Monroe Blocks Detroit, Residential Architecture in Michigan, American Architectural Designs
Monroe Blocks in Detroit
mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Detroit, USA – Design by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Aug 28, 2017
Monroe Blocks Detroit
Major mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Detroit
Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

Located at the center of the spokes that connect greater Detroit, the Monroe Blocks development will make an impact far beyond its surrounding context, it will become a destination, an icon for the future development of Detroit. The new development will combine downtown Detroit’s first high-rise office tower in a generation with over 480 residential units.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen have been working in close collaboration with developer Bedrock Detroit, local architects Neumann Smith, engineering firm Buro Happold and landscape architects SLA to imagine a development that re-establishes historic alleyways, introduces new public plazas and green space while prioritizing the public realm both indoors and out.
The new office tower will offer a combination of large floor plates, tall ceiling heights and access to sunlight currently unprecedented in downtown Detroit.

Monroe Blocks will make a diverse reflection on urban life. The mix of uses allow space for varied activities complimenting each other to make safe vibrant 24-hour public spaces.

Functions include office, residential, high-street retail, grocery s...