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HKGI EXPERIENCE <br /> Buffalo Downtown Commons <br /> Buffalo,Minnesota <br /> WAYFINDING <br /> I)f A. / KIOSK .-... a... <br /> F <br /> SAS AWN <br /> AREA&BENCH SEATING <br /> ENHANCED <br /> PEDESTRIAN <br /> CROSSING FUTURE FARMERS w -' <br /> --, MARKETSTRUCTURE SHADE <br /> TREES <br /> LINEAR <br /> INTERACTIVE I MULTI-PURPOSE PLAZA - `? <br /> FOUNTAIN , -�j' SPACE <br /> ELEMENT 1` <br /> SHADETREES, <br /> LAWNAREAa -�"-�.._, <br /> 8 BENCH <br /> SEATING <br /> SEAT WALLAND LAKE <br /> OVERLOOK <br /> TERRACEDLAWN AR EA <br /> • <br /> WITH TREES <br /> ENTRY <br /> SIGNAGE 8 <br /> LANpSGAPING RAINWATER GARDEN 8 <br /> NATURALIZED PLANTINGS <br /> y <br /> ENHANCED <br /> PEDESTRIAN <br /> CROSSING PCT <br /> NCURE —_ <br /> INTERSECTION <br /> x �� ENHAEMENT <br /> .. PROJECT <br /> REORGANIZED 1 <br /> EXISTING <br /> PARKI NGAREA <br /> In the 1990s the City of Buffalo began making improvements to its lakefront area adjacent .: <br /> to downtown,and in the past decade has established a vision for extending public space 2015 Honor <br /> improvements to its downtown district.The Downtown Commons,which HKGI designed Award <br /> �\ax�xKxs�f�" <br /> in collaboration with Bolton&Menk,extends those improvements southward,creating an <br /> inviting entry point into downtown and a new connection point to Buffalo Lake. <br /> The Downtown Commons project transformed an unattractive,undeveloped site into an <br /> inviting urban park plaza that features a rainwater garden,seating with lake overlooks, <br /> an interactive fountain/splash pad,a multi-purpose plaza,entry signage,and arbors with <br /> shade trees and terraced lawns. <br /> The Downtown Commons concept plan also anticipates potential future projects such as <br /> an intersection enhancement at Highway 25 and 1 st Street,and a potential farmers'market <br /> structure on the southern tip of the site. <br /> The final concept plan also calls for creating pedestrian connections that invite people to <br /> stroll between the Commons and the downtown area.In addition to extending pavers, <br /> lighting,and other urban design materials from the Commons onto the adjacent block, <br /> adjacent downtown alleyways have been transformed into an art walk that uses paving <br /> elements,overhead signs,and other design features to tell the story of historic downtown <br /> Buffalo. <br /> 18 RIVERS EDGE COMMONS EXPANSION PROPOSAL <br />