Dr. P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center [Phase 2 Under Construction]

[prahaboheme]

I do hope that the architect's vision is carried through and the Orange Ave parcels are developed to enclose Seneff Plaza and to create the colonnade effect, as originally proposed.

[JFW657]

4 hours ago, Boomer136 said:

I think that has more to do with the lighting and poor white balancing characteristics of my BlackBerry (don't judge). 

Yeah, I kinda figured it had more to do with lighting than the actual color.

But I still wish they'd have made the building just a tiny bit darker.

I hate white buildings.

[JFW657]

6 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

I do hope that the architect's vision is carried through and the Orange Ave parcels are developed to enclose Seneff Plaza and to create the colonnade effect, as originally proposed.

Just saw a news report the other night, maybe it was last night, about the ground breaking. Right at the end of the report they mentioned that the City and Dyer were backing away from the original design proposal, possibly in favor of something smaller in the way of retail or restaurant.

Said we won't see any construction rise above ground level for another year, also.

Here's a link to the video, I hope it works.

http://www.wftv.com/video?videoId=500176260&videoVersion=1.0

Edited March 8, 2017 by JFW657

[prahaboheme]

^Thanks for the video - looking forward to the study on how to possibly reimagine the use of the remaining parcels.  Regardless of what is decided it cannot remain as is.  Those parcels are such a foreboding space most seasons and typically get no use at all.

[Boomer136]

Perfect place for OMA. Hopefully they keep their Loch Haven building going as well.

[alex]

I'd like to see what the greenspace looks like after surrounding construction is complete. Hopefully Phase II of Dr. Phillips and the Magnolia Hotel help frame it as an urban park.

[JFW657]

Well, as the news report said, they are currently conducting a study to see if smaller scale retail and/or restaurant would be a better fit for those parcels. It would mean smaller buildings but it could possibly do a lot more for the foot traffic which would create a more lively, active urban atmosphere. 

I could see two, two-story, multi-establishment, mirror image structures facing each other from across the plaza with eateries and various types of retail.

But as was said above, they cannot just sit there empty and unused.

[Urban Mail Carrier]

Hopefully they include a traffic circle with a proud statue somewhere in that spot... just saying....

[spenser1058]

9 minutes ago, Urban Mail Carrier said:

Hopefully they include a traffic circle with a proud statue somewhere in that spot... just saying....

A traffic circle would be a great place for HankStrong's beloved brise! (moving the running gag away from 7-Elevens at popular request...)

[John Hargrove]

Shade. For the love of everything, shade. 

[sunshine]

Conclusion of the study, we are putting Panda Express and Taco Bell with drive through there....

[JFW657]

Those wimpy little sapling trees they've got planted there alongside the palm trees should eventually grow large enough and spread their limbs out far enough to supply a reasonable amount of shade...

Will take a few years, though.

When they first planted the Drake elms along Orange Ave and Central in front of the library, they were scrawny looking too. But now they're practically creating a canopy.

If they end up putting smaller retail/restaurant buildings on each side of the plaza, hopefully they would be designed with ample overhangs so people can sit outdoors and eat or just relax.

[spenser1058]

Or, as Walt said about Disneyland:

"I wanted something live, something that could grow, something I could keep plussing with ideas, you see? The park is that. Not only can I add things but even the trees will keep growing; the thing will get more beautiful every year..."

[RedStar25]

Lets not forget the OCPS Performing arts school on the back of that lot (Rosalind and South). It's the first "vertical" school the county has ever attempted. 

[JFW657]

2 hours ago, RedStar25 said:

Lets not forget the OCPS Performing arts school on the back of that lot (Rosalind and South). It's the first "vertical" school the county has ever attempted. 

What about Orlando Tech (formerly Orlando Vo-Tech)?

At five stories, I would call that somewhat vertical.

[RedStar25]

First Vertical K-12 school. 

Edited March 10, 2017 by RedStar25

[Jernigan]

Equipment on site equipmenting 

[orlandouprise]

Can they knock down the lincoln apts while there at it?

[jrs2]

^^

equiptmenting is always a great thing!

[Boomer136]

Cladding off, scooping out dirt. Nothing exciting except it is happening.

[JFW657]

From what I understand, we won't actually see anything like columns and walls going vertical for a pretty good while because the bulk of the initial work is going to be on all the stuff happening below grade level.

[Boomer136]

Scooping the basement.

 

[Boomer136]

Boring.

 

[Jernigan]

It looks like a second fenced off perimeter going up to Orange Ave.  is this for staging or another project?

[Boomer136]

Staging for Steinmetz. Not a lot of room from the back of the building to Rosalind.