Entertainment Architecture: Contextually Integrated Water Park Resort in Norwood, Ohio
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12430141442021-08-03T06:13:23Z Entertainment Architecture: Contextually Integrated Water Park Resort in Norwood, Ohio Zerhusen, Robert F., II Architecture entertainment architecture contextual water park <p>Entertainment architecture is becoming ever more prevalent in today’s experience economy, but usually ignores the local context and community where it is built, becoming an isolated, inward looking fantasy environment, themed to distant lands, times and cultures. Indoor water park resorts are a fast growing building type within this trend and most evoke alien themes and brands, and sit in low density suburbs amid huge parking lots. In order to critique this situation, this thesis an indoor water park as an integral part of a larger urban complex, combining elements of a lifestyle center, a destination development, a mixed-use program, and an urban brown field reclamation. It demonstrates that entertainment architecture and indoor water park resorts can be contextually integrated into higher density urban areas. </p><p>On the former site of the U.S. Playing Card Company in Norwood, Ohio, the resort will anchor a high-density development including residential units, a hotel, a public square, movie theaters, offices and other entertainment amenities that will attract both local residents and regional tourists. The overall design draws upon historical and regional themes in the Cincinnati area. The theme of the indoor water park will be drawn from the history of playing cards. Called “Queen City Commons,” the project provides a compact, pedestrian-friendly environment, with multiple uses within a few minutes walk. It recreates an urban experience that is lacking in the suburbs, but also allows for a stronger sense of community by creating a unique identity that has roots in the history of the region. Visitors, locals and residents alike will be able to enjoy immersing themselves in a fantasy experience that uses the history of the Cincinnati area as its point of departure.</p> 2009-08-18 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243014144 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243014144 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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