Plaza Colonnade
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Information
- Location Kansas City, Missouri
- Size 370,562 SF
- Completion 2005
- Services Architecture
- Project Type Mixed Use
Plaza Colonnade is an innovative and successful public-private partnership comprised of commercial and institutional uses. The site, at 48th and Main in Kansas City, is positioned with dramatic views to the renowned Country Club Plaza mixed-use district and was previously occupied by a cherished, but structurally failing library. The new solution solved the fiscal and community needs of the library and neighborhood with a new mixed-use program. In addition to the Kansas Public Library’s Plaza Branch, the development includes nine floors of speculative office space, a seven-level parking structure and retail venues along a portion of Main Street.
Balancing a variety of needs and priorities, the design places a high degree of emphasis on the public realm through a series of elements that connect the project to the community, of which it is a vital part. They include an entry court and plaza, a colonnade linking diverse neighborhoods and a shared lobby space for library and office patrons. This innovative, public-private partnership required BNIM to work closely with city officials, private constituencies and the developer to make the project a reality.
People
Team
- Craig Scranton
- Laura Lesniewski
- Steve McDowell
- Doug Stevens
- Scott Pashia
- Ryan Warman
- Gregory Goss
- Anilkumar Panchal
- David Grimes
- David H Bell
- Thomas Knittel
- Stephen Siebenmorgen
- Erick Bosco Herrera Anguizola
- Jenny Wang
- Andrew Short
- Erik Heitman
- Eric Morehouse
- Bryan Gross
- Aralia Sendejas
- Kristin Long
- Robert James
- Audrey Voorhies
- Michael Fisher
- Jennifer Isom
- Amy Hattery
- Robin Dukelow
Client
Copaken Brooks
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Awards
IIDA Mid America
Mid-America Design Awards – Silver Award | Sustainable Category
2008
Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri
Cornerstone Award
2006
AIA Kansas City Allied Arts and Craftsmanship Awards
Merit Award
2005
AIA Kansas
Merit Award, Excellence in Architecture (with Plaza Library)
2005
AIA Kansas
Unbuilt Award | Excellence in Architecture
2004
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