design a cultural center in park ridge illinois that leans art deco with subtle cues from colonial revival tudor revival dutch colonial and mid century modern keep a neighborhood scale 2 3 stories with a calm street presence program 16 200 gsf level 1 6 900 sf vestibule air lock entry gallery assembly 2 800 sf movable walls admin office 600 sf restaurant 1 600 sf caf on the go 700 sf decorative communicating stair two public restrooms elevator two egress stairs main corridor level 2 4 300 sf education library 500 sf volunteer conference 500 sf work study tables 600 sf greenhouse wing 1 100 sf three small balconies overlooks two private to greenhouse ops one public two public restrooms elevator egress stairs corridor decorative stair continuation roof 4 900 sf green roof 1 800 sf planters walking paths public viewing deck 2 640 sf screened mech storage 400 sf elevator egress public vs private zones and boh are clearly legible restaurant and caf open directly to the lobby plaza the greenhouse supports education and community programming massing composition primary art deco stepped ziggurat like roofs and parapets vertical pilasters with streamlined horizontal banding a strong symmetrical entry addressing the plaza service court tucked from view integrate the existing glass elevator tower as a deco beacon at the corner structural system cast in place reinforced concrete flat plate slabs with drop panels at columns for punching shear resistance and clean ceiling planes allow longer column free spans at the gallery assembly zone as needed with localized beams while maintaining the overall flat plate expression architecture
