West Central Community Complex

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Expansion Concept

Year: Spring 2021

Site: Springfield, Missouri

Recognition: Librarium Merit Prize Recipient walkability safe cycling networks public transport affordable housing ecological preservation parks and recreation compost collection community garden local schools lifelong learning opportunity work opportunity

To revitalize and reconnect the West Central Community area, the “20-minute neighborhood” concept was implemented, creating mixed-use, affordable housing where residents have convenient access to many places and services they use daily, including restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and parks, without relying heavily on vehicular transport to access these places.

Pedestrian Preservation

Parking is removed from the street view and is instead placed behind, facilitating pedestrian circulation and allowing opportunities for local art, graphics, and other methods of artistic representation to be displayed along the frontal area of the community complex.