Gowanus: CNU IL Presentation

GOWANUS FROM RESILIENCE TO SUSTAINABILITY

A STUDIO DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER MILLER, PH.D

JUSTIN BANDA KAY HAVLICEK TYLER HOPWOOD MARVIN REYES TYLER WADE ANDREW WITEK

City-wide Connections

Cobble Hill Carroll Gardens

Boreum Hill Park Slope

Red Hook Surrounding Neighborhoods

South Slope

IBZ

Connecting Streets

Connecting Subway (1/4 Mile Radii)

Industrial Business Zone (IBZ)

Topography (10’ Increments)

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Major Street Connections through site Minor Street Connections through site Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) Subway Connections to site

Regional Composite Analysis

Transit station w/ 1/4 mile walking circle

Existing Satillite

Existing Figure Ground

3rd avenue

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hoyt street

KLY HICK N Q S S UEE TRE E NS EXP T RES

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Mixed Commercial/Residential Buildings COL U

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smith street

bond street

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nevins street

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3rd avenue

nevins street

bond street

Multi-Family Elevator Buildings

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hoyt street

Multi-Family Walk-up Buildings HU

smith street

One and Two Family Buildings

Commercial/Office Buildings

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Industrial/Manufacturing SUM MIT STR Transportation/Utility EET W Public OFacilities and Institutions BO ODH WN ULL E STR Open Space ST EET RE Parking Facilities ET SE AB Vacant Land RI NG All other or No Data RAP ST STR ELYE RE EET ET L

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union street

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M1-2 M3-1

union street

union street

union street

carroll street

carroll street

carroll street

carroll street

3rd street

3rd street

M1-1

3rd street

M2-1

2nd avenue

M8-2

2nd avenue

M3-1

3rd street

R6

9th stree

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9th stree

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9th street

9th street

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Existing Building Use

3rd avenue

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2nd avenue

3rd avenue

2nd avenue

Existing Zoning

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4th avenue

hamilton pla

R6 4th avenue

M1-22

hamilton pla

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R8

3rd avenue

bond street

hoyt street

smith street

nevins street

1" = 150"- 0'

union street

union street

carroll street carroll street

3rd street

2nd avenue

3rd street

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Existing Building Types

3rd avenue

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4th avenue

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9th street

A Sustainable, Resilient, Environmentally Healthy Community Invest in Our Parks, Schools, Transit, and Waterfront

Strengthen the Manufacturing Sector and Create Good Jobs

1 Residential Narrative

2

Keep Gowanus Creative and Mixed-Use

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Narrative

Preserve and Create Affordable Housing for an Inclusive Community

3

Secure a Pathway for Responsible Growth

1

Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) Narrative

2

3

PROPOSED PHASING PROPOSED PROPOSED PHASING PHASING PIONEERPIONEERPIONEER

Pioneer Plan

INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE MATURE MATURE MATURE

Intermediate Plan

Mature Plan

3rd avenue

nevins street

bond street

hoyt street

smith street

FOUND IN: Main Street Neigborhood Street (T5/T6) Rowhouse elevated entry/at grade

union street

Flats with shared stair (tenament)

union street

carroll street carroll street

Flex Street (T5/T6/Special District) Open Floor Plan (1-2 story at grade)

Open Floor Plan (3-5 story elevated entry)

3rd street

2nd avenue

3rd street

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4th avenue

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9th street

Urban Center/ T.O.D (T6) Midrise (5-8 stories)

Tower (9 stories+)

3rd avenue

nevins street

bond street

hoyt street

smith street

Existing Zoning Allowance

union street

union street

carroll street carroll street

3rd street

Example of allowed zoning varieance

3rd street

Special District (IBZ) T-5 Flex

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T-5 Main Street

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T-6/T.O.D

T-5 Neighborhood Street

Form Based Code Proposal

1" = 150"- 0'

Proposed Figure Ground

1" = 150"-0'

Proposed Public Space

warren street

baltic street

butler street

3rd avenue

nevins street

degraw street

sackett street

union street

union street

president street

president street

douglas street

sackett street

sackett street

union street

butler street

degraw street

degraw street

sackett street

baltic street

douglas street

douglas street

degraw street

baltic street

butler street

butler street

douglas street

bond street

smith street

baltic street

warren street hoyt street

warren street

3rd avenue

nevins street

bond street

hoyt street

smith street

warren street

union street

president street

president street

carroll street

carroll street carroll street

carroll street

2nd street

2nd street

1st street

1st street

3rd street

3rd street

5th street

3rd street

hoyt street

spectre street

5th street

4th street

3rd street

hoyt street

spectre street

4th street

2nd street

2nd avenue

5th street

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luquer street

eet nelson str

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6th street

huntington

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huntington

7th street

9th stree

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7th street

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8th street

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6th street

8th street

garnet street

garnet street

9th street

9th street

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12th street

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12th street

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Existing Street Grid

2nd avenue

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11th street

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4th avenue

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hamilton pla ce

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10th street

bush stree

11th street

4th avenue

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bush stree

centre stree

2nd avenue

10th street

hamilton pla ce

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centre stree

3rd avenue

hoyt street

bond street

nevins street

1" = 150"-0'

smith street

1" = 150"- 0'

union street

union street

carroll street carroll street

3rd street

3rd street

9th stree

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Existing Population Density

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9th street

Head of Canal

Market Center

Arts District

Transit Oriented Development

Commercial Transit District

Industrial District North

The main goals to achieve in this node were to create a public space to celebrate the historic industrial buildings at the end of the canal, and to form a connection from the park to the canal activity. This area will serve as a Creating pubic space natural ending of a path of public space along the canal, close proximity to Market to with celebrate the historic Central and eventually to the highest industrial buildings at theexisting end residential density of Gowanus in the public

Head of Canal

ve View

Axonometric View

ve View

of the canal, and expanding the park to connect to the canal. This area is the natural ending of a path of A C public space along the canal, Section Cut [Reflecting Pool Between Bond St. and Nevins St. ] 1” = 32’ D with close proximity to the highest existing residential density of Gowanus in the public housing towers.

1” = 50’

Butler St.

from Degraw St. to Douglass St. and adding

F

A

Section Cut [Reflecting Pool Between Douglass St. and Degraw St.] 1” = 32’

E

Douglass St.

C Douglass St.

D

season use and outdoor activities featured in B

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an View

Degraw St.

E

Bond St.

= 64’

Sackett St.

F

Degraw St.

Nevins St.

ve View

Sackett St.

B

N

Market Center

Center

Market Center

Creating a neighborhoodscaled center of Gowanus focused around a market surrounded by the densest area of commercial activity paired with appropriate increases in residential density with the aim of creating a stronger sense of community. This area is the highest existing center of activity in the neighborhood, as it is intersected by half of the streets that bridge the Canal.

Axonometric View 1” = 50’

Section Cut Through Canal and Nevins Street 1” = 32’

Canal Street

Section Cut Through Union Street and Carroll Street

1” = 64’

Axonometric View

Carroll Street

Nevins Street

Plan View

A

Union Street

President Street

Canal Street

1” = 32’

Nevins Street

Bond Street

Union Street

Bond Street

Phase

A

Carroll Street

President Street

B

trict + Batcave B Artist Lofts

C

Arts District

Creating an arts-focused district within Gowanus, aiming to support the creative nature of the neighborhood Axonometric View while revitalizing one of the neighborhood’s most beloved buildings that currently sits unused, the E Batcave.

Section Cut Across Canal Between Second Street and First Street Basin 1” = 50’

C Canal Front

D

1” = 32’

B

D

D Canal Revitalization Not to Scale

Elevation Along Canal Front

B

1” = 32’

A

E C

F

D

A

E C

F

Plan View 1” = 64’

F

N

Industrial District North While home to many industrial business types, the outdated building forms housing these businesses is hindering the potential growth of businesses in the area. A lack of diversity in building type and connections to greater Gowanus also hinders District North from becoming a vital part of Gowanus urban fabric.

Transit-Oriented Development Intermediate Phase

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Spectre Street

Mature Phase

Axonometric View 1” = 50’

Creating a transit oriented development in the biggest stretch of under- or nonutilized land in Gowanus that would support a redeveloped transit station, while aiming to meet the desire for substantiallyincreased residential density within Gowanus.

4th Place

Section Cut [Hoyt Street] 1” = 32’

Street

N

Hoyt Street Shared Street Not to Scale

A B C D E

eet Nelson Str

Spectre Street

Luquer Street

B

Commercial Transit District

onometric View

= 50’

E

Plan View

1” = 64’

A

Redeveloping the transit C station at 9th / Smith in order to support both the nearby transit-oriented development on the west of the canal and the nearby industrial sector on the east of the canal, while also developing the transit station as a commercial center that compliments F the market commercial center near the opposite corner of Gowanus.

D

B

ction Cut [Huntington St under the elevated rail facing north]

= 32’

ction Cut [9th St curved facade of the transit station facing north]

= 32’

C

Axonometric View

1” = 50’

Section Cut [Huntington St under the elevated rail facing north]

1” = 32’

Section Cut [9th St curved facade of the transit station facing north]

F

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