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EAST MARKET MASTERPLAN BLT Architects
East Market, a name that references the turnaround of Philadelphia’s Market East district, is a pedestrian-oriented urban center. Comprised of three full city blocks, this 4.3-acre mixed-use development in the heart of Center City balances large retail establishments with artisanal shopping and dining experiences, state-ofthe-art loft-style offices, contemporary living options, a boutique hotel, a specialty healthcare pavilion, underground parking and loading, and state-of-the-art digital signage.
The first four phases are complete: a 17-story residential tower with 322 residential units; an 8-story 150,000 SF office building; a 23-story residential tower with 240 residential units; and Canopy by Hilton, a 236-key hotel within the historic Stephen Girard Building. The fifth phase is now under construction; a 441,689 SF medical office building. The final and sixth phase is currently being pre-planned.
The overall site is divided east-west into thirds by Ludlow and Clover Streets, both privately controlled. These streets provide front-door access when open and host large-scale public events when closed to vehicles. More significantly, the three blocks are additionally divided north-south by Chestnut Walk, a pedestrian-only promenade that bends through the ultimate development of 6 buildings. BLT Architects developed the East Market masterplan with a focus on how the street widths and interstitial spaces within the site are scaled appropriately for a pedestrian friendly environment. Building masses, material, hardscape, and landscape are composed to create “Outdoor Rooms” within the site. n
PROJECT: East Market Masterplan LOCATION: Market to Chestnut, 11th to 12th Streets in Center City Philadelphia CLIENT: National Real Estate Development PROJECT SIZE: 4.3 acre development with 6 parcels each phased independently
PROJECT TEAM:
BLT Architects (Master Plan Design Architect) Post Master Plan (Building Project Teams) BLT Architects (Design Architect and Architect of Record) Morris Adjmi Architects (Design Architect) Ennead (Design Architect and Architect of Record) Matthews Nielsen (Landscape Design) Margie Ruddick (Landscape Design) The Harman Group (Structural Design) RG Vanderweil (MEP Design) Bala Engineering (MEP Design) JB&B (MEP Design) Pennoni (Civil Engineering) Clemens (Construction) Hunter Roberts (Construction) LF Driscoll – Hunter Roberts Joint Venture (Construction) Tutor Perini (Construction)
DESIGN PROFILE
PENN MEDICINE RADNOR Ballinger
Having outgrown an ambulatory care facility with inadequate ceiling heights and disorganized layouts, Penn Medicine sought to build a new ambulatory care center in the suburbs of Philadelphia, designed for regeneration of both the site and human health.
Sustainability and enhancing the experience of patients, visitors and staff were critical concerns. The project is the latest among Penn Medicine’s expanding list of multi-specialty ambulatory centers aimed at bringing convenient care closer to patients and families.
Double the size of the existing Penn Medicine location in Radnor, the new facility provides comprehensive cancer care, including radiation oncology services and chemotherapy, as well as primary care, heart and vascular, orthopedic and neuroscience care. The clinical program includes six operating rooms and four endoscopy suites, along with full laboratory services.
Inspired by environmental stewardship and biophilia, the design embraces nature, physically and philosophically. By blurring the distinction between indoors and outdoors, the building promotes healing and wellness for patients, and transforms a brownfield site into a lush community resource.
The mixed-use campus will also include an office building, hotel and parking garage, cohesively designed with shared assets and complementary uses. The design of the parcel flips the former office park model, placing buildings at the periphery of the site and eliminating surface parking. Garages bring staff and visitors closer to their destinations and preserve large portions of the parcel for lush green spaces. n
PROJECT: Penn Medicine Radnor LOCATION: Radnor, PA CLIENT: Penn Medicine PROJECT SIZE: 250,000 sf.
PROJECT TEAM:
Ballinger (Architecture, Structural Engineering, Master Planning) Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects (Landscape) The Lighting Practice (Lighting) Atelier Ten (LEED Sustainability) Stantec (MEP Engineering) Pennoni (Civil Engineering) THA Consulting, Inc. (Parking) Jensen Hughes (Life Safety) RWDI (Acoustics, Vibration, Air Quality) VDA (Vertical Transportation) Conspectus (Specifications) Lerch Bates (Materials Management) HBS (Medical Equipment) IMC Construction (Construction)
1 / Garage 2 / Ambulatory Care Center 3 / Office Building 4 / Hotel 5 / Public Transportation
DESIGN PROFILE
REBUILD Rebuilding Community Infrastructure
“Rebuild” is the City of Philadelphia’s historic investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers and libraries across Philadelphia. Proposed in Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild’s promise to acknowledge history, engage the community and invest intentionally seeks to uplift pivotal community spaces, empower neighborhoods, and promote economic opportunity through diversity and inclusion.
Rebuild’s impact will be felt throughout Philadelphia giving residents recreation and library facilities improvements that are long deserved. In total, Rebuild will invest in 72 sites in neighborhoods throughout the city. Rebuild currently boasts a Minority and Women-owned business participation rate in professional service and construction contracts of over 66%. Philadelphians are seeing their local projects led by both dedicated public servants working for the city, and by over 20 non-profit partners (Project Users) who are tasked with ensuring community feedback throughout the design process and seeing projects through to completion. n
PROJECT: Miles Mack Playground Completed in Fall 2021 LOCATION: 732 N 36th, Philadelphia PA CLIENT: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Rebuild Philadelphia
PROJECT TEAM:
Langan (Landscape Architect and Civil Engineer) In Focus Planning (Concept Playground Design) KS Engineers (Civil Engineering) Chestnut Engineering (MEP Engineer) Bittenbender Construction, LP (General Contractor)
KMA AND GROUND RECONSIDERED PROJECT: East Poplar Playground Completed in Fall 2021 LOCATION: 808 N 8th St, Philadelphia PA CLIENT: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Rebuild Philadelphia
PROJECT TEAM:
Ground Reconsidered, LLC (Landscape Architect) KS Engineers, PC (Civil Engineer) Arora Engineers, Inc., Inc. (MEP Engineer) D’Angelo Bros., Inc. (General Contractor) PROJECT: Olney Recreation Center Currently in construction. LOCATION: 100 E Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia PA CLIENT: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Rebuild Philadelphia PROJECT USER: Public Health Management Corporation
PROJECT TEAM:
Antoine Johnson, LLC (Project User Owner Representative) Kelly Maiello, Inc. (Architect) Ground Reconsidered, LLC (Landscape Architect) Hunt Engineering Co. (Civil Engineer) Bittenbender Construction, LP (General Contractor)
DESIGN PROFILE
CHARACTER TYPOLOGY 1
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Street tree spacing could be tighter, approximately 25-feet on center, leading up to intersection to create greater visual density. The spacing could spread out to a wider spacing at the mid-block section, approximately 50 to 60-feet on-center.
Continuous site walls fronted with mown lawn would help visually narrow the road, create a permanent defined edge for the meadow, and introduce an iconic architectural element. The mown lawn with trees orients a more conventional landscape toward public views and helps to buffer the rustic aesthetic of the meadow down the center of the median.
Pedestrian-scale lighting should be provided at all high pedestrian traffic locations.
ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD ROUTE FOR CHANGE HNTB
Few roads are as iconic and vital, yet complex, as Roosevelt Boulevard. The 14-mile project includes an extensive number of interim improvements to make it safe, accessible, and reliable for all users, especially for pedestrians, cyclists and transit users.
The width and length of Roosevelt Boulevard provides the opportunity to make interim landscape improvements that will enhance the experience of its multi-modal travelers and strengthen the Boulevard’s aesthetics. Both the original concept of the Boulevard as a parkway and the program’s recommendations share the vision that a well-designed roadway can be an asset to communities, not a divisive force. The Boulevard’s medians create a unique opportunity to incorporate public art that would be accessible to a wide audience in a meaningful way. They also presents an opportunity to create a more ecologically responsible Boulevard through its landscape planting.
For Roosevelt Boulevard to welcome every mode of travel and bolster the social and economic vibrancy of 20 neighboring communities, a long-term transformation is necessary. The program developed two
PROJECT: Roosevelt Boulevard Route for Change LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA CLIENT: City of Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability PROJECT SIZE: 14 miles
PROJECT TEAM:
HTNB (Project Management, Visioning, Planning, and Modeling) Ground Reconsidered (Landscape Architecture and Streetscape) Toole Design Group (Bicycle Network Planning) Portfolio Associates (Traffic Engineering)
alternatives for the project partners to further analyze and explore with neighborhood stakeholders. The alternatives include a partially capped expressway and a neighborhood boulevard. There are four key building blocks common to both alternatives that would give people more effective options when traveling along the Boulevard:
1. Reduced Posted Speed Limits; 2. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in dedicated lanes; 3. Two-Way Cycle Tracks; and 4. Widened and Continuous Sidewalks.
Both alternatives offer paths toward improving access across the Boulevard by reducing the number of lanes. Currently, the Boulevard is typically at-grade and 12 lanes wide. The partially capped expressway includes four below-grade expressway lanes and four at-grade local (outer) lanes. The neighborhood boulevard includes six at-grade general-purpose lanes. The program also envisioned transit-oriented land uses surrounding the BRT stations for both alternatives. n
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THE PHILLY TREE PLAN Hinge Collective
Hinge Collective is working in partnership with the City of Philadelphia to complete a 10-year strategic plan for the planting and care of Philly’s urban forest guided by the values of sustainability, community engagement, and environmental justice. LIDAR data showed a 6% decline in urban tree canopy cover from 2008 to 2018; an alarming downward trend for a city with only 20% canopy cover overall. The need for an urban forest strategic plan was borne out of a response to the canopy change data, but it became immediately clear that there was another aspect of the data that was even more troubling. The tree canopy aligned with wealthier neighborhoods and was conspicuously absent in places with higher rates of poverty.
Hinge Collective, a public interest design firm, led a team of community organizers, policy experts, urban forestry professionals, geospatial analysts, and visual communicators to address this challenge. The project team recognized that the way in which the plan was developed would be critically important to building public trust and support. Over 8000 residents participated in a multipronged approach that included an ambassador program, over 30 community meetings, an instagram photo challenge, virtual open house presentations, and a city-wide survey.
The outcome of this engagement is a deep understanding of how the work of urban for-
MAPPING PRIORITY AREAS
POVERTY HEALTH ISSUES HEAT
estry can support communities as well as new partners in implementing the plan recommendations. The plan includes recommendations for policy change that will reshape the landscape of Philadelphia city-wide, as well as regional strategies that focus on repairing the effects of systemic injustices of the past and present. Aspects of the plan will be implemented immediately while others will require sustained effort to reach the impact goals of reducing disparities in heat island effects, health risks, economic opportunity, and supporting ecological resilience. n
PROJECT: The Philly Tree Plan LOCATION: Philadelphia CLIENT: Philadelphia Parks and Recreation PROJECT SIZE: Citywide Planning
PROJECT TEAM:
Hinge Collective (Lead) Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation (Urban
Policy Consultant) Azavea (Geospatial Analysis) SavATree (Urban Forestry Consultant) Little Giant Creative (Communications and
Graphic Design) Rising Sons (Community Organizing) Glen Environmental (Environmental Policy
Consultant) SCH Photography (Photography and Educator) Herb White (Arborist Educator)
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NOV 9 - 11
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