![]() Rudolph conceived the garage as an extension of the new roads and as an expression of the movement of the car, whose role in the city often discussed: “… most parking lots look like office buildings with glass. The project reflects the excitement of the automobile era, a mega-structure that occupies 2 blocks with a length of approximately 231.65m whose function was to serve the new retail establishments built along Church St., in particular the Macy’s department stores and Malley´s and the Chapel Square shopping center. These situations added to the enormous proportions of parking create a very particular landscape in this area of the city. Temple Street, at this point, was built with a bold scale, reminiscent of a highway rather than an urban street. The garage is connected to a shopping center, department stores and a hotel, all in the same complex. The garage is part of a larger project, the Chapel Square Renewal, which occupies an area of three blocks above Temple St., between Crown St and Frontage St, in the heart of downtown New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is a sample of the architect’s ability to handle the plasticity of the materials, being an example the soft and organic walls, which contrast sharply with the hard and rigid edges of the surrounding buildings, in addition to another distinctive sign such as its horizontality. On the other hand, the building was Rudolph’s first project made entirely of concrete seen poured in situ. ![]() His sculptural character was intended to convey a sense of modernity and mobility. Its impressive and elongated concrete arches gave it an ancient and rhythmic quality that some observers associate with Roman structures.īeginning in 1954, New Haven was completely transformed to create what was called a “model city.” Parking was a vital part of that program, being part of a larger complex that included a shopping center, a hotel and an office complex called Church Street Redevelopment, whose intention was to attract commercial life back to the city center divided by the new roads. The Temple St Garage is one of the most important works of Paul Rudolph. ![]()
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