Catholic Foundation Plaza
Dallas, Texas
Architexas designed a retrofit plaza above the existing Arts District garage, at the Northwest Corner of the Cathedral Guadalupe block. The plaza was a gift from the Catholic Foundation to the citizens of Dallas for their 50th anniversary project. The site was a dormant deck over the garage that was never finished and offered a great opportunity to connect to Flora Street, the central boulevard axis of the Arts District, across from the Meyerson Symphony Hall.
Architexas placed a flight of steps leading up to an elevated plaza that was bound by an existing brick wall with a fountain trellis, and terminated by a concrete screen wall featuring an annual mural, 10’ x 28’. A pair of balance beam trellis arms shade the heart of the space, and the counterweight cones hover over the garage entrance.