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Sacramento’s Capitol Mall is more than just a
street, it is the public space that connects the
greatest attractions of the city: the river, the
capitol and the historic neighborhoods beyond.
We propose a three-fold strategy to transform
the Capitol Mall: activate the edges, frame the
view, and direct the path. Implementing these
strategies will help reveal what is already present
in downtown Sacramento: urban civic grandeur.
Formal icon, event space, transportation hub, city
park, gardens and good urban landscape, the newCapitol Mall becomes a place for any time of day,
every day of the year.
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PLAZ A o f th e SIE RRASCAPITAL GARDENS
SACRAME NT O
CENTER 3 r d S t r e e t
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5 t h S t r e e t
L Str e e t
K Str e e t Pe d e str ia n Ma ll
N Str e e t
7 t h S t r e e t
6 t h S t r e e t
P e d e s t r i a n W a y
8 t h S t r e e t
9 t h S t r e e t
HIGH-5 PARK NORTH
OLD SACRAME NT O
HIGH- 5 PARK SOUT H
CROCKE R PARK
WESTFIELD MALL
CROCKE R ART MUSE UM
S A C R A M E N T O
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sac lunchThe Capitol Mall has only a ew restaurants, and the
proposed civic space is ideally suited or a daily rotation
o high‑quality local ood trucks during the work lunch
rush, weekly evening street estivals and other special
events. According to a recent survey in the Sacramento
Bee , residents are clamoring or better dining options. The
necessary inrastructure investment is minimal and can
be implemented immediately; the City can dramatically
increase pedestrian activity simply by repealing current
restrictions and issuing more ood truck permits.
The proposed Sacramento Center is a multi‑use
development to serve the growing needs o tourists and
visiting business proessionals in downtown Sacramento.
As a civic icon or residents that anchors the western
gateway o Capitol Mall, the development will contain a
cultural acility, with rotating exhibitions showcasing the
collections o local museums, as well as gallery space or
local artists. The Center also includes an elevated cae and
green roo with outdoor seating with views to the Capitol
Building and Tower Bridge.
STREET SECTIONS
SACRAMENTO
CENTER
KEY DESIGN STRATEGIES
RIVER CITY PROMENADE
EVENT VIEW
Capital Gardens
unobstructed long view
low trees and plantings
curbless connection to sidewalks
Plaza of the Sierras
undulating ground plane
episodic and elevated views
pullouts along street provide space or event inrastructure
Transit Plaza
hardscaped plaza with transit inrastructure
bike storage, newstands, and coee kiosks
wide‑open view o capitol down the ormal capitol plaza
curbless appealThe Capitol Mall should be a c ivic gathering place frst,
and trafc thoroughare second. By reducing lanes o
trafc to one in each direction and raising the street level
to the curb, this proposal creates a pedestrian‑ocused
civic space.
episodic progressionWhat’s a view without viewers? The most valuable urban
design element is people. By oering a progression
o diering views o the landmark Capitol building, the
Capitol Mall becomes a vibrant promenade with a series
o unique spaces.
activate the edges1
direct the path3
frame the view
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Create opportunities or pedestrian activity, or gathering,
interacting, and celebrating in underutilized open space.
Strategic infll adjacent to existing buildings.
Create a continuous pedestrian surace. Unite ragmented
pedestrian zones. Widen the pedestrian right‑o‑way to better
serve the growing demands o alternative means o transit
(walking, bike, rail).
Emphasize topography representative o geological
eatures o region. Manipulate the ground plane to create
opportunities or dynamic views o Capitol building. CULTURAL FACILITY
ARTIST GALLERY
RESTAURANT
RETAIL
HOTEL
CONFERENCE ROOMS
ROOF DECK + CAFE
RESIDENTIAL TOWER
PHASE 1: ATTRACTEVENT PLAZA, TRANSIT AMENITIES,
AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
Establish a central event space on the mall, removing
curbs and reducing trafc to encourage walking and
biking. Create a pedestrian way along 6th Street
between L Street and N Street to link Westfeld Mall to
residential districts. Improve transportation amenities
such as light rail inormation kiosks and bike storage/
rental inrastructure. Temporary infll structures at
existing plazas and mobile ood inrastructure attract oot
trafc and serve as a catalyst or subsequent phases.
PHASE 3: ANIMATESACRAMENTO CENTER AT 3RD
STREET AND HIGH-5 PARK,
Construct an elevated park over I‑5, completing the
promenade and orging a strong link rom the Capitol
to the riverront, Crocker Park, and Old Sacramento.
Complete development o the multi‑use
Sacramento Center at 3rd Street.
PHASE 2: EXTENDTRANSIT PLAZA AND CAPITOL CONNECTION
Connect the Capitol grounds with the Event Plaza
through landscape improvements, creating a complete
promenade rom 5th Street to the Capitol. Focus on
improving transit, pedestrian and bike connectivity
rom the surrounding community to the mall.
Complete temporary and permanent infll buildings
along the mall to strengthen the street edge.
HIGH-5 PARKTOWER BRIDGE PLAZA OF THE SIERRAS TRANSIT PLAZA THE CAPITOL
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A N U R B A N I N C I S I O Ns a c r a m e n t o c a p i t o l m a l lThe city of Sacramento provides the perfect armature for a truly great civic space. This concept utilizes a
textural planning scheme and sculptural landscape intervention to activate the Capitol Mall and transform it into a world-class destination.
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Western opportunity sites to create a focal point ofpublic interest to balance and link the overall Mall andSacramento water front. For this focal point the conceptintroduces an organic land-bridge that connects two
topographic parks that provide a new perspective ofthe Capitol Mall. This land-bridge discreetly crossesthe Capitol Mall merge point with a minimal sculpturalprofile that offers visitors spectacular vistas of the Capitolbuilding, Waterfront, and the surrounding context. Bypinching the crossing and using a slim profile landscapebridge, the land-bridge will blend into the context withoutblocking Mall views of the Capitol or Tower Bridge.Other strategies being utilized to enhance the overallre-activation of the Capital Mall include revitalizing theurban streetscape along the Capital Mall corridor andINCISION. This is accomplished by reintroducing street-side parking, bike lanes, landscape amenity panels, andother proven urban design elements to improve the
density and population usage along the Capitol Mall.
Through the use of landscape relief incisions and uplifts,INCISION initially activates the landscape; thustransforming the Mall into a dynamic plane of subtlestriations of programmed and un-programmed public
spaces, continuous pedestrian circulation paths, waterchannel features, and civic exploration. Additionally, thistheme is applied to a proposed Capitol Mall Visitor Centerlocated between 3rd and 4th Street. The concept behindthe Visitor Center uses a similar sculptural incision appliedto an iconic built structure that blends interior and exteriorspace, as well as visually linking itself to the overall Mallaesthetic. By blending landscape and built-form, thevisitor is offered a unique experience that encompassesfunctional programmatic uses and modern landscapespaces.The final major intervention is the re-visioning of theWestern edge of the Capital Mall corridor at the transitionzone between Old Sacramento, the I-5, and the Capitol
Mall itself. The overall scheme proposes to utilize the
LAND BRIDGE: creates a connection between
both north and south sides, and at the sametime keeps the view corridor free through apinched center
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES: allows for easy pedes-trian crossing over the interstate and createsa connection to the downtown area along the waterfront
ICONIC VISITORS CENTER: forms a connectionbetween the Capitol Mall landscape and thebuilt environment
ACTIVATED SECONDARY ZONES: certain roadsare closed off and are restructured for pedes-trian life in order to create a more continuousCapitol Mall
CAPITOL MALL INCISIONS: theprimary spaces are transformedthrough incisions into the land
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The combination of these
truly unique interventions
offer the Capitol Mall
new spaces for gathering,
leisure, exploration,
exercise, and experiencethat will attract regional,
national, and global
attention from a diverse
group of interests.
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connected city greater than the sum of its parts
View Toward Capitol (above)
CAPITOL MALL The catalysts are shaped and sited to preserve existing views
and enhance pedestrian linkages as well as the opportunity for
people to gather. The iconic columnade is aligned to
Sacramento’s systems of movement. It is a passage and symbol
of historic migration invigorating the civic stature of the site.
The Capotol Mall Towers tread lightly on the ground at the far
western end of the Mall and beckons as a Gate to the Capitol.
When seen from the east they neatly frame the Tower Bridge in
the horizon Collectively the main catalysts provide long termactual and symbolic benets to a society following its vision.
1. VISIONKNIT THE CITY Central to this proposal is the challenge of ensuring that the
area North of the Mall is not isolated from the more thriving
area to the South. The future development of the northern rail
yard raises the importance of transforming Capitol Mall into a
connector rather than barrier.
Opening up the Mall to north-south movement allows thecity to function as a synergetic whole where the effect of
the Connected City is greater than the sum of its parts.
PLAN LEGEND1. North-South through traffic
2. Shared drop off for buildings on Mall
3. Occupants spilling out in public space4. Connecting Courts
5. Decomposed Granite paths
7. Flexible Event Space
8. Parking off L and N street
Area DenitionsA. Macro Catalyst Site:
Bridged Opportunity Sites
B. Micro Catalyst Sites:
Entrance Nodes & Connective Coutryards
Capitol Mall Master Plan
Re-routing East-West vehicular traffic out of the Mall and
into L and N street, reclaims the shaded perimeter of the
Mall for pedestrian circulation.
Social infrastructure is woven into the larger, existing
systems of movement, enabling a new exchange between
public and private activities.
Prioritizing pedestrian space designates the Mall as aplace for people, creating opportunities for interaction that
form the sustainable principle of this design – to celebrate,
express and revive what exists.
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IMPLEMENTATION Phase 1
Visitors Center &Water PlazaBegin by creating a landmark
structure, that serves as a gate-
way to the Mall, and an adjoin-
ing public plaza, which cools
visitors and provides a fun inter-active space that celebrates the
casual california lifestyle.
IMPLEMENTATION Phase 2
Entrance Nodes &Connecting CourtsInfrastructure for each node andcourt can be repeated from one
intersection to the next. Adja-
cent buildings are given a new
opportunity to extend their
frontage into the public way and
establish their own unique iden-tity.
2. CATALYST A: MACRO SITEBRIDGE OPPORTUNITY SITESEntrepreneurial potential and public enthusiasm drive this vision forward. Com-
munal space provide the opportunity for social participation and a range of larger
events and collaborations to take place simultaneously; bonding catalyst sites
and vision together toward the long term prosperity of the city.
Gateway Tower with Water Plaza (above)
3. CATALYST B: MICRO SITES ACTIVATE URBAN MICRO ENVIRONMENTSEach street crossing the Mall provides new drop o places, which act as Por-
tals to the Connecting Courts that collectively make up the Mall. These “out-
door city rooms”, like beads on a string, vary in character and activity, allowing
a vibrant civic form to emerge.
Social EcologyLiving platforms, where multiple levels of social,
cultural and nancial networks interface pro-
vide urban resilience patterns key to todays’
most advanced self-sustaining communities.
This Capitol Mall design celebrates
California’s residents. It is a daily reminder of the
open-minded public, which the governmentrepresents. The formation of the Mall welcomes
this diversity, leaving it in part open for future
growth and processes of thought.
Sustainable Strategies1. Decrease Impervious surfaces
2. Reduce heat island eect
3. Reinforce existing light rail transport ation
4. Increase pedestrian access
5. Reduce C02 emissions6. Decrease stormwater runo
7. Capture & recycle greywater
8. Expand existing tree canopy
Meaning & Eect1. Provide Employment Opportunities
2. Restore Vitality of State Capitol
3. Develop sense of community ownership of the Mall
4. Revitalize existing infrastructure
5. Increase urban amenities
6. Invest in cultural capital7. Create exible meeting places on multiple scales
Sustainabilitywith a Greater Notion
Gateway Tower to Capitol MallEstablish a strong sense of place by creating a landmark that
can be seen from Interstate 5, Tower Bridge, Old Sacramento,
West River Bank and Crocker Park. As the entrance gate to the
Mall it presents views from the landmark to take in the mag-
nicent sweep from the River to the West to the Capitol build-ing in the East and demarkate it as a landmark to the City.
Share GroundCreate casual spaces where private use can spill out
onto public way. Allow dierent scales of activities to inter-
connect such as: Cafe’s, Exhibitions, Music, Street Galleries,
Fairs, Rallys, Farmers Markets, Sporting Events and other.
Catalyst Site BConnecting Courtyards
Catalyst Site AVisitors Center
Event SpaceConnected to the Gateway Tower, Water Plaza and the
opportunity site bordering
6th street is a central Event
Space and Amphitheatre.
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humphreyscu lpture park with game court(s) demo garden 2 block farmers market on bocce ball courts between kiosks beer garden calistenics plaza built-inbench bathrooms | info kiosk amphitheatre kiosks: food | coffee | newspaper | bikeshop big chess board play structure garden public art bike racks cafe tables bike path
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capitol mall site plan
block 4: section of farmers’ market
block 1: inviting art at intersections
block 2: commerce creates communityblock 3/4: outdoor room framing iconic views
The measure of any great civilization is in its
cities, and the measure of a city’s greatness is
to be found in the quality of its public spaces,
its parks and squares. - John Ruskin
C A P I T O L M A L L :Create a vibrant and bustling promenade in the heart o Sacramento flled with:
COMMERCE Kiosks and a permanent Farmers Market support local micro businesses
COMMUTING Sae and convenient pathways promote pedestrian and bicycle transport
CANOPIES Lush allée o trees rames iconic views and orms a series o outdoor rooms
CALISTHENICS Series o ftness stations and play structures promote health and play
RECREATION Variety o games encourages longer stays and interaction between people
COMMUNITY In concert these activities build a diverse and enduring community
SIX BLOCKS, SIX PHASES, SIX YEARS: The proposed design would be best implemented in six phases
over the span o six years, allowing the city to start improvements to the Capitol Mall immediately. The
commercial component would be implemented frst in order to generate revenue to und subsequent
phases. The Capitol Mall belongs to many and it is crucial that the new design incorporates the needs
and desires o all. Participation in the design process by users will build ownership and accountability,
making it a unique, adaptable, and high-unctioning place or many years to c ome. P
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VEGETATION trees, garden, plants, grass, and ground cover $ 1,720,000
KIOSKS ood, coee, newsstand, bikeshop, and beer garden $ 700,000
HARDSCAPE paving, retaining walls, bike path, amphitheater $ 2,577,400
GAMES chess, bocce, badminton, basketball, play structures $ 183,700
PUBLIC ART Crocker Art Park, ountains, sculpture, murals $ 2,145,000
UTILITIES electrical, water, sewer $ 2,430,000
SOFT COSTS architecture, engineering $ 2,500,000
$12,256,100
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10’ 10’25’ 10’ 3’10’ 10’ 12’
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raised greenspace
buffers corridor
from car trafc
kiosks dene space
without blocking
views
public art engages pedestrians
on their way to the site’s
primary icons in
the distance
farmers’ market
can set up any
day of the week
trees frame
view and shade
benches
street reduced
to a single lane of
trafc and parallel parking.
raised crosswalks double as
speedbumps
pedestrians on sidewalk
access median at
intersection
crosswalks
safe
and efcient
commuting on
raised bike pathone lane of
car trafc
sight lines of activity
within median from
sidewalks
The Capitol Mall links important landmarks and cultural icons in Sacramento. The Mall
is a major thoroughfare for light rail, bus lines, and residential and commuter car trafc.
The proposed design transforms the Capitol Mall into a grand procession for bikes and
pedestrians as well as for cars . Dedicated walking and bike paths will be safe, pleasant,
engaging, and experiential, with plenty of places to stop and rest. Paths will provide
thousands of workers, residents and tourists with improved transportation options and new
opportunities for physical tness - walking, biking, running, calisthenics, games and play.
TrAnsPOrTATIOn
The attractions and events proposed for the Capitol Mall complement and supplement
existing attractions, responding to the needs and desires of different users. An over-arching
principle for the proposed design is community-building through activity. The amphitheater
on block 6, closest to the Capitol, allows for large rallies, protests, or performances with
ample seating and shade. Permanent kiosks (for food, produce, newsstands, etc .) will
stimulate daily, community-building interaction. Clustered seating and work areas, among
other seating types, are shaded, ergonomic, pleasant places for gathering.
Many goals must be balanced in order to transform the Capitol Mall into an engaging
promenade that not only attracts people to pass through but inspires them to dwell as
well and thereby build community over time. ARCHITECTURE: Kiosks that house tourist
info, restrooms, and various micro-businesses will be prominent architectural icons of the
site. The kiosks relate to the romance, rich texture, and color of Sacramento’s Victorian
architecture of 1860 to 1929. This is Sacramento’s coming-of-age architecture, a c ommon
and iconic element of our collective cultural past.
Because of the linear nature of the site there is great opportunity to emphasize views of the
iconic Capitol Building and Tower Bridge and to incorporate secondary landmarks (fountains
and sculpture) along the length of the site. New icons will complement and frame views
of the Capitol building and Tower Bridge. Alluring spaces within this proposed median park
will provide viewing opportunities, showcasing the site’s beautiful existing structures and
reinforcing our collective cultural heritage. The allée of trees will dene the space and
frame views, while bringing color, beauty, fragrance, and nature to the Capitol Mall.
ICOns users And ATTrACTIOns gOALsAMenITIes
block 5: activity attracts activity all blocks: alley of trees enhances view corridor
typical n/s section: commerce, commuting and communityblock 5: well-dened outdoor rooms
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Kiosks, public art, and plazas dene a series of outdoor rooms. These outdoor rooms
are highly exible in order to accommodate ever-changing activities including
commuting and commerce, eating and exercise, play and people watching. Activity
attracts more activity, so the more amenities that are designed and planned for the
space, the more reason people will have to visit the site, bringing with them more life.
“Wherever there are people – in buildings, in neighborhoods, in city centers, in recreational
areas, and so on -- it is generally true that people and human activities attract other people.”
– Jan Gehl
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Overview 3. ) Tr am li ne
2.) Ancient plant garden circus
Sacramento network
A. Capital ParkB. Old Town
C. MarinaD. Land ParkE. to American River TrailF . old Rai l YardsG. Sacramento River
future connector trails/park
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5.) Parking structure
Whatever intent of original capital mall corridorplanners, outside a visual connection between theCapital building and east access bridge, little in wayof a practical, functional plan in the built environmentwas achieve. If a grand gesture linking river andcapital, inactually a wide short street of little non-localuse with interesting landmarks at each end.
The corridor’s limited value as anemic vehicular link,its broader disregard and disconnect from a largerurban landscape it occupies would suggest anotherremedy based on a more forward perspective.
3, 1?
The proposal here is to move from a singleinfrastructure mode to that of a multiple, more scalablenature; to resolve an idea rooted on the physicaltransition between place, rather than visual display;to advance from “1” to “3”, amending a singletransportation mode, cars, with multiple concepts oftransportation - light rail, foot and bicycle with aredefinition of this corridor as a means of going toand from the Capital building, a link not to WestSacramento, but the river(s) adjacent bothmunicipalities.
The solutions are from the past and have beenespoused continually for at least the last 50 years.The novelty here is not the idea, but its application inthis time and place and the integration into a largerconcept of municipal and regional planning anddevelopment.
Core to this proposal is the introduction of a tramsystem, the rail portion of the “3”. Initially this light railsystem would operate between a newly built parkingstructure near Crocker Museum and Capital building.
Although on one hand a tourist train framed forpictures in front of the state Capital, the track has avery serious purpose of giving the Mall corridor asense of identity and utility.
Capital MallWhether tied to overhead electrical, or based on somealternate propulsion, the tram car gives a storyline toa journey to the seat of state government, asidemundane suburban hunts for parking. Based on theoriginal “Birney” cab used in the are during 1920 to 1935by the Sacramento Northern Railroad, the small scalepeople mover was ideal for limited numbers ofpassengers and provides an historically accuratemirror similar San Francisco’s cable cars. Expansionof the line could eventually include Old Town, the really,the undercooked Marina frontage and Land Park.
With the Mall corridor tram line more common uses offoot and bicycle movement. The restriction of cartraffic, the reduction of the gulf of asphalt separating
North and South curbs is the key here. Three lanes perside becomes one (with parking) and the isolation ofcentral median is reduced allowing for a freer (andsafer) flow of pedestrian and pedal traffic.
Of course with the increase width of medians allowsopportunities of place removed from perils ofdedicated vehicular thoroughfares, somethingimportant to walking, if less so with a bicycle. Thatconcept of place, of landmark within (or between)landmarks allows for introduction of symbolic linksbetween the Capital building structure and theSacramento River.
In short, the series of reflection ponds can be seenas an extension of the river toward the statearchitectural landmark. Although it is not possible toactually physically connect the river along the linearmall, at least some note of the importance to the cityof the waterway would be indicated. Their placementin line acts as pointers to terminus on the space.
With water features two other defined nodes occupythe scheme. First is the ancient plant garden and theloosely defined open lawn area at the east portion of
the arrangement. The former would mirror theAuboreum west of the Capital building. The latterwould serve as a multi-function venue for outdoorfunctions as farmer’s markets, small concerts, orother gatherings of people for informal events.
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Section A-A
Tram line
Looking toward the California Capital
View toward Tower bridge
Ancient plant garden
Materials
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REGISTRATION NUMBER: S15223
DATE: Sept. 29, 2011CATALYTIC CAPSULESidea
masterpaln
catalytic system
1. WRONG street scale
2. the speed limit is too HIGH
3. NO access to central green space
1. street section
2. accessible green spaces
3. parking lots
4. axis and city skyline
existing building
commercialgreen space
sportsrecreation
1. put 2/3 of the traffic lanes into UNDERGROUND
2. REDUCE the speed limit of surface traffic
3. ENLARGE the central green space and CONNECT them with existing
green space
add more green spaces and make them accessible
put some parking lots into underground
keep the original city skyline and put most axial spaces underground
capitol view from the amphitheater
bridge view from an plaza
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parking lots
existing buildings
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DATE: Sept. 29, 2011CATALYTIC CAPSULES
office + green space
children’s park
extreme sports park
park
recreational park + landscape
underground plaza + coffee + shop 1 light rail
botanical garden
underground plaza + coffee + shop 2
amphitheater
sculpture park
california state capitol
park
tower bridge gateway
sightseeing tower
sand pit
office staff itinerary
tourists’ itinerary
recreational itinerary
passerby’s itinerary
2how capsules work?
A-A section
connection between different levels
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catalyst space: pedestrian plaza Inspired by the Dutch Woonerf model the boundary between people space and car space is intentionally blurred; pedestrian
spaces extended from the sidewalk, and into the traffic zone. Drivers moving through the plaza are made to feel like guests and
modify their behavior accordingly. Activity on the plaza is particularly vibrant on the weekends when the street is closed to trafficto accommodate street fairs, farmers markets, festivals, and other community events. Activation of the space is enhanced by
infill residential development, cafe seating, ground floor retail, and a children’s splash pad.
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preserved view between capitol and bridge
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sustainabilitydemonstrate sustainable designandpromote environmentalawareness
agricultureshowcaseCalifornia’s rich agrarianheritage and culinary traditions
artsexplorethepotentials ofnew media,music,performance,sculpture,lmand installationart
technology
employ technology to createan engaging public space
MultiMediAMALL
Interactive + Informative
Pedestrian ExperienceCreativeCapitol
The Creative Capitol
Agriculture Sustainability
Linkages and Walkability
Master Site Plan
Crocker Art Museum
Crocker Sculpture Park
Crocker Childrens’Park
Events Plaza
Underground Parking
Bus Stops
Multimedia Kiosks
Bike Lanes
Trac Calming Crosswalks
Capitol Mall Market
Multimedia Center
Section A
Residential/ Hotel Tower
Market Plaza
Design Goals
Perspective A: The Multimedia Mall Perspective B: Capitol Mall Market
65-228 Residents
Amtrak Train Station
Old Sacramento
229 - 590 Residents
ParkingBus Stop
Light Rail Stop
Light RailBicycle LaneProject AreaParks
5 min walk rom site
591 -2144 Residents
Crocker Art Museum
Caliornia State Capitol
Caliornia Museum
Stormwater Retention Area
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Arts Technology
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View Corridor
20’12’ 12’6’ 6’8’
Curbside Parking
Bike LaneEvent Plaza Steps
Event Stage / Museum EntranceInstallation/ Exhibition Space
Underground Parking
Outdoor Film PlazaCaeteria 1-Way
Stormwater Retention Area
“AquaTree”demonstrates
the value o urban trees
or shade and stormwater
retention
“SolarTree”stores energy
during the day to power
nightime lights located
inside it’s multicolored trunk
“AgriTree”provides a tree-
like trellis or ruit and fower
producing vines
Urban CanopyAerial Perspective
Phasing
Multimedia Kiosks
Section A: Multimedia Center and Mall
Phase 1: Multimedia Center and Mall
Phase 2: Market and Crocker Park Improvements
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Agriculture SustainabilityArts Technology