Designed for Richmond

[TBurban]

I thought this would be interesting too...

Green - Parks//Plaza

Black - Empty lots//Spots for development

[wrldcoupe4]

Neat tommy... though I'd like to see a large tower behind the Verizon tower that would front Franklin instead of your park

[Downtowner]

Tommy Awesome Job on the Tower as Borat would say "I Like".

[wrldcoupe4]

the tower is "very niiiiice" though the crown could be taller imo

[Cadeho]

There are some odd streets in that map, is that due to s-ketchup?

[TBurban]

Yeah, when I would save and close and then come back to it, SketchUp had done something weird with the original layout. I'm going to get Google Earth and SketchUp Pro soon, so Ill have the real city layout. I can just transfer the buildings to there. It would be better, and the terrain would be much more realistic!

[TBurban]

The future skyline, including Centennial, Vistas, and JC3 & 4(represented as a box for now)

From the South...

From the East...

[burt]

Tommy, what is the mid-rise building (south view) just below Monroe Tower? Is it Vista's?

[TBurban]

Tommy, what is the mid-rise building (south view) just below Monroe Tower? Is it Vista's?

Tis it is.

[TBurban]

With a few alterations and advice from Cam.....Virginia Central Tower at 41 floors.

[wrldcoupe4]

Looks neat! Is that the one you made for the triangular lot?

[TBurban]

Thanks. I decided to double the number of sides and see how it looks. I personally think it looks better than the triangle building I had earlier and it also still fits perfectly there.

[burt]

Thanks. I decided to double the number of sides and see how it looks. I personally think it looks better than the triangle building I had earlier and it also still fits perfectly there.

I personally prefer the triangular, and I feel the brown color is heavy and depressing. The three corners of the original should be columns of light at night and serve as fire stair wells behind opaque glass. That's my 2 cents.

[TBurban]

Ill have to mess with it some more

[burt]

Ill have to mess with it some more

Don't futz around with it too much. You had a really good thing going with the triangular shape. And my advice would be to ditch the color scheme and go with light stone facing. Also, a set-back or two or three each on a different floor level would add interest.

My 3 cent!

[TBurban]

Don't futz around with it too much. You had a really good thing going with the triangular shape. And my advice would be to ditch the color scheme and go with light stone facing. Also, a set-back or two or three each on a different floor level would add interest.

My 3 cent!

The newly revised, Virginia Central Tower...aka the Triangle Lot Building at 40+ stories...

It's only 3 sides!

[wrldcoupe4]

Looks great... just a taller spire and it's perfect

[TBurban]

Thanks man...here you go...

[Merrittk92]

Thanks man...here you go...

I like where your going with this. To my (strictly amateur) eye, the only thing that I would suggest would be to work on the detail of buildings top. Is there something that can be done that would make it less generic and add more of a signature touch? You know what I mean..understated yet unique.

[TBurban]

I like where your going with this. To my (strictly amateur) eye, the only thing that I would suggest would be to work on the detail of buildings top. Is there something that can be done that would make it less generic and add more of a signature touch? You know what I mean..understated yet unique.

I know exactly what you mean, I had something in mind. Ill have to work on it this afternoon. Thanks for stopping by

[burt]

I'll call u later today w/my ideas.

[TBurban]

Sounds good, Burt.

In the meantime....here's a site plan of what Id like to see...

Red-Mixed Use

Blue-Office Tower

Black-Fountains//Statues

White-Plaza Space

I want every inch of that parking lot to be utilized into a pedestrian friendly atmosphere.

[Downtowner]

Tommy looks great I love the way how you have that parking utilized with something I really like the Office Tower alot and the Fountains and Plaza is a very good I dea and I like the Mix-Used idea alot too.

[TBurban]

Thanks Joey!

After I had spoken with Burt....here's the old design, as compared to the new. (I haven't changed the roof line yet).

The glass looks lighter, due to the sunlight angling off of it. Yet another cool feature that comes with the program.

[Cadeho]

OMG that's much better!

However I do object to one thing... and it is the destruction of the cobblestone alley that marks the northern edge of the Great Basin. Can some of it be spared to nod to the historic significance of the site like the James Center did?