Brickyard Park : multi-family housing, 700 Alabama Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

Abstract

This book is written to make record of a thesis project at the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University which took place from September 1978 to May, 1979.The project, Brickyard Park Apartments, is hypothetical; although the site and design considerations are to fit a potentially real project. The multi-family housing complex is located on a 4.3 acre site in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It includes 172 units ranging from studio thru four bedroom, a community center, a day care facility, and recreation facilities. The complex is designed for the middle-income economic level and the high-density configuration is set at 40 dwelling units/acre. The total project costs are estimated at 11.8 million dollars.