PHILADELPHIA | Penn New College House West | 185 FT | 13 FLOORS
Title: New College House West
Project: Dormitory Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Developer: University of Pennsylvania Location: 40th & Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA Neighborhood: University City District: West Philadelphia Floors: 13 floors Height: 185 FT Penn Building Yet Another New College House http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...NCHW-Model.jpg http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...North-1200.jpg http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...NCHW-two_0.jpg http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...HW-three_0.jpg Quote:
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Just out of curiosity, what's the minimum height for a building to be have its own thread on the forums?
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It'll have good architecture and it fills in part of that godawful superblock, but please please please have the good sense to put in ground floor retail and hopefully an expansion of the really cramped Walnut West library?
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This project absolutely needs ground floor retail fronting both Walnut and 40th Streets. |
I'll be shocked if they include retail in this. Just look at the rendering...
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From the additional drawings, I think it is safe to say that no retail will be part of the project.
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Both the College House at Hill Square, and this project however, SHOULD include retail. Most Ivy League's aren't located in as central of a location as Penn is, so this is a little bit of a unique situation.
Makes no sense why they couldn't have retail along Chestnut Street for the Hill Square College House. Makes no sense why this project wouldn't include retail along both Walnut AND 40th Streets, with the entrance to the dorm located on Locust Walk... but I digress. This is a big upgrade over the essentially empty grass field that is there now. I'm glad this is somewhat taller too, sitting at 13 floors. MOAR DENSITY! |
The lack of retail makes sense from the University's perspective. For student housing, security is probably their biggest concern, and introducing outside users to the space is a risk that I guess Penn isn't willing to take. As a student, though, I'm a little sad to see this green space go. There aren't many fields on campus, and this space is well used by students.
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As a Penn grad, I rather see the new college house without retail. Rather, I would like to see a classroom or two as part of the building.
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There should absolutely be retail on the Walnut Street side, and maybe even along 40th Street too. There are plenty of quiet, Ivy League spaces elsewhere on campus. Penn needs to continue reactivating its borders with the city around it, instead of building any more dead all-institutional streetscapes.
I am sure there is a way to put retail facing out, and a fully separated dorm behind and above with entrances off of Locust. (Penn grad here as well, if we're all flashing credentials :cool:) |
All they need to do is look at what Drexel did with their new dorm Chestnut.
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