CREATING TOMORROW WITH FORD TOGETHER AT DETROIT (MSA) by 李章铭

CREATING TOMORROW WITH FORD TOGETHER AT DETROIT Vision:The paradise of creative work and happy life Zhangming Li (Gary) 19004184

The University of Manchester

Brief

This project is located around Corktown, and there focuses on the renovation of the old city of Detroit. C ronment in the area, improve the quality of life of loc people to Detroit and rejuvenate Detroit. The projec formation of an abandoned warehouse into a mult commercial space, creative hotel and gym.

are some Ford renovation projects around. This project mainly Committed to working with Ford to update the residential envical residents, and increase more job opportunities, attract young ct includes the overall planning of the project site and the transtifunctional building with a creative industry business incubator,

CONTENTS Introduction - A summary of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major old industrial cities - Project brief & location Urban analysis - Timeline of Detoit - Land use - Demographic - Transportation Project site analysis - Location - Corktown (Analysis of important areas around the project site) - Ford project (Analysis of important areas around the project site) - Existing site analysis

. Streamline & Land use . Brief to the building renovation part on the site . Building structure analysis of site . Design principles (site issues and solutions)

Design process & functional formation - Initial other options about Scheme design - The formation of ideas about Final site function planning Final design scheme - Site master planning part . Land use (functions) . Streamline Analysis . Master plan & Sections . Key images of the project

- Architectural design part

. Location, analysis & concept generation . Function & Streamline . Key images of the project

INTRODUCTION - A summary of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major old industrial cities - Project Description & location

INTRODUCTION A summary of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major old industrial cities

Detroit: ‘Motor City’ was the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest American city on the United States–Canada border. Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the city of Detroit except for a small portion of the western border that touches the similarly surrounded The city of Highland Park. Known in the 20th century as a vibrant centre of Polish American life and culture, Hamtramck has continued to attract immigrants. Manchester : Manchesteris a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 . It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.9 million, and second-most populous metropolitan area. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council. Changchun: Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province China.Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a sub-provincial city, comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 2 county-level cities. The city's metro area, comprising 5 districts and 4 development areas, had a population of 3,815,270 in 2010, as the Shuangyang and Jiutai districts are not urbanized yet. It is one of the biggest cities in Northeast China, along with Shenyang, Dalian and Harbin.

Beijing: Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.

Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. The capital of Japan, it houses the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.

INTRODUCTION Project Description & location

INTRODUCTION Project brief & location

LOS ANGELES

DETROIT

Downtown Detroit PROJECT SITE

The project is located on the west side of downtown Detroit, between the Central Station and Corktown. This project is mainly focused on improving the environment, creating more links with the surrounding area and transforming an abandoned factory into a composite building with an innovative industry incubator as the mainstay. This project is committed to creating more job opportunities for the region and even the entire Detroit, attracting more young people to live and work in Detroit, activate the regional economy and create a good living environment

CHICAGO

DETROIT NEW YORK WASHINGTON

URBAN ANALYSIS - Timeline of Detoit - Land use - Demographic - Transportation

URBAN ANALYSIS Timeline of Detoit & Land use 1815

Detroit was founded with a population of 2,000 citizen

1925-1929

In the center of Detroit 95% of all high-rises are built

1950-1960

African Americans move to the city and whites flee to the suberbs

1974

First black mayor of Detroit, Coleman Young

1850

Rapid Growth starts as industry begins in the city

1941-1945

Urban Riot, more than 2,500 stores are set on fire and 43people are killed

1956

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population reaches its high point then begins to shrink

1980

Black majority for the first time (64.3% of the total population). There are about 60,000 homeless people and 15,000 unoccupied buildings

1903- 1908

In 1903, the Ford Motor is model. In 1908, General Motors(GM) is founded

1953

The streetcar sysem is closed down and the construction of 41,000 miles of highways begins 1967

The factories switch completely to military production

2013

Detroit goes bankrupt

Land use in the city of Detroit (2014) Residential In Detroit, residential is concentrated on the outskirts of the city Abandoned land In the center of Detroit, there are a lot of abandoned land that needs to be transformed Factories In Detroit, the number of factories has decreased dramatically compared with the past Commercail Area In Detroit, the commercail area is mainly located in the center of the city, and there are almost no large shopping centers

URBAN ANALYSIS Land use

Commercial area Industrail area Analysis: For the surrounding area of this project site, the commercial areas are mainly distributed near downtown and Woodward Ave, and there are many commercial areas in Corktown, which have convenient transportation and large flow of people. The industrial area is mainly located near the central station.

New Center（Main distribution area）

Midtown（Main distribution area

Downtown（Main distribution area）

Cork Town（Main distribution area）

URBAN ANALYSIS Land use

Residencial area

Analysis: For the surrounding area of this project site, the residential lands are mainly distributed around the downtown, and the nearest residential area is located in Corktown.

New Center（Main distribution area）

Midtown（Main distribution area）

Corktown（Main distribution area）

Type of housing

URBAN ANALYSIS Land use

As you can see in the figure below, Detroit has a lot of abandoned lands to be reused.

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1. Wayne State University

2. College For Creative Studies

3. Michigan Science Center

4. LTU Detroit Center for Design + Technology

5. Medical Center

6. University of Michigan Detroit Center

7. TCF Center

Institutional areas Analysis: Institutional areas are mainly distributed in new center, Midtown and riverside.

URBAN ANALYSIS Demographic

Project site

URBAN ANALYSIS Transportation

Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) In December 2011, the city announced a plan to offer bus rapid transit service for the city and metropolitan area.

URBAN ANALYSIS Transportation Project Site Q-Line Detroit People Mover

PROJECT SITE

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) System Top 10 Route Key Route Neighborhood Route Extensions Peak Hour Route

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS - Location - Corktown (Analysis of important areas around the project site) - Ford project (Analysis of important areas around the project site) - Existing site analysis . Streamline & Land use . Brief to the building renovation part on the site . Building structure analysis of site . Design principles (site issues and solutions)

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Location

PROJECT SITE

Michigan Ave

Centr

Main roads Highways Ford projects Project site

Surrounding key areas

The project is located between Corktown and Michigan Central Station. To the north of the project is North Corktown and a highway, and to the south is the Detroit River. There are many residential areas around and some abandoned factories. The connection with the surrounding area and the Ford Corktown campus project is the focus of this project. The original fragmented area is reintegrated to create more valuable space, so as to better serve the surrounding residents, tourists and workers.

MexicanTown

Highway

Vermont St

N-CorkTown

ral Station

Streamline Analysis CorkTown

SITE

Hubbard Richerd

River Park

Downtown of Detroit

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Corktown (Analysis of important areas around the project site)

CorkTown Timeline 1820-1830 With the opening of the Erie Canal and the decreased cost of steamboat travel on the Great Lakes, immigrants began arriving in Detroit in significant numbers and settling downtown.

After World War II Following World War II, city planners proposed demolishing large swaths of the neighborhood for factories. 75 acres of Corktown homes and businesses were demolished and hundreds of residents were displaced in preparation for industrial expansion.

1840

1890

As the number of Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s increased, they began to move west of downtown Detroit into the area now known as Corktown, named after County Cork, Ireland.

1960 Corktown suffered further in the 1960s, when "urban renewal,â&#x20AC;? construction of the Lodge Freeway, and business district encroachment swallowed up or flattened dozens of residential blocks.

Though by the 1890s an increasingly affluent Irish population was scattering throughout the city, and Corktown became home to other ethnic communities.

1978 The remaining residential section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in July of 1978 and is designated as a Historic District of the City of Detroit.

After World War I After World War I, plentiful auto industry jobs brought immigrants in with great numbers - many of them settling in Corktown.

2005 Corktown has seen a number of revitalization projects since 2005. These include the United Irish Societies Irish Plaza.

CorkTown Revitalization Timeline 2005-2006 Corktown has seen a number of revitalization projects since 2005. These include the United Irish Societies Irish Plaza.

2015 The 66,000-square-foot Quicken Loans Technology Center, opened in 2015.

2016 The Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL) headquarters, and youth sports facility at the old Tiger Stadium site at Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, developed in 2016. And also, in 2016, the new Trumbull & Porter boutique hotel opened after a $10 million renovation

2017 In 2017, Soave Enterprises broke ground on Elton Park, a multi-phase, multi-year $150 million, 420 apartment mixed-used development..

Distance analysis 0.9 KM

DETROIT RIVER WALK 0.2 KM

CENTRIAL STATION

0.8 KM

1.5 KM

DOWNTOWN 0.4 KM

PROJECT SITE

CORKTOWN BUS STOPS

DETROIT GREYHOUND BUS STATION

0.5 KM 0.9 KM

AROUND CORKTOWN

Corktown is a Residential area, which is within one kilometer from the surrounding important areas. The area is to the east of project site and central station. There are many bus lines nearby, and it is less than one kilometer from the light rail.

CORKTOWN CENTRAL STATION PROJECT SITE

LIGHT RAIL STATION (DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER)

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Corktown (Analysis of important areas around the project site)

Land use analysis of residence, education and public activity space

TO NORTH CORKTOWN

TO DOWNTOWN

TO CENTRAL STATION

Public activity area Public activity area Education area Residential area

PROJECT SITE TO DETROIT RIVER SIDE

Church

Primary school

The Project Site

The Ford Project

Public activity space

Corktown

Land use analysis of residence, education and public activity space Analysis: The residential area of Corktown is mainly distributed in the south of the area. There is a church, two public activity spaces and a primary school in the area. The residential area has a good environment. However, there is a living area with dense population and relatively more elderly and children. From the picture, we can see that the area lacks some public activity spaces.

Land use analysis of residence, commercial

TO NORTH CORKTOWN

spaces and parkings

TO DOWNTOWN

TO CENTRAL STATION

CORKTOWN

Parkings area

PROJECT SITE

Commercial area TO DETROIT RIVER SIDE

Restaurant

Creative and craft shop

Corktown Commercial spaces and parkings analysis Analysis: In Corktown, the commercial areas are mainly distributed on both sides of Michigan Ave, with a small amount in other places. The parking are also mainly located on both sides of Michigan Ave. The business types in this area are mainly restaurants and creative handicraft shops, and the number is small, the lack of business atmosphere and a small flow of people.

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Ford project (Analysis of important areas around the project site) The centerpiece of Ford’s Corktown vision is Michigan Central Station, a beloved Detroit landmark that was acquired in June 2018. The station and a number of nearby properties Ford now owns will anchor a 1.2 million-square-foot innovation hub that draws on talent at Ford and beyond. Corktown developments, along with Ford’s transformation of its Dearborn campus currently underway, will create a mobility corridor driving the future of transportation. Being in the heart of Detroit provides the perfect setting for Ford teams, and partners in technology, mobility and government, to collaborate on building smart vehicles for a smart world. Corktown will be the place to test out our mobility concepts and city solutions and understand the role transportation plays in revitalizing cities. And Corktown serves as the fulcrum for the company’s push into an autonomous and electrified world. Community The significant investment in Corktown will amplify the ongoing strength and resilience of the neighborhood, the City of Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan. Building on the incredible community already in Corktown, Ford will work together with our new neighbors to integrate entrepreneurship, small business, arts and mixed-use community spaces. Scope Through a mix of new offices, retail, housing, parks and community places, Ford and its partners will help energize one of Detroit’s most dynamic neighborhoods. Size 1.2 million square feet, encompassing the Michigan Central Station, the old public school book depository, a former brass factory, a refurbished former hosiery factory (in operation as “The Factory”) and development of 45 acres of vacant land. Future Presence 5,000 new jobs will be created in Corktown — 2,500 from Ford and 2,500 from our business partners who will help us build an innovation ecosystem.

Futhre Development 1

Michigan Central Train Depot Detroit Public Schools Book Depository

Futhre Development 2

The Factroy

Brass Factroy

Michigan Central Train Depot Introducation and Timeline 1912 Construction begins on Michigan Central Station, designed by Warren & Wetmore Michigan Central Station, designed by Warren & Wetmore, architects of NYCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grand Central Terminal

1975

MCS added to National Register of Historic Places; waiting room is formally reopened

1913 The station was put into use before a formal dedication in December 1913 due to a fire destroying the Third Street station.

1988

Jan 5th at 11:30 AM, 74 years after the first train steamed in, Train No. 353 to Chicago becomes last train out of MCS

1940 At its peak, MCS serves more than 4,000 travelers a day and houses 3,000 office workers

2009

City Council votes to demolish MCS, but an election, budget constraints, and a lawsuit arguing for its historic merit, prevail

1950-1956 Rail travel saw a sharp decline beginning in the 1950s due in part to the proliferation of highways and air travel, and ridership from the station sagged.

1968 Ownership changed hands several times beginning in 1968, with portions of the station closing and facilities disappearing

2022

2018

In June 2018, Ford Motor Company announced their purchase of the building, and their plans to transform the station and nearby buildings into their mixed-use Corktown campus.

Ford plans to open doors to the newly renovated MCS

The project will be the hub for Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electric and autonomous vehicle business teams

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Ford project (Analysis of important areas around the project site) Ford has a total of five transformation areas in the Corktown area. These projects will be introduced separately below.

3 1

4 5

6 7

1, Central Station: The project will transform into a research hub for the car company, and the ground floor will be transformed into restaurant and retail spaces, the upper will be residencial area. The building is expected to open in 2022

ROJECT SITE

The furture of Central Stantion

CORKTOWN

Project scope Central Station Visitor entrance 1234567

Construction entrance

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Ford project (Analysis of important areas around the project site)

PROJECT SITE

The old public school book depository

PROJECT SITE

The former hosiery factory

2, The old public school book depository

3, The former hosiery factory

This is the old public school book depository, which has experienced a fire before and has been abandoned since then. Now Ford will transform it into a future office space for Ford.

This is a former hosiery factory, Now Ford has transformed it into a business building for Ford.

PROJECT SITE

The former brass factory

PROJECT SITE

The vacant lands

4, The former brass factory

5, The vacant lands

This is a former brass factory, Now Ford will transform it into a high- tech vehicle and the future transportation research and development centre.

Ford chose some abandoned lands here, and they plan to transform these places into some mix communities, retail spaces and residential areas.

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Existing site analysis - Streamline Distance analysis DETROIT RIVER WALK 1.2 KM

CENTRIAL STATION 0.5 KM

0.4 KM

CENTRAL STATION

CORKTOWN 1.7 KM

DOWNTOWN

N BUS STOPS 0.2 KM

The Project Site The main streamline of project

Analysis: Project Site is within 1.5 kilometer from the surrounding important areas. The area is between Corktown and central station. The area's internal road network is well developed and can be reached by walking, cycling and driving anywhere, but the road surface is relatively broken and there is no bicycle lane. There are many bus lines nearby, and it is less than 1.5 kilometer from the light rail.

DETROIT GREYHOUND BUS STATION 0.7 KM

LIGHT RAIL STATION

(DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER) 1.2 KM

CORKTOWN

PROJECT SITE

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Existing site analysis - Land use

Ford Projects An abandoned railway track

Commercial Spaces Residential buildings 1

Car parks

Abandoned spaces

CENTRAL STATION

P Fragmented open spaces Abandoned industrial buildings

Analysis: A large number of houses have been reserved in the project site, and through field investigation, it is found that some high-quality new houses are under construction. However, through land use analysis, there are some abandoned industrial buildings in the site, Moreover, the land use in the site is showing fragmentation, and there are a lot of open spaces that have no practical effect need to be replanned. There are some abandoned industrial buildings on the east side of the site, which cut off the connection between Corktown and the Central Station area, and on the southwest side of the project there is an abandoned Central Station and an abandoned railway track. The project site lacks some necessary basic service facilities, such as medical service stations.

Residential buildings

Factory areas

CORKTOWN Car parks

PROJECT SITE

Open spaces

Commercial Spaces

Abandoned spaces

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Existing site analysis - Brief to the building renovation part on the site & Building structure analysis of site

This is a building previously operated by the Unite States warehouse company. The building is a refrigerated warehouse. It was built in 1926, but it was stopped in 1981. Then the building has been abandoned until now. In the past, the building mainly provided cold storage services and office space for some fresh food companies. The ground floor of the building was mainly for some food retail stores, and the upper floor was for the warehouse. This is a total of 8-story reinforced concrete based frame structure building, the main body of the building is well preserved.

CORKTOWN

CENTRAL STATION

PROJECT SITE

Analysis of building structure Brief to the building renovation part on the site

ARCHITECTURE DETAIL

SECTION ELEVATION

FLOORPLAN

PERSPECTIVE

TYPICAL HOUSES AROUND

FACTORY

TRANSFORMATION FACTORY

MICHIGAN CENTRAL TRAIN DEPOT

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL HOUSES

PROJECT SITE ANALYSIS Existing site analysis - Design principles (site issues and solutions)

N-CorkTown

Highway

Abandoned factories

CorkTown

Abandoned train track

CorkTown

PROJECT SITE

Hubbard Richerd

Issue 1: (Connections)Lack of connection with surrounding sites and Ford project. 1, the highway cuts north Corktown and the project site. 2, some abandoned factories make the project site lack contact with Corktown. 3, an abandoned railway cuts off the site and Hubbard Richerd community. 4, The Ford project surrounds the project site and has no connection with the Ford project).

Issue 2: (Service facilities)This part shows the residential area of Corktown and the project site, where the elderly and children mainly live. They lack basic service facilities, such as medical service centers, which will cause them to be unable to receive effective treatment if they have an emergency.

CorkTown CorkTown

PROJECT SITE

Issue 3: (Environment)The residential area and activity space in the site present a fragmented distribution, which is very scattered, making the site space not integral.

Issue 4: (An abandoned warehouse)There is a warehouse in the site that has been abandoned for many years. It wastes a lot of space and has certain safety risks.

Open spaces Community living room street

Different transportation systems

Medical service station

Bridge Connection

Service facilities

RESOLUTION STRATEGY

Railway history theme park

Business

Environment

An abandoned warehouse

Road network Commercial area

Creative Hotel

Reuse fragmentation spaces A business incubator, coopera-

tion with Ford business

DESIGN PROCESS & THE FUNCTIONAL FORMATION - Initial other options about Scheme design - The formation of ideas about Final site function planning

DESIGN PROCESS & THE FUNCTIONAL FORMATION Initial other options about Scheme design

Initial design option 1

Remove some abandoned factories in the east of the project site, and then create a belt activity space on both sides of the road, which makes activity space to connect Cork town and my project site. create a living room street through whole project site on sideway of both side of the road, providing a chance of communication for surrounding people, which can provide a connection in emotion.

Initial design option 2

Create Central Station Historical Theme Park in the centre of Ford project sites, which forms an entirety. Create the business incubator to connect Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research hub (Central Station) and office spaces around the project site - promote the development of economy and job opportunity.

Initial design option 3

1, The red part of the picture above: making an integral landscape planning (a huge sunken space) that passes through Michigan Av and highway connects North Corktown, Ford project sites and project site. 2, The blue part of the picture above: this area has some abandoned factories, I need to remove these factories out of there. And then, create a commercial area, which attract Cork town people come project site.

Initial design option 4

The plan mainly design a central park spanning the highway, with the purpose of linking North Corktown with the site. In addition, the abandoned train track in the southwest of the project site is also used to transform it into a theme park about the history of the central train, while solving the link between the residential area in the southwest and the site. The train track inside the theme park is transformed into a small sightseeing train, connecting south from the central railway station to the riverside park.

DESIGN PROCESS & THE FUNCTIONAL FORMATION The formation of ideas about Final site function planning Each initial design option has suitable and inappropriate ideas and concepts for the production of the final design scheme. This part extract the suitable parts of the four initial schemes mentioned above to apply to the final scheme design.

Function extraction from option 1 Remove some abandoned factories in the east of the project site, and create a belt activity space on both sides of the road, which makes activity space to connect Cork town and my project site.

Function extraction from option 1 The create a living room street can connect the entire internal site of the project and provide an emotional link for local residents.

Function extraction from option 2 Central Station Historical Theme Park allows the history of Central Station to be passed on. It also connects the southwestern residential area that was originally cut off by the abandoned train track and the project site.

Function extraction from option 2 Transform part of an abandoned warehouse in the site into a business incubator about creative industry, and work together with the Ford project to attract more young people and provide more jobs.

Function extraction from option 3 After field investigation, it is found that there is a lack of small commercial space in this area. Planning some commercial spaces in this area will help the future development of tourism and provide convenience for local residents and workers.

Function extraction from option 4 Transforming the abandoned railway into a sightseeing train will help to make the landscape interesting and increase the income of the region to a certain extent. Meanwhile, the route extends from the central station to the riverside park, which is conducive to the coordinated development around the project site.

A living room street

A belt activity space

A business incubator, Commercial spaces

Central Station Historical Theme Park

A sightseeing train

FINAL DESIGN SCHEME - Site master planning part . Land use (functions) . Streamline Analysis . Master plan & Sections . Key images of the project

- Architectural design part

. Location, analysis & concept generation . Function & Streamline . Key images of the project

FINAL DESIGN SCHEME Site master planning part - [ Land use (functions) & Streamline Analysis ]

46% 29% Land use proportion

Residential area: Based on the preservation of scattered houses, the area has been re planned and the abandoned area of the area has been built into a new house to form a complete residential area.

Land use proportion

Public activity space and commercial area: This area is located at the junction of Corktown and the project site. The abandoned factories are removed in the area and re-plan as an activity and commercial space, thus breaking the spatial barrier with Coktown.

25% Land use proportion

Business Incubation Park and Small Commercial Space: Transform this abandoned warehouse into a creative business incubator, and establish links with the Ford project to create more job opportunities. Part of this building is also transformed into a small commercial space and hotel to serve workers.

Central Station Historical Theme Park: In fact, this is an area outside the project site. It used to be an abandoned vacant land. However, in order to break the barrier of the abandoned railway to the residential area in the southwest, the area is generally transformed into the historical theme of Central Station park.

Streamline Analysis NORTH CORKTOWN

CORKTOWN

CENTRAL STATION

PROJECT SITE

Hubbard Richerd

Existing roads Replanned roads A living room street

Central Station Historical Theme Park

FINAL DESIGN SCHEME Site master planning part - [ Master plan & Sections ] Existing section

PROJECT SITE

Residential area

Highway

Residential area

Industrial area

Detroit River

Commercial space

Section plan for now

Highway

Commercial space

Residential area

Industrial area

Central Station Historical Theme Park

Industrial area

CREATING TOMORROW WITH FORD TOGETHER AT DETROIT Vision:The paradise of creative work and happy life