Kokomo Civic Center

Abstract

ProjectCivic Center in downtown Kokomo, Indiana. This center would provide space for conference, arts, and theatrical or musical production.IntentionsCreate building with feel of community, place for people to gather. Form outdoor civic space using adjacent city hall, high school, and new complex. Create a landmark building and space that will attract people.Concepts- Transition to different zones.- Nodes and zones as magnets.- Indoor and outdoor civic spaces.- Bring people downtown.Issues- Potential redevelopment of downtown.- Multi users and loads/different time usage of spaces.- Impact on context - parking/traffic/ped/zones.- Multi function capacity.- Systems/structural load difference.- Back/front house concept.