Eisenhower’s New Towers
3 02 2009One of the biggest projects that’s part of the Eisenhower East master plan we showed you last year is a huge four tower mixed use design called Eisenhower Avenue. For literally years the project had been getting the run around, but now the Carlyle /Eisenhower East Design Review Board has finally approved the project, with only a few key “suggested” changes.
The Design Review Board even included some sketches with the design concept that highlight the suggestions. First, to give a more elegant form to the tower tops, by inflecting or notching the corners to create a stepped profile, which would lighten the top expression. Second, explore embedding the vertical glass elements that result (which in this case would only be two) further down into the tower mass, so that the crown is better integrated with the building form that supports it.
They sure are particular about how they like their elegant tower tops aren’t they?
Is it typical for a review board to come up with their own design changes?
The City of Alexandria is pretty notorious for being difficult when it comes to approving new development and often will force design changes.