Landscaped green park/garden setting
Build berms back but better
Public entry from 8 directions instead of 4
4 main street level entrances at NW (Carruth Plaza) NE, SE, SW "corners"
Reconfigure E ramp to ADA-compliant pedestrian entrance ramp down to L 1 & 2
Preserve concourse pedestrian ramps! DO NOT DEMO.
Street level event/exhibition/promenade floor, 155,000 SF
- OTC, boat show, Nutcracker Market, etc.
- Community holiday festivals
- Commencements, multiple weddings
- Scheduled programming
- Mass yoga
- Farmers/craft/art market
Field level floor >280,000 SF
- 155,000 SF under street level floor with 23 ft. ceiling
- Several enclosed event/bar/museum spaces @9,000-13,000 SF
- 125,000 SF open to view of ceiling
- Gardenscape with super tall trees
- Galveston & Washington palms, giant bamboo, loblolly pines
- Pads for future multilevel structures
- Programming (too many options to list, but a few possibilities:)
- Glampground: overnight themed glamp-outs
- Tiki Beach
- Texas Campground
- Presidential heads minigolf
- Giant bamboo maze
- Ninja warrior course
- Escape room/tower
- Ferris wheel
- Large sculptural installation, walk/roll/climb through
- Vertical farming demonstration tower
Well/pit at center of street level floor with
- ADA-compliant spiral ramp down to field level
- <80 ft. D field level vestibule defined by spiral ramp
- AstroTurf floor
- 2nd base articulated at center
- View of ceiling with clear sight lines
- Room for tower drop ride/Christmas tree/OTC exhibit etc.
