Masonry Magazine January 2009 Page. 24
PAVERS
Downtown Streetscape
Improvements, Durham, N.C.
Award: Silver
Installation Systems: Sand-Setting Bed on Concrete Base; Sand-Setting Bed on Aggregate Base
Manufacturer: Pine Hall Brick Co.
Landscape Architects: Kimley-Horn and Associates
Paving Contractor: Valley Crest Landscape Development
Downtown Streetscape Improvements, Durham, K.C.
As a result of significant interest in the New Urbanism movement, community officials in Durham, N.C., put forth a plan to improve the streetscapes in the downtown corridor. The idea was to make downtown more pedestrian, bicycle and overall transportation friendly, in an effort to attract residents, consumers and visitors. The ambitious project creates an environment of new offices, homes and business from existing buildings and urban centers. As part of this initiative, streets and sidewalks were reconstructed using genuine clay pavers.
The city undertook this revitalization with an advantage over other cities. Many of the older buildings, especially tobacco factories and warehouses, were all made of brick and were still structurally sound. To blend with the existing architecture, clay pavers were specified to provide a visual foundation that drew the eye naturally from the red brick of the street level to
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