A sense of the site’s forested waterfalls is transposed into and through the building, creating a cohesive urban place for Dallas citizens to find a moment of repose.
FOUNTAIN PLACE PUBLIC SPACE
DALLAS, USA
2019
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THE DAN KILEY LANDSCAPE AND IM PEI ARCHITECTURE DEFINED OUR APPROACH
THE PLAN REALIZES THE CONCEPTUAL INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN
A NEW TRANSPARENT PLANE REVEALS A WATERFALL-LIKE PLANE OF CAST GLASS
THE CAST GLASS PLANE FRAMES CIRCULATION THROUGH THE BUILDING
THE CIVIC SPACE OF THE STREET AND LOBBY ARE MORE FULLY INTEGRATED
THE LOBBY EXTENDS DAN KILEY'S SENSORY LANDSCAPE INTO AND THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURE
THE PUBLIC SPACE OF THE LOBBY EMBODIES THE SENSE OF A FORESTED WATERFALL
Description
The renewal of the Office Tower Public Spaces was based upon creating a clear visual and physical link between the gardens and tower entry experience. In order to achieve these goals, the existing mezzanines were removed from the Lobbies to maximize the penetration of natural light, and the enclosure walls were replaced with new mullion-less glass walls creating an almost seamless visual connection between the Tower Lobbies and the Garden. The dark stone and brass trim of the Lobby interior was replaced with a palette of clear and diffuse glass, white stone, and white walls with satin-finish stainless steel and rich wood accents creating a light-filled environment that is an open and welcoming ‘porch’ between the Tower and the Garden.
A defining feature of the Office Tower public spaces are the monumental cast glass walls that line the elevator cores facing the Garden. Embodying the fountains, the glass pillars are mounted in front of a diffuse reflective glass wall creating an expanded threshold linking the public spaces of the lobby and gardens.
Creating an uncommon public space for Dallas, the re-imagined Public Spaces for Fountain Place complements and reinforces the original landmark design creating a seamless marriage between the abstract late modern geometry of the I.M. Pei Tower to the verdant limpid watery oasis of Dan Kiley’s Garden.
Architect: Gensler