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September 7, 2017
BS ARCH AR11FA1 1ST YEAR THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1
Some of the more frequent mixed-use scenarios in the United States are:
Neighborhood commercial zoning convenience goods and services, such as convenience stores, permitted in
otherwise strictly residential areas
Main Street residential/commercial two to three-story buildings with residential units above and commercial units
on the ground floor facing the street
Urban residential/commercial multi-story residential buildings with commercial and civic uses on ground floor
Office convenience office buildings with small retail and service uses oriented to the office workers
Office/residential multi-family residential units within office building(s)
Shopping mall conversion residential and/or office units added (adjacent) to an existing standalone shopping mall
Retail district retrofit retrofitting of a suburban retail area to a more village-like appearance and mix of uses
Live/work residents can operate small businesses on the ground floor of the building where they live
Studio/light industrial residents may operate studios or small workshops in the building where they live
Hotel/residence mix hotel space and high-end multi-family residential
Parking structure with ground-floor retail
Single-family detached home district with standalone shopping center
INTELLIGENT BUILDING
Sources:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_architecture
[2] https://architizer.com/blog/architecture-plus-sustainability/
[3] http://quaderns.coac.net/en/2011/09/262-observatori-pinto/
[4] http://graal.ewi.utwente.nl/WhitePapers/Architecture/architecture.html
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-use_development
[6] https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Mixed_use_development
[7] http://www.completecommunitiesde.org/planning/landuse/what-is-mixed-use-development/
[8] http://www.commscope.com/Blog/Defining-Todays-Intelligent-Building/
[9] http://www.inogate.org/documents/Lecture%20Building%20EE%203%20ENG.pdf