Austin Convention Center Redevelopment Presentation Updated Part 1

Design Commission – March 24, 2025

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AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER REDEVELOPMENT DESIGN COMMISSION PRESENTATION SPO-2025-001BC MARCH 24, 2025 PROJECT SCOPE LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025BY THE NUMBERS CONSTRUCTION COST $1.26B RENTABLE SPACE AREAS EXISTING CONVENTION CENTER 365,000 SF NEW CONVENTION CENTER INDOOR + OUTDOOR 550,000 + 70,000 SF FUTURE EXPANSION 140,000 SF LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025PROJECT GOALS LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 20210610-096 The City Council seeks to work with the prime architecture firm capable of delivering a world class design befitting a city of Austin’s size and prominence. The Convention Center design shall incorporate the most innovative ideas in programming and placemaking and shall aim to create a civic building that draws and serves Austinites as well as visitors. The City council affirms its intention that the convention Center be, like its companion civic building to the west, the Austin Central Library, a landmark of great distinction, a bustling and vital public gathering place, and a point of pride for the community. LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025THE AUSTIN MATRIX UNIQUELY AUSTIN Slide 9 | July 24, 2024 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025ARTS + CULTURE + MUSIC + ENTERTAINMENT CITY LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025FESTIVAL CITY LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025TECH CITY LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES AREA WIDE AW.1 CREATE DENSE DEVELOPMENT AW.2 CREATE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AW.3 LIMIT DEVELOPMENT WHICH CLOSES DOWNTOWN STREETS N/A AW.4 BUFFER NEIGHBORHOOD EDGES AW.5 INCORPORATE CIVIC ART IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AW.6 PROTECT IMPORTANT PUBLIC VIEWS AW.7 AVOID HISTORICAL MISINTERPRETATIONS AW.8 RESPECT ADJACENT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AW.9 ACKNOWLEDGE ROOFTOPS ARE SEEN FROM OTHER BUILDINGS AND STREET AW.10 AVOID THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEME ENVIRONMENTS AW.11 RECYCLE EXISTING BUILDING STOCK LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES PUBLIC STREETSCAPE PS.1 PROTECT THE PEDESTRIAN WHERE THE BUILDING MEETS THE STREET PS.2 MINIMIZE CURB CUTS PS.3 CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TWO-WAY STREETS PS.4 REINFORCE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY PS.5 ENHANCE KEY TRANSIT STOPS PS.6 ENHANCE THE STREETSCAPE PS.7 AVOID CONFLICTS BETWEEN PEDESTRIANS AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT PS.8 INSTALL STREET TREES PS.9 PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN SCALED-LIGHTING PS.10 PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM CARS/ PROMOTE CURBSIDE PARKING PS.11 SCREEN MECHANICAL AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT PS.12 PROVIDE GENEROUS STREET-LEVEL WINDOWS PS.13 INSTALL PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY MATERIALS AT STREET LEVEL LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES PLAZAS AND OPEN SPACE PS.1 TREAT THE FOUR SQUARES WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION PS.2 CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SPACE NETWORK PS.3 EMPHASIZE CONNECTIONS TO PARKS AND GREENWAYS N/A PS.4 INCORPORATE OPEN SPACE INTO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PS.5 DEVELOP GREEN ROOFS OPEN SPACE IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN NOT IN USE BY CONVENTION CENTER EVENTS PS.6 PROVIDE PLAZAS IN HIGH USE AREAS PS.7 DETERMINE PLAZA FUNCTION, SIZE, AND ACTIVITY PS.8 RESPOND TO THE MICROCLIMATE IN PLAZA DESIGN PS.9 CONSIDER VIEWS, CIRCULATION, BOUNDARIES, AND SUBSPACES PS.10 PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PLAZA SEATING PS.11 PROVIDE VISUAL AND SPATIAL COMPLEXITY IN PUBLIC SPACES PS.12 USE PLANTS TO ENLIVEN URBAN SPACES PS.13 PROVIDE INTERACTIVE CIVIC ART AND FOUNTAINS IN PLAZAS PS.14 PROVIDE FOOD SERVICE FOR PLAZA PARTICIPANTS PS.15 INCREASE SAFETY IN PLAZAS THROUGH WAYFINDING, LIGHTING, VISIBILITY PS.16 CONSIDER PLAZA OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES BUILDING B.1 BUILD TO THE STREET B.2 PROVIDE MULTI-TENANT, PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AT STREET B.3 ACCENTUATE PRIMARY ENTRANCES B.4 ENCOURGE THE INCLUSION OF LOCAL CHARACTER N/A B.5 CONTROL ON-SITE PARKING B.6 CREATE QUALITY CONSTRUCTION B.7 CREATE BUILDINGS WITH HUMAN SCALE LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025SUSTAINABILITY LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY GOALS IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY GOALS AUSTIN CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AUSTIN CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN Summary ILFI Zero Carbon Certification Net Zero Operational Carbon Embodied Carbon Reduction LEED Gold AEGB 3-Star Generational project that is transforming the Austin market for: • high performance design • low-carbon concrete + steel • construction salvage + reuse • mass timber 2020-21 2020-21 February 5, 2025 NET-ZERO CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025NO NET ZERO CONVENTION CENTERS...YET February 25, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025ZERO CARBON CERTIFICATION ZERO CARBON CERTIFICATION ILFI is the most rigorous certification body globally Zero Carbon requires: • Energy Efficient Design • All-electric operations • Powered by 100% Renewable Energy • Embodied carbon reductions • Validate performance during occupancy February 5, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION MASS TIMBER MASS TIMBER | EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION Mass Timber replaces steel roof structure February 5, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION SALVAGE + REUSE February 25, 2025 LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION ADVANCING CONCRETE ADVANCING CONCRETE | EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION Concrete + Steel account for 75% of project embodied carbon Working with local suppliers to advance local practice February 5, 2025 February 25, 2025 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint Venture LMN/Page Joint VentureMarch 24, 2025