A PROPOSED TOWN GREEN for WESTON, CT ‘Community’ mural by Barbara Lawless Prepared for the Weston Board of Selectmen by Thiel Architecture + Design / June 6th 2019
A Town Green for Weston CT HISTORICAL CIVIC HUB NEW HAVEN, CT WINDSOR, CT • Meeting house • School • Church • Markets • Speakers’ Corner • Parade grounds • Military training • Burial ground • Public punishment • Grazing • Agriculture LEBANON, CT NORTH HAVEN, CT • Town dump Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 2
A Town Green for Weston CT IMPORTANT CIVIC ASSET CHESHIRE BRANFORD • Expand Town Hall to include an outdoor space • Engage the community • Create a sense of civic pride • Celebrate important town events • Encourage town walking • Provide proper locations for town memorials NORWALK GUILFORD • Add variety of seating Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 3
A Town Green for Weston CT OUR TOWN’S FRONT YARD • Town Hall is the heart of the town • Anchor of the community • Located within the existing historical district • Needs to be made more friendly • Support town ceremonies • Encourage community connectivity • Exemplify the ideal of small town USA • Create a Town Green Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 4
A Town Green for Weston CT HISTORIC DISTRICT #1 Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 5
A Town Green for Weston CT HISTORIC DISTRICT #1 Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 6
A Town Green for Weston CT HISTORIC DISTRICT #1 1725+ 1795 1830 1830 1830 1840 Stone walls (agricultural) Jarvis House Norfjeld Congregational Church Eliphalet Coley House Onion Barn Samuel Rowland House 1910 1916 1948 1952 1963 1988 Willis Banks House Parsonage, Hedgerow Common Florence Banks House Town Hall Public Library Town Hall additions / Fire EMS Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 7
Architectural Infmuences COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND Town Hall Rocky Hill Meeting House Old Pelham Town Hall Hampton Falls, New Hampshire Amesbury, Massachusetts Pelham, Massachusetts COLONIAL VIRGINIA The Wren Building, William & Mary Governor’s Palace John Carlyle House Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 8
Architectural Infmuences PALLADIAN Villa la Rotonda, Vicenza, Italy Andrea Palladio The White House, Washington, D.C. Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia James Hoban Thomas Jefferson • Symmetry • Limestone or white stucco • Raised podium • Formal placement in University of Virginia, The Lawn, Charlottesville, Virginia Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia landscape Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 9
A Town Green for Weston CT WESTON TOWN HALL Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 10
A Town Green for Weston CT EXISTING ASSETS • Town Hall, built 1952 • Stone wall at Norfjeld Road • Flagpole • Gazebo, built 1990s • Evergreen & deciduous trees • Lawn & some understory plantings • Lampposts • Wood benches • Stone benches • 9/11 memorial bench • Weston historical marker • Blossoming ornamental trees - redbuds, dogwoods & magnolia • War memorials: ‘Honor Roll’ (WWI & WWII), Viet- nam, Persian Gulf Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 11
A Town Green for Weston CT EXISTING SITE PLAN Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 12
A Town Green for Weston CT CONCEPT PLAN Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 13
A Town Green for Weston CT PROJECT WESTON CT TOWN GREEN PAVING NORFIELD ROAD WESTON CT 06883 Project No.1805 OWNER DETAILS TOWN OF WESTON CT WESTON TOWN HALL JONATHAN LUIZ c jluiz@westonct.gov DESIGN ARCHITECT THIEL ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN 69 LYONS PLAIN ROAD WESTON, CT 06883 NANCY THIEL c 917-679-8070 nancy@thieldesign.com CIVIL ENGINEER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PAVING DETAIL: CONCRETE WALKS PAVING DETAIL: PERMEABLE WALKS 2 3 3/4" =1'-0" 3/4" =1'-0" LIBRARY SIGN 5 TOWN HISTORY SIGN TOWN 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 HALL TERRACE SIGN 2 SIGN 3 LAMPPOSTS LAMPPOSTS SIDEWALK SIDEWALK 2 PERENNIAL A1.01 3 GARDEN A1.01 FERNS/ GROUND BENCH COVER UNDER TREE FLAGPOLE MEMORIAL WESTON TOWN GREEN 324 WALK LAWN NEW RED BUD GAZEBO GROVE REPAIRED AND 9-11 MEMORIAL ILLUMINATED REMOVE & MEMORIAL GARDEN RELOCATE BIRDS NEST MEADOW/ SPRUCE DAFFODILS DATE DESCRIPTION SIGN 1 SIGN 4 TITLE PROPOSED SITE PLAN PAVING DETAILS NORFIELD ROAD SITE PLAN - PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION 1 SCALE (17x22) DWG No. 1" = 20' A1.01 1" = 20'-0" DATE 2019-05-08 Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 14
A Town Green for Weston CT TOWN HALL TERRACE • Concrete sidewalk to match Town standard • Concrete pads at benches Make sidewalk ADA accessible Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 15
A Town Green for Weston CT MEMORIAL WALK • Permeable paving • Aggregate to be stone, white/gray mix • Metal edging WAVENY PARK New Canaan, CT Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 16
A Town Green for Weston CT IMPROVED SEATING Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 17
A Town Green for Weston CT 6-FT BENCH OPTIONS BELSON ‘Courtyard’ cast aluminum bench, ipe back & seat THOMAS STEELE ‘Carnival’ steel bench, ipe back & seat THOMAS STEELE ‘Carnival’ bench in steel • Powder-coated metal for durability and zero maintenance SITESCAPES ‘Avondale’ steel bench, ipe back & seat LANDSCAPE FORMS ‘Melville’ bench, ipe seat • Hardwood seat for comfort Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 18
A Town Green for Weston CT PROPOSED LAMPPOST proposed proposed with blade sign Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 19
A Town Green for Weston CT NEW TOWN SPECIFICATIONS SIGNAGE font Goudy Old Style blue PMS 281 or ‘ Old Glory Blue’ (RGB 8-bit hex #3C3B63) SIGN #1 - Norfjeld Road West, facing east SIGN #6 SIGN #4 - Norfjeld Road East, facing east SIGN #3 SIGN #5 Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 20
A Town Green for Weston CT PERENNIAL GARDEN Red, White & Blue MEADOW & GROUND COVERS Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 21
A Town Green for Weston CT IMPROVED MEMORIAL SPACE Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 22
A Town Green for Weston CT WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 23
A Town Green for Weston CT VETERANS MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY GARDEN [SPONSORING ORGANIZATION] DONATED BY [DONOR] A Dedication Marker B WWI, WWII, Korea C Viet Nam D Persian Gulf E Iraq & Afghanistan PROPOSED DEDICATION MARKER Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 24
A Town Green for Weston CT 9/11 MEMORIAL GARDEN LATE SUMMER FLOWERING PLANTS Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 25
Civic Engagement on the Green ROBUST EVENTS CALENDAR • Martin Luther King Day • Groundhog Day • Presidents Day • St. Patrick’s Day • Easter • May Day • Graduations • Memorial Day • Weddings • Pride • Independence Day • Summer movies • Peace Day • 9/11 Remembrance • Founders Day • Halloween • Election Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving • Meteor Day • Seasons Greetings • New Year’s Eve Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 26
Civic Engagement on the Green MEMORIAL CEREMONIES • Musicians in the Gazebo • Flag-raising and anthem-singing • Speeches on the Town Hall steps • Wreath-laying procession to new War Memorial MARKETS & ART FAIRS • Market booths set up along ellipse • Live musical performances in the Gazebo • Capacity (18) booths Prepared by Thiel Architecture + Design for the Weston Board of Selectmen / June 6th, 2019 27
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