Design revisions for Courthouse Plaza emphasize red brick, stoops and pocket park; board asks for samples
Applicant presented a revised material palette favoring red clay brick, added stoops, pergolas, wider sidewalks and a pocket park; the BAR praised the changes but asked for material samples, clarified EIFS detailing at ground level, and urged lighting and photometric plans at site plan stage.
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Developers and design consultants presented revised plans for the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment at the Board of Architectural Review on Sept. 16 that swap a previously stark black-and-white palette for red clay brick and add pedestrian features including stoops on University Drive, pergolas at mid-block bays and a linear/pocket park in front of the Safeway. Architect Megan Lukin said the team’s “entirely new material palette” emphasizes red clay brick and added battens and pergolas to reduce the perceived scale of the building.
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