PORT FOLIO .Urban Design + Planning.
Agnes J Tiong
Master of Urban Development & Design 2016-2017
“Cities have been planned and designed in many similar ways since the 1960s, with the modern cities sterotype - skyscrappers as landmarks to define its economic competitiveness; mega infrastructure to accommodate cars & population growth; privatisation of places to offer greater sense of security and/or sense of exclusiveness in leisure & entertainment. Nonetheless, cities are subsequently losing its own socio-cultural identity through this generalised modern built form that has shown greater focus being placed on global competitiveness and economical/ political advantage. As an urban designer- future city shapers, we play a role in protecting the socio-cultural value of the city while enhancing its economic competitiveness. Cities need to be treated more delicately as cities forms the living experience of people and the experience shapes people’s perception and behaviour�
CONTENT STUDIO 1 STUDIES IN URBAN FORM 07
Water Cities
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Berlin - Flughafensee
STUDIO 2 SYDNEY - WESTCONNEX 21
Transect Studies: Kingsgrove - Beverly Hills
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Kingsgrove Urban Centre & Precinct Plan
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Metro WestConnex
INTERNATIONAL STUDIO - NEW YORK 47
Midtown West, Manhattan
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Empire Station Complex & The Penn District
SKETCH & PHOTOGRAPHY 73
Progression Through Space - Sketch
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New York Experience - Photography
COMMUNICATION IN URBAN DESIGN 83
Exhibition Concept Competition Entry
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MUDD22 Exhibition - Infrastructure and the City
EDUCATION Master of Urban Development and Design | 2016-2017 University of New South Wales Overall WAM – Distinction Bachelor of Regional & Town Planning (Hons. I) | 2012-2015 University of Queensland Cumulated GPA of 6.3 Town & Country Planning | 2014 University-wide Exchange Student University of Manchester Upper Second Class – First Class of Degree UQ Foundation Year | 2011 University of Queensland Certificate IV in University Preparation Overall GPA of 6.4
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS Kurilpa Point Precinct Plan | 2014 PLAN2000 Urban Design Studio Nomination Invitation for Outstanding Student Project Category under PIA Awards of Planning Excellence
Agnes, Jie Foong Tiong
UQ Student Exchange | 2014 University-wide Exchange Student (Jan-June)
Malaysian | 15 August 1993
0410 887 828 agnesjftiong@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnestiong-9a1a5b101/
SKILLS Multi-lingual Fluent in English and Mandarin Conversant in Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language) and Cantonese Adobe Creative Suit Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign ArcGIS Sketch Up (Basic Level) AutoCAD (Beginner Level) Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
AWARDS & PRIZES Planning Workshop International Award | 2017 Master of Urban Development and Design UNSW Faculty of Built Environment Postgraduate Dean’s Merit List | Summer 2016-2017 Master of Urban Development and Design UNSW Faculty of Built Environment First Class Honours | 2015 Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning University of Queensland Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence| 2015 Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning Fourth Year University of Queensland Greatest Proficiency Second Year| 2013/14 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) 2014 QLD Student Prize Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence| 2013 Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning Second Year University of Queensland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Designer | Urbis Pty Ltd. Sydney | Jan-Oct 2016 Provided assistance throughout several projects, particularly assisted in urban studies, urban context analysis (including analytical diagrams), concept plan sketch, report writing, brief feasibility study and project sheets compilation. Planning Assistant | Urbis Pty Ltd. Brisbane | June-Dec 2015 Provided support on site analysis, planning frameworks’ research and report writing across various projects. Particularly assisted in the compilation and formulation of database trackers for development applications as well as aged care housing. Student Design | Urbis Pty Ltd. Brisbane | April - July 2015 As a voluntary student which has gained valuable training in landscape architecture and urban design. Provided assistance in the digitalisation of concept plans, analytical diagram production and rendering.
OTHER EXPERIENCE International Studio | KPF. Kohn Pederson Fox Associates PC New York | Oct - Nov 2016 Three weeks collaborative studio with the focus on the urban growth of Midtown West, Manhattan as driven by the Hudson Yards Development
REFEREES Nicholas Stevenson Associate Director of Design Urbis Pty Ltd | Brisbane (M) 0413 154 728
AFFILIATIONS Planning Institutions of Australia (Student)
LEADERSHIP Professional Events Coordinator | 2015 Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS), University of Queensland Social Representative | 2014 Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS), University of Queensland Vice President-President | 2009-10 Drama Club Kuen Cheng Girls High School (Malaysia)
PERSONAL QUALITIES & INTEREST Committed & Determined In producing quality work within target timeframe Detailed & Systematic In work tasks organisation and time management Opportunity Seeker In the process of learning to gain exposure and knowledge Strong Flexibility & Adaptability Across different working culture and environment Strong Passion on Urban Development, Planning & Design Performing Arts Photography Travelling
Carlos Frias Director | National Design Urbis Pty Ltd | Sydney (M) 0410 315 210
CURRICULUM VITAE.
ACADEMIC WORK Master of Urban Development & Design Studio Work 2016-2017
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STUDIO 1 STUDIES IN URBAN FORM This introductory studio explored the relationship between water and cities, the environmental and spatial qualities of urban water systems and their development challenges in the face of major changes. Berlin and eight companion water cities were analysed and in each, a site was selected to study in depth in order to develop an urban design framework for a new urban district of 5,000 people, supported by generic studies of urban form and urban design theories. The studio used figure ground studies as a tool to understand the urban fabric of the city along with the underlying network and system that connects the urban spaces. Each project explored the ‘blue’ infrastructure (water) and ‘green’ infrastructure (public green space) in relation to other urban systems, such as transit networks. Based on an understanding of the distinctive character of each city, the Water City projects aim to apply theories of ‘good city form’ to the design of new urban precincts. - Professor James Weirick
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WATER CITIES URBAN DENSITY (inh/km2)
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URBAN STUDIES COMPARISON
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URBAN DISTRICT
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URBAN BLOCKS & BUILDING
BERLIN, GERMANY
The road and rail network of Berlin represents a ring radial structure with a strong North-South and East-West Axis. Apart from the significant amount of green space and a substantial water network, Berlin has a mixed neighbourhood of suburban housing estate, garden allotments, 1950s slabs, barracks and military bases.
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
The area of greater Amsterdam highlights its position between two key bodies of water, connected by the city’s renowned man-made canals. The distinctive ring canal structure and the typical row housing patterns are evident in the older areas of Amsterdam and industrial areas scattered north of the River.
VENICE, ITALY
Venice is connected to the mainland through a large rail/road bridge. The urban context of Venice retains significant elements of the medieval period in its historic centre but in its unique lagoon setting, Venice has long faced serious flooding issues and is gradually sinking.
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
The urban morphology of greater Manchester shows an area serviced by a circuit and radial road network. It is evident that the city centre has high density and contains many historical industrial buildings representative of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Additionally, there are three rivers and five canals flowing through the city.
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ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION (2015-2016) 3,520,031 833,624 855,696 530,292 2,384,075 10,459,890 8,146,300 10,154,134 390,706 Total Population
URBAN STUDIES COMPARISON
URBAN REGION
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SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES
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San Antonio, Texas – in many ways a characteristic, lowdensity car-based city of the American South-West – is nevertheless renowned for its River Walk, an intimate, human-scaled pedestrian network constructed along the banks of the narrow, entrenched San Antonio River through the centre of the city. Commenced as a public works project during the Great Depression, the River Walk has been progressively extended over subsequent decades.
SUZHOU, CHINA
Suzhou has an ancient town centre surrounded by a vast urban area of modern times spreading between substantial water bodies including Lake Tai and the Yangtze River, water villages and rice fields. The new Innovation Park on Dushu Lake is planned to be the second centre of Suzhou with extensive residential and business precincts.
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
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Ho Chi Minh City has a linear urban structure with an intense street network. An increasing population and growing economy have driven rapid development and radical change in urban form, threatening its historic riverbank districts shaped by traditional building types.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Jakarta is the largest metropolitan area in Southeast Asia confronting formidable urban congestion due to the impact of high density developments and limited public transport. Largely bounded by low-lying swamp lands, rice fields and forests, Jakarta deals with continuous issues of flooding from major rivers flowing to the sea and complicated land ownership patterns which continue to distort the pattern of urban growth.
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
The urban districts of North and South Canberra, largely laid out in accordance with the Griffin Plan of 1912, are superbly sited in relation to the natural topography on both sides of an artificial lake. The headwaters of the lake where the Molonglo River and a major creek enter the impounded water body, have formed a complex series of wetlands, which have been under investigation for Eco City development.
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Berlin is a city that has long been recognised for its innovation and design in urban development. The city has a strong community culture that values the natural landscape, particularly courtyards, green spaces and the water system. Berlin is known as a 19th and 20th century city with the urban form and structure being mainly constructed during the Imperial Era (1860-1918), a time when Berlin was the largest industrial city in Europe. Successively, the city faced exponential population growth and rapid extension in its geographical area with the extensive development of tenement housing and suburban housing estates. It was the model for suburban social housing development in the 1920s to 1930s, and was thought as the ‘world’s largest tenement city’.
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WASSERSTADT FLUGHAFENSEE
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Studio 1 Studies in Urban Form Convenor Contributors Project Type Size Location
: Professor James Weirick : Darshini Rajeshwaran, Zhu Jinjin : Urban Regeneration + Critical Reconstruction : 168 Ha : Berlin
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Urban Region Scale 1:200,000
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BERLIN WATER CITY PROJECT Despite the catastrophic destruction of the 20th century, Berlin has revived from its disastrous historical events through a range of urban development revolutions. Predominantly, the careful urban renewal that aroused in 1970s, critical reconstruction of the city after the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 and the appointment of the city as the capital city of Germany since 1990. The city’s transformation has proven its potential to guide and represent future development at an international level. Berlin was given the title as the ‘City of Design’ in 2006 by UNESCO. Today it has a population of 3.45 million with an estimated population growth projection of over 3.8 million by 2030. The city has an approximate area of 892 Sq.km. with parks, forests and water bodies constituting nearly 40% of the total area.
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Berlin Water Plan The proposal has been based on the understanding of the value of the water system to the city
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(Source: Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment 2013)
Berlin’s urban development has strategically focused on the city’s infrastructure. The development of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport along with the closure of the Tegel (Otto Lilienthal) Airport (TXL) is one of the key debates in the past 5 years, and it will continue to be with the redevelopment of the Flughafen Tegel Site. The 2012/13 Master Plan has envisioned the site to be redeveloped as an Urban Tech Republic with a University Campus as the central core, surrounded by a commercial band with mixed-use residential units, and an industrial park that opens up to a large green open space at the northern section of the site.
Site Context Analysis Major Intersections
Major Road
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U-bahn (Underground Train)
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ISSUES. HOUSING PRESSURE The scale of the industrial park and main Campus indicates the increase pressure on the demand for housing in the region, particularly affordable housing for the new population of students and employees. Moreover, the significant role that the Tegel site bears to both the city and Berliners presents the question of the inclusivity of the Master Plan. The historical significance and strategic location of the site indicated the potential of the site to be re-used in a way that maintains its significant role, connects surrounding neighbourhoods and, more importantly, reinforces the character of the Berliner’s lifestyle along with a sustainable, self-efficient future living style. The site is located in the Reinickendorf borough with a total population of 247,248 over 89.5km2 (approx.). The area is mainly comprised of spacious suburban low-density housing with significant evidence of a French influence. The existing neighbourhood within the site, the 1950s slab-form, French barracks along with the low-density single lot housing along the existing U-bahn rail corridor indicates the need for the area to be reinvigorated in order to increase density of the area as a means of accommodating future population growth, overcoming the issue of housing shortages while creating a stronger connection to the Tegel Urban Tech Republic.
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Public Park
Green Space
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S-bahn (Light Rail)
Water Network
Proposed Water Network & Wetland on the West
Existing Green Space
Proposed Green Space with Pedestrian and Cycle Network
Existing Transport Network with Proposed U2 U-bahn Station for Tegel
Proposed U-bahn Extension to U2 U-Otisstr with New Intermediate Station
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Existing Water System
RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATURAL AMENITY
More significantly, the site is located near the South-East of the Flughafensee Lake, a storm waterretaining basin with a surface area of 30.6 hectares(approx). The existing beach at the Lake is one of the key recreational destinations for local residents (for swimming). However, the existing recreational space is limited and the form of the Flughafensee has no defined space. Apart from the lake, the site is rich in natural amenity with the proximity to the Jungfernheide Forest Estate provides a pedestrian linkage to the Tegeler See. Berlin’s topography is characterised as being relatively flat with a low-lying area of marshy woodlands. Consequently, Berlin’s water system is formed through a series of lakes feeding the main Spree River. With the constant threat of water shortages, the city has a long established water system, which incorporates the river, canal, baths, lakes as well as artificial lakes that also possess the role of a stormwater retaining basin as well as being a recreation destination. In the planning of an urban design framework for the area, the transport system, the park network and particularly the water system have been taken into priority consideration.
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The site has good access to the greater region with the existing transport network through the different hierarchy of roads and the existence of a U-bahn underground train station. Nevertheless, the natural amenity that the site has emphasised the need and potential to build an active transport network in the area – giving priority to pedestrians, cyclists and public transportation.
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VISION. Flughafen Tegel will continue to be a landmark destination where different communities meet and gather. The site reinforces the character of the Berliners’ lifestyle and the strong connection between community and the natural amenity. The urban design framework aims to support a sustainable and self-efficient future living whilst maintaining the role of Tegel’s future reuse as an Urban Tech Republic.
WASSERSTAD FLUGHAFENSEE BERLIN WATER CITY PROJECT
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Overall Project Site
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Total Gross Floor Area (GFA) : 245,944 sq.m Residential GFA
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No. of Dwelling Units
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Residential Population
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Commercial GFA
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Cultural Institutions GFA
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Sustainable Community living TOD, and Markthalle
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Critical Reconstruction
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Canal Precinct
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Development Incentives - Natural Amenities • Bird Habitat Island • Recreate and Extend Beach Area • Connectivity to Jungfernheide National Park
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OBJECTIVES.
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• Increase housing density of the • Reinforce the aesthetic role of area to meet future population the water network and improve growth and to overcome the the connection of the water to issue of housing shortages. both the Tegel’s future reuse and the community. • Inaugurate a strong active transport network to establish • Critically reconstruct existing a car-free and self-contained neighbourhoods with the community. employment of sustainable and climate adaptive design. • Encourage diversity in land use that includes a mix of residential, • Reinvigorate the traditional commercial, retail, recreational design principles of courtyard and leisure activity centres. buildings along with ground floor uses and ensure street activation. • Provide high quality landscaping and public green spaces with the focus on the aesthetic form • Provide a range of community as well as the underpinned facilities to improve the sense of culture of Berliner’s to create a community and social wellbeing. public realm of high quality.
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STRATEGIES. 1
WATERFRONT DESTINATION
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BIRD HABITAT ISLAND & WELL-DESIGNED GREEN SPACES
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NEW U-BAHN STATION TOD
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CRITICAL RECONSTRUCTION
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY LIVING
Extend the existing Flughafensee (Lake) and form a canal ring for the site, providing new opportunities for waterfront living and interfaces. The extension of the lake along with the reuse of the lake for more recreational purposes such as the improvement and extension of existing beaches creates more of a connection between both the project site and the Urban Tech Republic The high quality landscaping incorporated in the framework reinvigorates the connection between the Urban Tech Republic and green space network of the region
Support the construction of the proposed U-bahn station at Tegel Airport and develop a new station at the central of the site to connect the site more effectively to the region. Sequentially, develop the precinct around the new station based on the Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD) concept with a mix of uses, ground floor and/or podium level commercial and retail with a higher density of residential. Additionally, form an arcade that connects the precinct and the train station to the green open space.
Partially demolish the existing 1950s French Barracks and critically reconstruct as a means of accommodating new energy efficient buildings, improving existing living conditions whilst increasing the density of the area
The current green allotment along the existing U-bahn Station will be redesigned and upgraded to a sustainable green community similar to the concept of the world famous sustainable community; Vauban at Freiburg, Germany. The precinct will accommodate 3-4 storey residential lots that are designed for low-energy consumption and passive design with solar panels, where surplus solar energy will be sold back into the local grid for the surrounding housing.
Section AA - Looking West across Canal Precinct
Section BB - Looking North-East across Sustainable TOD and Markthalle
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STUDIO 2 WESTCONNEX NEW M5 As part of the civilising WestConnex Studio, an investigation on the neighbourhood quality of South-Western Sydney has been carried out to reposition the WestConnex Motorway Tunnel into a metro network. An individual transect study has been carried out for Kingsgrove in the first part of the studio. The study area covers the neighbourhood of Narwee & Beverly Hills. Based on the initial transect studies, groups have been formed to develop an urban design framework that guides the development of a new urban centre along with the potential uplift of the neighbourhood (as a result of a new Metro connection along WestConnex New M5).
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URBAN TRANSECT Studio Convenor: Scott Hawken & Kristina Hay : Urban Design Studies : New Urban Centre & Potential Neighbourhood Uplift : Kingsgrove, Narwee & Beverly Hills : Sydney
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Key Findings The analysis of pedestrian movement shown the interrelationship between traffic volumn and pedestrain movement. Where traffic volume is high, pedestrain movement tends to be insignificant.
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The transect study included an analysis of the spatial quality and environment quality of the study area, with a key focus on the usage of public transportation. The methodology of the transect study has mainly based on Gehl and Birgitte’s method in studying public life.
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The observation has shown a high reliance on car usage in the neighbourhood with minimal use of public transportation, particularly those living along two major routes - King Georges Road (A3) and M5 Motroway.
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Influence of the built environment on active transport usage
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Counting
Pedestrian Counting was the main tool used during the site visit to analyse the movement of pedestrian to the public transport stations
Car Movement Analysis Low Traffic Flow
Light Traffic Flow Heavy Traffic Flow Heaviest Traffic Flow M5 Motorway Beverly Hills North - King Georges Road
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Pedestrian Count Pedestrian Crossing Minimal (none) Pedestrian Active Frontages Pedestrian Movements Beverly Hills North - King Georges Road
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7 Bus Routes 25 mins Average Frequency Minimal - None Usage during weekends
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Key Findings Majority of the land within the study area - Beverly Hills North are zoned as medium density with two blocks zoned as a neighbourhood centre along King Georges Road.
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Existing Land Use Low Density Residential (R2) Medium Density Residential (R3)
Narwee Station Precinct has shown an example of a local neighbourhood providing range of housing choices, facilities and services with good access to the public transportation network. Narwee Station is currently undergoing an upgrade, which its built environment is believed to be further enhance in near future.
Narwee Station Precinct
Beverly Hills Station Precincts has access to few key educational establishment and heritage buildings, which inevitably enhance the neighbourhood quality apart from section of it in close proximity to both A3 King Georges Road and M5 Motorway.
Beverly Hills Station Precinct
The study area consist part of two government areas, Narwee & Beverly Hills North as part of City of Canterbury; and Beverly Hills as part of Hurstville City Council. However, the land use of both areas have shown majority of the land are zoned as residential, with Beverly Hills Station Precinct as the lower density areas.
High Density Residential (R4) Neighbourhood Centre (B1) Local Centre (B2) Special Infrastructure (SP2)
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Cadastre (Lot) Metro Line and Transport Facilty Point M5 Motorway
Road Network
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Beverly Hills Station Precinct
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Educational Establishment
Light Industrial
Heritage/Religious or Charity
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1001 sq.m -4500 sq.m 4501 sq.m -10,000 sq.m 10,001 sq.m - 45,000 sq.m 45,001 sq.m - 95,000 sq.m Beverly Hills North - King Georges Road
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Building Size Legend 0 sq.m - 400 sq.m 401 sq.m - 1200 sq.m 1201 sq.m - 3200 sq.m
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Building Type Legend Detached Housing Multi Unit Dwellings Commercial/ Retail Light Industrial Significant Establishment/ Infrastructure Beverly Hills North - King Georges Road
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Influences of Landscaping and Recreation Areas on neighbourhood walkability to public transport stations and the sense of safety
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Few test walks have been made during the site visit to investigate the walkability to public transport stations through different routes
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SITE CONTEXT. Kingsgrove is located approximately 14km from Sydney CBD and the subject site is wedged between the existing M5 road motorway and the existing heavy rail network serviced by Kingsgrove train station. As the end point of the WestConnex south-west alignment, Kingsgrove has been identified with an opportunity to increase population density and transform its’ existing urban form into an urban centre that reinforce the ‘Metro gateway’.
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The transition of a suburban neighbourhood context to an active urban centre would enhance the built environment of Kingsgrove’s existing urban condition and improve community living experience.
Context Analysis of Kingsgrove
Heavy Traffic Along A3 King Georges Road
Minimal Retail and Commercial Spaces Lack of Maintenance
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KINGSGROVE PLACE Project Type
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Total Gross Floor Area (GFA) : 473,091 sq.m
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Estimated Total Population
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Estimated Jobs
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Studio Contributors
: Bingyu Xu, Darshini Rajeshwaran, Xiaoxiao Wu, Xu Qun
CONNECTIVITY BARRIER TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH The M5 corridor and the rail corridor led to the limited connectivity between the site and its’ immediate neighbourhood to the North & South LACK OF ROAD CONNECTIVITY FROM THE WEST AND EAST The neighbourhood has minimal secondary road network connected to the site SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN LAND USES AND BUILT FORM The site has lack of density and variedness in land uses. The site is separated by the land use that is dominated by suburban low-density housing and light industrial
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LACK OF AN INTEGRATED PARK NETWORK & SYSTEM Existing public domain with the lack of connectivity discourage the use of active transport including walking, cycling and the use of public transport
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Proposed Kingsgrove Precinct Plan
KINSGROVE PRECINCT PLAN. Legend
The Beverly Hills – Kingsgrove Precinct Plan sets a framework for the uplift of the neighbourhood with the inclusion of the new urban centre. The Precinct Plan aims to guide the development of the area to accommodate the increase in density with a mix of uses that offers a balance character, reinforces the suburban character of garden neighbourhood, incorporates a retail and business precinct to support the new community and ensure the walkability of the entire precinct.
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Infrastructure Medium Residential Medium High Residential High Residential Service Apartment Mixed-Use Potential Business Park
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Proposed Transit Network
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Enterprise Corridor
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VISION.
Kingsgrove Place will be a gateway centre of a collective character. The centre would provide an urban environment accommodating a new active community where a variety of housing opportunities are provided and well supported with a range of facilities and amenities. The urban centre connects communities of the surrounding neighbourhood and the greater region through its engaging environment. The quality landscaped-boulevard along with the active promenade forms the spine of the centre, offering the living experience of a green neighbourhood together with a productive centre that has a balance function for housing, education, business, leisure and entertainment.
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URBAN CENTRE STRATEGIES. 1
CONNECTING STATIONS OF RAIL NETWORK
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RETAIL AND BUSINESSES OPPORTUNITIES
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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
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INNOVATIVE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Propose a new metro station and the gateway concourse that offers opportunities for leisure and entertainment. As a strategy form an integrated transit hub, existing Kingsgrove Rail Station would be upgraded as a bus and rail interchange. Moreover, linkage to Beverly Hills Station at the west would be improved through the park network that supports active transport. Introduce an Active Promenade filled with leisure and entertainment opportunities, as well as an Enterprise Corridor that links to the potential business park up north via Kingsgrove Road or Landscape Bridge across M5.
Support new communities with provision of new community facilities, such as an art centre, community centre, a new library hall and a learning centre.
One of the main strategies is to extend existing park across the site with incorporation of a landscape design and a public art strategy that encourage varied uses throughout the week, which will help form greater sense of place and the sense of community. A hierarchy of parks with different functionality will be established, these include: Beverly Hills Park (as a public park for community & sports); the Garden Promenade as semi public & private green space; Landscape Sculpture Park, Landscape Bridge and Beverly Hills Grove as public green space for arts, leisure and entertainment; as well as a Buffer Corridor along M5. These parks are integrated as a public domain network to encourage the use of Active Transport, including walking, cycling and use of public transportation. More importantly, the designated green spaces along Wolli Creek, known as the Garden Promenade are of ecological sensitive, with a buffer corridor and greater setbacks of buildings as main setting.
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CONNECTING STREETS & STATIONS
QUALITY PUBLIC REALM Promote public domain of different functionality that supports active transport
PRINCIPLES.
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INTRODUCE AN ACTIVE PROMENADE To create a spine (stronger linkage) between existing rail station & the proposed metro
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To create a greater transit interchange
DEFINING EDGES Through strategic allocation of landmark buildings and setting of height transition
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Apartment Towers with Skygarden
View of Active Promenade from Kingsgrove Station (Existing Rail Station - to be upgraded)
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Street Section B. Active Promenade
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Cross Section of Kingsgrove Place Metro Station with Landscape Sculpture Park above
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ESTRUCTURE
METR
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WEST M5 CONNEX
ESTRUCTURE SYDNEY’S TRANSIT NETWORK
Connex
REDEFINE REINVENT RESTRUCTURE
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The proposal seeks to transform WestConnex from road infrastructure to Metro rail, replacing a multi-lane motorway in the New M5 tunnel with underground rail lines and transit stops between Kingsgrove and St Peters. In order to identify opportunities for urban regeneration along this corridor, topographical constraints, urban block patterns and built form types were analysed to understand the urban form and structure between the New M5 tunnel alignment and the existing M5 tunnel, which the new infrastructure generally parallels some distance to the south. The study investigated walkable travel distances and intermodal transfer opportunities of potential regeneration sites in relation to the existing railway stations in the southwest sector of Sydney. Metro stop locations and regeneration sites were also selected in relation to the WestConnex motorway plans for spaghetti road junctions along the New M5 route. Already, these massive roadworks have scarred the urban landscape with resumptions, demolitions and bulk earthworks. The MUDD22 Studio recognised the importance of restoring and healing the urban fabric with fine-grained, mixed-use development. The following suburban communities were identified for regeneration in accordance with these principles: Kingsgrove, Bardwell Valley, Arncliffe, Mascot and St Peters. - Professor James Weirick
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The 7 transect studies and 5 urban design frameworks have been compiled over the summer with WestConnex M4 Studio to form the vision for future Sydney Transit Network, with the main goal to redefine, reinvent and restructure WestConnex into an integrated Metro Network.
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KINSGROVE
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STUDIO 3
INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN STUDIO NEW YORK
Professor James Weirick
The studio proposed a strategic change to the master plan of Hudson Yards West to create a more effective public park within a loop of the High Line overlooking the Hudson River. The inter-relationship of the Hudson Yards air rights development with its surrounding neighbourhoods – West Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, the Garment District, and the Hudson River waterfront – was the program of th e Studio, together with a critical study of the complex transport infrastructure around Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Students worked in groups to analyse the form and character of six study areas around the Hudson Yards project, together with the social, political, economic and cultural context of the overall setting in Midtown West.
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The 11-hectare Hudson Yards development over the Long Island Railroad tracks at Penn Station, is the largest private development ever undertaken in the United States. The project has a total 2.9 million sq.m of retail, commercial and residential space; with 20,000 dwelling units and 5.5 hectares of public open space. Hudson Yards East (the first stage), is well underway with the $2 billion deck over the railroad tracks completed along with the first tower, 10 Hudson Yards designed by KPF. Other towers, a shopping mall and a cultural facility are in construction.
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MIDTOWN WEST, MANHATTAN.
EMPIRE STATION COMPLEX & THE PENN DISTRICT
PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL & MIDTOWN WEST
HUDSON BOULEVARD & HELL’S KITCHEN
The Penn Station District will be the foremost gateway hub and commercial centre of New York City, offering a diverse range of functions within walkable catchment that supports a vibrant cityliving environment and a thriving community. The district would represent the 21st century New York with its revitalised infrastructure and built environment, shaping new community with strong mobility, social integration and cultural identity.
To satisfy more demand, the new PABT increase almost double gates compared with the old one. The environment of surrounding neighbourhood will be improved by redeveloping this area which will become the main transportation hub in New York. The proposed PABT could provide more recreation and green space for both residents and commuters, create an underground connection to link different modes of transportation and optimise the pedestrian experience and walkability near the bus terminal.
Enhance and revive the Hell’s Kitchen Neighbourhood Identity. Encourage new investments while preserve the historic physical fabric and local community. Create an integrated open space network connecting to the historic community and surrounding districts. Improve the living and street quality.
HUDSON WATERFRONT & JAVITS CENTRE
WEST CHELSEA WATERFRONT
Protection and Reinvention
Our proposal seeks to create an active urban edge and a destination for locals and tourists providing greater opportunities and an enhanced high quality integration and connectivity to the waterfront. Reconnect and revitalise the Javits Centre and waterfront to Hudson Yards as part of the wider future precinct redevelopment.
To reactivate this un-dynamic area which is next to high value Hudson Yards development and High Line, as well as to create a new liveable neighbourhood. Rezoning the land use to optimise the integrity of land property, provide a mixed-use new innovation creative industrial area, whilst providing a completely new neighbourhood as well as upgrading street quality to improving living environment.
Transition from garment manufacturing to a design|education|fashion creative cluster
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THE GARMENT DISTRICT
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EMPIRE STATION COMPLEX & THE PENN DISTRICT Project Type
: Upzoning + Urban Regeneration
Location
: Manhattan, New York
Overall Project Site
: 52 Ha
Total Demolition
: 971,988.8 sq.m
Total Gross Floor Area (GFA) : 1,972,550.7 sq.m Estimated Total Population
: 6,000 (approximate)
Estimated Jobs
: 16,000 (approximate)
Studio Contributors
: Bingyu Xu, Shuyu Wang, Yuxi Liu
The Study Area: Penn District
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THE LOST MASTERPIECE. The demolition of the original Pennsylvania Station in 1963 was a tragedy to New York City and most New Yorkers. Despite its demolition, the experience of a monumental gateway lived on in the memories of New Yorkers till today. The original Pennsylvania Station was a legendary masterpiece to New York City. It was an architectural masterpiece of Beaux-Arts Style, designed by McKim, Mead and White in early 1900s with inspiration of the Roman Architecture. It also represented a 20th century engineering success with its initial design as a regional transport tool. In particular, the achievement in overcoming the water barrier in the creation of a continuous rail connection through the construction of tunnels under East River and Hudson River.
(Source: Underwood Archives/ Getty Images)
Existing Penn Station below Madison Square Garden
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Existing Train Hall of Penn Station
Over years of critiques and the growing capacity pressure, range of studies and actions has been undertaken by various stakeholders since the 1990s with a vision to redevelop Penn Station. As part of Amtrack Gateway Proposal, Penn Station has been planned to expand its platform to the south block of Penn Station between 30th and 31st street. More significantly, the Farley Post Office located across Penn Station is currently being redeveloped to be adaptively reused as a new station entry hall of Penn Station, named Moynihan Station, which would act as a primary boarding area and main operation facility for Amtrack services, resulting in the expansion of Penn Station’s west end concourse.
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The Original Penn Station 1942
After 50 years of operation since its grand opening in 1910, demolition plan was announced and proceeded despite of significant vocal backlash and protests. The ‘new’ Penn Station of 1968 became completely underground, hidden by the superstructure of Madison Square Garden (MSG) and a 29 storey office building, as it is today.
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CONTEXT ANALYSIS. Pennsylvania Station is the busiest passenger transit station in North America, serving over 1000 daily trains and more than 600,000 passengers a day. It is the major transit hub of New York. The station provides intercity rail services to the tristate region and the greater Northeastern region, connecting New York to Albany, Boston towards the north, Harriburg to the west and Richmond towards the southwest. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit), Amtrack and MTA are the main rail operators serviced by Penn Station.
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The station is regularly over-crowded and is currently facing a growing pressure from increased demand across all services. Along with the growing capacity pressure that is projected to significantly increase over the next few decades, the time has come to revitalise Penn Station to its original role as a monumental gateway. As a mega transit infrastructure and the scale of its urban resurrection, several stakeholders have been and will continue to be actively involved in the planning and design process of Penn Station and the greater district.
The Penn District
Penn Station is situated across two city blocks between 31st and 33rd street, 7th and 8th Avenue, with a total land area of 8 acres. Nevertheless, the resurrection of Penn Station looks at the revitalization opportunity of its greater district to form an urban design framework to guide future growth of the new gateway precinct.
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Subway Metro-North Connecting Stations
New Stations Pennsylvania Station
Regional Connectivity of Pennsylvania Station
A series of analysis has been undertaken to understand the context of the district, the potential impacts to its immediate neighbourhood and the changing role in the context of New York City. As an overall view, Penn Station District has a complex infrastructure system and public transportation network with great redevelopment opportunities.
Amtrack NJ Transit Future Extension
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The major takeholders include the US Department of Transport (US DOT), State of New York, State of New Jersey, Amtrack, New Jersey Transit, MTA Long Island Rail Road & Metro-North Railroad, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Empire State Development, The Madison Square Garden Company, New Penn Station Alliance by Regional Plan Associations (RPA) & Municipal Art Society of New York (MASNYC), Vornado Realty Trust, and Non-profit groups including 34th street Partnership, Community Board Five, The Fashion Institute for Technology and Friends of the High Line.
Long Island Rail Road
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Major Transportation Hub
PATH
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CONTEXT ANALYSIS.
Complex Infrastructure Network
Public Transportation System
Land Use Composition
Landmark and Heritage
Residence (Walkup) Residence (Elevator) Mixed Residential & Commercial Commercial Use Industrial/ Manufacturing
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Transportation Public Facilities Open Space Open Space Parking Parking Vacant Land
Historic Districts Individual Landmarks
Infill Potential Development Opportunity
Under Used FAR (Floor Space Ratio, FSR) Total FAR Used/ Overbuilt 0%-25% Unused FAR
25%-50% Unused FAR 50%-75% Unused FAR 75%-100% Unused FAR
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Identified Sites with Potential for New Development
Sites with Development Opportunities
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Buildings of Architectural SIgnificance
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ISSUES. DISCONNECTED DISTRICT Land uses across the site are dominated by commercial uses that are not well integrated with the surrounding area, both functionally and physically. The district severely lacks diversity in land uses and necessary amenities to support a growing neighbourhood.
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HIGH DEMAND INFRASTRUCTURE The existing location and boundary of Penn Station and Madison Square Garden has significant capacity pressures on pedestrian circulation and the lack of the ability to cope with growing demand. Given the projected growth, Morgan Post Facility has to be reconfigured to ameliorate the pressure of pedestrian volumes on local streets with consideration of the existing trucks volumes.
UNDEFINED STREETS Apart from minimal ground floor retail activation, majority of the streets within the district are shared lanes for private motor vehicles and servicing trucks, causing streets to be congested and not conducive to pedestrian use.
UNDERUTILISED BUILDINGS The district that was largely developed during earlymid 1900s, appears to have minimal maintenance and lack of conservation policy/strategy over the last century. This has led to a significant deterioration of buildings and buildings with low functionality within the district.
PUBLIC REALM DEFICIENCY Studies has indicated that there is a lack of green space within the district for recreational purposes and minimum streetscape enhancement. The low social integration of the public realm has created a deficiency in the optimal use of public domain, which would largely need to be revitalised.
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OBJECTIVES. CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY Enhance the accessibility within the district and the surrounding area through a diversified functional use of spaces apart from improving pedestrian circulation.
RELOCATE MSG AND FORM A NEW PENN STATION Reintroduce MSG at a new strategic location that has greater functionality, activates the district towards the west and provides a greater public beneficial to the surrounding neighbourhood. Revitalise Penn Station in its current location as a new superstructure that reinforces its role as a gateway entrance to New York City.
INTEGRATED GREEN SYSTEM Create a network of green spaces and public plazas that are well connected within the district to the greater region. The integrated green system would enhance the public realm and forms a new identity for the Penn Station District.
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REINFORCE PENN DISTRICT’S IDENTITY Carefully study the existing built form within the district and incorporate new developments that protects and reinforces the architectural significance of the surrounding buildings.
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A NEW COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Strategically locate towers across the district that better define the streets, offering multi-functional spaces while activating the ground-floor along streets. Achieve an atmosphere that welcomes visitors and creates a new commercial district for New York.
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The Penn Station District will be the foremost gateway hub and commercial centre of New York City, offering a diverse range of functions within walkable catchment that supports a vibrant city-living environment and a thriving community. The district would represent the 21st century New York with its revitalised infrastructure and built environment, shaping new
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VISION.
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community with strong mobility, social integration and cultural identity.
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VISION.
Aerial view of Penn District from Empire State Building to Hudson Yards
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Main Contributor: Yuxi Liu
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NEW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. The New MSG in its new location further promotes the success of the MSG as a major events, sport and entertainment quarter at its new location, providing a multifunctional centre for sports, leisure and entertainment to the surrounding neighbourhood and New York.
High Line to the New Madison Square Garden
Extended High Line on New Madison Square Garden
Indicative Section of New Madison Square Garden
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Apart from the new stadium with up to 20,000 seating capacity, the centre would have designated floor spaces for various sport facilities including gyms, indoor training halls to be publicly open for community, centres for sports association, special education, sport recovery/rehabilitation centres and many other functions to be explore by future investors with the major aim to provide supporting facilities to the surrounding neighbourhood while developing the new sports quarter of New York. Retail opportunities with provision of public services, such as a food hall would be encouraged on the podium level to support the daily living of the new community of Penn Station District and the immediate neighbourhood of Chelsea and Hudson Yards.
Main Contributor: Shuyu Wang
Subway Entrances Subway Entrances
Existing Pedestrian Movement and Subway Station Entrances
Activated Streets & Pedestrian Movement to New MSG
A NEW PENN STATION.
Vertical Circulation
Existing Penn Station Movement - Ground Level (Level C)
Indicative Section of New Penn Station and Moynihan Station
Circulation Path
Existing Penn Station Movement - Concourse Level (Level B)
Vertical Circulation Circulation Path
Existing Penn Station Movement - Exit Concourse Level (Level A)
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Circulation Path
Vertical Circulation
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New Penn Station with its new distinctive architecture would once again reinforce its role as a gateway entrance to New York City through its monumental structure and engineering significance. The design of the station is subject to further design competition based on a set of principles to deliver a scheme for a world-class transit hub. The key principles of the New Penn Station include an improved access to light and air, improved visual transparency and connectivity with better passengers’ circulation as well as the integration of world-class facilities and amenities.
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THE 3 GREAT ROOMS. 1 2 3
Madison Square
A renowned public plaza with direct connectivity to the High Line, which marks the entrance to the new arena and entertainment quarter of Madison Square Garden.
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Connecting plaza that marks the entrance of Penn’s Commercial District with a clearly defined edge, defined by the landmark buildings of Nelson Tower and the new Penn-South Tower 3
Penn on Bryant (Park)
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A new dominant park of New York that reinforces the city’s unique character through the incorporation of the Manhattan grid system and the city’s grand park design such as Bryant Park, which enhances the role of Pennsylvania Station as a gateway entrance to New York City.
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Penn Plaza on 7th Avenue
Main Graphic Contributor: Yuxi Liu
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Penn on Bryant (Park)
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MAIN STRATEGIES. Functional Use of Buildings
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Previous studies on Penn Station District demonstrated that there is minimum diversity in land use and building use, resulting of a lack of public services in the neighbourhood particularly groceries. The new framework encourages diversified uses across proposed new buildings including commercial, retail, residential, leisure & entertainment, public services, education and more.
Existing Building Use Composition in Penn District Public Infrastructure & Facilities Rental Apartments
Residential Retail
Commercial
Proposed Composition for New Buildings Hotel/ Serviced Apartment Residential
Retail & Public Services Commercial
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Infill Developments One of the strategies incorporated in the framework is the preservation of the district’s cultural identity and heritage significances as part of the transition. Sites with opportunities for infill development have been identified based on the study of buildings with architectural significance and area with development opportunities. The main strategy is to carefully develop these sites with architectural design that enhance the built environment of its surrounding context including street experience and the liveability of the district in overall.
Area with Infill Development Opportunities
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Buildings of Architectural Significance/ Heritage value
Air Rights Development
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Amount of Air Rights to be Reallocate
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The expansion of Pennsylvania Station to its southern block (Penn South) and the revitalisation of the greater area requires significant demolition and designation of ‘asof-right’ developments within Penn Station District. The urban design framework aims to carefully relocate air rights development across the district to ensure the liveability of the district while transitioning into a new gateway centre and commercial district.
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Tower Options In relation to the substantial infrastructure and redevelopment cost, significant towers would be required within Penn Station District. The framework with understanding of the New York context sets out the towers along the Avenues and the height of each tower was set through a skyline comparison as part of the tower studies while considering the shadow impact to the surrounding neighbourhood.
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Skyline Tower Option 1
Skyline Tower Option 2
Skyline Tower Option 3
Skyline Tower Option 4
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Proposed Skyline with Proposed New Towers
Shadow Analysis during June Solstice (June 21st) 7am-5pm
Shadow Analysis during December Solstice (December 21st) 7am-5pm
Main Graphic Contributor: Shuyu Wang
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Proposed Tower Location
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Shadow Analysis during March Equinox (March 20th) & September Equinox (September 22nd) 7am-5pm
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SKETCH & PHOTOGRAPHY Master of Urban Development & Design Selected Work 2016-2017
Syndey Waterfront Edge
PROGRESSION THROUGH SPACE. STUDIO 1 STUDIES IN URBAN FORM - SKETCH
Circular Quay Wharf towards The Rocks
MANHATTAN NEW YORK STUDIO 3 INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE | PHOTOGRAPHY. URBAN SPACES + LIVING EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK NEW YORK STUDIO 3 INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE | PHOTOGRAPHY. URBAN SPACES + LIVING EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK NEW YORK STUDIO 3 INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE | PHOTOGRAPHY. URBAN SPACES + LIVING EXPERIENCE
SUMMER STUDIO COMMUNICATION IN URBAN DESIGN MUDD22 Exhibition - Infrastructure and the City
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COMPETITION ENTRY. Top 5 Winning Entry
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SUPERGRAPHIC CONCEPT.
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FOLIO DESIGN CONCEPT.
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MUDD22 INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CITY. Summer Studio - Exhibition Team
Visualising Supergraphic
Visualising Exhibition Setting for WestConnex
SUPERGRAPHIC DESIGN.
EXHIBITION LAYOUT PLAN.
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Mezzanine Level
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Ground Level
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MEZZANINE
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GROUND LEVEL
Metro WestConnex New M5
Metro WestConnex M4
The studios proposed transit-oriented development along the New M5 corridor from Kingsgrove to St. Peters, assuming that the underground motorway is replaced by a Metro rail
Two studios proposed transit-oriented development along the M4 from Newington to Rozelle restructured from a motorway to Metro rail.
Water Cities Studies in Urban Form The studio examined eight water cities around the world in relation to Berlin, proposing new urban precincts at the land-water interface along rivers, canals and seafronts.
Berlin International Studio
The three-week studio in New York hosted by Kohn Pedersen Fox studied the spillover effects of the Hudson Yards air rights development on its surrounding neighbourhoods.
EXHIBITION LAYOUT.
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New York International Studio
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The three-week studio in Berlin hosted by TU-Berlin examined the water infrastructure of the River Spree and proposed urban regeneration schemes for six sites along its banks from Charlottenburg to Schรถneweide.
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EXHIBITION OUTCOME.
Photgraphy by Rohan Londhe
Master of Urban Development & Design MUDD22 Student Portfolio 2016-2017
Agnes J. Tiong