Little Village Arch Restoration
An aerial precedent for a monumental urban gateway arch, utilizing twin stucco towers and a central clock to mark a neighborhood entry.
- What we like about this project
- Intricate metal mesh paneling integrated into the arch flank beneath the tiled roofline.
Materials
- stucco
- clay-tile
- metal
- glass
- masonry
Visual identifiers
- monumental-arch
- pink-stucco-towers
- street-gateway
- central-clock
Style tags
- traditional-revival
- civic
- ornamental
Visual tags
- gateway
- landmark
- urban-infrastructure
- restoration
- streetscape
- Geometry
- Symmetrical monumental arch spanning a multi-lane urban street, anchored by two square stucco towers with domed cupolas and flanked by bulbous tiled roofing over the arch span.
- Facade system
- Stucco finish over masonry or structural frame with clay tile roofing and metal grillwork.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced masonry or steel frame piers supporting a spanned portal frame.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian and vehicular scale spanning a multi-lane roadway with two-story flanking towers.
- Lighting
- Direct overhead daylight casting soft shadows around the towers and arch structure.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming, ceremonial, and civic-scaled civic landmark.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection with traditional storefronts and vehicular traffic passing beneath the gateway.
- Spatial experience
- Frames the street gateway, creating a distinct threshold and ceremonial entry point into the neighborhood district.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical pairing of corner towers framing the central arch and clock focal point.
- Style reading
- Traditional Revival architectural gateway
- Program
- Neighborhood entry gateway and civic landmark
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, clay-tile, metal, glass, masonry
- Visual identifiers
- monumental-arch, pink-stucco-towers, street-gateway, central-clock
- Style tags
- traditional-revival, civic, ornamental
- Visual tags
- gateway, landmark, urban-infrastructure, restoration, streetscape
- Geometry
- Symmetrical monumental arch spanning a multi-lane urban street, anchored by two square stucco towers with domed cupolas and flanked by bulbous tiled roofing over the arch span.
- Facade system
- Stucco finish over masonry or structural frame with clay tile roofing and metal grillwork.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced masonry or steel frame piers supporting a spanned portal frame.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian and vehicular scale spanning a multi-lane roadway with two-story flanking towers.
- Lighting
- Direct overhead daylight casting soft shadows around the towers and arch structure.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming, ceremonial, and civic-scaled civic landmark.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection with traditional storefronts and vehicular traffic passing beneath the gateway.
- Spatial experience
- Frames the street gateway, creating a distinct threshold and ceremonial entry point into the neighborhood district.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical pairing of corner towers framing the central arch and clock focal point.
- Style reading
- Traditional Revival architectural gateway
- Program
- Neighborhood entry gateway and civic landmark
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture