City Centre

Complex
And Performing Arts
Centre

 What does the city need ?

What is it that they are looking for?
Can it answer all wants?
Does it represent a new vision for

Rochester?
Could it be a unique structure a jewel of

design?
Would it provide tax revenue?

What does the city

need?
It is difficult to know with varied wants and

needs.
Many confusing options that dont answer

all the requirements

Complex issues that cloud the best interests

and maximum returns

No need to rush into a quick answer

consider the long range implications and

uses of such a parcel

What is it that the City

is looking for ?
A professional approach to a complex use

problem
Consideration for Casino, Performing Arts

Center, Open Space for summer concerts,

office space, condominiums, restaurant,
possible five star hotel facility, observation
deck.
A green space for Summer Festivals
A parcel that would reflect the citys growth

potential, and a reason to continue to build

the city.

Can the Complex answer

all the questions?
Certainly not !
But it may be able to answer some of the more

business and recreational requirements

The question of the casino seems to be off the table
The need for a Fringe Festival and Xerox Jazz

Festival venues needs to be answered There may be other options

Performing Arts Centre, along with the Eastman, Lyric,

Harro East and many more : use of Inner Loop Landfill

property

Does it represent a
New Vision for the City
The site is a premiere, premium parcel that

should showcase the city with vibrant and

innovative, creative design and function
The facility ought to showcase the

Renaissance of downtown with a striking

edifice and functionality
It ought to be able to satisfy large numbers

of the population for years to come with

useable functionality

Could it be a Unique
Structure
Why not make a statement for the 21 st century
Design a multi story -21 story building which will be a

beacon for the city with underground parking for

events and business
Create a glass and steel structure that will be the new

hallmark for the city

A high-end corporate office location, five start luxury

hotel, a national Michelin designated restaurant

Observation deck, bar and small entertainment area
Possible one floor Rochester Optics Museum

Provide Tax Revenue

You want to be able to use the space as a

multi- functional mix of business

enterprises and an entertainment venue
with 3000+ seating capacity.
Generating Tax Revenue for such a facility

should be a necessary requirement.

Using the green space area, does nothing to

provide tax revenue

Considerations
Putting up a square shaped multi story office

tower does not represent a unique opportunity to

showcase downtown Rochester
There may arise the potential of the green area

park as a protesters, indigent and gang meeting

place which would require constant supervision
The Green Area while necessary for Summer

Shows, there needs, as a strategic plan, an area

rather than a fix because of the possible
elimination of Block F.

Opportunities
Along with the other building sites of the Fringe

Festival and the Xerox Jazz Festival, consideration

ought to be given to making a long range commitment
to provide space in the newly enclosed Inner Loop for
such venues.
A requirement for outside summer entertainment

could be housed in temporarily positioned tents

until a more satisfactory decision may be made.
A master plan is needed for this growing huge potential

need for Rochester, known for its musical capabilities

world-wide
We cant have band-aid fixes each year- the music is
here to stay and grow.

Proposal
Show design of building and plot map
Enumerate the possible uses of the

property
Establish a cost
Engage a developer
Work along with city officials at every step

of the project
Make the City Centre Complex The Jewel of

Rochester

City Center Team

Architects concept sketch of the dynamic 25 story sculptural

ARCHITECTS COMMENTS

Main Street elevation of the dynamic 25 story sculptural glass

tower. The ground
and Street floor is entry to the 4 story 3000 seat PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER .
The tower houses Executive Offices, Luxury Condos, Conference
Center, Museum,
Sky Garden with Observatory, Breakout Rooms/ Boutique
Restaurant.
The design had to house a 4 story column free Arts Center and
so we looked to
one of the most famous buildings in the world; the Eiffel Tower in
France.
The Eiffel Tower can house a city block under it by using huge
transfer trusses at
it's base. We employed the same type of design.
The tower straddles the two streets on each side of the base and
Rises up with sloping sides containing extended floors projecting
out which then provides a structure

ARCHITECTS COMMENTS

CONTD.

The tower including the performing arts center accounts for the
initial design for the purpose of presentation a total of 610,000
sq feet.
The square footage can be reduced either by eliminating stories or
rather by shortening the length of the building but of course
that requires a study as it changes elevator and stair locations.
At the 600,000 square feet in today's market of construction costs
the estimated cost would be in the range of 156 million USD to
159, million USD.
C.E. DeWolff, Architect

The initial sketch idea by Architect Bud Dewolff who then

converted it into more detailed sketch seen in the

Ron Broida then captured Dewolff sketch and digitally

placed it in Parcel 5 and we were pleased that the shape
did not over power

This conceptual rendering explo

some design details.

Exploring structure and proportion.

An early CAD model on site