The courtyard between the two buildings (residential - commercial) / (Grocery-Education) is tight. I also want to incorporate some dedicated parking near the grocery which can serve the front entry. This will be a real challenge and I will need to rework the site to include this funcationality. Perhaps two small lots to the North and South of this main building. I'm not thinking that this is a Kroger or a Shaws and so don't need anything on that scale, but 10-20 spots should help the functionality of the site.
I do like the intentional narrowness of the courtyard (40') between the buildings. This space seems appropriately tight and keeps the scale feeling informal rather than monumental. on "market-days" A canvas awning can be extended on guide wires between the buildings. This will "close down" the space reducing the scale and providing some temporary enclosure for the market activity.
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