CHIP... I challange U.

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Design a 'SUPER MALL" that serves multi needs. (I'm a designer too, not to ur skills, so I can watch.) One that investors and even money cleaning people will invest in. Keep it clean and simple and cost effective.

My firsts thoughts?
First 2 floors retail.. then
small manufacturing ... then
training and education.... then
people services.... then
dorms (housing) and living.

Would that work? Could that work? Would it be worth it? Not fancy.

This is Ur area Chip. and a few others. Think of NEW and EXCITING things that could change ... a few ways that we think.
 
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waytogo said:
Chip is on vacation for a while longer...........

B in Santiago
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And I"M NOT.... oh.... for a vacation... time off... the things that I could do...

... and not do them.

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Ringo said:
Design a 'SUPER MALL" that serves multi needs. (I'm a designer too, not to ur skills, so I can watch.) One that investors and even money cleaning people will invest in. Keep it clean and simple and cost effective.

My firsts thoughts?
First 2 floors retail.. then
small manufacturing ... then
training and education.... then
people services.... then
dorms (housing) and living.

Would that work? Could that work? Would it be worth it? Not fancy.

This is Ur area Chip. and a few others. Think of NEW and EXCITING things that could change ... a few ways that we think.
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First, read the post, then think about it.... then ask whether Ringo has a good design..... then post on me

Your pal Chip, is very civil.... always has been to me
 
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ctrob

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Ringo said:
Design a 'SUPER MALL" that serves multi needs. Would that work? Could that work? .
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No, what you're talking about is a small vertical "city". I believe it was tried in the states about 30 years ago but I didn't follow them so I couldn't tell you how it worked out. My guess is it didn't catch on.

And I think it would have even less chance in the DR. It goes against the grain of the dominicans social, community and family needs.

There's tons of examples over the last 100 years of architects pushing a unpracticle building design that they dreamed up.
Just because you "could" build it, doesn't always mean you "should" build it.
 
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I hate to post this because it might eventually lead to Pichardo's people building something like this in the DR. That would lead to the pictures posted that would then completely fill the hard drives on most of the worlds servers.

It is called the Mall of America and is actually a destination resort for some people.

http://www.mallofamerica.com/attractions
 
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Ringo said:
Design a 'SUPER MALL" that serves multi needs. (I'm a designer too, not to ur skills, so I can watch.) One that investors and even money cleaning people will invest in. Keep it clean and simple and cost effective.

My firsts thoughts?
First 2 floors retail.. then
small manufacturing ... then
training and education.... then
people services.... then
dorms (housing) and living.

Would that work? Could that work? Would it be worth it? Not fancy.

This is Ur area Chip. and a few others. Think of NEW and EXCITING things that could change ... a few ways that we think.
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Not a good idea in my opinion. I think strip malls would work best in DR. Who wants to be stuck in a building for everything? This isn't Canada we are talking about.
 
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How are you going to get a big loading dock up to the 3rd+ floor for manufacturing?

Would YOU want to live below a factory?

That's different that living above your bar or bakery.
 
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diable410 said:
Not a good idea in my opinion. I think strip malls would work best in DR. Who wants to be stuck in a building for everything? This isn't Canada we are talking about.
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So you think that the plethora of huge malls being built aren't correct for the DR? The wrath of PICHARDO and his mall builders will rain down upon you like a torrent of hockey pucks from heaven.
 
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Mixed use space works when you have super high end retail and wealthy people above it. It doesnt translate well to free clinics and food banks.
You can have lower retail mid office and upper housing They are uber popular in Wash DC and some southern states. Why anyone would build a faux city when you have an actual city is beyond me.
There is a place just being completed called RidgeHill.com they have an outpatient medical and kind of like a self contained city.
The problem with developing for poor people is that you run out of capital super quick. No money no building.

One place to live work and play I copied that I didnt think of it.
 
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Ringo said:
Design a 'SUPER MALL" that serves multi needs. (I'm a designer too, not to ur skills, so I can watch.) One that investors and even money cleaning people will invest in. Keep it clean and simple and cost effective.

My firsts thoughts?
First 2 floors retail.. then
small manufacturing ... then
training and education.... then
people services.... then
dorms (housing) and living.

Would that work? Could that work? Would it be worth it? Not fancy.

This is Ur area Chip. and a few others. Think of NEW and EXCITING things that could change ... a few ways that we think.
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And right next door we can build glorious Soviet tractor factory
 
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william webster

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cobraboy said:
How are you going to get a big loading dock up to the 3rd+ floor for manufacturing?

Would YOU want to live below a factory?

That's different that living above your bar or bakery.
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Labor is cheap in RD..... they'll just carry the raw materila up the stairs.

Seriously, I saw this last month..... a chain of 10-11 men passing product by hand .like the old "bucket brigade" out of a truck into a building..... 50ft or more in distance...... 5 ft apart roughly.

They were throwing it to each other..... incredible
 
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Chip is busy designing a "Mega Church"!
It is supposed to feature a "Woman's Health Center" with an abortion-on-demand drive thru!
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ctrob

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windeguy said:
I hate to post this because it might eventually lead to Pichardo's people building something like this in the DR.
It is called the Mall of America and is actually a destination resort for some people.

http://www.mallofamerica.com/attractions
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The Mall of Dominican - This is exactly what's needed in Sosua. The new Hi-Speed Bullet train could slide right into it, drop off then head back to Santo Domingo. Chinese would come by the millions to buy amber, larimar fake cuban cigars, beach towels, etc.

or maybe not....
 
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