James Beard Public Market | Proposed

[edirp]

http://www.katu.com/news/local/28483524.html

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by 2oh1

I hadn't seen that before. Where's it from?

It was a bad observation tower proposal back in 2009 I believe. Basically it was someone who had an idea, but didn't have any resources to make it happen.....or maybe it was 2013.....or maybe it was 2008.

http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portla...-proposal.html

[zilfondel]

This is what Snohetta referenced as one of their main precedents - Mathallen Public Market in Oslo:


image courtesy of wikipedia




Concept slideshow

Portland Architecture's article on the JBPM <-- A must read!

I saw both Randy Gragg and Brian Libby at the event, and Charlie Hales gave an opening speech as well.

[RED_PDXer]

Can't wait to see something happening there. Would be very cool if it could somehow continue across Naito to waterfront park.

[PDXDENSITY]

Originally Posted by RED_PDXer

Can't wait to see something happening there. Would be very cool if it could somehow continue across Naito to waterfront park.

Architectural walkways over the road could do this! Also, I still think an observation deck above the tower would be something worth talking about.

[downtownpdx]

James Beard Public Market developers propose new Morrison Bridge ramps



By Tony Hernandez | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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on March 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM, updated March 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM

Multnomah County commissioners got a surprise Thursday: A new public market could dramatically change the west end of the Morrison Bridge.

The developers of the James Beard Public Market told commissioners the market's design could require changes in the bridge's signature traffic ramps on the west side of the Willamette River. An estimated 50,000 motorists a day use the bridge.

Their report came as unexpected news to commissioners, who responded they would have preferred a briefing in private before public discussions. Developers and the market's foundation are required to provide periodic public updates to the county, as part of an agreement. ...

Dan Petrusich, Melvin Mark president, said the suggestion to modify the circular entry and exit ramps off Southwest Naito Parkway came from a December meeting to get public input. Residents suggested bridge ramps should direct traffic onto Morrison and Stark streets instead of Naito Parkway, Petrusich said.

As it stands now, the public market would be built inside the circular ramps to the north and south of bridge. However, Petrusich told commissioners, that design leaves pedestrians with no crosswalks across Naito Parkway to access the inner areas of the block. ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/i...l#incart_river

[urbanlife]

Weird suggestion, I am still more in favor of just removing the ramps all together.

[davehogan]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

Weird suggestion, I am still more in favor of just removing the ramps all together.

Considering the ramps are the best access the CEID has to I-5 South that doesn't seem very likely.

[maccoinnich]

The Genius Scandinavian Architects Making Portland’s Public Market

A famed Norwegian design firm promises to turn a patch of asphalt into the James Beard Public Market—using global expertise.



The James Beard Public Market could be one of the highest-profile ideas for Portland’s future. But the site chosen by backers of the proposed local produce and food emporium is about as appealing as a parking lot under a highway bridge. Because that’s what it is.

Fifty thousand cars a day course over the proposed three-acre island of land at the west end of the Morrison Bridge. Busy Naito Parkway separates the parcel from Waterfront Park, while circling ramps cut it off from the rest of downtown. Ambitious and complicated, the proposed market would be split into two wings on either side of a high-rise, offering little direct, walk-by access prized by retailers.

But in November, the market project announced an alliance with the Oslo, Norway–based architecture and design firm Snøhetta to help untangle the concrete mess. This winter, a quartet from the firm’s design squad—renowned for a collective, team approach—made the rounds with city officials and held a public workshop with 300 foodies at OMSI. Former restaurateur Ron Paul, who has pushed for the public market for the past 15 years, says the firm will finalize market concept designs as soon as the city officials nod “yea” or “nay” on removing the on-and-off ramps and increasing the zoning height.

...continues at Portland Monthly.

[maccoinnich]

Also, Mark - can we merge this thread with this one?

[2oh1]

David Sarasohn: Portland's foodie culture and the James Beard Market (OPINION)

The public market, gaining momentum for more than a decade, is reaching take-off stage, with a location set at the downtown end of the Morrison Bridge. A few weeks ago, the City Council approved a zoning change to allow buildings as high as 250 feet to be built over the market wings at the bridgehead, dramatically changing the financing outlook. Along with various forms of federal financing, the project is bidding for $10 million in lottery-backed bonds from the state, with a campaign to culminate in Market Day at the Capitol June 22.

...continued at OregonLive

[hat]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

Weird suggestion, I am still more in favor of just removing the ramps all together.

Are they proposing to remove the ramps altogether or simply pedestrianize them? If the onramps were off-limits to cars (as with the Hawthorne ramps), the architects could incorporate this into the design. There's a lot of potential.

The bridge across the MAX tracks might be a very cool space.

[PDXDENSITY]

Originally Posted by 2oh1

A few weeks ago, the City Council approved a zoning change to allow buildings as high as 250 feet to be built over the market wings at the bridgehead, dramatically changing the financing outlook.

So they're aiming for an enclosed market with three towers now??

[maccoinnich]

Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY

So they're aiming for an enclosed market with three towers now??

Anything is possible, but I'd be surprised. We should see the first designs in the next few months.

[Sioux612]

[PDXDENSITY]

Originally Posted by Sioux612

I want to marry that rendering. I do!!!

[58rhodes]

Originally Posted by Sioux612

How high does the zoning allow for the center tower?

[maccoinnich]

The news that Snøhetta have won the competition for the Willamette Falls project makes me wonder... what's going on with the JBPM? Last year they said they'd release the first designs in March. And their option with the County to buy the land at the Morrison Bridgehead expires in July, which is getting awfully close.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

The news that Snøhetta have won the competition for the Willamette Falls project makes me wonder... what's going on with the JBPM? Last year they said they'd release the first designs in March. And their option with the County to buy the land at the Morrison Bridgehead expires in July, which is getting awfully close.

Don't worry, looks like things are still in motion for this.

"It's about creating a district rather than a building" says founder ‪#‎CraigDykers‬ We're truly inspired by Friday's design concept work session with our partners at Snøhetta. Progress abounds...stay tuned!

https://www.facebook.com/jamesbeardpubmk?fref=nf

[maccoinnich]

Good find, urbanlife.