COWBOYS OF THE VOID: CAPITALISM URBANISM
EN(Y)OCULATE COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO FALL 2011
ALEX ALAIMO EAST NEW YORK BROOKLYN
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NYIT DESIGN V FALL 2011 9/11-12/11 PROF. FINK ALTWICKER BERTOMEN
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The Failure of Theory. Utopia is dead. Modern architecture is rooted in theory. Theory is human artifice to correct nature. It has been the dream of urban planners and modern architects to create utopia. Utopia is a theory. Many utopian and modern schemes came out to oppose the ‘harsh realities of capitalism’ prevalent in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. One of these was the concept of socialism and communism. Architecture partially and art movements lead the way towards these new political systems. The ideal forms in Russian constructivism correlate to the ideal of its Marxist social framework. Today socialist governments in Europe are on the brink of economic collapse. China’s communist party is being stretched thinner than ever. Freedom and democracy are replacing authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. Capitalism and democracy continue spread around the world as the lowest common denominator. This default back can be seen in the postmodern movement. Venturi and Koolhaus embrace the capitalistic realm which exists. However the contemporary scene seems to still be teetering Capitalism is the not a theory, it is the natural manifestation of human interaction. There are no written rules behind it. It is an extension of natural selection. Competition is natural. Capitalism in this state is theoryless. Architecture and planning must facilitate this manifestation. There is no utopia in the modern sense. It’s impossible because utopia is theory in opposition to nature. Ironically today though capitalism we live in the closest thing to formal ‘utopia’, where government exists to protect the individuals natural rights it is not anarchy. Architecture and urban planning need to foster a free natural society. Urban design is more than a large scale design intervention it is the design of society. The society of the future will be in accordance with the laws of nature, without theory. Free from theory. Freedom of theory.
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ROLE OF ENY IN TRISTATE ECONOMY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY OF EAST NEW YORK THE ECONOMY HAS TO BE STUDIED AND CORRECTED IN ORDER TO DESIGN FOR PROSPERITY. EAST NEW YORK IS HOME TO AN ACTIVE INDUSTRIAL ZONE WITH ACTIVE INDUSTRIAL FREIGHT LINE.
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EAST NEWYORK IS ONE OFTHE IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN NYC. STUDIES OF WHAT KIND OF LOCAL JOBS THERE ARE AND METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION REVEAL PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN EAST NEW YORK TYPICALLY DO NOT WORK LIVE THERE
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Source: New York State Department of Labor, QCEW Data Last Updated: 7/25/11
BROOKLYN CENTRIC
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THIS MAP LOOKS AT ECONOMIC ADJACENCIES IN NEW YORK AND PONDERS WHAT IF EAST NEW YORK NOT MANHATTAN WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE NYC ECONOMY
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HEALTHY ENY ECONOMIC FLOW THE AREA IS INFECTED WITH CASH CHECKING BUSINESS. A TELL TALE SIGN OF A SUFFERING ECONOMY. THE CASH CHECKING PLACES SHORT CIRCUIT THE LOCAL ECONOMY SENDING MONEY OUT OF THE ECONOMY INSTEAD OF BEING REINVENTED IN IT.
ANALYTICAL MODEL
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WATER FRONT CITY EXPLORES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DENSE HIGH RISE CITY IN THE DESERT. STARTING FROM A TABULA RASE OMA CREATES A MANHATTAN LIKE ISLAND DESIGNED TO ENTRAP CULTURE. EVERY BLOCK IS BASED ON A BASE AND TOWER TYPOLOGY DESIGNED TO SHADE THE STREET TO ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN THE DESERT. EVERYTHING IS GENERIC EXCEPT FOR A HANDFUL OF ICONIC CIVIC BUILDINGS
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RESORT 55% COMM 35% OTHER 0% RES
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LEIDEN CENTRAAL STATION IS LOCATED ON THE PERIMETER OF A DUTCH RING CANAL TOWN LEIDEN. IT REDEVELOPS THE RAIL STATION DISTRICT AS IT IS THE MODERN GATEWAY INTO THE CITY. MAXWAN ALSO IMPLEMENTS THE BASE TOWER TYPOLOGY AND CREATES A PEDESTRIAN ONLY PATH. THE TYPOLOGY IS BROKEN DOWN INTO PERIPHERY AND CORE.
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SIEGE OF 1420 TOTAL LEIDEN CENTRAAL STATION: MAXWAN 180,000,000 SF 42% WATER 32% CORE 30% BADRAH 10% CENTER CITY 9% MADINA 8% RESORT
TOTAL 1,200,000 SF
EAST NEW YORK PROPOSED TOTAL 5,700,000 SF
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BROADWAY JUCTION 1,200,000 SF
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BADRAH 90% RES 10% COMM
“CORE” TOWERS 40% RES 40% OFFICE 10% COMM 10% OTHER
ENVRIO-INDUSTRIAL ARM 1,000,000 SF
COMMERCIAL ARM 3,500,000 SF
TRAIN STATION 5% PED WALKWAY
LEIDEN CENTER
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GENERIC GRID SINGULAR PARKSPACE
BREAK LARGE BLOCKS OF CONTEXTUAL GRID
DISTRIBUTED PARK SPACE
WATERFRONT CITY MASTERPLAN
DIAGRAMING DIAGNOSTICS
SYMBOLIC LANDMARKS CREATE NEW NODES
NEW LANDMARKS CONNECT EXISTING NODES
TRANSPORTATION
TOWER ZONES
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RING HIGHWAY BUS DEPOT
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CENTRAAL STATION
OLD CITY
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TOWERS IN SOUTH FOR SHADE RESTRICT TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS
TOWERS IN NORTH FOR SUN
COASTAL COOLING BREEZE
MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHT
CREATE MULTIPLE NEW CONNECTIONS
LEIDEN MASTERPLAN
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OUR APPROACH IS ROOTED IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR TYPOLOGIES AMPLIFY CURRENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND CREATES CORRIDORS. IT IS A BOTTOM UP APPROACH THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED OVER ANY AMOUNT OF TIME.
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HOUSING DRIVES EVERYTHING. NEW RESIDENTS NEED TO SPEND LOCALLY AND WILL FACILITATE NEW LOCAL BUSINESS. SMALL BUSINESS WILL CREATE A MARKET FOR LARGER ONES. THIS RIPPLE UP EFFECT CAN TRANSFORM THE NEIGHBORHOOD . FULTON ST CORRIDOR AND VAN SINDERIN BECAME TWO MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS BASE ON EXISTING SUBWAY LINES.
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-BROADWAY JUNCTION confu -POOR STREET LIFE not pedes -FRAGMENTATION infrastruct -LOW INCOME many depend o -INDUSTRIAL ZONE poor stree -LOW DENSITY only zoned for -VACANT LOTS and under util
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-INOCULATE ENY with new micro economies -REDEFINE EXISTING CORRIDORS industrial and commercial -FOUR PART PLAN each is independent -CONNECT neighborhoods with new corridors -GREEN LEISURE path connect cemetery to bay -INCREASE DENSITY around transit corridors -UTILIZE VACANT LOTS by infilling new typologies -REDESIGN BROADWAY JCT making it a new center
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THE PROJECT DEVELOPED FOUR DISTINCT PIECES. THESE PIECES ALL DEVELOP A CERTAIN TYPE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. WHEN ALL PIECES ARE DEVELOPED THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS AS ONE STRONG MEZZO ECONOMY
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Even though the poverty level is high in East New York the economy is intricately connected to New York cities economy and larger economies.
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FOUR PART PLAN 1. BROADWAY JUNCTION- REDEVELOP TO CREATE EASIER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO ALL TRANSIT CONNECTIONS AND ACT AS A LOCAL CENTER FOR ACTIVITY
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2. INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR- NEW INFILL TYPOLOGY TO MAKE TRUCK TO RAIL CONNECTION TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIAL LIVE WORK ACTIVITY. 3. HOUSING INFILLCREATE HIGH DENSITY LOW RISE INFILL TYPOLOGY TO IMPLEMENTED ON SOFT SITES FACILITATING START UP LOCAL BUSINESSES 4. FULTON ST COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. INFILL TRANSIT CORRIDOR FOR MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS WITH FLAT HOUSING .
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BROADWAY JUNCTION IS TRANSFORMED INTO A EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION CENTER. THE EDUCATION POST SECONDARY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH THE NEW CORRIDORS CREATED. USING THE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR AS A LAB FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR FOR AN APPLICATION FOR BUSINESSES AND CULINARY ACTIVITIES. THE TRANSIT COMPONENTS LINK THE A/C J/Z AND L SUBWAYS LINES BUSSES AND THE LIRR RAIL ALL IN ONE EASY TO NAVIGATE TRANSIT CENTER USING LONG RAMPS TO BRING PEDESTRIANS AT STREET LEVEL TO THE ELEVATED LINES.
EDUCATION + TRANSPORTATION
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1- public plaza and amphitheater 2- campus library 3- cafeteria 4- campus bookstore 5- retail shops 6- transit center East New York entrance 7- transit center Fulton entrance
8- campus building 9- campus building 10- local market 11- FULL-TON FABRIC typology 12- MODULAR MAT typology 13- LOFT-I-INDUSTRIAL typology 14 - campus quad
15- cemetery 16- Fulton St 17- transit ce 18- elevated 19- ‘L’ subway 20- ‘J /Z’ subw 21- MTA rail y
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RAMP CONNECTIORS BROADWAY JUNCTION USES RAMPS TO CONNECT GROUND LEVEL WITH THE ELEVATED TRANSIT LINES AND THE NEW INDUSTRIAL ELEVATED WALKWAY.
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A VERTICAL GREEN WALL COVERS THE SCHOOLS LIBRARY AND ACTS AS A BACKDROP TO THE AMPHITHEATER LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE PROJECT. GENERATING SOCIAL EXCHANGE IS THE KEY TO DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY.
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SINGLE USE ZONE BROWNFIEDS SEPARATOR STREETSCAPE
ELEVATED PARK LOFTS ABOVE CONNECTOR RAIL TO ROAD
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EXISTING L SUBWAY ELEVATED LINE. DECKING OVER IT WITH A LEISURE PATH WHICH CONNECTING THE The new industrial typollogy creates a new leisure infrastructure, it CEMETERY WITH JAMIACA BAY. seeks to economize current light industry buildings by connecting the fright line to truck docks through the building, ideal for HOUSING UNITS ARE PLACED WELL ABOVE THE distribution centers. A ramp brings pedestrians to the new INDUSTRIAL BASE. THE INDUSTRIAL BASE CONNECTS walkway. Above loft spaces can be used for industrial, resdidential THE GROUND PLANE TO THE LEISURE WAY VIA RAMPED or artist live work situations.
ROOFS. THE INDUSTRIAL BASE ALSO CONNECTS THE LOWER FRIGHT RAIL LINE WITH STREET LEVEL MAKING THE INDUSTRIAL SPACES IDEAL FOR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
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LUG IN COMPONENT BETWEEN THE USTRIAL BASE AN ELEVATED LOFT CAN DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL SPACE RESTAURANTS OR RETAIL AND IS AT CRUX BETWEEN THE LEISURE PATH D RAMP FROM STREET LEVEL.
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DENSER HOUSING GROUND LEVEL INFILL SOFT LOTS MODULAR SIZE
THE HOUSING PLAN REVOLVES AROUND 30’ DIAMETER COURTYARDS ALLOWING FOR LIGHT AND AIR IN MANY LOCATION OTHER THAN STREET ADJACENT SIDES.
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GLOBAL BIZ’S MEDIUM RETAIL TRANSPARENT
THE FULTON STREET CORRIDOR AIMS TO MAXIMIZE THE DENSITY AROUND A TRANSIT CORRIDOR. CURRENTLY THERE ARE MANY HOLES IN THE FABRIC AND BUILDING ARE POSITIONED POORLY AGAINST THE ELEVATED LINE. THE TYPOLOGY CREATES MEDIUM COMMERCIAL SPACES ON THE GROUND PLANE IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY WORKSHOP SPACES. ABOVE FLAT TYPE HOUSING OF A MID SIZED SIX TO EIGHT STOREY SCALE PROVIDES DENSE HOUSING TO SMALL FAMILIES. THE TYPOLOGIES CREATES A NEW APPROPRIATE DENSITY ALONG A BUSY TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND CREATES BETTER SECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE ELEVATED LINE.
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MODEL BROADWAY JUNCTION THE NEW INFILL TYPOLOGIES AND BROADWAY JUNCTION DEVELOPMENT WILL CREATE INDEPENDENT MICRO ECONOMIES. SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE SITE THE MICRO-ECONOMIES WILL INTERACT MAKING BROADWAY JUNCTION A NEW CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT.
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About the Cover: image taken at Cakeshop NYC basement, during the October 29 blizzard. Altered to reflect semesters studio and urban design processes.
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Alex Alaimo aalaim01@nyit.edu