Rollins College At South Lake Nona District

Urban
Planners +
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table of contents2
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................1
FORWARD.......................................................................................................................................3
ICONICITY-DESIGN ...........................................................................................................................4
EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDINGS ............................................................................................................5
EXISTING CAMPUS AXIAL FOCUS POINTS.............................................................................................6
EXISTING CAMPUS COURTYARDS .......................................................................................................7
EXISTING CAMPUS ARCADE/LOGGIA.................................................................................................8
EXISTING CAMPUS PLAZAS ................................................................................................................9
EXISTING CAMPUS PATHS ................................................................................................................10
EXISTING CAMPUS LANDSCAPING ....................................................................................................11
EXISTING CAMPUS GATEWAYS.........................................................................................................12
PATTERNS, DETAILS, ART AND SCULPTURE .........................................................................................13
RESILIENT LOW CARBON COMMUNITY ..............................................................................................14
EXISTING CONDITIONS ...............................................................................................................15
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DRIVERS ...................................................................................................18
ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE .......................................................................................................19
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................20
MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION ..............................................................................................25
THOROUGHFARE GUIDELINES...........................................................................................................26
THOROUGHFARE SECTIONS..............................................................................................................28
TRANSIT CONNECTIVITY...................................................................................................................32
BUS SERVICE..................................................................................................................................33
EXISTING BIKE PATHS.......................................................................................................................34
PROPOSED BIKE PATHS AND TRAILS...................................................................................................35
MARKET TRENDS...........................................................................................................................36
VISIONS OF A NEW ERA ..............................................................................................................40
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ..................................................................................................................41
MULTI-MODAL CONNECTIVITY NETWORK..........................................................................................42
THOROUGHFARE ............................................................................................................................43
HIGHER EDUCATION CONNECTIVITY .................................................................................................44
ROLLINS COLLEGE CAMPUS ............................................................................................................45
BUILDING STORY FIGURE GROUND ...................................................................................................46
BUILDING MASSING FIGURE GROUND ..............................................................................................47
WALKWAYS/PATHS FIGURE GROUND ...............................................................................................48
GREENS FIGURE GROUND...............................................................................................................49
CELEBRATIONS OF CIVILITY ..............................................................................................................50
3D MODEL VISTAS .........................................................................................................................51
ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATIONS .........................................................................................................52
HIPPOCRATES COURTYARD .............................................................................................................53
AXIAL VISTA ..................................................................................................................................54
ALONZO ROLLINS PLAZA.................................................................................................................55
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................56
FLORIDA VERNACULAR LANDSCAPE .................................................................................................57
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ..........................................................................................................58
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................64
ROLLINS COLLEGE MASTER OF PLANNING IN CIVIC URBANISM
MPC 690 CIVIC URBANISM DESIGN STUDIO
MAY 4, 2013
PROFESSORS:
BRUCE STEPHENSON, PHD.
ALBERTO VARGAS
JOHN CUNNINGHAM
STUDENTS:
SCOTT R. TESS, LEED GA
JEFFREY KARSCH
JC AYALA, CNUa
Urban
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foreword
Introduction Goals
Goal 1: Enhance South Lake Nona Through Rollins Tradition of Civic Urbanism
• Plan for a variety of space uses including reflection, sociability, public performance, and civil
engagement
• Create honorable places that reflect the ideals of medicine
• Enable social interactions by connecting Rollins campus to the South Lake Nona District
• Design an organic connectivity within the campus replete with vistas of surprise and visual ex-
cellence
• Create a hierarchy of building heights that are subordinate to a central iconic structure.
• Plan a system of coherent connected pathways, corridors and sidewalks where the pedestrian
is the priority.
Goal 2: Cultivate a Healthy and Sustainable Campus
• Design a walkable and human scale campus with both intimate and open areas that create a
positive and healthful environment.
• Arrange for flexible building modalities that can be adapted for future uses
• Integrate Florida vernacular style building materials and recycled materials in order to maxi-
mize conservation of natural resources
• Incorporate LEED-ND standards
• Design agricultural spaces that promote utilitarian conservation
• Plan for a bike-sharing program
• Design native landscapes that foster a textural atmosphere that promotes social interaction
Goal 3: Ensure Consistent Development Standards
• Empower a non-profit board that oversees and promotes the improvement of the South Lake
Nona District.
• Engage the City of Orlando and Orange County government to continue promoting human
scale infrastructures and multi modal transportation.
• Invite colleges to develop student low cost housing within a ½ mile pedestrian shed.
• Employ a lead Urban Planner to oversee development in the district.
• Engage Lynx and the Florida Department of Transportation to establish connectivity among the
site, Orlando International Airport and the Sunrail facilities.

An 8-acre parcel at the South Lake Nona District has been allocated for the purpose of
establishing a Rollins College extension campus that will offer graduate degrees in allied medical and
health fields. Our team sees great value in the acquisition and development of this land. The college
would complement the core medical and research programs already being offered at the existing
hospitals and educational facilities.
The extension campus site is undeveloped land with basic infrastructure in place, for example,
cleared land and water retention ponds. This project is ready for a comprehensive architecture and
design that reflects the historical and yet contemporary aura of the Rollins’ main campus. This proposal
will offer design solutions with an integrated model to provide for the future demands and growth of the
Lake Nona medical industrial-residential complex.
The South Lake Nona district development already boasts a Veteran’s Administration Hospital,
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Sanford Burnham Research Institute, and the University of Central Florida
College of Medicine facilities. Studies indicate that a dynamic cluster of mutually cooperative enterprises
can better promote development and high levels of employment for the area.
The Rollins campus of Winter Park has a historic identity with established architectural themes
of European motifs, mostly of a Mediterranean-Spanish style. Key elements in the overall design are
the pathways, corridors, and open spaces for pedestrian use. Many of the present elements have
been a part of the Rollins campus for over a century. At present, the existing architecture of the South
Lake Nona sites is of a modernist eclectic interpretation with several large buildings designed for multi-
purpose use.
The opportunity presented in designing a 10-acre Rollins extension campus is in integrating
the traditional motifs and values of the college’s Winter Park campus with the needs of the growing
Lake Nona community. We propose a comprehensive integration of the past and present, employing
traditional design principles with the most innovative technologies, yet maintaining the valued elements
of the mother campus.
This new location will draw upon a humanistic tradition and New Urbanist values, incorporating
proven technologies, both modern and historic. This proposal will describe the iconicity that enlivens
the Rollins tradition and then propose goals, objectives, and a design solution that extends this tradition
of excellence to the South Lake Nona site.

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iconicity - design
iconicity design
The term iconicity refers to meanings attached to forms. It is the ability of buildings and
places to represent or suggest some idea, value, or sentiment. The buildings and places on
the Rollins College Campus are very effective at communicating ideas. An important way
that the Rollins College campus communicates is through its placement in the landscape. The
campus occupies a place of honor as a terminating vista for the most important street in town.
It also fronts a significant lake offering sublime views that create the sense that this is a place
for contemplation.
The placement of the buildings within the campus also has expressive power. The
courtyard between the Cornell Campus Center and the Mills Memorial hall is open enough
to be inviting, but secluded enough to offer a comfortable setting to rest, linger, and interact.
The Green, large and closed on three sides but very open on the fourth is clearly stating its
readiness to hold large crowds for boisterous civic events. Mary Jean Plaza employs a variety
of elevations and trellises to summon students and faculty for quiet study or private discussion.
Finely crafted spaces that effectively communicate their purpose all connected by walking
paths are part of the iconicity of Rollins College.
The architecture of Rollins College also has a communicative iconicity. The quality and
durability of the materials are chosen for buildings that are meant to last for the ages. This
clearly conveys to the viewer that these buildings have a timeless import. Their purpose will
not wax as fashions do nor date as technologies do. The durability of the construction is most
visible in the wood beam construction of roofs and entryways. Were there a fire, the large
wood pillars and brackets would char for hours without giving way. The simple styling of the
woodwork convey a sense that beauty is important, but should not be a distraction. The
architecture serves to create spaces for learning and is a means to an end, not an end in
itself. The Spanish Mediterranean style chosen for the campus buildings communicates that
these buildings belong in this place and are connected to the historic La Florida colonized by
the Spanish. The appropriateness of the style for the place is extended by the presence of
covered walkways between buildings protecting students and faculty from the frequent rains
of the Central Florida climate.
A lake, a residential neighborhood, and a historic shopping district delineate the
Rollins College campus. Axial roads, meandering paths, terminus vistas and adaptable
landscaping, stage, wrap and embellish the buildings in which student lives revolve.
Vernacular architectural styles of Spanish Mediterranean, Moorish, Neo-classical, Renaissance
and Gothic motifs, honor Rollins’ liberal arts roots.
From The Green at the center of campus, any building is easily accessed within a
five-minute walk. At the top of the Green sits the celebrated Mills Memorial Hall and is the ter-
minus of the main pedestrian entrance to Rollins. A second floor arcade defined by rounded
arches with classical Italian Renaissance columns and covered entryway, invite students into
this building now used as a resource center.
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Iconic places such as Versailles or Washington DC are archetypal examples that utilize axial thoroughfares to celebrate important
buildings and places. These vistas are important for ceremonial purposes such as parades. In the past Rollins graduating students
marched from Knowles Chapel to Central Park on Park Ave. In this journey the student passed several vistas of important college
landmarks. Appropriately placed, university buildings offer symbolic, cultural, and physical connections to the surrounding
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Courts and courtyards provide secure
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gatherings. Buildings forming the
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court set the stage for the atmosphere
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A loggia, an element of a buildings facade, open on one side, or an
arcade, formed by a succession of columns that support arches or
lintels, provide cover from the elements and focus movement. Linear
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“The main plaza is to be the starting point for the town… it should be at the center of the town. The plaza should
be square or rectangular, in which case it should have at least one and a half its width for length inasmuch as this
shape is best for fiestas” (Laws of the Indies: 112)
Rollins has a number of plazas, open spaces at important intersections and defined by buildings, offering centers
for social gatherings and events. Open and inviting, plazas provide meeting places for serendipitous pauses and
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tation. Naturalistic paths covered with shady tree canopies provide interesting connections between places. These form a
useful network for pedestrians. Some paths wind along water features, inviting the viewer to contemplation. Other paths
contain artistic elements along the way celebrating famous people and events.
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ways also function to make the campus securable in an uncertain future. A key sustainability principle in Steve Mouzon’s Original
Green.
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“They shall try so far as possible to have the buildings all of one type for the sake of the beauty of the town.” (Law
of the Indies: 134)
The various patterns and motifs at Rollins are primarily classical in feature but vary in their modernity and culture
derivation. Placement of sculpture along with the repeating patterns of shape and texture serve to promote a
more classical and formal sense of place throughout the campus.
13existing campus details

resilient low carbon community
There is a need for more sustainable, or low carbon
development. In Sustainable and Resilient Communities,
Stephen Coyle describes a high carbon community as one
where land uses are separated by zoning with an atten-
dant decline in bike, pedestrian, and mass transit modes.
The condition is advanced by cheap oil, highway building
policies, and conversion of farm and natural lands to single
use suburbs. The text goes on to explain that low carbon
communities cultivated “local commerce, managed avail-
able resources, exploited rail and water access, adapted to
population growth” successfully across the North American
landscape (Coyle, 2011, p. 4). These two opposed devel-
opment patterns impact the rubric of “supporting systems”
that make communities possible:
· Transportation
· Energy
· Water
· Natural Environment
· Food Production/Agriculture
· Solid Waste
· Economic
Low carbon communities provide all of these supporting
systems with minimal negative impact on the environment,
especially in terms of carbon emissions. Transportation
modes facilitate bike, pedestrian, and mass transit. Ener-
gy is produced from nearby renewable resources. Water
is conserved and reused. The natural environment is pre-
served in key locations. Food Production is local and largely
organic. Solid Waste is minimized through source reduction
and recycling. Economic vitality is supported in a localized,
recirculating manner.

In The Original Green, Steve Mouzon proposes a
design ethos that can be used to characterize the sustain-
able attributes of any building or place, regardless of its
purpose or the system it supports. By “The Original Green,”
Mouzon intends to identify those materials and practices
that have been utilized for centuries to create an efficient,
environmentally friendly built environment. Mouzon seeks to
restore living traditions of building and reinterprets them for
an energy depleted, global warming challenged world. His
eight principles of The Original Green are as follows:

Sustainable Places are
· Nourishable
· Accessible
· Servicable
· Securable
Sustainable Buildings are
· Lovable
· Durable
· Flexible
· Frugal
Sustainable places must provide some of their own food,
convey people and goods with a diversity of transportation
modes, offer a multitude of daily necessities and amusements
in bikable or walkable distances, and feature a street and
building form “that can be physically adjusted in the future
so that there is not undue fear for your own safety” (Mouzon,
2010). Sustainable Buildings must be lovable enough to war-
rant preservation, durable so as to resist weather and wear,
flexible for adaptive reuse, and frugal with materials, energy,
and water.
In LEED For Neighborhood Development, the US Green
Building Council has created a menu of 100 sustainable
development practices with specific performance metrics.
Achieving the performance metrics earns a development
points towards a certification.
LEED ND points can be earned for high performance in the
following categories:
· Smart Location and Linkage
· Neighborhood Pattern and Design
· Green Infrastructure and Buildings
Smart Location and Linkage encourages infill where mass
transit is possible avoiding environmentally sensitive lands.
Neighborhood Pattern and Design awards points for walk-
able, mixed-use streets with frequent intersections and abun-
dant street trees. Green Infrastructure and Buildings urges
onsite low impact stormwater management, historic preser-
vation, onsite renewable energy, and LEED Certified buildings
(USGBC, http://www.usgbc.org).
These three rubrics approach the task of developing
sustainable communities in different ways. Sustainable and
Resilient Communities aims to create low carbon communities
by addressing seven supporting systems with green practices.
The Original Green offers eight principles that characterize
sustainable places and buildings. LEED For Neighborhood
Development establishes specific performance metrics for a
variety of development practices with a points system to cer-
tify a sustainable community. Much of the content in these
systems are similar or complimentary, differing in emphasis or
arrangement. It is most advantageous to be conscious of all
of these sustainability rubrics when planning a new develop-
ment.
source: environmental health perpectives, vol. 115
source: asla.org
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Greenfield developments like Medical
City often lack historical building
character as well as monuments
commemorating important people. In
short they often lack iconicity.
While Medical City may feature showy
and unique modernist buildings, when
several of these buildings are in close
proximity, they tend to compete for
attention and clash aesthetically. The
Rollins tradition of excellence in design
of educational environments represents
an iconicity that offers an ensemble of
buildings and spaces that enhance each
other rather than compete and detract
from one another.
This ensemble creates an iconicity of
place rather than simply a memorable
building. It is this sort of iconicity that will
be requisite to achieve the development
goals of enhancing Medical City with the
Rollins tradition of excellence in design,
creating a continuously safe and active
college campus, and innovating a global
exemplar of a healthy and sustainable
campus.
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existing conditions
south lake nona district16

ucf health sciences campus sanford-burnham
va medical center nemours
uf research & academic center laureate park
ucf health sciences campus
In March 2006, UCF received approval to construct a College of Medicine at
Lake Nona. The medical college’s has now entered its third year and nearly
200 med students are now enrolled at the college. The college’s Medical Ed-
ucation Building opened in the Fall of 2010. The Burnett Biomedical Sciences
Building opened in early 2010
nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, recently an-
nounced its decision to build a pediatric health care campus, anchored by
a state-of-the-art children’s hospital and outpatient clinic in Lake Nona. The
hospital opened in October of 2012
sanford-burnham
After months of review and intense media attention, in August 2006, the sec-
ond major piece of Lake Nona Medical City fell into place. Sanford-Burnham
Medical Research Institute (formerly Burnham Institute), one of the leading
scientific research institutions in the nation, selected Lake Nona as its site for a
new east coast research facility, providing the San Diego-based, non-profit or-
ganization with bicoastal operations. Scientists moved into their cutting-edge
Lake Nona facility in May of 2009
uf research & academic center
The University of Florida, the oldest and largest public university in the state has
announced plans to locate a research facility at Lake Nona Medical City. The
100,000 square-foot facility will be located next to the Sanford-Burnham Medi-
cal Research Institute at Lake Nona and will enable the university to have direct
collaboration opportunities with Sanford-Burnham Institute’s top scientists. The
facility opened in the summer of 2012
va medical center
With more than 1.8 million veterans calling Florida home, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) recognized the need to build a new facility capable of
providing the highest quality of healthcare and services to local veterans and
their families in Central Florida. The new, over $665 million, state-of-the-art facili-
ty will increase accessibility to health care for approximately 400,000 of Central
Florida’s veterans
md anderson
Through a strategic partnership with the University of Central Florida, the
clinical research department, known as MD Anderson Orlando Cancer Re-
search Institute (CRI) occupies 30,000 square-feet of space on the fifth floor
of the new UCF Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building
laureate park
Now open and featuring homes with modern transitional architectur-
al styles and an abundance of intelligent forward-thinking components,
this altogether wired-in, future-evoking community has some of Orlando’s
most intelligent minds as its neighbors. Located near Lake Nona’s Medical
City, Laureate Park will give its residents the opportunity to realize that not
all neighborly chit-chat has to revolve around the weather. Sometimes an
in-depth conversation about particle accelerators and gene-splicing is all
you need to feel truly connected to your neighbors.
source: http://learnlakenona.com/medical-city
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economics and social drivers
In a nutshell
Located at the southeastern borderline between Orange and Osceola counties
lies South Lake Nona aka “Medical City”. Its roadway accessibility connecting
Medical City to other destinations such as Orlando International Airport, Down-
town Orlando and Disney World makes Medical City an advantageous location.
Because of its connectivity and health related research institutions, colleges,
and hospital, South Lake Nona is poised to become an economic force and
entrepreneurial cluster delivering high-paying jobs to Central Floridians.
Historical Precedents
Medical City is a product of Governor Jeb Bush’s vision to diversify the Florida
economy. Governor Bush announced programs that incentive biomedical
research companies moving to Florida. Because of these government incen-
tives the Scripps Research Institute, based in La Jolla, San Diego, accepted $579
million in grants to open a location in Florida. However, a partnership between
government, private and non-profit organizations could not lure Scripps to move
to Lake Nona. The partnership agreed that in order to attract a biomedical re-
search institute into Central Florida, a medical school needed to be created.
Entrepreneurship and vision created The University of Central Florida Health Sci-
ences Campus. This public-private agreement stimulated other medical related
companies to move to South Lake Nona creating what many-titled, Medical
City.
With the vision of Governor Bush as well as private and non-profit leadership,
South Lake Nona will have approximately four thousand high paying jobs. Sec-
ondary jobs not-related directly to the health industry will also contribute to an
economically successful Central Florida.
Chronological history of a place
October 2005 University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
August 2006 Sanford – Burnham Medical Research Institute
March 2007 Department of Veteran Affairs
December 2007 MD Anderson cancer Center Orlando
January 2008 Nemours
December 2009 University of Florida, Research Institute
Soon Rollins College

Re-thinking entrepreneurship and its challenges
The Tavistock group, unsatisfied with what had been accomplished, contract-
ed Sasaki to create a human scale vision of place to South Lake Nona. Sasaki’s
comprehensive guidelines addressed and created order to South Lake Nona
by introducing traditional urban planning guidelines. These guidelines establish
order, character and overall social capital among those soon to work and live in
this district.

proximity map
major destinations
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zoning and future land use
City of Orlando South Lake Nona Zoning
This zoning map establishes that South Lake Nona is zoned as a PD. South and Northeast of the de-
velopment is zoned as conservation and water features. Northwest of the development is zoned as
Holding/No city zoning with aircraft noise.
City of Orlando South Lake Nona’s Future land use
This future land use map establishes that South Lake Nona is zoned as an Urban Village. The South
and Northeast areas of the development are zoned as conservation districts. Northwest of the de-
velopment is zoned as Airport Support District Intensity and resource protection overlay.
Rollins
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south lake nona district
environmental assessment
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land use 1954 land use 1980 land use 1984
land use 2013
aerial photographs source: natural resources conservation service
An understanding of the soil quality of this project area is important for builders and landscape designers. Knowing soils quality and
surface proximity to the water table helps determine building placement, plant choice and irrigation systems needed. Factors af-
fecting soil formation are climate, physical composition of parent material, living organisms on or in the soil, land contours, and the
length of time these factors and conditions give the soil its unique characteristics.
Consistent Subtropical temperature ranges mean that soils never freeze and at an average depth of 20 inches, soils average 72
degrees Fahrenheit. Biological activity and chemical reactions are involved in soil formation throughout the year. An average
annual rainfall of 51 inches causes nutrients to leech downward forming a sub soil. The rapid decomposition of organic matter and
the downward flow of nutrients in primarily sandy soils promote acidic conditions and low nutrient retention.
The soils of Orange County are formed largely of marine based deposits such as quartz sands, clay and shell fragments. Percent-
ages of organic material vary and are determined by wetland decomposition. The Lake Nona area soils are formed largely of fine
quartz sands with a low to moderate ability to drain surface water resulting in pine and palmetto communities called flatwoods.
In flatwoods areas, the water table is found at an average of five feet from the surface. As a result organic matter moving from the
surface forms a layer of humus a short distance under the surface. In low areas where the water table meets the surface, deposits
of plant material accumulate and only partially decay forming muck sometimes leaving a dark layer of topsoil.
The project area has been undeveloped wetland for most of its history as seen in the chronological areal photographs. Recent
Human interaction with the surface layer such as road and building construction, clear-cutting trees and removal of understory
vegetation, have resulted in poor soils of varying qualities. These variations often motivate developers to use soil amendments
requiring fertilizers and excessive irrigation in order to maintain those mostly non-native plant communities common to modern
landscaping.
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Design techniques, fostered by the environmental “green”
movement, have inspired landscape architects to employ
native plantings which, when established, require less irrigation
and fertilization. Rollins College will consider the above factors
in landscape planning for the proposed Medical City campus.
Proper plant placement and management will not only help
preserve soils and aquatic systems, but will inspire designers to
create outdoor “rooms” proving for healthful and attractive
outdoor and activity in well designed landscapes.
Examples of practical landscape styles using native species and
sensible planning are already evident in the landscapes of the
Winter Park Rollins campus and the new UCF Medical School.
Florida has developed strong problems with the overuse of water
from the Floridan aquifer. Using reclaimed water has become
an important factor with new development. In their planning
Medical city has employed systems for the collection and use of
reclaimed water, which is processed and distributed from Orlan-
do’s Iron Bridge treatment plant. This has reduced the demand
for water pumped directly from the aquifer.
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Typical to subtropical climate conditions rainfall is heaviest for a four-month period in late spring
and throughout the summer. Other months have periodic rainfall that is inadequate for irrigation.
Native plantings, once established, can adjust to these dry and wet periods. Another important
factor is temperature. Ranging from highs in the upper 90s during the summer and early fall months
and can drop low enough to form frost during winter months.
The amount of sunlight available is important to planning. Times of intense radiation
cause heat effect that stress cooling systems. Proper building orientation can mitigate
heat transfer from sunlight. Roof orientation enhances optimum photovoltaic panel
placement. Florida receives an average of 5.0 to 5.5 hours of peak sunlight more in sum-
mer and less in winter.
http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html
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Proper placement and use of native plant species not only aids
in water conservation but may also be used in the treatment of
stormwater runoff. Stormwater from the UCF Medical School
building runs into drainage pits that are surrounded by native
species of cypress trees and grasses and functions as a natural
filtration system. Similar systems may be employed to filter
stormwater from streets before reaching lakes. Appropriately
landscaped riparian zones around lake edges are vital to lake
health.
A list of Native Plant Species may be found at the following site
http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/homeowners/publications.htm
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multi-modal transportation
Rollins
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thoroughfare guidelines
Traditional Grid
Following the City of Orlando
historical roadway network, Sasaki
introduces Roman principles of
city development with small blocks
interconnected with a traditional grid
roadway network. In these principles
a hierarchy of thoroughfares permits
connectivity and mobility in a
timely manner without creating an
unwelcome environment for the
pedestrian.
South Lake Nona roadway networks
are classified, as “A” roads where
building facades are going to be
located and “B” roads where park-
ing or service uses are located. Major
thoroughfares, such as Lake Nona
Boulevard, Road C, and Road Q, bor-
der what will be the South Lake Nona
urban core, while Tavistock Boulevard
will become the main street’s entry-
way.
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thoroughfare guidelines
Each thoroughfare enhances
the beauty of the landscape
as well as the pedestrian
environment. Creating the
appearance of an engaging
room-like enclosure increases
the versatility of sidewalks.
enclosure increases the
versatility of sidewalks.
enclosure increases the
versatility of sidewalks.
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transit conectivity Transit
Connectivity within South Lake Nona to other destinations in the Central Florida region requires different modes
of transportation. Additionally, Gen Y’s more substantial preference for public transportation requires a public-
private partnership to invest in multi-modal transportation and potential circulator routes in order to compete
with other regions in the United States. Sasaki’s Future Plan established a right of way acquisition plan that
guarantees future transit development in South Lake Nona connecting to the Orlando International Airport and
within South Lake Nona. They proposed a regional fixed guideway transit and a potential circulator routes all
with stops every half-mile or less. While the backbone for transit has been established in Sasaki’s guidelines, it is
imperative for a public-private entity to develop and connect South Lake Nona to other destinations in order to
make this development more attractive to future generations and the elderly.
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bus service
route 42
route 51 route 11route 111
route 18
Bus Service
There are five bus routes that
connect the airport to different areas.
Unfortunately, Sasaki’s guidelines do not
address bus connectivity to South Lake
Nona because their preferred mode
of public transportation is transit and
circulator. While transit and circulator
transportation modes are ideal, acquiring
monies dedicated to this type of
transportation becomes a challenge.
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existing bike paths
Bike trails and paths
The ability to travel within South Lake Nona depends on
multi-modal transportation. Density near transit or bus stops,
while development continues; bike lanes and paths are
multi-modal solutions.
The City of Orlando has started an aggressive program for
bike paths and trails. Many of these trails are already in use,
recognizing a bike trail deficiency within Lake Nona and
throughout the region. Understanding bike trail disconnect,
The City of Orlando has implemented a plan to repair and
connect bike lanes and trails. People living, working and
attending college are going to be able to commute to their
destination without automobile use.
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proposed bike paths and trails
Proposed bike lanes and paths enhance a sense of place,
creating an environment conducive to public health, safety
and welfare for the citizens.
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market trends

Incomes and home prices in Medical City and Lake Nona are
high. This will drive many students and faculty out of Lake Nona if there
aren’t lower cost residential options. The Rollins campus could success-
fully offer more affordable housing, but it will need to offer amenity as
well as a short or no commute to out compete more distant locations
where students and faculty may choose to live.
A new Rollins Campus in Medical City can gain an advan-
tage by providing student and faculty housing with no commute.
Existing commute times for Lake Nona residents are often up-
wards of 35 minutes. 78% of residents drive an auto alone to work
while less than 1% walk to work.
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Key Demographic Factors
Lake Nona 32832
Population: 13,787 Census 2010
Median Age: 33.2 Census 2010
Median Income $76,250 Census 2011
Source: Census American Fact Finder
The primary residents of the future Rollins campus in Medical City are primarily
students. Therefore traditional market analysis will not inform uptake in residential
properties. Most future residents will be students and some faculty. Some of
which may be required to have some term of tenancy though most will not. The
demographics of the student population will be dependent on a number of
factors including the type of programs offered by Rollins College. For students
with housing choice, Rollins campus will have to compete with other residential
locations on quality and commute.
College aged students from approximately 20 to 29 years of age are currently
11.7% of the population in Lake Nona. Creating a continuously safe and active
campus can provide a distinct advantage to attracting college aged students
and younger faculty to reside on campus.
market trends38

Real Estate Analysis
Market-acceptance potential of the proposed site
A future Rollins campus in South Lake Nona has several advantages in market acceptance.
Incomes are higher in Lake Nona indicating to potential residents that the neighborhood is
prosperous. The location is accessible from an international airport and a major highway.
There are newly constructed schools nearby and a town center style development with retail
is planned for the South Lake Nona area.
§ Higher home and rental prices in South Lake Nona will drive many students and faculty
out of Lake Nona if there aren’t lower cost residential options. The Rollins campus could
successfully offer more affordable housing, but it will need to offer amenity as well as a short
or no commute to out compete more distant locations where students and faculty may
choose to live.
§ A new Rollins Campus in Medical City can gain an advantage by providing student and
faculty housing with no commute. Existing commute times for Lake Nona residents are often
upwards of 35 minutes. 78% of residents drive an auto alone to work while less than 1% walk
to work.
§ The Advisory Board Company notes that 1 in 6 new jobs in the US in 2012 were in the health
care field. Furthermore, through the recession health car job creation has been far more
resilient than the rest of the economy.
Direct competitors
The competition for buyers and renters in a future Rollins campus is traditional neighborhood
developments (TND) within the region. A future Rollins campus will offer a different product
than nearby conventional suburban development and will be addressing a different market
demand. If the Rollins campus can offer a TND of equal or greater quality than other TND’s
within the region, the ability for people working on campus to also live there and avoid a
commute can be most advantageous.
Approved or proposed future competitor projects.
There are no future medical campuses planned in Florida that would compete with a new
Rollins campus. The forthcoming Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine and William
Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in North Carolina are the only planned
medical schools in the Southeast that have some connectivity with other neighborhood uses.
The former is adjacent to a T4 General Urban neighborhood, while the latter is adjacent to
a T3 Sub-urban neighborhood. A future Rollins campus can outcompete these competitors
by offering a greater degree of connectivity to nearby uses as well as a greater variety of
nearby uses. The two schools mentioned only have significant connectivity to single family
residences.
Economic and demographic factors influencing new home demand
§ Lake Nona 32832
Population: 13,787 Census 2010
Median Age: 33.2 Census 2010
Median Income $76,250 Census 2011
§ Source: Census American Fact Finder
§ College aged students from approximately 20 to 29 years of age are currently 11.7% of
the population in Lake Nona. Creating a continuously safe and active campus can provide
a distinct advantage to attracting college aged students and younger faculty to reside on
campus.
§ Source: Census American Fact Finder
Demographic factors and generational market preferences are growing the market for
walkable mixed-use suburbia. This is precisely the type of development emerging in South
Lake Nona.
According to RCLCO’s Market For New Urbanism and Smart Growth, when choosing to pur-
chase a home, 79% of survey respondents say commute time is a top priority, 75% want side-
walks and places to walk, 50% will choose a smaller lot in exchange for a shorter commute,
and 30% will choose a smaller lot to be close to stores.
End-user buyer/renter profiles
Gen Y student renters – all types
Gen X adult student buyers – SFR, Townhomes
Gen X adult faculty buyers – SFR, Townhomes
Baby Boomer faculty buyers – all types
Based on generational preferences in to RCLCO’s Market For New Urbanism and Smart
Growth
Appropriate housing products (lot sizes, home sizes, features, amenities), initial base pricing
and lot/unit premiums, site common-use or exclusive amenities (if appropriate)
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visions of a new era

future development
Lake Nona exiting and future development orange county innovation way proposal
Orlando Internation Aiport South Terminal proposal
sourse: http://www.orlandoairports.net/small_business/docs/Presentation_20121025.pdf
The southern limits of the City of Orlando are in the process of becoming an employment center, housing
development, and center of higher education institutions. These investments are part of a vision that started
from public-private partnerships. In Tavistok’s South Lake Nona district, the health industry is a major part of this
economic development. Additionally, the Orlando International Airport South Terminal proposal with the plan
to connect multi-modally to South Lake Nona District is part of an agenda of connectivity for the region to the
world.
Stakeholders within the Orange County boundaries coupled with the Innovation Way Connectivity Proposal to
the northeast of Orange County provides a synergy of development for economic opportunity. For the next
thirty years, this whole area is projected to become one of the major developments of central Florida.
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OUC Commuter Rail Conectivity proposal
Bus/BRT Conectivity proposal
Latest market trends indicate that most people prefer to live in walkable and connected places.
Greg Logan, Manager director of Robert Charles Lesser & Co., says in a March 2013 Planning maga-
zine “…that [people] want to live in…mixed use, walkable environments…[it is] the top choice for all
generations, from Gen Y to Senior to live in.”
While many proposals for multi-modal transportation have been planned for the region, existing
Lake Nona including proposed housing, businesses and institutions, continue to be car-centric sub-
urbs disconnected from most of the important urban centers.
Existing low-density development makes it difficult to establish differing modes of transportation. Insti-
tuting varying types of transportation is a challenging task for South Lake Nona District. Understand-
ing this premise, TKA & Co. is proposing an incremental transportation connectivity network solution
for the district.
The following are recommendations for the creation of multi-modal transportation in the next thirty
years that will service proposed development in the area.
Bike Lanes (0 to 5 years)
• Adopt City of Orlando bike connectivity.
• Create Bike Tracks or bike paths on major thoroughfares such as Road Q, C and Lake Nona Boule-
vard.
• All minor thoroughfares should be signed as bike share roads.
• Create bike corrals, parking and facilities where bikes can be stored within the development
Bus/BRT connectivity (5 to 15 years)
• Develop a loop route connecting Orlando International Airport to South Lake Nona District.
• During peak time or within hospital work shifts, bus/BRT should run every thirty minutes. During off
peak times, Bus/BRT should run every hour.
• Add express bus/BRT to facilitate general time constrains.
OUC commuter rail connectivity (15 to 25 years)
• Establish a partnership between OUC, City of Orlando, and Orange County, Florida Department of
Transportation, and private entities to develop heavy and commuter rails.
• Establish rail stations within existing OUC train tracks. Stations should benefit East Orange County,
Innovations Way development, South Lake Nona, Orlando International Airport, and end at the Sun-
Rail Commuter Rail Phase II proposed facility.
Light rail Connectivity (25 to 40 years)
• Adopt Sasaki’s rail and bus routes transportation guidelines for South Lake Nona District. See Page
thirty-two for details.
1 Jeffrey Spivak, “ House Hunting. Are demographics destiny? Developers and others are betting
yes,” Planning, March 2013
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T5 T4 T3M SD G W
Rollins
proposed transect
The City of Orlando future land use
plan establishes that South Lake Nona
is zoned as an urban village. However
in order to promote predictable and
coherent urban development, TKA &
Co. recommends South Lake Nona
adopt a locally calibrated transect
combined with Sasaki’s Form-Based
Codes.
Proposed transect definitions:
• T5 - Urban Center Zone consists of
higher density mixed use buildings that
accommodate retail space, offices,
rowhouses and apartments. T5 has a
tight network of streets, with wide side-
walks, steady street tree planting with
buildings set close to the sidewalks.
• T4 - General Urban Zone consists of
a mixed use but primarily residential
urban fabric. It may have a wide range
of building types: single, sideyard, and
rowhouse. Setbacks and landscaping
are variable. Streets with curbs and
sidewalks define medium--sized blocks.
• T3M – Modified Sub-Urban Zone con-
sists of low-density residential areas ad-
jacent to higher density zones of mod-
erate mixed use. Home occupations
and outbuildings are allowed. Blocks
may be large and the roads irregular to
accommodate natural conditions.
• SD - Special districts consist of areas
with buildings that by their function,
disposition, or configuration cannot, or
should not, conform to one or more of
the six normative transect zones.
• W - Water features
• G - Greens, parks, pocket parks.
Source: Center for Applied Transect
Studies, Smart Code V. 9.2, PG. xi
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Rollins
higher education connectivity
Rollins Campus is located
southeast of Lake Nona
South District. It serves as a
terminating vista from the
University of Central Florida.
The two higher education
campuses balance each
other, creating an intellectual
synergy in an attractive
walkable environment.
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rollins college campus
northeast
quadrant
northwest
quadrant
southeast
quadrant
southwest
quadrant
Our visions for a new era in South Lake Nona draw upon the Rollins traditions of excellence in design.
Vernacular buildings with an urban form create comfortable outdoor rooms combined with contemporary
designs of healthful and sustainable places. This vision sees vibrant civic interaction among students and
faculty within a variety of spaces; some offering views of Roger’s Pond, while others provide enjoyable
shade from the afternoon sun, and others offer shelter from summer rains. The new era combines native
and drought tolerant landscaping with cutting edge technology combined with traditional sustainable
designs making this new campus a low-carbon, healthful place.
An active street where social capital connects
45

1 Story
2 Story
3 Story
5 Story
6 Story
Legend:
building story figure ground
City of Orlando neighborhoods should have a building hierarchy that creates
variety and orders the relative importance of buildings.
4 Story
46

building massing figure ground
Appropriatebuildingmassingframesthestreetandsidewalkstocreatecomfortable
outdoor rooms without bulky, imposing, or monotonous. Uses are mixed vertically
and horizontally with short façade lengths that create variety and interest for a
more livable urban experience.
47

walkways/paths figure ground
Our model for a new Rollins College campus prioritizes pedestrian safety that
eliminates auto-centric street patterns. The campus is connected regionally by
BRT.
48

greens figure ground
Drought tolerant Florida friendly species are employed within the many green
spaces. All green spaces, some with edibles production, are irrigated from
stormwater captured onsite. Rainwater is reused and infiltrated back to the aquifer.
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reflection
pool
hippocrates
plaza
lux
amphitheater/
green courtyard
multi-purposed
recreation center/
parking garage
boerhaave
garden
alonzo rollins
plaza
rogers’ lake
holt tower
Road “Q”
celebrations of civility
green
temple
Generous public spaces set the stage for a
variety of civic events ranging from casual
conversation to performances and speeches.
Hippocrates Quadrant Lux Quadrant
Boerhaave Quadrant
plaza
path
path
path
green
path
tower
amphitheater
path
road/plaza
bike trail
path
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crumpler
parkway
kaplanway rodriguez-trias via

513D model vistas
Alonzo Rollins Plaza
Aerial Vista Alfonzo Rollins PlazaAerial Vista
Aerial Vista from UCF Vista from Roger’s LakeNorthern quadrants aerial vista

The architecture of the Winter Park Rollins College campus serves to create spaces for learning and is a means to an end,
not an end in itself. The Spanish Mediterranean style of the campus communicates that these buildings belong historically
and are connected to the La Florida colonized by the Spanish. The appropriateness of the style for the place is enhanced
by the presence of covered walkways between buildings protecting students and faculty from the frequent rains of the
Central Florida climate. The Winter Park Rollins campus has inspired our architectural choices for the South Lake Nona
campus, but a new era for Rollins should also reflect new considerations. The context of South Lake Nona is a modern,
more high tech concept. To create appropriate styles for South Lake Nona, we elected a contemporary Mediterranean
style that respects the Spanish tradition, provides for the pedestrians in the Central Florida climate, and used a simple
modern aesthetic appropriate for the future South Lake Nona.
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Typical road sections in the South Lake Nona District will incorporate storm water filtration with tree
planters and green roofs. Swales and planting boxes that slowly allow water to return to the aquifer are
simple yet effective approaches to mitigating pollutants caused by runoff.
A series of gutters capture rain from the parking garage roof routing water to underground cisterns.
Captured and stored, rainwater can be used for irrigation, fountain recharge, and toilet flushing. The
proposed parking garage roof may have a large array of photovoltaic panels to supplement energy
consumption.
green Infrastructure
native/recycle
buildings materials (typ.)
green
roof
green
roof
green
roof
green
solar panels/
on site water
collection
landscape
tree well (typ.)
stone/masonry
paving block (typ.)
florida native
landscape (typ.)
florida naturalistic
retention pond
parkway with
bike lane
pervious
asphalt (typ.)
riparian
zone

Native Landscape Planting Palette for the South Lake Nona District
For each transect level, plantings should be consistent with smartcode standards. Native trees, shrubs and grasses
should be used where location permits with the use of turf grass minimized. Several species are encouraged to offer
food for both wildlife and people. . Ornamental “Florida friendly”, non-invasive plantings may be used when needed
for seasonal color and streetscape enhancement.
The following is a sampling of suggested plants. The reader is encouraged to review the helpful guides published by the
University of Florida, IFAS Extension, used for this section, many of which are offered for free online at: www.edis.ifas.ufl.
edu
Trees- large Landscape Use / Placement Mature Height Average
Live oak Quercus virginiana Specimen/ Framing and open space 70 feet
Laurel oak Quercus laurifolia Specimen/Roadside / parking 75 feet
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris Specimen /Open space / median 120 feet
Slash pine Pinus elliotti Specimen/ Street/ open space /median 100 feet
Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus Specimen/ Lakeside 70 feet
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Shade/specimen/ Lakeside 150 feet
Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Shade/windbreak/ Framing and open space 100 feet
Red Maple Acer rubrum Shade/ specimen/ Street 80 feet
Redbud Cercis Canadensis Specimen/ Street 30 feet
Myrtle Dahoon Holly Ilex cassine myrtifolia Specimen/ Moist areas/lake 25 feet
Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera Specimen/ hedge/ Street/ parking lot 20 feet
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Screen/shade/ Side walk 30 feet
Flatwoods Plum Prunus umbellata Specimen/shade/ street 20 feet
Florida boxwood Schaefferia frutescens Hedge/ buffer strip/ median 15 feet
Coontie Zamia Pumila Mass planting/ Borders 3 x 5
Saw palmetto Serenoa repens Mass planting/ specimen 7 x 8
Fetterbush Lyonia lucida Hedge /screen 3 x 5
Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana Mass planting / screen/ specimen 4 x 7
Firebush Hamelia patens Specimen/accent/ Borders and screens 8 x 7
Florida Anise Illicium floridanum Hedge/ screen/ border 12 x 8
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Fence cover, lamposts/ ground cover Thick coverage
Maypop Passiflora incarnata Fence cover/ arbor Thick coverage
Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Accent/ border/ paths and parking 3-4 feet
Elliott’s Love Grass Eragrostis elliotti Accent/ border/ paths and parking 2-3 feet
Sand Cord Grass Spartina bakeri Accent/ border/ lakeside 3 x 5
Fakahatcheegrass Tripsacum dactyloides Mass planting/ screen 4-6 feet
Trees- medium/small
Shrubs
Vines
Grasses
57florida vernacular landscape

development program
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Phase II
The phasing is planned to achieve parking in a ‘just in time’ fashion to
minimize early outlays of capital during the development. As such, the
roads, utilities, and on-street parking shall be constructed first.
The second phase will include the Northeast quadrant serviced by a temporary surface parking lot on the Northwest quadrant
adding 282 parking spaces to the 155 on street parking spaces. This means that upon completion of the vertical construction
of the Northeast quadrant, the facilities can be occupied with all the required parking available. Furthermore, the second
phase will boast some of the best views of Rogers’ Pond within the development. The Northeast quadrant will contain 3,466
sq. ft. of retail, 84,910 sq. ft. of administration/classroom, and 84,910 sq. ft. of residential including 85 household units. The
development cost for the second phase total $32,542,155.
Phase I
59development program
Northeast Quadrant
Use Mix Type Sq Ft Households Development Cost Comments
2% Retail 3,466 10 519,856.50$
49% Admin/Class 84,910 255 12,736,484.25$
49% Residential 84,910 85 127 7,641,890.55$
100% Totals 173,286 392
-17 Shared
375 Total 3,754,916.58$
24,653,147.88$
2,958,377.75$ Consultant Fees
4,930,629.58$ Project Contingencies
32,542,155.20$ Sum Total
Parking Spaces

Phase III
The third phase will construct the Southeast quadrant serviced by
temporary surface parking on the Southwest quadrant providing
an additional 176 parking spaces and completing the lakefront
vertical construction. The Southeast quadrant will contain 1,758 sq.
ft. of retail, 43,063 sq. ft. of administration/classroom, and 43,063
sq. ft. of residential including 49 household units. The development
costs for the third phase total $16,499,091.
60 development program
Southeast Quadrant
Use Mix Types Sq Ft Households Development Cost Comments
2% Retail 1,758 5 263,650.50$
49% Admin/Class 43,063 129 6,459,437.25$
49% Residential 43,063 43 65 3,875,662.35$
100% Totals 87,884 199
-9 Shared
190 Total 1,900,561.28$
12,499,311.38$
16,499,091.02$ Sum Total
Parking Spaces

Phase IV
The fourth phase will construct the Southwest quadrant
including the structured parking. The Southwest quadrant
will contain 14,000 sq. ft. of recreational space including a
gym, locker rooms, and bicycles facilities, as well as 10,160
sq. ft. of administration/classroom. The development
costs for the third phase total $5,516,016.
Southwest Quadrant
Use Mix Types Sq Ft Households Development Cost Comments
58% Recreational 14,000 42 2,100,000.00$
0% Retail 0 0 -$
42% Admin/Class 10,160 30 1,524,000.00$
0% Residential 0 0 -$
Parking 72
100% Totals 24,160 -17 Shared
55 Total 554,800.00$
4,178,800.00$
501,456.00$ Consultant Fees
835,760.00$ Project Contingencies
5,516,016.00$ Sum Total
Parking Spaces

Phase V-
The fifth and final phase will construct the Northwest quadrant
including the reflecting pool and Hippocrates’ Temple. The
Northwest quadrant will contain 3,039 sq. ft. of retail, 74,460 sq.
ft. of administration/classroom, and 74,460 sq. ft. of residential
including 74 household units. The development costs for the
fifth phase total $28,535,832.
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Northeast Quadrant
Use Mix Type Sq Ft Households Development Cost Comments
2% Retail 3,466 10 519,856.50$
49% Admin/Class 84,910 255 12,736,484.25$
49% Residential 84,910 85 127 7,641,890.55$
100% Totals 173,286 392
-17 Shared
375 Total 3,754,916.58$
24,653,147.88$
32,542,155.20$ Sum Total
Parking Spaces

Use Mix Types Sq Ft Households
3% Recreational 14,000
2% Retail 8,263 950 Park Spaces less shared
49% Admin/Class 212,592 285,064 Sqft Parking
46% Residential 202,432
100% 437,288
202 Two bed apartments
25 Households/acre
51 Persons/acre
155 On street Park spaces
-41 Shared Park spaces
795 Structured park spaces
189,764 Structured park sqft
3.0 Structured park floors
Parking Spaces
1,888,479.42$ Green Spaces
629,493.14$ Micellaneous
92,211,067.54$ Total Sum
6,600,000.00$ Land Value (11+/- Acres)
Rollins College South Lake Nona District
Development Program Sum
62,949,314.38$ Development Total Sum

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“To protect the landscapes and waterways that sustain us as a nation define us as a people,
we need a new way of looking at ourselves and the land around us.”
-Jordan, Charles and Lawrence Selzer,
Green Infrastructure, linking Landscapes and Communities
Foreword xiii
“The Built environment consists of the physical structures and organizations patterns of
buildings, blocks neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, and regions. The built environment
requiresthesupportofeachofthesevenessentialsystemsofphysicalinfrastructure,resources,
and operations components essential to the survival and health of each place.”
-Coyle, Stephen
Sustainable and Resilient Communities
A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities and Regions
Page 1

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“Whether you are a planner, engineer, architect, developer, builder, lawyer, financier,
public official or in some other field involve with land use, it matters whether you believe in
important walkable places and the quality of the public realm. If you view such places as
vitally important, you will want to apply the principles of the New Urbanism to your work.”
-Steuteville, Philip Langdon, and special Contributions, New Urbanism Best Principles Guide
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