Broadview Heights Library and Downtown

The Brief

The Team

To develop a master plan for Broadview Heights, Ohio. It is to include configuring the fire station, lifestyle retail, housing to promote healthy lifestyle, and design a new library. This comprehensive master plan is to tie an otherwise disjointed campus design together and support and promote Broadview Heights as the place to live, work and play. While some cities develop mixed use “lifestyle centers” with living, retail and entertainment forced together, this plan is meant to create these environments naturally, so the development is sustainable and natural.

Site Analysis

Luise Schmidt-Krayer

Jada Abbott

Ethan Frizell

Gabe Long

Broadview Heights is located in northern Ohio about 20 minutes from Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The city’s culture is centralized around families and senior citizens. The downtown area is disjointed and disconnected from the Recreation Center, preventing walkability.

Design Goals

Create a center around the downtown and the rec center campus to support and serve the community
Create housing density to enable walkable distances
Create intentional greenspaces for the community

The masterplan focuses on increased housing density and walkable retail areas at the intersection of the two main roads.

The library site is located at the intersection of Broadview Road and Oakes Road, which frame the Recreation Center plot.

Plans for Downtown

Increased housing density with townhomes
Splashpad to make area family oriented and interactive
Shopping at intersection of Royalton Road and Broadview
Shopping at the intersection of Royalton and Broadview

Mood Boards for Library

Ideation

Precedent Images

Renders

Materials Exploration

Parking Lot
Parking Lot
Back Patio
Community Garden

Library Interior

Vision and Mission

of Cuyahoga County Public Library

We envision a thriving and inclusive Cuyahoga County where all residents benefit from and are inspired by Cuyahoga County Public Library’s innovative resources, services and programs.

To empower individuals and communities by providing opportunities for all to read, learn, create and connect.