休士顿街街景(houston street streetscape)

发布于：2023-05-20 00:59:20

位置：美国

分类：街区

内容：实景照片

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Buoyed by [he success of its world-famous Riverwalk. San Antonio sought to rehabilitate its downtown business, shopping and tourist district. The City of San Antonio, the local transit authority (VIA), and the Downtown Owners Association combined to form the TriParty Improvement District to address 70 blocks in downtown San Antonio .
JJR was selected to design the Houston Street Streetscape, the longest and straightest street in downtown. Long the ceremonial heart of the city where parades and primary shopping occur, it is now becoming the major trolley link between two key San Antonio attractions, the Alamo on the west end and the Mercado on the east end. The plan reduced Houston Street to two lanes open to limited traffic and the colorful VIA streetcar, providing a pleasant pedestrian environment Lighting, seating and a uniform paving pattern tie the district together.
The course oF Houston Street between those major destinations passes through districts whose heydays collectively track its colorful history. The changing streetscape reflects four distinct cultural and historical periods. The east end uses colorful and flamboyant patterned tile, which connects to the dominant Spanish Alameda Theater building. As the street crosses the San Antonio River, details reference the missions located along the river. Maps appear on tiled light standards at the bridge itself.
In the old 1930s commercial heart of the street, details are simple, bold and massive, to mirror the adjacent commercial buildings. At the west end. near Alamo Plaza, details return to split stone and strong textures, as if they were hand quarried by the Canary Islanders who established San Antonio in 1731. This attention to history, architecture, and use of materials translated into complimentary detailing have earned Houston Street a well-deserved place within the community‘s rich cultural heritage.