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| Elkus/Manfredi Architects 530 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02210 (t) 617-426-1300 (f) 617-426-7502 www.elkus-manfredi.com |
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West Palm Beach, Florida Size: 3.5 million sq. ft. Category: New Centers Firm: Elkus/Manfredi Architects Developer/Owner: |
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The master plan for the development creates new streetscapes that feature highly detailed facades and a variety of building scales, all while maintaining the original street-grid network. At the heart of CityPlace, the streets converge on a central European-style public plaza featuring animated fountains, and ringed with two levels of dining, shopping and entertainment. The use of local and regional materials
throughout the architecture adds richness to the design while staying
true to the region's Mediterranean aesthetic heritage. Arcades, shaded
overhangs and balconies, terraces, lush landscaped arborways and
colonnades all give the feel of having evolved over time. More than 12
varieties of palms are used in formal rows to define public spaces,
give vertical scale, act as a natural screen, provide instant shade and
to unify the residential and commercial streetscape. Seasonal color is
provided by more than 400 decorative pots; annuals are rotated to
provide year-round color.
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