- FSU Card Store Walkway Canopy

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Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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Role in Project: Principal

Architect: MLD Architects, Inc.
Consultant:

Childers Construction Co.

This project incorporated a multitude of design problems including site drainage, existing vegetation, sight lines, security, light levels and useability. The main focus of the project was to create a space that would keep the FSU Card Store patrons out of the elements. During the summer and winter orientation sessions, hundreds of students and parents would line up outside the Card Store and a temporary canvas canopy would be set up to house these crowds. The new canopy needed to protect from the rain and the heat of the sun while still providing some day lighting and natural ventilation. Due to the split-level sidewalk, visual access needed to be maintained to the Card Store as well as the adjacent Suntrust bank. The bank also housed ATM machines and security was created by keeping the canopy as open and visually accessible as possible. Seating was incorporated into the design to create a social gathering corridor where students, teachers and visitors can interact.