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Council reviews 25% design for 12 South Summit building; plaza and public art highlighted
Summary
The City of Gaithersburg reviewed a 25% design for renovations to the 12 South Summit Avenue building and its adjacent lot during the June 2 council meeting, with staff and the project architect outlining a plan that emphasizes a campus-style connection to the nearby 16 South building and a new public plaza in place of a proposed vehicle drive.
The City of Gaithersburg reviewed a 25% design for renovations to the 12 South Summit Avenue building and its adjacent lot during the June 2 council meeting, with staff and the project architect outlining a plan that emphasizes a campus-style connection to the nearby 16 South building and a new public plaza in place of a proposed vehicle drive.
The presentation mattered to councilmembers because the project will reshape the site between the train station and the municipal campus, create pedestrian circulation, and set the design vocabulary for future public art and wayfinding near City Hall.
Project staff said the current design replaces the previously proposed drive with a plaza that will include seating, new paving, planters and stormwater…
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