Pedestrian Ways: Covered Pedestrian Path

Source: Te-Ming Chang

Architects' Corner, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1970-1971 designed by Sert, Jackson and Associates/TAC

Three architects built quarters for their own offices, along with rental space, in the same block. The three buildings relate in general scale, window treatment, and materials, but allow Design Research to remain the star.

One of the best things about the entire complex is the interior pedestrian walkway through the center of the block, a quiet, tree-shaded brick alley connecting the four buildings. -- "A.I.A. Guide to Boston", Michael and Susan Southworth, The Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT, 1991. P. 407-408

Source: Sam Thiess archdaily.com

Santos Place, Brisbane CBD, Australia, 2009 designed by Donovan Hill

Santos Place is a 41 storey office project in the Brisbane CBD which uses a new covered pedestrian laneway as its preferred address.

The ground level has a conspicuously people friendly setting that signals a less corporate way of developing the city, providing multiple functions to promote activities that engage with the public realm of the street and ‘lane’.

The through-site-link includes a tenancy along the northern and southern edge that can ‘spill-out’ to activate the pedestrian lane. The tenancy space also has a frontage to Turbot Street, offering the urban benefit of multiple addresses, and consequently, more street activities.  -- ArchDaily

Source: Amparo Garrido archDaily.com

I.M.A.M., Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, 2009 designed by nodo17 Architects

The center of Móstoles City, although it seems to have a caothic condition, it is formed by a structure of differents public squares. From the Town Hall Square, there is urban pathway that conects the Cultura Square, the Ernesto Peces Square and the Pradillo Square. The IMAM project, located between party walls, it is conceived like one more square that belongs to this general structure of public spaces. It not only proposes a new  passageway between Colón and Ricardo Medem Streets but also a new  half-covered public space with vegetation, childs playground, benchs… -- ArchDaily

Source: Julien Lanoo archdaily.com

Covered Pedestrian Crossing, Tourcoing, France, 2010 designed by Atelier 9.81

Downtown Tourcoing is currently at the heart of an extensive restructuring, launched a few years ago. All public spaces, streets and squares are being fully renovated, and a large shopping mall with movie theaters will be inaugurated soon. As part of this project, the Metro, tram and bus station come together to offer a true multimodal system.  -- ArchDaily