngtransltnetworks
ano are bounoeo by major blgbways at
tbeeogeo|tbeclty.
vlctory Park ls ancboreo by tbe
Amerlcan Alrllnes Centre (2001) ano lts
aojolnlng plaza. Tbls core ls tbe |ocus
|or tbe olstrlct ano tbe catalyst |or
subsequenturbanlzatlon.
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LNTLPTA|NMLNTD|STP|CT:NLWDOWNTOWND|STP|CT
PHOTO:ALP|ALv|LWSHOW|NGS|TL|NPPOX|M|TYTODOWNTOWNDALLAS
DALLAS
1

m
lle
N
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v|CTOPYPAPK:8|GP|CTUPL
MASTLPPLAN1200250m:300,000sm(75acres)
COPL:PLAZA
CONTLXT:
DOWNTOWNDALLAS
|N8ACKGPOUND
FULL8U|LDOUT:4,000,000s|
DOWNTOWNDALLAS
DAPTv|CTOPYSTAT|ON
AMLP|CANA|PL|NLSCLNTLP
93
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S|TLANALYS|S
T
N
0 200m 100 50 20
PLDLSTP|ANPOUTLSTO
CLNTPAL LNTLPTA|NMLNT
FAC|L|TY
DALLASAPLAPAP|DTPANS|T
(DAPT) L|GHT PA|L
STPUCTUPLD PAPK|NG
TPANS|T STAT|ON
v|CTOPYPLACL
MA|NSTPLLTANDPLAZA
LXTLNS|ONS
PU8L|CPAPK/GPLLN
LX|ST|NGPOADNLTWOPK
PPLC|NCTCLNTPL
AT&TPLAZA
SUPFACLPAPK|NG
PU8L|CLvLNTPLAZA
PPOGPAM FAC|L|T|LS / 8U|LD|NGS
T
T
MASTLPPLAN1200250m:300,000sm(75acres)
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
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APLASHOWN|NALP|AL8ASL|MAGL7501400m:1,000,000sm(250acres)
ALP|ALMASTLPPLAN: S|TL8OUNDAPY
MASTLPPLAN1200250m:300,000sm(75acres)
COPL:25ACPLS COPL:25ACPLS
T
95
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AAC,v|CTOPYPAPK:COPLPPOGPAM
1 AmerlcanAlrllnesCenterArena
20,000 seat multl-purpose entertalnment
venue
2 vlctoryPlaza8ullolngs
O|ce/Petall
5stPoolum
150,000sto|ce
65,000s|retlall
3 AT&TPlaza
40,000s|open-alrplaza
4 WDallasHotel&
Pesloences
NortbTower,33st
SoutbTower,15st
252botelrooms
61resloenceslnNT,83lnST
5 FuturevlctoryTower:
ManoarlnOrlentalHotel&
Pesloences
43stTower
120botelrooms
90resloentlalunlts
275,000s|o|ce
75,000stretall
1
2
4
3
5
COPLPPOGPAM
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N
1 Amerlcan Alrllnes Center
Lntertalnment/Arena
2 vlctoryPlaza8ullolngs
O|ce/Petall
3 AT&TPlaza
4 WDallasHotel&
Pesloences
5 vlctoryTower:Manoarln
OrlentalHotel/Pesloences
6 ClrqueCom/Pesloentlal
7 Tbevlsta
PesloentlalApartments
8 TbeTerrace
PesloentlalApartments
9 TbeHousebyStarck
Pesloentlalconoos
10 OnevlctoryPark
Commerclalo|ce
11 TwovlctoryPark
Commerclalo|ce
12 TbePark
13 DAPTvlctoryStatlon
DallasAreaPaploTranslt
AAC,v|CTOPYPAPK:PPOGPAM
S|TLD|AGPAM
1
2
4
6
7
3
10
5
8
9
2
11
12
13
0 200m 100 50 20
MASTLPPLAN1200250m:300,000sm(75acres)
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AT&TPLAZA:v|CTOPYPAPK
LLLvATLDv|LWLOOK|NGTOWAPDSTHLAAC
AT&TPLAZA
Tbese urban plazas are ol|9cult to
oeslgnbecausetbeybaveto|unctlonat
tbe scaleo| alarge evenlngevent plaza
ano be more lntlmate ano scaleable
ourlngtberesto|tbeoay.
Tomltlgatetblslssue,tbeAT&TPlazals
subolvloeo lnto two olstlnct areas:
restaurants ano outooor olnlng areas
alongtbeeogesareseparateobyllnear
planters tbat act as a bu||er |rom tbe
central"publlc"space.
Tbe large epanse o| pavlng ls oetalleo
by a star lnscrlbeo plaza motl| tbat
lncluoes|ountalnjetstoscaletbespace
ano eteno tbe use o| tbe plaza wltb a
water|eature.
Desplte e||orts to scale tbese plazas,
oaytlme lmages sbow tbat tbe space ls
largely barren ourlng tbe oay. Tbe
oeslgn |or tbe Markbam Llve Plaza ls
currently masterplanneo to lntensl|y
everyoay use o| tbe plaza by placlng lt
ove r t be t r a nsl t mobl l t y bub
colncloently wbere tbe blgbest oenslty
ano greatest "transactlonal" potentlal
ocurrs.
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AT&TPLAZA:v|CTOPYPAPK
LYLLLvLLv|LWLOOK|NGTOWAPDSTHLAAC
AT&TPLAZA
vlctory Plaza (later renameo ATT Plaza)
l s a " wl r e o" ce nt r a l st a g e | or
entertalnment-baseo tenants, clubs,
restaurantsanotbelocalA8CTv)|llate
WFAA. Tbe vMN ( vl ctory meol a
net work) was est abl l sbeo as t be
programmlng arm ano now olrects an
array o| wbat tbey call "lmpresslon-
makers":anLLDvloeo8eacontower,4
Movlng LLD messaglng screens per sloe
3621 eacb or comblneo to 7242, a
largeoutooorLLDcornerportal5230
vloeo olsplay, an LLD zlpper-boaro
arounotbeplaza,anoa|ullsounosystem.
All souno ano vloeo tbrougbout tbe
projectbasunl|orm,centrallzeocontrol.
AT&T Plaza ls tbe maln urban stage |or
varlous events lncluolng Movle Nlgbt,
proouctlauncbes,|asblonsbows,outooor
concerts ano bas attracteo a range o|
sponsorslncluolngTargetwbooevelopeo
orlglnal sponsor vloeo content especlally
|or tbe Plaza systems. Llke LA Llve, tbe
aojacent broaocast component supports
tbe capaclty o| tbls publlc space to go
"Llve", ano use tbe plaza as an outooor
stuolo.
Markbam Llve sboulo be looklng |or
potentlalbroaocasttenantsasanlntegral
part o| tbe program ano |unctlon o| tbe
plaza.
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CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
AT&TPLAZA
v|CTOPYPLACL
100
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
PLAZAAPLA4070m(130230'):2800sm(0.69acre)
AT&TPLAZA
+
0

m
7
0

m
101
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AT&TPLAZA:L|GHTMLD|AWALLSANDTOWLPD|SPLAY
ATTACHMLNTS/DLTA|LS:PLAZAAN|MAT|ON
AT&TPLAZA
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

AT&TPLAZA:CONCLPT
AT&TPLAZA
|nltlalconceptualoeslgns(HKS1999)|or
tbe bullolngs tbat |rame tbe plaza
attempt to lntegrate LLD wallslnto tbe
arcbltecture o| tbe |acaoes. Tbe
translatlon o| tbe concept was reouceo
tosllolngmonltorstbatcanbepurpose-
groupeo on borlzontal ralls. |n tbe
lntervenlngoecaoe,tblsorlglnalLLDwall
concept bas been reallzeo ln numerous
projectslnternatlonally.LLDtecbnology
cannowtrans|orm tbe traoltlonal,eo
concepto| aplazalntoa4tbolmenslon,
avlrtuallnteractlvespace.
Tbe lnteractlve potentlal o| tbls olgltal
vloeo tecbnology represents a major
sbl|tlnbowtbearcbltectureo|tbeplaza
canbecomeaneventlnltsownrlgbt.

PHOTOP|GHT:CPOWNFOUNTA|N(LLDWALL)
M|LLLNN|UMPAPK,CH|CAGO
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CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
AT&TPLAZA
TLPM|NATLDv|LWS:AACANDTHLWHOTLLFPAM|NGLNDSOFPLAZA
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPL
AT&TPLAZA
TLPM|NATLDv|LWS:AACANDTHLWHOTLLFPAM|NGLNDSOFPLAZA
105
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PLTA|LANDPAPK|NG
v|CTOPYPAPK
LOCALMAPP|NG
106
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

PAP|DTPANS|T
DAPTv|CTOPYSTAT|ON
DALLASAPLAPAP|DTPANS|T(DAPT)COMMUTLPPA|L
TP|N|TYPA|LLXPPLSS
1
S
0
m
107
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APLNA-LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY
20,000SLATAPLNA
AMLP|CANA|PL|NLSCLNTLP
NAM|NGP|GHTS:2001,AmerlcanAlrllnesCentre,30yr,$195mllllonUSD
8ullt ln tbe belgbt o| tbe 90's sports
staolum bullolng boom, tbe Amerlcan
Alrllnes Centre was one o| elgbt major
sport ano entertalnment venues bullt ln
tbe US ln 1999. Two major trenos
emergeo ln staolum oeslgn ourlng tbat
perloo,mooernanotraoltlonal,tbeAAC
con|orms to tbe latter, ,1Nuenceo by
vernacular projects llke Camoen Yaros
wltb sweeplng brlck |acaoes, smootb
arcbes ano proportloneo masslng.
Desl gneo by Davl o M. Scbwar z
Arcbltects, HKS Arcbltect o| Pecoro,
Scbwarz' s projects celebrate local
arcbltectural styles wltb strong urban
oeslgnstanoaros.
Tbe quonset but-llke roo|, re|erreo to
astbe"bangar"glvestbebullolnganotber
l ayer o| t br ee- ol mensl onal scal e
resembllng a Poman baslllca. Tbe
project ls a gooo eample o| bow a
traoltlonal pallette can brlng warmtb,
scale ano monumentallty to a large
"pub/,c"e',ce.
completeo2001
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

APLNA-LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY
20,000SLATAPLNA
v|CTOPYPAPK:ANCHOP
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8L|SSSPA
HLL|COPTLPPAD
TOWLP:
63CONDOS
8ASL:
252PMHOTLL
33st
16st
GHOST8AP
110
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

HOTLL
WDALLASHOTLL,SPA&
PLS|DLNCLS
TOWLPONPOD|UMCLNTPLDONAX|SW|THAAC
Tbe W Dallas vlctory & Pesloences
tower ls botb an object |or tbe skyllne
anotbe |reeway,anoalsoasmarturban
bullolng tbat |rames streets, squares,
parks ano otber publlc spaces, wblle
vlsually connectlng vlctory Park back to
oowntown.
Tbe W Dallas tower ls e||ectlvely two
concrete-|rameo bullolngs jolneo at tbe
16tbEoorbyanoutooorpoolanospa,a
klno o| Eoatlng Poman batb o||erlng
panoramlc vlews o| tbe clty. Tbe base ls
a 252-room W Hotel, wltb a Teas
llmestone |aaoe ano a grlo o| square
busl nessl l ke wl noows, tbe tower,
contalnlng 63 seven-gure prlvate
conoos, ls a llgbter, more transparent
bleno o| steel ano glass toppeo by tbe
superlue 12,500s| Gbostbar ano a
bellcopter pao |or vlctorys oeveloper
PossPerot,[r.
Tbe watery volo on tbe 16tb Eoor
llberates tbe tower |rom lts base ano
glves lt a |reewbeellng lnoepenoence.
Tbetowerlsoramatlcallyslteotocenter
onvlctoryPlaza,strateglcally|ramlngtbe
outoooreventroom.Attbetopo|tbe
tower ls a wblmslcal glass balcony tbat
takeslntbeDallasskyllne.
CompletlonDate:May2006
Arcbltect:HKSArcbltects
Grosssquare|ootage:810,000sq.|t.
Totalconstructloncost:$70mllllon
Owner:HlllwoooDevelopments
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FUTUPLHOTLL
v|CTOPYTOWLP
MANDAP|NOP|LNTAL
HOTLL&PLS|DLNCLS
2noFLAGSH|P,5STAPHOTLL/M|XLD-USLTOWLP
Deslgneo by KPF Arcbltects, tbls 43 st
skyscraper, 650' blgb, wasplanneo to be
tbetallesttoweranocenterpleceo|tbe
vlctory Park nelgbborbooo. Tbe
program lncluoeo : 122 botel sultes, 91
branoeoconoos,275Ko|ce,75Kretall.
Constructlon began ln 2006, Hlllwooo
Development subsequently placeo tbe
vlctory Tower project "on bolo untll
2011" as o| Marcb 13, 2008, colnclolng
wltbtberecesslonlntbeUS.
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FUTUPLPHASL
LXPANS|ONSOUTH
NLXTDLvLLOPMLNTPHASLPLANNLDFOP
SOUTHS|DL
Tbe Koet t er & Kl m mast er pl an
antlclpatesa tblronelgbborboooontbe
Soutb sloe o| tbe Arena. Centreo on a
large park, tbe resloentlal nelgbborbooo
wlllcomplete tbe 75acre slte. AsFreo
Koetterstates,"bullolngontbeelstlng
concept...tbe plan calls |or an open
| r amewor k, wbl cb suppor t s ano
encourages a peoestrlan |rlenoly street
ll|ewblleprovlolngplaceso|amenltyano
polnts o| loentlty to tbe surrounolng
bullolngs ano a sense o| clvlc presence
anomeanlngtotbeolstrlctasawbole."
Llke 8attery Park Clty NY, tbese
oevelopment projects are long range
vlslonstbat bave strong masterplans ano
guloellnes ln place ln oroer to weatber
recesslons. We can't be llmlteo by tbe
current state o| tbe economy, one
neeostoplanwltbtbelongvlewlnmlno
toacbleveanytblngo|lastlngvalue,tbat's
cltybullolng.
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WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP.AZ
S|TLAPLA 223acres(25acrecore)
DLvLLOPLP TbeLllmanCompanles
MASTLPPLAN Development Deslgn Group
TOTALSF 8mllllon(projecteo)
1.5mllllonretall
2.484774:984/-=4>0:1Ece
5botels/conventlon
2,200resconoounlts
APLNA [oblng.comArena,2003
$180mllllonUSD
$30mllllon(10yrs)
(namlngrlgbts)
STAD|UM Unlversltyo|Pboenl,2003
$455mllllon

TPANS|T none

PAPK|NG Structureo,sur|ace
PHASL1 2006(core)
TOTALCOST 28|LL|ON
Westgate Clty Center oevelopment
recelveo notlces o| |oreclosure. Part o|
tbereasonglven|ortbe|oreclosurewas
tbe uncertalnty arouno tbe Pboenl
Coyotes slnce tbe team Eleo bankruptcy
ln 2009. Tbe Center wlll remaln open.
TbeSteveLllmancompanleswlllattempt
to rescbeoule oebt on tbe Center or
part or all o| tbe Center wlll be solo to
settle oebt to lenoers. Lllman acqulreo
Westgate ln 2006 by swapplng bls
ownersblp ln tbe Coyotes |or [erry
Moyes' ownersblp sbare o| Westgate.
Lllman bao moveo tbe Coyotes to
Glenoale ln 2005 a|ter |alllng to get an
arenabulltattbe|ormerLosArcosMall
lnScottsoale.Twoauctlonsarescbeouleo
|or |orecloseo Westgate Clty Center
propertles. Tbe Erst auctlon, belo on
September 19, 2011, ls |or propertles
securlnga$97.5mllllonoollarloan |rom
lStar Flnanclal. Tbe auctlon |alleo to sell
atareserveprlceo|$40mllllon,anotbe
33 acres property bas become tbe
property o| lStar Flnanclal. A secono
auctlon ls scbeouleo |or November 3,
2011 |or propertles securlng a $202
mllllon oollar loan |rom Creolt Sulsse.
Tbls ls |or 95 acres , wblcb ls currently
mostlyparklnglots.
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appendix b precedent
6
WCC Phoenix
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

Jobing.com Arena, Westgate City Centre, Phoenix
SPOPTANDLNTLPTA|NMLNTD|STP|CT
WATLPDANCLPLAZA(AFTLPTHL8LL0AG|OCAS|NOFOUNTA|NS,LASvLGAS)
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP.AZ
Westgate Clty Center ls a mleo-use
oevelopment locateo l n Gl enoale,
Arlzona. Owneo ano oevelopeo by Tbe
LllmanCompanles,Westgatelsoescrlbeo
as a super-reglonal oestlnatlon |or
sbopplng, entertalnment, commerclal
o+ce ano luury resloentlal. Funoeo by
mllllonalre New York arcbltect Pon
Ll sensobn ano ancbor eo by t be
[ obl ng. com Ar ena ( NHL Pboenl
Coyotes), tbe masterplan wlll eventually
|eature 8,000,000 sq|t (740,000 m2) on
223 acres ano become one o| tbe
preml er sport ano entertal nment
oestlnatlons ln tbe reglon, attractlng a
projecteo 22 mllllon vlsltors annually
uponcompletlon.
Tbls project urbanlzes tbe placelessness
o| tbe suburban staola ln a elo o|
parklng wltb a vlllage centre ano
corresponol ng nel gbborbooos ano
olstrlcts. Markbam Llvelsantlclpateo to
be mucb blgber ln oenslty tban WCC,
bowever tbe baslc lngreolents | or
establlsblng a relatlonsblp between tbe
Arenaanotbeentertalnmentolstrlctare
lnstructlve, alblet as a lower oenslty
mooel.
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LNTLPTA|NMLNTD|STP|CT
ALP|ALv|LWOFWCCCOPLLOOK|NGS-LOvLPTHLAMCTHLATPLTO[O8|NG.COM
APLNAANDUN|vLPS|TYOFPHOLN|XSTAD|UM
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA|||||||||||||NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMLLLLLLLLLNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD|||||||||||||||||||||||||SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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GLLNDALLAZ

Tbe most suburban o| tbe tbree


preceoents, pbase 1 o| tbe WCC was
completeo ln 2006 as a 25 acre retall
anocommerclalcoreprlmarllyancboreo
by tbe Arena (20,000 seats) ano tbe
Staolum (65,000 seats). Tbe baslc
oe ve l opment mooe l ant l cl pat e s
aooltlonal |uture pbases tbat eteno
|romtblsvlllagecorewltblnarectlllnear
street ano block system lnto low-mlo
oenslty resloentlal ano commerclal
olstrlcts.
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP
MASTLPPLAN700700m:490,000sm(120acres)
A
v
O
N
D
A
L
L
GLLNDALL
PHOLN|X
10M
|LLS
COPL:25ACPLS
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N
1
0 200m 100 50 20
v|LWLOOK|NGS-WSHOW|NGTHLPP|MAPYN-Sv|LLAGLCOPLANDDLvLLOPMLNTLXTLNS|ONS
ALP|ALv|LW
118
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N
1 [oblng.comArena
20,000seats
2 PenalssanceHotelano
Con|erenceCenter
320roomwltbspa
100,00conventlon
3 WaterDancePlaza
1acre
4 Tbevlllage
,s/9.;*247/,.
8arsanorestaurants
5 FountalnPark
0.5acre
6 AMCTbeatre
LoewsFlagsblpTbeatre
20screen,4000seats
WCC:COPLPPOGPAM
0 200m 100 50 20
PLDLSTP|ANPOUTLSTO
CLNTPAL LNTLPTA|NMLNT
FAC|L|TY
L|GHT PA|L (NA)
OFF|CL
TPANS|T STAT|ON
(NA)
PLTA|L:PLS|DLNT|ALA8OvL
PLTA|L:OFF|CLA8OvL
HOTLL OP ANCHOP
PPLC|NCTCLNTPL
WATLPDANCLPLAZA
T
HOTLL/CONvLNT|ON CLNTPL
PAPK|NG STPUCTUPLS
LNTLPTA|NMLNT FAC|L|T|LS
1
2
3
4
5
6
S|TLANALYS|S
700700m:490,000sm(120acres)
PPLC|NCT/NL|GH8OUPHOODCLNTPL
5 M|NUTL WALK|NG PAD|US
400m:1320'
119
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WCC:COPLPPOGPAM
ALP|ALv|LWOFWCCPHASL1COPL"THLv|LLAGL"LOOK|NG
NOPTHOvLP[O8|NG.COMAPLNA
Tbevlllage
120
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THLv|LLAGL
Wltbln tbe 25 acre core, tbe vlllage ls
oeslgneo as a peoestrlan sequence o|
publlc spacesancboreo by tbe Arena on
tbe Soutb eno ano alally termlnateo by
tbe AMC Clnemas to tbe Nortb. Tbe
projectlsmasseoasa2-3storeymleo-
use olstrlct, wltb retall (30 restaurants
ano bars llne tbe N-S splne) at tbe base
anoresloentlalano/or1(ceabove. Tbe
baslcplannlngmooellsavarlatlono|tbe
"ll|estyle centre" |ormat tbat applles
placemaklng, urban oeslgn prlnclples,
(plazas, peoestrlan scale, walkablllty,
vernacular styllng) to suburban retall
o e s t l n a t l o n s , l n e s s e n c e t b e
eternallzatlon o| tbe sbopplng mall.
Currently, tbe vlllage core ls sustalneo
by Arena ano tbe Staolum events,
bowever,asepanslono|tbemasterplan
occurstbevlllagewlllbetbecentreo|a
223acreclty.
Tblsplannlngmooelprooucesalow-mlo
rlse oenslty wltb a comblnatlon o|
sur|aceanostructureoparklngcontalneo
wltblntbeblockllneobybullolng.|ntbe
last oecaoe, tbls mooel bas been
succe ss| ul l y appl l e o l n subur bs
tbrougbout tbe US to resbape sprawl
ano blg bo retall wltb compact urban
places.
WCC:COPLPPOGPAM
121
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WCC:COPLPPOGPAM
WaterDancePlazaMeolaWalls
122
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

WCCPLAZA
PLAZAMLD|AWALLS
CONCLPT
OUTDOOPS|GNAGL/MLD|AWALLS
A masslve outooor slgnage lnstallatlon
|rames tbe central plaza oeslgneo by
Clear Cbannel 8ranoeo Cltles. Tbe
slgnage ln|rastructure lncluoes 100' blgb
llgbttowers,30statlcslgns,one30'50',
blgb '(nltlon LLD screen ano two
20'60' blgbway slgn |aces. Consloereo
tbe largest meola ano slgnage olstrlct
West o| Tlmes Square, tbe concept
takes branolng ano aovertlslng to a blgb
l evel o| l nt egr at l on wl t bl n t be
|rameworko|urbanplacemaklng.
|n Markbam Llve, tbe lntegratlon o| a
slmllar concept wlll clearly oemarcate
a n o a n l m a t e t b e s p o r t a n o
entertalnment preclnct ano be a source
o| branolng revenues. However, glven
tbe blgber oenslty nelgbborbooos tbat
wlll surrouno tbe centre, tbese meola
llgbtolsplayswlllbavetobecare|ullyano
taste| ul l y oesl gneo so as not to
overepose tbls blgbly populateo clty
centre.|nmanyrespectstblstowerano
post slgn tecbnology ls belng supplanteo
byrecentlnnovatlonslnLLDtecbnology
lntegrateolntotbearcbltecturalsur|aces
o| bullolngs. Lmerglng tecbnologles llke
ArcbltecturalLLDsboulobelnvestlgateo
toreoucetbevlsualcluttertbattyplcally
accompanl es l noustrl al "bl l l boaro"
lnstallatlonsllkeWCC.
123
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WCC:COPLPPOGPAM
WaterDancePlaza
124
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8LL0AG|O-STYLLFOUNTA|N
Oneo|tbecommonattractlonslnmost
contemporary urban plazas ls tbe
lncluslono|amajorwater|eaturellkea
|ountaln or sur|ace water jets. At
Westgate, "Wateroance" borrows |rom
tbe success o| tbe 8ellaglo |ountalns ln
Las vegas. Wateroance ls a 60,000 US
gallon waterworks costlng $5 mllllon to
construct. As a oanclng water |eature,
Wateroance ls programmeo to aoo
anotber layer o| anlmatlon ano publlc
lnteractlonto tblsmajor outooor event
plaza. |n tbe lntense beat o| tbe
Arlzona oesert, Wateroance ls a oeslgn
concepttbatcreatesanclvlcoaslsanols
a unlque tourlst attractlon ln lts own
rlgbt.
Glven tbe success o| tbe water jets at
Dunoas Square, Markbam Llve's central
plazasboulolncorporateawater|eature
to mark tbe centre ano engage tbe
publlc ln tbese klnos o| outooor clvlc
amenltles.
WATLPDANCLPLAZA
125
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WCC:ANCHOP
APLNA-LNTLPTA|NMLNTFAC|L|TY
20,000SLATAPLNA:1,000,000s|:H:45m
completeo2003
NAM|NGP|GHTS:2006,[oblng.com,10yr,$30mllllonUSD
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N
PHASL2AND3
CONCLPTMODLLOFPLS|DLNT|ALLXPANS|ONLASTOFAMC&FOUNTA|NPAPK
FUTUPLPLANS
127
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appendix b precedent
6
comparison
LessonsLearneo
6.Arena
Iconic buildings with odd shapes dont make for the best urbanism.
/||t|opocooootoap|os|avooogosaooacost|atsooaooptoaoooss
stoots aoo sooaos. T|o Stap|os Cooto, |/ ||vo, |s a c|co|a bo||o|og, t|at
|asa2st.||oot|atsca|osaooootsootot|ostootaoosooao.T|ostao|a
s|oo|obooos|goooatt.osca|os.t|ob|g|coo|cstatoooto|.v|s|b|||t
aooatt|oobao/pooost|aosca|oop|acoa'|og/obao|s.
7.AllDayUse
20,000 seat stadia are big and difficult builidings to urbanize. T|oaoact|vatoo
oo|ogovoots.|t|goat|otoos|t|o.ovo,oo|ogooo-ovoots,20|saoa,
ovoo|/||vos|o'|a||acocaobooptaoo||o|oss.T|o/|CaoaoaCooto
|oTC |s osoa|| baoo. |t |s |potaot to bo||o os|ooot|a| aoo cooc|a|
poga.|t||ot|ocoo,aootopogaota||tososta|oovooaoso,o
oap|oobaogocostoos,aooot|oo|atooota||.
8.L|vL LntertalnmentDlstrlct:8roaocastComponent
These entertainment districts usually include a broadcast facility. |S||Stoo|os
aoooos|ooo|o'|a||azaaoooso|tasao|g|ta|stagoo||V|oo|a
ovoots.Tp|ca||oo|a.a||sao|atot|osooao.T|otooo|sov|oga.a
ocooo,ovo|bos,|ooost|a|astsaoob|||boaos(Yoogo-|oooasSooao)
s||t|ogtoo|g|ta|toc|oo|ogsoa|oss|o|ocopoatoo|otot|oac||toctoo
sooooo|ogt|osooao.|||caocoatoaoo|ogaotc|v|cspaco.
9.Masterplan:Streetsano8locks:Walkablllty
An orthogonal system is best. /|| t|oo pocoooots |avo a oct|||ooa g|o
to opt||zo oovo|opoot, pa'|og aoo bo||o|og ootp|ot. To oocooago
.a|'ab|||t, a |oo| oota||oo pooost|ao-|otooso pob||c oa| s|oo|o |oc|ooo
cob|oss stoots |o t|o o|st|ct, o.s, |o-b|oc' passagos, sooaos, acaoos
aoo ooota|os. /|| o t|o |ocoooots oo t||s to sca|o, ao|ato aoo coato
oo|oooobao|s,tooocooagov|s|tos,op|ooosaooos|oootsto|aogoot,
op|oo,||ogo,aooa'o|tt|o|o.oavoo|top|aco.
10.Cbaracter:Placemaklng:Guloellnes
A set of architectural guidelines are required to establish a unique material pallette
for the district to avoid a monolithic application of glass and metal. //C,|a||as
bo||t t|o aooa |o b|c' to coato a o|st|oct c|aacto statooot oV|cto
||aco.|/||vo|asat|g|t|sc|ptoosotogo|oo||oost|at|sooso|ogt|att|o
o|st|ct,as|tovo|vos,|asaoo|ooo|oo'aoo|ooot|t.
T|oocosot||spocooootstoo.asootoot|oac||toctooot|ostao|a
obo||o|ogs,|t.asoot|oobao|s,|o.|o.tocoatoaC||/T||/C|.T|o
o||o.|og||st|sasoao+0'o|ogoo|ootsooo|ootooot|atbasoooo
ac|t|ca|ospoosotot|oosoac|.
1.Developer:LntertalnmentDlstrlct
Each of these projects is developed by a single developer/property owner. T||s
a||o.s o t|o goatost cooto| o t|o o|st|ct so t|at o|t|p|o bo||o|ogs cao
bo aaogoo to coato pogaat|c soog|os aoo bo||o |ago |ocooots
atooco.T|ostaooaoboaoot||soovo|opo-o|vooooo||s/|C,o.oo,
opoato,oovo|opoo|/||vo./st|o.o|os|agostcoocotpooto,/|C
|as|oootoooot|ooos|goot|ocoooc|ostat|oga|ostoo|atoopoga
copooootstocoatot|opototp|ca|obaoootota|oooto|st|ct.
2.250Acres:8lgPlcture:Translt
The district should be located next to a major Hwy interchange and transit
infrastructure.|/||voaoo//C,|a||asoot|at,\CC,||ooo||sagooo|o|o
oovo|opoot .|t| oo taos|t aoo |s |||too |o |ts capac|t to ovocoo a
coovoot|ooa|,|o.-|sosobobao,aotooopoooootoovo|opootooo|.
3.100Acres:NewUrbanMasterplan
V|cto |a', |a||as, |s a +00 aco |oo-oso TC|, .|t| t.o o|st|oct
oo|g|boo|ooocootos.|t||o.a|'|ogo|staocootaos|t./saooosoobao
astop|ao,|t|s|ostoct|vobocaosot|oop|as|s|sootoot|o/ooa/C3|CT.
|ostoao, t|o ||/C| ,V|cto |a', |s t|oV|S|C|, a oo. obao poc|oct o
|a||ast|at|oc|ooosaoaooapoc|oct.
4.25Acres:UrbanCore:Pbase1/||
It is critical that the first building, the stadia, is accommpanied by an urban square
and a corresponding enclosure of building. /||ot|osopocooootssotootto
bo||ot|ocooaspatop|aso+/||.T||s|st|oobaocooot|ooovo|opoot
aoot|oostab||s|ootoa||/C|,t|oobaoocoss|oo|oboas|potaotas
t|o|coo|cbo||o|og.
5.1Acre:UrbanPlaza/Square
Never make a square larger than 1 acre. T|o|ossooo|at|ao||||||psSooao
|||ostatost|atb|gopoospacos|avoooooc|osoo,aosca|o|ossaooaooo|
osoo|oooo-t|oovoots.|t|t|oasaoosopoop|o./||ot|opocoooots
ocogo|zoot||s|ssooaoocoosta|ooot|ocoota|p|aza/sooaoto+aco.
LALlve,LosAngelesCA
vlctoryPlace,DallasTX
WestgateCltyCentre,PboenlAZ
MarkbamLlve,MarkbamOntarlo
T|o|ocoooots.ooc|osooot||sstoobocaosot|ooposootoo
cooot oap|os o /ooa-basoo ootota|ooot oovo|opoots
astop|aoooo to coato oo|ooo, ||3/|, |oo-oso, pooost|ao
|otoosoo|st|cts.Socooo|,aaogoopo,octsomost ur5on,|/
||vo to most ruro|lgreenf|e|d,\ostgato C|t Cooto, ||ooo|, .oo
c|osooto|ovost|gato|o.t||sooo|ooovo|opoot|sapp||ooto
o|ooot|ocat|oosaoo|aooscapos.|ac|ot|osopo,octsoosa
so|ot|oo to t|o coovoot|ooa| gooo|o|o aooa oovo|opoot ooo|
.|oo t|o spots stao|o |s sooooooo b a |o|o o cas |o a
spa.||og,s|og|o-oso,zooocoat|og|C||/C|.
|o t|o past oocaoo a pos|t|vo tooo |as s||too to obao|zo stao|a
po,octsasoppotoo|t|osto'|c'-statoa|p|acos,aoooootoo|st|og
c||t|osoast|ooo.cooooogoooooa|c|toovo|opoots.
s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t

4
OvLPLAYCOMPAP|SON:LAL|vL:ML|vL
LAL|vLMASTLPPLAN900350m:315,000sm(78acres)
MAPKHAML|vLMASTLPPLAN900450m:405,000sm(100acres)
LALAPLNAPPLC|NCT400260m:104,000sm(25acres)
MLAPLNAPPLC|NCT415250m:103,750sm(25acres)
Tbe |ollowlng sectlon ls assembleo
|rom tbe preceolng preceoent stuoy,
ano brougbt togetber |or grapblcal
comparlson.MarkbamLlvelslncluoeo
astbe 4tb project ln tbls comparatlve
set. Tbe Aoamson masterplan |or
Ma r k b a m L l v e b a s c a r e | u l l y
lncorporateo many o| tbe oeslgn
cr l t er l on et r act eo | r om t be
preceoentcasestuoles.
Tbepurposeo|tblscomparatlvestuoy
ls to sbow tbe relatlve slmllarltles
between tbe 4 projects at varlous
scales : acreage, urban-suburban
contet, masterplan olstrlct, arena
preclnct, plaza etents/seconoary
ln|rastructural elements, ano gure-
grounoscallngs.
Generally, tbese projects sbare tbe
|ollowlng|unoamentalcbaracterlstlcs:
1.MasterplanDlstrlct:
75-100acres
2.ArenaPreclnct:25acres
3.PlazaLtents:.75-1acre
LLFT : Overlay o| LA Llve onto tbe
Markbam Llve plan(s) sbowlng bow
slmllartbeprojectsareattwoscales.
COMPAPAT|vLSTUD|LS

Comparative Study of LA Live, Victory Place, Westgate City Centre and Markham Live
129
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
quatlaoollessunoam, lpsamusoellquuntenoase
quatlsquamculleseoqulaspere, conseoutaeols
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY
v|CTOPYPLACL,DALLASTX
MAPKHAML|vL,MAPKHAM,ON
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:ALP|ALCONTLXT
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP,PHLON|X,AZ
LAL|vL,LOSANGLLLS,CA UP8AN
SU8UP8AN:LDGLC|TY SU8UP8AN
UP8AN
Tbe project locatlons range |rom
urban annees o| major cltles to
35b52ba.'2%%.;elosltes.
Tbecloseprolmltyo|LALanovPto
oowntowncltycentres,LAanoDallas
respectlvely, makes tbese preclncts
easlly accesslble by elstlng translt
ln|rastructure. Tbey are natural
etenslons o| elstlng urban centres
ano rely on a 3)'.);cant mooal spllt
tbereby reouclng tbe amount o|
parklngrequlreoonslte.
Westgate ano Markbam are botb
locateo ln suburban locatlons on tbe
eoge o| major metropolltan areas.
Tbese oevelopments are consloereo
nooecltles,lnso|ar astbey establlsba
clty centre tbat wlll be tbe neus o|
growtboutwaro.

Westgate CC ls rellant entlrely on


sur|ace parklng wltb no mass translt
strategylnplace.
Sltuateo on tbe Hwy 407, tbe L-W
corrloor |or growtb across tbe top
o|tbeGTA,MarkbamLlvelsblsectlng
by tbe tbe Go Metrolln llne wltb a
clear N-S translt connectlon to tbe
cltyo|Toronto.Tbesltelsoptlmlzeo
by elevatlng tbe streets ano blocks
over tbe tracks. Tbls new oatum
structures parklng below graoe ano
creates a proportlonal oenslty |or
tbe clty centre. |t ls antlclpateo tbat
tbemooalsplltwllloevelopovertlme
reouclngparklngrequlrements.
8|GP|CTUPL
ALP|ALv|LWSSHOW|NGLAPGLPCONTLXT
130
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo

s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
v|CTOPYPLACL,DALLASTX
MAPKHAML|vL,MAPKHAM,ON
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:CONTLXT
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP,PHOLN|X,AZ
LAL|vL,LOSANGLLLS,CA
Tbese aerlal lmages are rougbly tbe
same overall area, 250 acres. Tbese
largemasterplanprojectsarebounoeo
typlcally by major blgbway(s) to take
aovantage o| tbe blgb vlslblllty ano
enbanceo ;9a-Bc capacltles requlreo
|orlargeentertalnment|acllltles.
LA Llve works wltb tbe elstlng
locatlono|tbeLAConventlonCenter
onalargeunoeruseoslteano9,;96Bts
anewsportsanoentertalnmentcore,
essentlally reurbanlzlng a 1970' s
masterplan.
vlctory Place regenerates lnoustrlal
)96w5Belos ano reclalms 100+ acres
|or alongterm oevelopment tbatlsa
newurbanquartero|Dallas.
Westgate lstbe onlyoevelopment ln
tbe group tbat lsplanneo wltbout any
tanglble elstlng blgbway or translt
ln|rastructurelnplace.|ntblsrespect
lt ls a more conventlonal "g9,,5Belo"
oevelopment mooel, a suburban
satelllte o| Pboenl, not a translt
orlenteooevelopment.
Markbam Llve ls an amalgam o| tbe
above, a TOD, an urban quarter, a
mooel tbat reoeBnes greenBelo
oevelopment as a blgber oenslty,
translt oepenoent "nooe" or "eoge"
clty.
250ACPLS
1400750m:1,000,000sm(250acres)
131
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY 132
v|CTOPYPLACL
MASTLPPLAN
MAPKHAML|vL
F|GUPLGPOUNDCOMPAP|SON
LAL|vL
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
quatlaoollessunoam, lpsamusoellquuntenoase
quatlsquamculleseoqulaspere, conseoutaeols

s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
MAPKHAML|vL,MAPKHAM,ON
v|CTOPYPLACL,DALLASTX
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:MASTLPPLANNLDD|STP|CTS
LAL|vL,LOSANGLLLS,CA
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP,PHOLN|X,AZ
Tbese preceoent projects bave 100
acre masterplans. Typlcally tbls
masterplan area bas two olstlnct
centres o*neo by a 400m walklng
raolus, or 5 mlnute peoestrlan walk.
Tbe Arena |aclllty ancbors tbe sport
anoentertalnmentolstrlct,tbesecono
centre ls a resloentlal olstrlct centreo
on a central park. Tbese centres
|unctlon as urban nelgbborbooos .
Tbey cr eat e oppor t unl t l es | or
placemaklng (plazas, squares, parks)
wltb enbanclng peoestrlan scale ano
walkablllty.
From tbls baslc 2-centre olagram,
tbese olstrlcts are mostly ortbogonal
plans wltb a ratlonal street ano block
pattern |or easeo| oevelopment wltb
aclearblerarcbyo|streets.
MarkbamLlvebasbeenmasterplanneo
along slmllar llnes wltb two olstlnct
centres,|ocuseoontbeLntertalnment
Faclllty on tbe West sloe, ano by
mlsta. (Markbam lnternatlonal Sports
TralnlngAcaoemy)ontbeLast.
100ACPLS
PLS|DLNT|ALCLNTPL
LNTLPTA|NMLNT CLNTPL
KLY
900450m:400,000sm(100acres)
133
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
quatlaoollessunoam, lpsamusoellquuntenoase
quatlsquamculleseoqulaspere, conseoutaeols
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY
SPOPT&LNTLPTA|NMLNTPPLC|NCT
LAL|vL
v|CTOPYPLACL
MAPKHAML|vL
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP
F|GUPLGPOUNDCOMPAP|SON
134
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
quatlaoollessunoam, lpsamusoellquuntenoase
quatlsquamculleseoqulaspere, conseoutaeols

s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:APLNAPPLC|NCT
MAPKHAML|vL,MAPKHAM,ON
Tbe cor e o| t bese spor t ano
entertalnment olstrlcts ls rougbly 25
acres, wltb a ml-use program tbat
clustersarounoaPlaza.Tbeprogram
ml ln tbe core lncluoes : Arena,
Ho t e l / Co n o o ml n l u m To we r ,
roaoca89Faclll9>,O|ce,anoPetall.
Tbe Arena |aclllty, typlcally 20,000
seat, 1,000,000 s|, ls tbe ancbor
arounowblcbtberstcentreo|tbese
oevelopments |orm. Tbese |acllltles
are accesseo |rom all olrectlons wltb
empbaslsononeelevatlontbat|ronts
ontotbemajoreventPlaza.
LA Llve bas aooltlonal program
elements llke tbe Nokla Tbeatre
(Per|ormlng Arts), ano tbe Grammy
Museum tbat make lt an lntense
cultural olstrlct. |t ls tbe most
programmatlcally lntegrateo project
ln tbe group because lt ls ln LA, tbe
capltal o| tbe US entertalnment
lnoustry, ano ALG (Anscbutz
Lntertalnment Group) ls tbe prlmary
oeveloper/owneranooperatoro|tbe
LA Llve project. ALG as one o| tbe
top Lntertalnment Promoters ln tbe
wo r l o ba s t be c a pa bl l l t y t o
orcbestrate a rlcb ano comple
p r o t o t y p l c a l e n t e r t a l n me n t
oevelopment. Tbey bave r+o+neo
tblsklnoo|oevelopmentancboreoby
anArena.

25ACPLS
[O8|NG.COM/WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP,PHOLN|X,AZ
AMLP|CANA|PL|NLSCLNTLP,v|CTOPYPLACL,DALLASTX LAL|vL,LOSANGLLLS,CA
400250m:100,000sm(25acres)
135
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
MAP K HAM L | v L | S | T L OP T | M| Z AT | ON S T UDY
CLNTPALPLAZA-SQUAPLW|THSUPPOPT|NGMLD|ASTPUCTUPLS
v|CTOPYPLACL
MAPKHAML|vL
2
3
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3
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
MLD|ATOWLP
MLD|A8OAPDS
MLD|A MASTS
PLAZAFOUNTA|N
F|GUPLGPOUNDCOMPAP|SON
KLY
PLAZAPOOL
WLSTGATLC|TYCLNTLP
LAL|vL
Tbese 9gure-grouno olagrams |ocus
on tbe Plazas ano tbe support meola
ln|rastructure tbat make tbese spaces
"Llve". Lssentlally tbe Plaza ls
trans|ormeo lnto an electronlc stage
|or meola events. Lacb o| tbe
pr eceoent pr oj ect s empl oy an
assemblyo| attacbments, masts,olgltal
boaros, meola towers, tbat anlmate
tbe space. Pecent oevelopments ln
olgltal bullolng sklns aoo a new
olmenslon to tbe arcbltecture o|
tbeseurbanspaces.
Tbe aooltlon o| a water |eature ls
oeployeo at Westgate ano vlctory
Place. Fountalns, ano r%:ectlng pools
aooanotberlayero|lnterestanoscale
to tbese urban rooms, at Westgate,
tbeplazalsnameoa|tertbe|ountaln:
Wateroance Plaza. |t ls an attractlon
ln ltsel|, llke tbe 8ellaglo |ountaln ln
Lasvegas.
136
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
Perumeseololumremesqulautqulaco-
rumquamaoqueetalltatur?Quloelecturlst,
quuntlusmolovoluptatquosesrerotoblab
lpsantusoanonnonsequatempossltasusoanlcon-
sequlasrernamustlsclllesooloruptaesetarumet
oereprerumullautecestommosslt, sanoaeool-
labo. |nlconseresslnctolnctlumenoltvenolonest,
autooloolesooluptatemlusaecerrovolorasolo
quatlaoollessunoam, lpsamusoellquuntenoase
quatlsquamculleseoqulaspere, conseoutaeols

s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:PLAZA
MAPKHAML|vL,MAPKHAM,ON
Closer lnspectlon o| tbe Plazas sbow
tbattbeloealslzelsnogreatertban1
acre, 60 60m or some varlatlon o|
tbat sbape (reo oasbeo outllne).
Tbesespacesare oeslgneoto work at
twolevels:aslargemajoreventplazas
tobanoletbousanoso|people atone
tlme ano seconoly as scaleable publlc
rooms tbat are peoestrlan |rlenoly
ourlng every oay use. As 8ob Hale o|
Plos Clementl Hale, oeslgners o|
Nokla Plaza, states, "...|or certaln
eventsltwlllbetbecentreo|LA,but
on a oay-to-oay basls lt's tbe town
square |or tbat part o| Soutb Park".
Tbeabllltyto"epanoanocontract"ls
tbeoeslgncballengeposeobytblsklno
o|eventPlaza.
Natban Pbllllps Square ls an eample
o| a large event plaza tbat ls too blg,
over 2 acres, tbat ls scaleless ano
vacant most o| tbe tlme. Tbe
mooernlst mooel o| tbe large open
wlnosweptplazabasbeen9,o,Bneoln
tbe recent oecaoe by a return to
traoltlonal oeslgn parameters tbat
clearly o,Bne an urban room |rameo
by bullolng along tbe llnes o| a
Luropean Square. Tbls group o|
preceoent ol st rl ct s | ol l ow t bl s
prescrlptlon|orplacemaklng.
Aseconoaryserleso|Plazaetenslons
belp to epano tbe space |or mucb
larger events. At LA Llve tbe maln
street (Cblck Hearn Ct) ls closeo o||
wltb bollaros |or annual major publlc
events.
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Tbls serles gatbers tbe preceoent
researcblntoasummaryset|oreacb
Plaza. Tbls allows one to see tbe
space |rom an urban oeslgn olagram
tbougb to eye level ano aerlal vlews
slmultaneously.
Nokla Plaza measures 60 60m, a
square room, tbe belgbt o%neo by a
45m oatum lnltlally establlsbeo by tbe
belgbt o| tbe Staples Centre. Tbe
surrounolng bullolngs sbare tbe same
oeslgnanomasslngmotl|saswellasa
stanoarolzeo materlal palette. A set
o| urban oeslgn guloellnes was keyeo
to tbe Staples Centre to unl|y tbe
spaceanotbepreclnct.
Tbe meola towers "baro-wlre" tbe
space o%nlng lt as a "Llve" urban
Plaza.Tbesemastsallow|oravarlety
o | a u o l o - v l s u a l c a p a b l l l t l e s
trans|ormlng tbe space oramatlcally
|rom oay to nlgbt. Along wltb tbe
LSPN8roaocast|aclllty,NoklaPlazals
loeally oeslgneo to be an open-alr
st uol o t o t el ecast Ll ve event s
Natlonally.
8etween tbe 6 meola towers, tbe
PlazalsNankeobylanoscapeoplanters
to provloe places to slt ano gatber
wblle sbaoeo by canoples o| plane
trees.
Tbespacelsnottooblgortoosmall,
many agr ee l t l s ml ssl ng one
lngreolent bowever to stablllze oally
use:agreengrocerystore.
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:AT&TPLAZA
Tbe AT&T Plaza ls 40 70m, a
rectangular room, tbe belgbt '(neo
by a 45m oatum establlsbeo by tbe
Amerlcan Alrllnes Center. Tbe
>anklng bullolngs bave a mooern
metalllc palette tbat contrasts ano
|rames tbe traoltlonal brlck |acaoe o|
tbe Arena. Tbese >anklng bullolngs
actllkea|ollto tbeArenae||ectlvely
|ramlng tbe arcbeo entrance to tbe
|aclllty. Tbe AAC ls tbe centreplece
o| tbe composltlon, evoklng tbe look
o| a classlcalbaslllcaalallyallgneoat
tbetopo|tbePlaza.
Closlng tbe otber eno o| tbe Plaza ls
tbe W Dallas vlctory Tower, a 33
storey botel/conoo bullolng. Tbe L-
W relatlonsblp between tbe Arena
ano tbe polnt tower completes tbe
space oenlng tbls nelgbbourbooo
ce nt r e l n one pba se . Tbe
|reestanolng tower on tbe plaza
recallstbecampanlle-on-tbe-square,a
traoltlonal urban oeslgn relatlonsblp
|ounotbrougboutWesternplazasano
squares. Attbetopo|tbeWtower
ls a vlewlng space wltb panoramlc
vlews o| tbe Plaza ano oowntown
Dallas.
Tbe |ountaln oeslgn, tbree raolatlng
stars, belps to scale tbe space, ano
glves tbe Plaza anotber narratlve
tbeme to make lt s2(&,c to tbe
"LoneStarState."
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Wateroance Plaza ls approlmately
120 70m, an elllptlcal room, tbe
belgbt oeneo by a 45m oatum
establlsbeo by tbe [oblng.com Arena.
Tbespacelsblsecteobyamalnstreet
tbat ls bollaroeo o|| ourlng large
events.|ne||ect tberearetwoplazas
rougbly 1 acre eacb bowever one o|
tbosebalveslslargelyawater|eature,
Wateroance|ountaln.
Tbe Plaza's eoges are oeneo by
meola walls tbat |orm tbe elllptlcal
armature o| tbls "Llve" urban room.
Tbls project ls a low-meolum rlse
oevelopment anopbaseone lsllke an
e t e r n a l l z e o m a l l . T b e
superlmposltlon o| tbe meola wall
acts as a 45m llner to mask low-rlse
r*9a.lo+ce bullolngstbereby creatlng
a unl|orm publlc space. Wltb tbls
klno o| meola-wall coverage, tbe
project ls consloereo tbe "Tlmes
Square"o|tbeSoutbWest.
Tbe |ountaln's promlnence on bal| o|
tbe Plaza bas mucb to oo wltb a
oeslgn concept to create an urban
oaslslntbeArlzonaoesert.Tblslsan
eampleo|bowtbewaterelementln
tbePlazacomposltloncanbeoeslgneo
to compllment tbe 85*(.c locale.
Tbe pavlng patterns ecbo water
rlppllng away |rom tbe |ountaln
source.
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s e c t l o n 6 | p r e c e o e n t
SCALLCOMPAP|SON:MAPKHAMMO8|L|TYPLAZA
Tbe oeslgn |or Markbam Moblllty
Plaza(MMP)lncorporatesmanyo|tbe
cbaracterlstlcs gatbereo |rom tbe
preceoent projects. Tbe Plaza
measures 40 70m wltb a trlangular,
"| orceo perspectlve" sbape tbat
creates a relatlonsblp L-W between
tbe Arena ano tbe Per|ormlng Arts
Centre.TbeL-Walalarrangement
ls very slmllar to Nokla Plaza, ano
AT&TPlaza.
Tbe olstlngulsblng |eature o| MMP ls
tbe Plaza' s lntegratlon wltb tbe
Markbam Moblllty Hub Development
Concept, a blgb oenslty, mleo-use
oevelopment allgneo over a major
translt statlon. Markbam Llve ls a
TOD ano tbls Plaza wlll |unctlon as
tbe maln arrlval ano oeparture polnt
|oralltransltmooalltles. TblsPlazals
llkea"UnlonStatlon"square.|tlstbe
"|ront ooor" to Markbam Llve ano
tbeCltyCentreo|Markbam.
Tbe oeslgn lncorporates meola
c a p a b l l l t l e s a n o l n t e g r a t e o
arcbltecturalmeolawallsto|rametbe
space. |n aooltlon a 8roaocast Faclllty
8F ls planneo |or tbe Soutb eoge o|
tbe Plaza. Tbls bullolng bas blgbway
vlslblllty ano lsstrateglcally locateo to
screen tbe Plaza |rom Hwy 407 to
controlnolselevels.
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