W E L C O M E T O P E A R L

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SILVER VENTURES DEVELOPER
LAKE FLATO
ARCHITECTS FORD POWELL CARSON HISTORIC
PRESERVATION RIALTO STUDIOS LANDSCAPE
W E L C O M E T O P E A R L
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22 Acres
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historic structures at Pearl
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22 acres
Broadway
IH 35
San Antonio River
IH 37
Distance to town 2 miles
RiverWalk
P e a r l B r e w e r y
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1890s
Inventory Historic Pearl
1930s
Sketches of Plan Creating the Heart...
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PEARL VISION

• Pearl will be a gathering place for San Antonians
  centered around extraordinary culinary and
  cultural experiences. . . .
• A place where food, art, ideas, education and
  urban living all come together. . . .
• A dynamic and evolving environment committed to
  stewardship and learning.

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So how do we make this authentic village and who
uses it?
Learning from the RiverWalk Shade, Shade, Shade,
Plaza as the Heart
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River Walk, San Antonio
Pearl Brewery, San Antonio
Plaza Urban Character Scale Discovery
Unique
Piazza Rotundo, Rome - Italy
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Apply Lessons of RiverWalk While Letting the
Place of Pearl Evolve Naturally
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PEARLS ARCHITECTURAL / URBAN CHARACTER ... 1
BREWERY, 1 DISTILLERY 1 ISLAND LEARNING FROM
PEARL IN PORTLAND...THE DISTILLERY IN TORONTO AND
GRANVILLE ISLAND IN VANCOUVER
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A Marina, Farmers Market, Arts School, 7
Restaurants, No Residential
Granville
Pearl
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Granville
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Granville
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granville island market
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Distillery - Toronto
Distillery
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9 Restaurants, Performing Arts Center, 2 Events
Facilities, 15 Galleries, 12 Stores, Housing
Under Construction
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Learning from the RiverWalk
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not this
like this
Existing Simple Masonry Masses New Lightweight
Additions
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Brewery Block Portland
Ingenious Parking Warehouse Feel Existing
Simple Masonry Masses New Lightweight Additions
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Brewery Block - Accessibility / Semi-Private
Space at Street Level
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Old vs New Different Color Portland Brewery
Block Gerding Edlen Development
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The Gritty Look Converted Warehouse Historic
Building Signage LoDo - Denver
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Converted Warehouse Signage as Elevation LoDo -
Denver
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Phase 1
Phase 2
River Improvements Completed in 2009
Phase 1
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• At the heart and soul of Pearl will be
  extraordinary food.
• CFA anchors Pearl and imbues it with world-class
  quality.
• Street vendors and food-oriented events add
  another dimension.
• Variety of dining experiences draw residents all
  across the City.
• Pearl will be animated and alive with activity.
• Driven primarily by the unique tenants, users and
  residents.
• Thoughtful programming of the public spaces.
• Buildings (and the uses inside) will be
  transparent and welcoming.
• Interior uses will spill out to plazas, patios
  and public spaces.

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Pearl will be a place for San Antonians.
• Where they gather, visit, eat, share and live.
• Linked to a broad spectrum of neighborhoods.
  
• Pearl will appeal to a broad spectrum of ethnic
  and economic backgrounds.
• Pearl will be genuine and authentic.
• No generic, national retail tenants.
• Buildings responsive to the context and climate
  and to the history of Pearl.
• Pearl will be transformative and inspirational.
  
• Pearl will be unwavering in its stewardship.
• Historic fabric will be preserved.
• Buildings will be LEED certified.
• Resource conserving.
• Energy efficient.

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before
1939 Garage - Aveda
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Garage Aveda Reuse of Brewery Vats into
Rainwater Harvesting Cisterns... to Irrigate
the Landscape
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1894 Stable
1970
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2006 Stable Events Facility
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1970
before
Today
after
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before
Full Goods Mixed Use / Live Work / Office /
Restaurants / Events
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Paving Details and Artifacts...
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NEXT STEPS
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Phase 1
Phase 2
River Improvements Completed in 2009
Phase 2
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Pearl Falls
cypress walk
lake
grove
boat dock/bandstand
amphitheater
placita
Existing River
River Improvements
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River Turn-Around Basin Section through Pearl
Brewery river access and pocket park
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simple background buildings that define space
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Phase 2
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OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATION
1890s Brew House
1960 Brew House
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Plaza San Miguel
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Plaza de Rotundo, Rome 200 feet x 130 feet
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background buildings as structure for greenery
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Future Buildings Reflect Historic Massing /
Fenestration / Maintain View Corridors to
Historic Brew House
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Plaza Views
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CFA and The Plaza (hiding the garage)
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We owe it to the worms and the trees that the
buildings we cover them with will stand as
promises of the highest and most intelligent
kinds of happiness
Alain de Botton