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>> A downtown market place for town residents to purchase locally grown and produced food and products. <<
Project Type:
1) urban planning design strategy
6) architecture
Project Mission/Goal:
1) improve the human spirit
2) increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
Project Description: Providing a market for the area’s bountiful farms is a formative part of Harrisonburg’s history. As the demand for locally-grown produce and food grows, a thriving farmer’s market has grown in Harrisonburg over the past 30 years. When the Farmers’ group was dislocated from their location in a downtown parking garage, the local housing authority provided seed money for the construction of a permanent pavilion next to an open, public green area.
A key stipulation was that the pavilion could not reduce the available parking spaces. Blue Ridge Architects worked with a grid of posts oriented on module that accommodated both a standard parking bay and vendor sales areas. The pavilion accommodates 40 vendors and has a center area for performances by local musicians on market days. The roof steps higher in the center so that vendors with large trucks can back under the overhang. Lighting utilized fluorescent lamps with the correct color rendition to showcase the food.
The project’s success has led to a call for additional vendor spaces and a plan to create and expand and adjacent park so that the pavilion can be used as covered seating for concerts and other performances.
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Project Details:
Project Location:Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Date(s): December 1, 2006 to March 1, 2007
Project Phase: Completed
Client: Harrisonburg Redevelopment Housing Authority
User Client: Harrisonburg Downtown Farmers Market
Description and Number of Beneficiaries/Users: Residents of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County -- approx. 75,000 persons
Major Funding: Private donations
Concept/Lead Architect(s)/Designer(s): Randy Seitz, Blue Ridge Architects
Project Architect(s)/Designer(s): Anna Campbell, Blue Ridge Architects
Structural Engineers: Brian Koerner, Engineering Solutions
Electrical/Mechanical Engineers: NA
Contractor/Manufacturer: Stoneburner Construction
Additional Consultants: NA
Total Cost/Cost per Unit:$270,000/ $34/ SF
Area (if applicable): 8000 square feet
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Nominated by: Blue Ridge Architects
