CREATING A BACLANCED , HEALTHY, INCLUSIVE,VIBRANT, EMPOWERED COMMUNITY IN THE LOGAN TRIANGLE
APA STUDENTS COMPETITION 2023: ABDUL SAMAD AGHA | ADITI HOTI | BENEETTA MARY JOSE | VARSHINI RENIKUNTA
Create a well-balanced, healthy, energetic, and dynamic environment with a mix of residential, commercial, and recreational uses that fits well with the surrounding context to restore the grandeur of Logan Triangle that formerly attracted people. A community that improves and inspires people every day.
The buildings on the site periphery should take into account the context of the neighbourhood in order to create an infill development that reacts to the site condition. As a result, the structures would be row houses that are three stores high and follow the scale and architecture style of the surrounding context.
The interior housing would be of slightly higher density and would have a complementary architecture style like a stacked /garden apartment but the maximum height of the building would step up to 4 floors so that the scale of the building is in transition from the road and surrounding context. Thos would make the building feel more that blends in with the surrounding context.
The detached garages facing the alley could potentially be converted into another microunit to accommodate students and young couples who dont want to purchase a home.
The apartment building closest to the urban farm would be a mixed use building with ground floor retail. The addition of the building would liven up Wyoming Ave
Pavilion Jewish Landmark All phase housing combinedly would have 1/3rd housing for less than 80% AMI 1/3rd housing for less than 80%120% AMI 1/3rd market rate housing. A total of 10% senior housing is included
The site would be marked with a Jewish sculpture that would serve as a landmark for this area because the existing site and its surrounding context historically had a vibrant Jewish culture and has a past connected to it. Jewish mosaic art will be added to the intersections along Wyoming Ave and N 9th street where pedestrians are given priority in order to tie it to the past and the locals.
As a landmark in Urban Park
At the intersections in pedestrian prioritised boluvard
equity problem.Homeownership opportunities and the possibility for popup retail as a small business “incubator” creates wealth creation opportunities for those shut out of these options.
AFTER PHASE 2
HEALTH: All proposed residences
will have separate grey and black water collection systems. Grey water will be recycled for gardening purposes. Waste is also disposed of in three categories: wet, dry, and recyclable.
PHASE 0 PHASE 0 PHASE 1
2 PHASE 3 PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY STREET TRAIL TRAIL CREEK W WYOMING AVE W LOUDON ST W WINGOHOCKING ST N 11TH ST N 9TH ST WROOSEVELTBLVD 1 4 3 2 5 11 11 12 13 5 6 7 10 14 15 16 1 11 12 13 14 Phase 2 Phase 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 Phase 0 Phase 1 15 16 EDGE CONDITION R 2 HOUSIN WLOUDONST EDGE CONDITION WLOUDONST EDGE CONDITION TIER 2 HOUSING WLOUDONST Trail Community Gardens/ Saturday Market Pop up Retail spaces Row Housing Grocery Expansion Urban Farm/ Greenhouse Skill Development Center Permanent Retail Creek Restoration and Trails Tier 2 Stacked/ Garden Apartments Commercial Permanent Retail Space Tier 3 Mixed Use Development Permanent Commercial School Bike Lanes Bus Stops Metro Station Trash Collection Point Community Gardens Existing Church
PHASE
EXISTING LAND USE EXISTING CONDITION The Logan neighborhood is 74% residential, however there are many businesses and enterprises in the immediate vicinity. The Hunting Park, a sizable recreational area, is close by the site. The location has excellent transit network connectivity. A traditional biking path encircles the neighborhood and passes by the site. The existing metro stops and the bus connectivity makes the site easily accessible. BIKE AND BUS ACCESS TRANSIT NETWORK Residential Commercial Mixed Use Industrial Parks Vacant Parcel Conventional Paint Buffered 1/4 mile buffer Walkable Commercial corridor Auto Oriented Commercial Urban Arterial Low density Residential Local street 1/4 mile buffer PROPOSED DESIGN CHANGE Urban Farm Pop Up Retail Row Houses Pedestrian priortized Blvd Commercial/ Skill development center Daycare Interim Use Playground Urban Farm/ Saturday Market Grocery store Trail Creek Stacked Houses Medical Clinics Insurance agent’s office Mixed Use Development Office spaces Banquet Facilities Schools
B-HIVE PHASE 0 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Site Commercial Medical Place of Worship Playground Institutional Grocery Park The site is surrounded by a number of small businesses that can play a vital role in reviving the triangle and participating in various public engagement initiatives.
Transfer to redevelopment Authority Pop Up Retail Repair Cafes Logan Hope and Chrches coupons RFPs following this document Site Cleanup Interim UsePlayground Building pedestrian priority street Roosevelt Blvd intersection SSD sidewalk and bike path repair Urban farming and Saturday market Row House and Microunits Trash sorting and collection Greywater reuse system Creek restoration Trail Construction Bike ped lighting and heating Grocery store Daycare Banks Neighbourhood watch association Replace existing street light fixture Stacked houses Clothing and apparel store Restaurants Insurance agents office Medical clinics Agriculture workshop Mixed Use Housing School Office Banquet Multi Use Classrooms Short term goals Mid term goals Long term goals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENT: Greenhouse Elevated Trails Pedestrian Prioritized street Creek Community Pavilion Urban Farm/ Saturday Market Street Furniture Ample Adequate Lighting fixtures DURING PHASE 1 Surrounding Context Proposed Rowhouses New Lighting Fixtures New Crosswalks Updated Sidewalks and Bike Lanes HOUSING: SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT: HOUSING VARIETY AND MIX: EQUITY: Phase 1 will have Rowhouses that blends with existing context. There is an option for 2 garage becoming microunits to cater to the students from Temple university, also as an extra cash for the residents in the house. These microunits are rentable. The site sits in a low income neighborhood with limited housing, shopping, and open space opportunities of a kind that would be present in more affluent neighborhoods. By providing these amenities and removing an eyesore in this neighborhood, the current residents have an improved quality of life.The environmental remediation and creation of new recreation and mobility options eliminate a source of environmental inequity in the community.Urban farming and markets addresses a food
Since the site has areas that are filled with 30ft coal ash, any strong construction would require a foundation of atleast 55ft deep. Temporary pop yp retail structures are given that doesnot require strong foundation. Healthy Food Clean Environment Pop up Clinics Mix of Land Use Well connected street network Bike and Trail infrastructure High quality space multigenerational Playing space for children Community Gardens Waste Disposal Increased access to nature
Uses solar energy to illuminate the footpath at night. The residual heat could be used to power streetlights and prevent icing on cycle paths.
CULTURE AND LANDMARK:
