-A brief introduction of Nicollet Mall in minneapolis

Current problem

 

-Expression of current problem on the Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.

Main Character

Visitors(tourist): Lack of special places for the tourists or visitors, lack of spectacle things in the street, refresh, lack of shopping spaces (places), lack of public restrooms, not enough space for people resting on the street.

Purpose of project

– economy boost in Minneapolis from redevelopment (reconstruction) of Nicollet Mall and create a better cultural street(spaces) where people can enjoy the entire Nicollet Mall area.

 

Solution plan

-Create new trails for bikes and pedestrians at the ends of north and south zone of the nicollet mall, so that people could access Nicollet Mall more easily.

 

North Zone – (community center – New constructed building for visitors from Mississippi river and any where, sculpture park)

 

Central Zone – (artificial stream)

 

South Zone – (small performing park – any people possible to performing their talent, maze park – small activity attraction for visitors.)

 

Create shopping streets with various fashion brands so that tourists could shop more.

 

Create natural relaxation space using artificial river in the middle of Nicollet Mall.

 

Create a relax station in old macy’s building (spa, sauna, and massage area.) for visitors and employees in downtown area.

 

Move the current motorway to the different directions for car free access on the entire mall.

 

Install public restroom everywhere for visitors.

 

Design Strategy

The Flow of Water.

 

-Water is perhaps one of the friendliest element of nature, as well as being a symbolic feature of Minnesota found in the form of a lake or a river all around us. In this new design of the Nicollet Mall, its spatial features and overall composition materialize in an S-curve, resembling the natural flow of water. Using this “S-curve design”, I tried to induce the innate tendency in people to flow into the mall just the way river water flow into the oceans.