Baton Rouge Municipal Dock Set to Revive Mississippi Riverfront

An existing river dock in downtown Baton Rouge will soon be updated into a spectacular mixed-use development with sweeping views of the Mississippi River. Designed by Baton Rouge-based <a href="http://www.trahanarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Trahan Architects</a>, the Municipal Dock is covered in a beautiful louvered wooden facade that provides shade and <a href="../tag/natural-ventilation" target="_blank">natural ventilation</a>. The new development will provide residences along an important thoroughfare in between downtown Baton Rouge and LSU while reviving the riverfront area with more commercial activity.

The mixed-use development will include commercial space, a public plaza, dock facilities, and residential apartments. It will be built on top of an existing dock halfway between downtown Baton Rouge and LSU.

The development was designed to help spur a revitalization of the riverfront and provide a place with sweeping views of the river for the public to enjoy.

The entire structure is covered in a series of wooden louvers to provide shade and encourage natural ventilation.

Residences of various sizes are included in the proposal, with the larger apartments located on the ends and smaller apartments in the center placed over the arched public plaza.

Studies on the louvered design were performed to determine the optimum amount of daylighting versus solar heat gain.

The development is placed on the dock in an east/west orientation and is covered with a wooden shade screen.