Originally Posted by
royce
Honestly, rb336, I don't see what you and the jurors saw in this design. It was very abstract. The towers appear to be see through and hold very little space in terms of office or residential footage. The rendering showed nothing on the ground level that appeared to be stores or anything else for that matter. I'm curious, "How does it pay homage to Detroit's industrial history?"
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this was one of the least appealing designs in the contest for my tastes.
Now, regarding putting a mall in the mix, I agree with an earlier poster that two levels of retail should be enough. A City Target should be the anchor store. After that, maybe some spaces for local businesses. The rest should be for restaurants. Including the City Target, 20 stores/restaurants tops. A bunch of suburban-mall stores won't work, except for the Target. A City Target, if nothing else and some restaurants will work.