Has anyone else read the news about JUMP posted today at the IBR? The updated design is looking pretty good and the project seems to be moving ahead quickly. There are going to be issues with that little sliver of land the attorney wants to hold on to.
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive...-moves-forward
The pdf form at the city website
http://www.cityofboise.org/city_cler...0/sos09-11.pdf
has a lot of details and some images of the buildings and the new corporate headquarters for Simplot Company on Front Street. It looks like the corner of 9th and Front is now a park entrance.
The views start on page 55 at the link. I can't get the images to post here from the pdf..can anyone else? The wang doodles along 9th Street look kind of cool and so does the new office tower.
This is from the link:
Downtown Boise will remain the foremost urban center in the region for business,
government, culture, education and urban living. It is and will continue to be a collection of
districts, each with its own unique character and function. Districts, activity centers and in-town
neighborhoods will be connected by a well-designed and functional transportation system.”
“Downtown will become a mosaic of delightful places that evoke a sense of community and
invite people to explore and enjoy... . Downtown will offer an invigorating environment with
bustling streets, music, festivals, public art, parks and plazas, neighborhood taverns and great
restaurants. There will be a rich intellectual environment that attracts talented people and sparks
creativity and innovation, supported by state-of-the-art telecommunications and technology.
People from all walks of life will feel welcome and become engaged in the life of downtown.
The history and culture of its peoples will be celebrated. There will be room for quirkiness and
spontaneity. Downtown will be a vibrant place where people thrive and businesses prosper… .”
East and West Sides
The east and west side of the park is entirely open to view from the adjacent sidewalks and streets. The
park’s presence and activities in the park will be most visible from the east side to people travelling on
Front Street and 9th Street by people use these streets on a daily basis (see Views 3 and 5). They will
immediately recognize the character of the place and quickly add this new feature to their mental
landscape of downtown. This visibility will encourage people to come to the park. People visiting the
park as a destination will also be able to see how close it is to travel to BoDo, the Convention Center, the
Grove Hotel and Qwest Arena and the downtown core because the buildings that signal these locations
will be visible. (See Views 20 and 21.) (Also the aerial views in Views 28-30 show how open the edges
are on the project site.)
Seeing the park from the west side provides a closer view of the headquarters and foundation buildings.
The headquarters building is impressive and the foundation building has an intriguing form that will
attract interest. (See Views 9, 10 and 11.) The entranceway into the park is welcoming but narrower than
on the east side because of the closeness between the amphitheater and the foundation building. (See
Views 20 and 21) It is unknown at this time how high the wall will be surrounding the amphitheater.
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The last report I read is that the designers were at work with the city to come to an agreement.
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