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BAR staff updates board on downtown mall repairs, lighting and design-guideline revisions
Summary
Staff told the Board of Architecture Review that brick repairs on the downtown mall will retain mortar runnels, certain fountains and enclosures are being restored, catenary lights and cafe platforms should be reviewed by BAR to preserve the mall's designed landscape, and staff plans to engage architectural historians and an intern to revise design guidelines.
Staff briefed the Charlottesville Board of Architecture Review on several city-managed downtown-mall matters and the status of a design-guideline revision effort.
On mall repairs, staff said a contract has been let to repair brick runnels and that repairs will retain mortar joints where appropriate; staff clarified that some bricks in the Central Place Fountain area are original late-19th-century pavers, a factor that affects repair methods. Fountains in parts of the mall are being returned to operation and staff said enclosures and chains are being…
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