Page 22 - St. Paul, MN Central Station Design Guidelines

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Central Station Design Framework
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4 Mid-Century Modern Characteristics Single-Entry Structures
and Notable Buildings The primary entrance to some mid-century modern
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5 Five key mid-century modern buildings surround the buildings is less detailed and harder to find at the
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Central Station block and provide insight into key pedestrian level. Instead, these single-entry structures
5th Street East features that may be reflected in future development are generally oriented towards automobiles, which can
drive up to an entrance to drop a passenger off.
of the block.
6th St W 6 Minnesota Street 4th St E Key Characteristics of Mid-Century “Blank” Public Realm
Modern Buildings While some mid-century modern buildings utilize
windows along the ground-floor, many have a blank
7 4th Street East street-wall, void of windows, entrances or architectural
Free-Standing Structures details that add to the the pedestrian experience.
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5th St W Mid-century modern buildings are most often presented Auto-Oriented Signage
as free-standing, individual objects. In some cases,
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8 Kellogg Blvd E they relate to other buildings in the context through While the main signs for these structures are generally
Figure 2.24 Mid-century modern buildings surround the Central building components that align or storefronts that are placed near the primary entrance, many times these
transparent in nature; in other cases, a building does
are larger and oriented towards vehicles traveling
Map Key Station block site 4 American Ntl Existing Conditions Suggested Features
Scale: 1” = 50’ North Bank Building Topographical Tower Location not relate to another building in the context. from further distances, rather than for pedestrians that
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5 Northwestern Pedestrian-friendly
Early 1 Saint Paul Mid- 6 Ntl Bank Green Line Street Edge ( rst oor 2nd St are walking next to the structure.
Athletic Club
Osborn Building
transparent)
Transit Queuing
20th Century and Plaza Public Plaza (Access to Extruded, Tower Forms
Century 2 1st National Buildings 7 MN Mutual Life Bus transfer station Station Platform)
Bank Building
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Buildings Insurance Co. Views to Mississippi Parking Access from A mid-century modern building typically has a large,
3 Minnesota Building 8 Degree of River and Minnesota Minnesota St.
4th St W Honor Building State Capitol Retain Service Access rectilinear form on the majority of the block, which
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rises from a podium. From this form, many times a
tower form is extruded. This tower generally rises to
10-20 stories; however, it does not cover more than a
third of the full building floor plate.
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Figure 2.25 Concrete, Steel and Glass Materials
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The Osborn The majority of mid-century modern buildings in
Building and downtown Saint Paul are built of concrete, steel and
Plaza; Google,
2016 glass with some accent materials.
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