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Started 1 year ago by columbusmike
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jpizzow
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I would think there is a privacy issue with how the pool is oriented with relation to the park. Since it is a public park, there are going to be "undesirables" hanging around there every once in a while. If they have a clear view of the pool, then all of those scantily clad women (or men) are fair game for gawking. There ARE perverts out there that I'm sure would take advantage. If anything, the pool should have been elevated a floor or two on a tiered section so that the park was still in full view but the pool would be out of view of the public. Of course, that just adds to the cost.

I think the aspect I'm most concerned about is how the retail/restaurant space will be oriented in relation to the park. I would hope that patio seating would have full, or at least partial views of the park and lend to the overall activity level. It should be one of the main design concerns in this project. In the end, it's all how the buildings interact with the street.

Posted 11 months ago #
MRipley

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jpizzow said:
I would think there is a privacy issue with how the pool is oriented with relation to the park. Since it is a public park, there are going to be "undesirables" hanging around there every once in a while. If they have a clear view of the pool, then all of those scantily clad women (or men) are fair game for gawking. There ARE perverts out there that I'm sure would take advantage. If anything, the pool should have been elevated a floor or two on a tiered section so that the park was still in full view but the pool would be out of view of the public. Of course, that just adds to the cost.

So wouldn't they be lurking at Bicentennial Park fountains also?

Posted 11 months ago #
jpizzow
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MRipley said:
So wouldn't they be lurking at Bicentennial Park fountains also?

Maybe they are. It's not a stretch to think a pedofile may be lurking around the fountains with all of those half naked kids running around. I'm just saying that when you are trying to market high end apts. in an urban location, where there are more "creepy" people walking around than in the suburbs, then certain design considerations are going to be.....considered. A pool at The Goat or The Barn doesn't have to be hidden because they are private. Think about it. Every complex with a pool downtown has it surrounded by the building itself or on higher floors out of the view of the public. It's for the perception of safety and privacy and to know some strange guy on the corner isn't watching you rub tanning oil all over yourself. :P

Posted 11 months ago #
Walker
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jpizzow said:
If they have a clear view of the pool, then all of those scantily clad women (or men) are fair game for gawking.

Yeah, it's a good thing that every public beach in the world is surrounded by 10-foot concrete walls. Otherwise, the gawkers win.

Posted 11 months ago #
Pickerington_Kyle

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There really isn't anything special about the design of the apartments. You could really put them anywhere else and there wouldn't be any difference. I think there should be some high-class A-class apartments with a well known resturant and beautiful Mecca architecture.

Posted 11 months ago #
columbusmike

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Why not this?

Posted 11 months ago #
local champion

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Walker said:
Yeah, it's a good thing that every public beach in the world is surrounded by 10-foot concrete walls. Otherwise, the gawkers win.

Isn't this a private pool though? People tend to frequent private pools, and beaches, for many reasons, privacy is definitely one of them.

Posted 11 months ago #
Pablo
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columbusmike said:
Why not this?

This didn't work financially - it's an architect's wet dream.

Posted 11 months ago #
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Everyone knows that all the pervs are downtown. :) haha

Posted 11 months ago #
Walker
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local champion said:
Isn't this a private pool though? People tend to frequent private pools, and beaches, for many reasons, privacy is definitely one of them.

Sure. I'm just pointing out that an expectation of zero eyeballs directed at people in bathing suits is a silly one in general. ;)

Posted 11 months ago #
columbusmike

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Pablo said:
This didn't work financially - it's an architect's wet dream.

This is too?

The pool in this rendering appears to be at "park level".

Posted 11 months ago #
Wickham
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jpizzow said:

It should be one of the main design concerns in this project. In the end, it's all how the buildings interact with the street.

Agreed. My personal preference would be for no residential on ground level. This would help make the immediate areas around the structures feel like a part of the public space. From my current understanding I get the impression that going near the East side of the apartments with the town homes, I will feel like I am infringing on a residents foyer.

Plus could you imagine the popularity of retail/commercial space with a patio facing east (the park)? The space will draw in huge crowds for events without even having to organize/pay for the events.

Posted 11 months ago #
Wickham
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columbusmike said:
This is too?

The pool in this rendering appears to be at "park level".

The most enticing part of those renderings to me were the appearance of roof top patios. Columbus could definitely benefit from more of those!

Posted 11 months ago #
Pablo
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columbusmike said:

The pool in this rendering appears to be at "park level".

To me, the pool looks to be above the park. It could be at street level (the ground floor) but remember that grade slopes down to the park from High St.

Posted 11 months ago #
Graybeak
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Looking at the drawings, the pool looks like it is indeed raised up. The wall ending at tall glass doors/windows at the far right end of the pool gives me the impression it is actually the next level up, and not just surrounded by a fence.

Posted 11 months ago #
Pablo
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Graybeak said:
Looking at the drawings, the pool looks like it is indeed raised up. The wall ending at tall glass doors/windows at the far right end of the pool gives me the impression it is actually the next level up, and not just surrounded by a fence.

Of course, this rendering is old...

Posted 11 months ago #
columbusmike

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Unfortunately, the renderings above are a much nicer solution than what has been proposed. I'm hoping the final product turns out okay. Either way, this should clean up High Street tremendously - and I have no doubt the retail spaces across the street will spruce up and change uses shortly after the buildings come online - it should provide a significant boost to the south end of High Street.

Posted 11 months ago #
jpizzow
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Walker said:
Yeah, it's a good thing that every public beach in the world is surrounded by 10-foot concrete walls. Otherwise, the gawkers win.

Just saying. At a beach, one kind of expects it. When you're paying good money to rent or own for a year or more as opposed to renting for a week or visiting for the day.........

Posted 11 months ago #
Pablo
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columbusmike said:
Unfortunately, the renderings above are a much nicer solution than what has been proposed. I'm hoping the final product turns out okay. Either way, this should clean up High Street tremendously - and I have no doubt the retail spaces across the street will spruce up and change uses shortly after the buildings come online - it should provide a significant boost to the south end of High Street.

+1

Posted 11 months ago #
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Changes Coming to Columbus Commons

COLUMBUS— Soil samples collected at Columbus Commons will help pave the way for a large-scale building project. The sample-taking is a sign that construction crews are getting ready to break ground on three hundred apartments and 2,300 square feet of retail space. The new structures will go up along High Street on the park’s west side.

READ MORE: http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wsyx_vid_18833.shtml

Posted 9 months ago #