Placemaking In The Woods
Serenbe Stories
English - October 21, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsSociety & Culture Business Entrepreneurship health wellness community biophilia arts food placemaking visionary real estate development Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Steve Nygren talks about how he took his successful hospitality career and applied it to building a community from scratch. They were creating places through hospitality, and Steve knew when building Serenbe that they needed to have a place for people to gather around food. That first place was the Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop.
Questions Answered
What is placemaking?
How does scale and massing in architecture contribute to the authentic feel of a place?
What is a condition sheet?
What is a thornbird transect?
How does Serenbe differ from typical New Urbanism?
Why did Steve Nygren design the streets after omegas?
Why does traditional Southern architecture incorporate porches?
How do porches in Serenbe encourage community engagement?
How can a mail house add to a sense of place?
Where are all the trash cans and mail boxes in Serenbe?
Why don't you see front lawns in Serenbe?
Where can you eat in Serenbe (besides the restaurants)?
What are Serenbe's home design guidelines?
People + Organizations Mentioned