Dunwoody Village by Georgia Tech

DUNWOODY VILLAGE
STRENGTHENING THE HEART OF DUNWOODY
Student Profiles
Name Degree Year Where from
Sarah Allen BC Masters Grad-grad 12/09 Tremont, MS
Rachel Dickey Arch Masters Grad-2nd Year Houston, TX
Stephanie BC Masters Grad-2nd year New Orleans, LA
Landry
Nathan City & Reg. -Completed Masters Marietta, GA
Lawrence Planning -Masters Grad-2nd year
Urban Design
Eric Stepowany BC Masters Grad-2nd year Snellville, GA
Adam Boney Civil Eng Undergrad-3rd year Scotland
Michael Civil Eng Undergrad-5th year-grad Folkston, GA
Bridgeman 12/09
Felix Enriquez Civil Eng Undergrad-3rd year Peachtree City,
GA
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
A Vision for
Dunwoody Village
Redevelopment
Georgia Tech College of Architecture

Sustainable Multi-Generational Communities Class
12/3/2009
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Envision an Ideal Day...
• What would it look like?

• Where would you go?
• How would you get there?
• What would you do?
• Who would it be with?
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The Ideal Day

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Dunwoody Village | Will Not Be
• Big Box Retail

• Reliant on Cars for Transportation
• Perimeter Mall or Perimeter Place Duplicate
• High-rise Buildings
• Single Use
• All Park Space
• Single-Family Detached Homes
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Dunwoody Village | Goals
• Promote Healthy Living

• Maintain History
• Support Lifelong Aging
• Connect to Surrounding Community
• Mix Uses
• Provide Public Space and City Hall
• Promote Walking
• Promote Sustainability
• Provide Transportation Alternatives
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Dunwoody Village | Vision

With historic characteristics, walkability, public spaces, and
mixes of use, Dunwoody Village will strengthen the heart
of Dunwoody, providing an authentic sense of place to
foster a spirit of community wellness and healthy living
through social interaction, service, sustainability, and
safety.
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Health| Adult Obesity Trends

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person
8 states over 10%
1985
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
Source: Mokdad AH, et al. J Am Med Assoc 2001;286:10.
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1990
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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1995
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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2000
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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2005
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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Only
1 state under
20%
2007
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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Only
5 states over 10% 1 state under
20%
1985 2007
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29%
≥30%
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Dunwoody
Demographics
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Demographics| Population
Total Population: 39,583 Age Distribution
• 46.5% male • 12% 65+
• 53.5% female • 27% 45-64
• 29% 25-44
• 6% 18-24
Ethnicity
• 25% Under 18
• 81.8% White Non-Hispanic
• 4.6% Hispanic
• 4.4% Black
• 3.1% Asian Indian
• 1.6% Korean
• 1.5% Chinese
• 1.3% Two or more races
• 1.3% Other
• 0.5% Japanese
Data from: 2007 U.S. Census Bureau and City-
Data.com
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Demographics| Income / Education

• $200k+ 14.2% • Graduate/professional degree
• $150-199k 12.3% 26%
• $100-149k 19.2% • Bachelor’s degree 43%
• $75-99k 12.4% • Associate’s degree 4%
• $50-74k 13.9% • Some college
• < $50K 28.0% 15%
• High school diploma
Mean: $90k 9%
• Less than HS
2%
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Demographics| Employment Status

• Professional 23%
• Educational, health care, social assistance
20%
• Finance, insurance, real estate 10%
• Retail trade 9%
• Information 8%
• Manufacturing 6%
• Wholesale trade 5%
• Construction 4%
• Transportation, warehousing, utilities 4%
• Arts, entertainment, food services 3%
• Public administration 2%
• Other 4%
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Dunwoody | History
• Pioneered in 1830’s by Major Charles Dunwody
• Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church
• Dunwoody Elementary
• Roswell Railroad
• Dunwoody Village in 1970’s
• Cheek-Spruill Farmhouse (The Dunwoody Farmhouse)
 Originally featured house, barn, smokehouse, chicken house, cornfield,
pasture
 Stephen Spruill plowed garden into mid 70’s with mule, Shorty, growing
vegetables for nearby stand
• Incorporated December 1, 2008
Dunwoody Village is already

the heart of Dunwoody.
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Dunwoody Village
Today
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Chamblee-Dunwoody
Rd.
Project
Site
Mt. Vernon
Rd.
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : SURROUNDINGS

• Auto dominance
• Traffic
congestion
• Pedestrian
unfriendly
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : OUT BUILDINGS

• Visually
obstructing
• No relationship
• Multiple owners
• Financially viable
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : OUT BUILDINGS

• Post office
• Excessive
parking
• Environmentall
y unsustainable
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : SPRUILL HOUSE

• Icon of
Dunwoody
• Loss of historical
function
• Loss of locational
prominence
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : SITE

•BUILDINGS/BUSINESSES
Vacancy/occupan
cy
• Decent aesthetic
• Insular
• Inflexible to
change over time
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EXISTING CONDITIONS : COMMUNITY

• Healthy
community
• Evidence on every
corner
• Nowhere to
coalesce
• No physical
structure to
enhance
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SUMMARY:
•Visually &
Physically
Disconnected
RESULT:
•Declining
community image
•Rising vacancy
•Economic and
environmental
unsustainability
•Image of
“Anywhere U.S.A.”
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The
Redevelopment Plan
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OWNERSHIP
SITUATION:
•30-acre parcel,
Single owner
•Surrounded by
parcels with
various owners
and building ages
GOALS:
1.Create a
connected,
pedestrian-friendly
environment.
2.Develop a viable,
healthy town
center at all
stages.
3.Give Dunwoody a
place to call home.
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MOVE 1:
Remove Building
•Remove southern
half of the existing
building
•Keep northern
half, including The
Fresh Market and
Walgreens
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MOVE 2:
Create a logical
system of right-
of-ways
•Establishes a
public framework
for development
•Engages the
surrounding street
network
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MOVE 3:
Add first phase

of buildings
•Generates new
income
•Forms a visually
coherent core
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MOVE 4:
Create a park
•Creates a new
place for
community
gathering
•Increases the
viability of
surrounding
development
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MOVE 5:
Remove
remaining
buildings
•Creates the
opportunity for
future expansion
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MOVE 6:
Expand
framework of
right-of-ways
•Extends the public

framework
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MOVE 7:
Add second
phase of
buildings
•Additional income
for owner
•Potential site for
municipal use
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MOVE 8:
Construct City
Hall
•Fully frames the

central public
space
•Places City Hall at
its focus
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MOVE 9:
Develop the
periphery
•Framework
provides flexibility
over time
•Allows increasing
intensity of use
•Accommodates
office space more
efficiently
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MOVE 10:
Restore the farm

around the
Spruill House
•Restores the icon

of Dunwoody
•Creates a new
gateway into the
village center
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MOVE 11:
Expand right-of-
ways beyond
village
•Establishes public
framework to
guide future
development
•Achieves
CONNECTIVITY
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Why Is Connectivity
Important?
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IMPROVED WALKABILITY
• Ability to walk
• Higher quality
walking
environments
• Alternative routes
for exercise
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WALKABILITY
•Existing 15-Minute
Walkshed
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WALKABILITY
•New connections
expand the 15-
minute walkshed
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DIRECT CONNECTION
• Short, safe drive,
walk, or bicycle
ride
• Avoid regional
traffic
• Enjoy increased
property values
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How Do We Get
Connected?
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REGULATING
PLAN:
•Developed along
with the master
plan of the village
•Establishes a
network of public
access that frames
future
development
•Does not = streets
•Success of village
will inform the
content of right-of-
way
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How Do We Design
Safer Streets?
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CONVENTIONAL TRAFFIC CALMING

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ARTERIAL CALMING: Enhancing Pedestrian Safety

MEDIAN CROSSING
S ISLANDS
VISIBLE NARROW LANE

CROSSWALKS WIDTHS
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STREET CALMING: Balancing User Needs

SHORT CROSSING
MEDIANS MEDIANS
TRAFFIC DYNAMIC
CIRCLES GEOMETRY
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CITY CENTER: Establishing Pedestrian Prominence

RAISED DIAGONAL
CROSSINGS PARKING
BULB PARALLEL
OUTS PARKING
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VISUAL & TEXTURAL CUES: Simple and Effective

IMPRINTED PAIN
ASHPHALT T
ILLUSIO
COBBLE
N
STRIP
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Transportation
Options
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Transportation | Walking
• Walking still a top priority, but provide alternatives to
automobiles
• Walker’s Guide with map of area for shopping, and civic areas
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Transportation | Strategy
• Allow neighboring residents of Dunwoody to get to Village without cars
• Allow Dunwoody Village residents to leave Village without using a car
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Transportation | Arriving at Village

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Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: ZIP CARS

Car Sharing Membership Program
• No extra cost for gas or insurance
• Reserve cars by day or hour
• Hold card to windshield and car unlocks for easy driving away
• Occasional Driving Plan
• Application Fee $25 / Annual Fee $50
• $7/hour or $66-$69/day
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Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: MASS

TRANSIT
PROBLEM
• MARTA Bus Lines 132 and 150 go through
Dunwoody Village every 40 minutes
SOLUTION
• Trolleys to take people to destinations
• Perimeter Mall, MARTA, Hospitals, and
Churches
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Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: BIKE

LANES
Designated Bike Lanes
• Studies have shown to be safer
• Requires more connection throughout city
• Village could have retail center as bicycle hub
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Sustainable Design
and Urban
Agricuture
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Sustainable Design
Must Address:
• Sustainable Site Design

• Water Conservation and Quality
• Energy and Environment
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Conservation of Materials and
Resources
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Sustainable Design| Porous Paving

• Rainwater drains through, thereby recharging the groundwater
table and
reducing storm water runoff.
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• Potential environmental benefits of implementing this technology in
our
urban centers are significant
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Sustainable Design| Tree Conservation

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Urban Agriculture | Restoring the History of Dunwoody

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• The growing of plants and the raising of animals within and around cities
• Integrated into the urban economic and ecological system
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• Social benefits include better health and nutrition, increased
income,
employment, food security within the household, and community
social life
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Urban Agriculture | Three Ways to Incorporate
1) Retrofit the “Big Box” post office building and surrounding

parking lot
2) Incorporate agriculture in housing
3) Provide a public farming space (near Spruill House)
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Urban Agriculture | Locations

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Urban Agriculture | Retrofitting Post Office

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• Asphalt farming techniques
• Layering of soil, compost in containers on top of asphalt
• Post Office roof is partially replaced with a greenhouse roof
• Reversal of parking lot light poles into solar trees that hold
photovoltaics
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• Imagine pushing a
shopping cart through
this suburban farm
• Picking your produce

right from the vine
• Option to bring your

harvest to the
restaurant
chef for preparation
• Eating your harvest

on
the spot
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Urban Agriculture | Housing

• Decreased reliance on transportation
for
agricultural products
• Cuts down on unnecessary truck, train,
and
container ship journeys
• Walk out onto your terrace, pick an
apple,
and then eat it
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Urban Agriculture | Housing

• For young families, the productive garden teaches volumes to the
kids.
• For retirees, it ensures plenty of healthy anti‐aging fresh food that
is both
affordable and blessedly chemical‐free.
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Urban Agriculture | Spruill House and Public Space
Before After
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The Public Arena

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Existing Resources| Dunwoody Branch DeKalb County

Public Library/ Spruill Center for the Arts Education
Center
• 0.2 mi from Spruill House
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road

.2 mi from the Spruill House
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Existing Resources| Recreational and Sports and

Fitness Dunwoody Park
Fitness Center
• Indoor Track
• Junior Olympic Saline Pool
• LifeFitness Strength Training
Equipment
• Free Weight Room
• Water & Land Group Fitness Classes
• Treadmills, Stairmasters, Recumbent &
Upright Bicycles, Etc.
• Locker Rooms with Dry Sauna &
Whirlpool
• Personal Training
• Massage Therapy
• Free Nutritional Consultations
• Dynamo Swimming Lessons
• Gymnastics
• Tae Kwando
Sports Center
• Youth Soccer/Baseball/Basketball
• Adult Basketball
• Golf Lessons/Golf Outings
• Tennis Lessons
• Summer Camps
• Cheerleading
• Church wide Family Events
Dunwoody Baptist
Church
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Existing Resources| Spiritual
Marcus Jewish Community

Center
5276 Tilly Mill Rd.
2.5 miles
Dunwoody United
Methodist Church
1548 Mt. Vernon Rd. Dunwoody Community
Church
.1 mile All Saints Catholic
2250 Dunwoody Club Dr. Church
2.6 miles 2443 Mt. Vernon Rd.
2.3 miles
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Public Buildings | Park and City Hall Locations

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Public Buildings | Role in Defining a Community

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Public Buildings | City Hall

Example Dunwoody Village should be
• City of Duluth Population: 26K anchored by a City Hall that
• City of Dunwoody Population:
is a memorable iconic
39K landmark.
Duluth City Hall

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Public Spaces | Outdoor Goals

• Social interaction
• Recreational space
• Green space for inhabitants to relax
Sidewalks should
• Host public gatherings and festivals provide connectivity
throughout the park
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Public Spaces | Hosting Community Festivals and

Events
The Village streets should be
easily cordoned off for street
festivals.
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Public Spaces | Community Gazebo/Stage
Stage for Community

Events
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Public Spaces | Community Center/ Amphitheater
• Small venue, appropriate for parcel size
• Wide green terraces for seating and sunning
• Adjacent to Community center
– Gathering spot for larger events and festivals
– Place for residents to meet, have classes, etc.
• Pavilion stage for concerts, outdoor movies,
performances.
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Public Spaces | Other Areas/Features

• Fountains provide a focal point
for
town greens...
and anchor more intimate public

spaces
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Public Spaces | Splash Pads
• FUN
• A great place for all ages to mix and
play
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Public Spaces | Other Areas: Rooftops

Include
• Lush plantings
• Swimming pools
• Fire pits
• Restaurants
• GREAT SKYLINE
VIEWS
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Public Spaces | Other Areas:
Rooftops
• Great nightlife spots
• Inject energy & street

activity
• Increase commercial
viability
• Attract residents to the

village
• Increase “green space”
• Casual daytime retreats

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Retail
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Retail| Questions for Dunwoody Village

• Who is going to shop here?
• What are they shopping for?
• What is it going to look like?
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Retail | Can Shopping Be Enjoyable?
http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
www.savageartstudios.com
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Retail | Healthy Choices

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Retail | Supply and Demand

• 3 mile radius
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Retail | Supply and Demand

• 1 mile radius
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Retail | Around the Village

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Retail | Shops, Plaza, Medical, and Banks

$
Health & Wellness
Facility
Clinic Pediatric Dentistry

& Orthodontics
Dunwoody Plaza
$
Shops of Dunwoody
Dunwoody
Pediatrics
$
$ $
$
$
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Retail | Surroundings = Housing

•
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Retail | Great Services Available
Pre-school /
Daycare
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Retail | Surroundings
Strengths
• Great Location
• Large Population
• High Traffic Count
Weaknesses
• Not Walkable
• High Vacancy Rate
• Lack of Visibility
• Lack of Green space
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Retail | Locations
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Retail Concepts | Atlantic Station

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Retail Concepts | Neighborhood
www.socketsite.com
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Retail Concepts | Neighborhood
www.lloydconstruction.com
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Retail Concepts | Restaurants
www.pbase.com
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Retail Concepts | Neighborhood Renderings

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Retail Concepts | Perspective

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Retail | Corner Retail Space

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Retail Concepts | Corner Retail Space

• Retail ideas to:
• Be pedestrian friendly
• Have healthier food options
• Increase density
• Increase visibility
• Have better access to medical
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Commercial Parcels | Office Over Retail & Live/Work

Businesses to Include
• Health Care Providers
• Financial Services
• Professional Services
• Art Galleries
• Preschools
• Overflow City Offices
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Residential
Aspects
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Housing | Existing Stock

Housing Occupancy Household Size
• 95% Occupancy • 62% of owned and 80% of
• 66% own, 33% rent rented
• 5% Vacancy residences have household size
of 1
Housing Unit Types or 2 people
• 63% Single unit structures
• 37% Multi-unit structures
Household Types
• 55% Married-couple families
• 31% People living alone
• 9% Other families
• 5% Other nonfamily households
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Housing | Home Ages and Values
• $1 million: 0%
• $500-999k: 21%
• $300-499k: 58%
• $200-299k: 16%
• < 199k: 5%
Year Housing
Built
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Housing | Locations
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Housing | Options
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Housing | Baby Boomers

• Born 1946-1964 (currently ages 45-63)
• 25% of national population (75 million)
• Significant impact on housing in long term
• Retirement accounts have lost 18.3% of their value within
last year,
causing to work longer
• Seeking multigenerational communities that promote
convenience,
social interaction, continued education, and active
lifestyles
• Low maintenance homes with close proximity to retail
• Want to remain physically and mentally healthy
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Housing | Generation X
• Most are renting their first homes as couples, or owning while starting
family
• Will be credited with bringing in the majority of child population
• Overall, want a safe and friendly community environment
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Housing | Generation Y
• Will be key demographic for multifamily and starter housing in next decade
• Will pay for walkable, mixed-use community
• Convenience, connectivity, and a healthy work-life balance to maintain
relationships
• More than ½ would trade lot size for proximity to shopping or work
• Want diversity in housing types, styles, groups of people, and household
composition
• “Green” home designs play important role in purchase and rent decisions
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Housing | Diversity
• Want to create a live-work-play environment
• Opportunities for people of different incomes to live near where they
work and leisure for quality growth
• Options of apartment buildings, townhomes, condominiums, residential
above retail, and green homes
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Housing |
Apartments3-5 stories
• Include workout/activity center
• Rooftop gardening
2-3 stories
• Wrap around with
center
public area
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Housing | Townhomes
• Design to encourage interaction with neighbors to meet
• Front porches and balconies, garages in rear or on-street
parking
• Make sidewalks walkable
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Housing | Above Retail

• Excellent for land conservation
• Design to have parking under residential units and behind retail
spaces
• Balconies important for neighbor interaction and community
interface
• Important to make walkable
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Aging
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Aging
• U.S Census Bureau shows almost 28 million Americans will be 65 and older
by 2025
• 90% increase in 65 and older from 2001 levels
• 450% increase in over 85 from 2001 levels
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Aging | Wants
• The majority of older
Americans report wanting to
stay in the same homes and
to age in place.
• Dunwoody Village could
help this dilemma by having
housing geared specifically
toward aging in place.
• Dunwoody residents can
move out of their homes if
cannot maintain anymore
but still stay in Dunwoody.
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Aging | Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
NORC - A geographic area that identifies

large concentrations of the neighborhood or
community area with older adults. These are
areas where older adults live and will likely
continue to live and “age in place.”
Lifelong Community - an opportunity to

create a place where individuals can live
throughout their lifetime with access to
housing and transportation options, access to
healthy living and access to information and
services.

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Aging | Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
Potential NORCs in DeKalb as “Geographic Areas

Concentrations of Citizens 55+
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Percent
0-24%
25% - 34%
35% - 44%
45% - 55%
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Aging | Elements of Service Delivery

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Aging | Healthy Living
• An emphasis on physical
health
• Walkable areas, and a
wide range of potential
physical activities
• Housing geared toward
aging
in place
• A involved community
center will promote social,
physical interaction of all
ages.
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Aging | Healthy Living
• Successful aging is dependent upon a person’s

ability
to balance all areas of wellness.
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Aging| Considerations
•Location of services to older adult populations
•Permitting of future businesses for older adults and access

to transportation
•Developing service delivery strategies in areas with high

concentrations of older adults
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Universal Design
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Universal Design
• What is it?
• Why does it matter?
• How can it be used?
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Universal Design | What Is It?
• Solve problems faced through the use of

products,
buildings and environments
• Focus on functionality, ease of use and

appearance
• Products, buildings and environments

accessible to all
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Universal Design | What Is It?
Equitable Use
Simple & Perceptible

Intuitive Information
Universal
Design
Tolerance
Flexibility For
Error
Appropriate
Size and Low Physical
Space for Approach Effort
And Use
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Universal Design | Why Does it Matter?
Safety
Convenienc
e
Equitable Use Comfor
Simple & Perceptible t
Intuitive Information
Universal
Design Tolerance
Flexibility For
Error
Appropriate
Size and Low Physical
Space for Approach Effort
And Use
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Universal Design | Why Does it Matter?
• Many Universal Design solutions are inexpensive
• Universal Design should be considered from the

beginning
• Universal Design creates satisfaction

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Universal Design | In Dunwoody Village

• Public spaces: wide sidewalks, dropped curbs, benches
• Retail: accessible store fronts, space for outdoor seating
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Universal Design | In Dunwoody Village

• Residential: aging in place; wider doors and hallways,
accessible bath tubs and showers
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Site Design
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GOALS:
1.Create a
connected,
pedestrian-friendly
environment.
2.Develop a viable,
healthy town
center at all
stages.
3.Give Dunwoody a
place to call home.
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
OWNERSHIP
SITUATION:
•30-acre parcel,
Single owner
•Surrounded by
parcels with
various owners
and building ages
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 1:
Remove the
southern portion
of existing
building
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 2:
Add a new
framework of
right-of ways
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 3:
Add new streets
•Parallel and
diagonal on-street
parking
•Tight turning radii
•Wide shoulders for
bicycles
•Medians and
traffic circles
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 4:
Add new
sidewalks
•Wide sidewalks for

outdoor
display/dining
•Crossing bulb-outs
•Textured
crosswalks
•Extensions across
Chamblee
Dunwoody & Mt.
Vernon
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 5:
Add trees and

landscaping
• Visually soften
• Provide shade
• Calm vehicular
traffic
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 6:
Add public
park/plaza
•Blends hardscape
with soft
•Accommodates
active and passive
recreation
•Acts as a visual
folly for buildings
•Creates a center
to gather, a place
to relax.
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 7:
Add new
buildings
• Residential over
retail
• Parking in rear
• Frame streets
and
central public
space
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 8:
Remove
remaining
existing
buildings
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 9:
Expand the
village center
• New buildings:
Small
office/residential
over
retail
• Apartment building
• Structured parking
with ground level
retail
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 10:
Insert City Hall
•Prominent
location
•Rear concealed
•Clock tower on
southeast corner
•Creates civic
identity
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 11:
Expand the
village into the
periphery
• Creates
consistent
frontage along
Dunwoody Village
Parkway
• Larger footprint
office/residential
• Additional retail
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
MOVE 12:
Highlight the
Spruill House
•New farm restores

history & culture
•Provides visual
draw from
intersection
•Physically projects
presence of Village
Center into
Dunwoody
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
CONCLUSION
The Proposed
Plan:
•Acknowledges
ownership realities
•Allows flexibility to
maintain economic
viability in an
unforeseeable
future
•Creates a new
community core
for Dunwoody
•Establishes a
framework for the
creation of a
healthy community
for people of every
generation
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
THANK YOU
DUNWOODY VILLAGE
Special Thanks to Instructor Rick Duke and all

of the guest lecturers we had this semester.
Happy Retirement Rick!

December 4, 2009

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DUNWOODY VILLAGE

STRENGTHENING THE HEART OF DUNWOODY

Georgia Tech College of Architecture

Envision an Ideal Day...

• What would it look like?

The Ideal Day

Dunwoody Village | Will Not Be

• Big Box Retail

Dunwoody Village | Goals

• Promote Healthy Living

Dunwoody Village | Vision

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

8 states over 10%

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Health| Adult Obesity Trends

Demographics| Income / Education

Demographics| Employment Status

Dunwoody Village is already

EXISTING CONDITIONS : SURROUNDINGS

EXISTING CONDITIONS : OUT BUILDINGS

EXISTING CONDITIONS : OUT BUILDINGS

EXISTING CONDITIONS : SPRUILL HOUSE

EXISTING CONDITIONS : SITE

EXISTING CONDITIONS : COMMUNITY

Add first phase

•Extends the public

•Fully frames the

Restore the farm

•Restores the icon

CONVENTIONAL TRAFFIC CALMING

ARTERIAL CALMING: Enhancing Pedestrian Safety

VISIBLE NARROW LANE

STREET CALMING: Balancing User Needs

CITY CENTER: Establishing Pedestrian Prominence

VISUAL & TEXTURAL CUES: Simple and Effective

Transportation | Arriving at Village

Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: ZIP CARS

Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: MASS

Transportation | Connection to Outside Village: BIKE

• Sustainable Site Design

Sustainable Design| Porous Paving

Sustainable Design| Porous Paving

Sustainable Design| Porous Paving

Sustainable Design| Tree Conservation

Urban Agriculture | Restoring the History of Dunwoody

Urban Agriculture | Restoring the History of Dunwoody

Urban Agriculture | Restoring the History of Dunwoody

Urban Agriculture | Three Ways to Incorporate

1) Retrofit the “Big Box” post office building and surrounding

Urban Agriculture | Locations

Urban Agriculture | Retrofitting Post Office

Urban Agriculture | Retrofitting Post Office

Urban Agriculture | Retrofitting Post Office

• Picking your produce

• Option to bring your

• Eating your harvest

Urban Agriculture | Housing

Urban Agriculture | Housing

Urban Agriculture | Spruill House and Public Space

The Public Arena