FILLMORE GATES COMPETITION PROPOSAL
The redevelopment of Gates Circle provides a great opportunity to better the urban design and atmosphere of the surrounding neighborhood. Currently, a divide exists between the busy Delaware Avenue and the overlooked residential neighborhoods that are adjacent to it. Creating a mixed-use complex focusing on making a central, pedestrian square that connects to the surrounding context will help solve the issue of division, and provide a new community and commercial hub for the area. The plan for redevelopment calls for ground level storefront, providing a great opportunity to foster small business and economic growth in the area, while also providing residential space on the floors above. The feature of the residential space is the tower situated in the southeast corner of the site; this tower strengthens the connection with the Olmstead plan by aligning with the axis of Chapin Parkway. The remainder of the plan also seeks to make this connection with the Olmsted plan, employing a large amount of green space and plantings to give a park-like feel. Together, the Project Square with the Canterbury Woods facility, Gates Circle can become the new epicenter of community life along Delaware. Students: Ali Elhaddad- BS’Arch ‘16 Ashwini Karve- BS’Arch ‘16 Kevin Turner-BS’Arch ‘16 Faculty: Harry Warren University at Buffalo
DEMOGRAPHICS INCOME, AGE, RACE
There is a clear split between the demographics around the Millard-Fillmore site, mainly in terms of average house income and race. The site itself acts as a separation between the two sides: primarily wealthy white families versus poor colored families.
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This harsh separation between the two sides is one of the main problems we are trying to address through the design of the site. Addressing that separation will pull the site together, allowing the economy to spread to both sides with the site as a connector.
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Median Household Income: $29,536 Median House or Condo Value: $57,784 Median Contract Rent: $739 Unemployment: 6.84% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 21.5% Median Resident Age: 46.5
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Median Household Income: $18,333 Median House or Condo Value: $90,143 Median Contract Rent: $560 Unemployment: 46% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 29.4% Median Resident Age: 29.7
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Median Household Income: $73,828 Median House or Condo Value: $218,528 Median Contract Rent: $705 Unemployment: 2.17% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 9.2% Median Resident Age: 39.8V
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Median Household Income: $54,063 Median House or Condo Value: $171,565 Median Contract Rent: $753 Unemployment: 6.84% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 12.1% Median Resident Age: 33.3
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Hispanic
Median Household Income: $13,904 Median House or Condo Value: $331,392 Median Contract Rent: $606 Unemployment: 8.38% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 33.2% Median Resident Age: 55.3
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Asian
Median Household Income: $58,750 Median House or Condo Value: $53,897 Median Contract Rent: $603 Unemployment: 16.2% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 46.5% Median Resident Age: 35
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Asian
Median Household Income: $53,984 Median House or Condo Value: $254,459 Median Contract Rent: $790 Unemployment: 6.84% Residents Below the Poverty Level: 15.3% Median Resident Age: 33.8
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GREENSPACE
This creates a further separation between the two sides of the site, encouraging people to not cross over to the other side due to the lack of greenery. Our design will address this issue and bring the population and community back to the site by incorporating greenery and landscape in such a way that it becomes a continuation of the space placed by Olmsted.
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This diagram shows all the greenspace around the site and how it just comes to a full stop at Gate Circle.
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PROGRAM CONTEXT
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In order to make sure that the site design’s new buildings fit in well with the rest of the area’s programs, the four new buildings were split and organized to keep residental buildings the eastern side of the site, and the office buildings towards the western side. The community areas were kept towards the center to draw people into the site. Horton Pl
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The area’s overall programming is divided into significant bands of housing, community, and medical buildings. The site is located in the strip of community and medical buildings.
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Solar Analysis Winter: December 21
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In the Winter, the sun hits South Facade at high noon, giving great opportunities for Solar heat gain. While in the Summer, the East and West Facade are Areas of This means you should minimize glazing on these facades to minimize lose in cold air.
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MASSING STRATEGY
A Retail lined Coartyard is created at the intersections of Project square to draw people into the developement
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The portions of the mass begin to step up from Deleware Avenue creating exterior terraces for the tenants.
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The axis of Chapin Parkway carves into the large residential mass to create public space at the intersection of Linwood and the Lancaster Expansion
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The large residential mass starts to step down to allow for exterior terraces with wide views of buffalo for each floor.
Project Square can become a round-a-bout with a large water feature at its center similar to Gates Circle.
Ali Elhaddad - Ashwini Karve - Kevin Turner - University at Buffalo
Ali Elhaddad - Ashwini Karve - Kevin Turner - University at Buffalo
Ali Elhaddad - Ashwini Karve - Kevin Turner - University at Buffalo