WELCOME


WELCOME
to the LSU Minden Main Street Workshop. Students and faculty from the LSU School of Architecture will be working and living in Minden for two weeks to provide assistance to Minden Louisiana Main Street in their efforts to cultivate a resilient community. This program is funded in part through a grant awarded to the LSU Office of Community Design and Development from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Minden Main Street Workshop is the first in a series of workshops to connect environmentally responsible design practices with historic preservation strategies to accelerate sustainable development in Louisiana's small towns and cities. For more information, please contact the Office of Community Design and Development.


Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Team Imperial Hotel Day 2

Group Blog
Members: Rob, Jessica, Shawn, and Annette

The Imperial Hotel has proved to be a time consuming building to document. We are finishing our line drawings of the existing structure and site. We have also come to the conclusion that the small building beside the hotel, which we have nicknamed the “Mouse House”, should be relocated for the value of the hotel property. The Mouse House blocks the view on the first and second floors and is an inefficient use of space. Our design solutions are much stronger with the use of that adjacent lot. Rob and Shawn climbed the fire escape to explore design possibilities on the roof! We are excited about our progress, but are not excited to study building and safety codes tonight.