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Morphology
Typology
Houses and Retail Buildings 1 Story attached family housing 2-3 story 1 family housing 2-3 story multi-family housing Manufacturing Buildings ○ Modern Architecture ○ Classic Architecture 1-3 story bldgs 3-6 story bldgs Stores and Businesses ○ 1 story plaza ○ Detached various modern design Classic Institutional and Commercial Buildings Schools Churches Neighborhood Services ○ Gas stations ○ Institutional Modern/Classic ○ Food Service (McDonalds, etc..) Open-space Vacant land ○ Brownfield/Greenfield Park and Gardens Dilapidated or Abandoned Buildings in Disrepair
Lynch Analysis
Environmental Design and Mental Mapping
Problem Statement
What to do with old industrial buildings and sites so that they may be re-used to better serve the surrounding community? What possible assets do they provide for the
community ○ Mixed-use space, open-space, business and art
functions ○ Can be a catalyst for community action and revitalization ○ How are re-uses decided? Community input, neighborhood evaluation, market demand and developer preference
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The goal is to turn the Cedar Avenue Power-plant into a community asset that brings new life and energy to the neighborhood by attracting a diverse group of artists and entrepreneurs that wish to live and work in such a unique environment Accomplished sustainably through a commitment to the environment, historic preservation, community needs, and with an eye toward being marketable and profitable. Implementation would require re-zoning to multiuse flex-use zoning. Funding can be accomplished through the usual layer-cake financing utilizing public and private funding to rehab the structure(s) in a phased approach that allows for tight financial oversight and quick move-in potential.
Design Solution: Plan Overview and Street View Brewery/Concert Hall Or Industrial Business
Main Arts Building
Green-space Courtyard
Parking
Lofts/Apart ments
Retail/Office
Parking
North 100 ft
Use
Sq/ft
#/ Style
Art
Approx.14,700 per floor
Multiple Floors (2-4)
Brewery Industrial
14,700
Open Floor Plan
Retail / Office
30,000
2 floors
Lofts / Apartments
1,800
30 units
Green-space
5 Acres
Planned – Natural
Parking (Yl)
220
350sq/ft
North
500 ft
Main Power-Plant Art Building •Asses infrastructure needs and get building up to code •Revert exterior to historical preservation (original design) standards •Re-furbish interior for use as individual artist studios/lofts •Add sky-lights to roof for increased natural sunlight
Design Example: Lake Erie Templar Building Re-purposed industrial building to art studios and installation/show space
Main Power-Plant Building
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Parking Solutions •Parking will total 220 spaces •Assuming 350sq/ft per space •Sustainable designs with porous paving, rain swales and native plantings •Design for a natural transition into a recreation green-space, (overflow parking, wildflower meadows and orchard/community gardens
Transitional Recreation Green-space Parking
Orchard Community Gardens
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Westinghouse Lofts •Old Westinghouse Building converted to loft apartments •30 units at 1,800 sq/ft each •Could be reconfigured to meet market demands •Design elements include a green-roof with patio and garden space •Open floor designs with possible re-tooling for subsidized and marketrate units of different size •Heat and cooling from geo-thermal field created when the parking area is under construction
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Middle Retail / Office Space •Design Solution involves demolition of existing structures while maintaining original historic facade •New building will be width of power-plant designed in a greenhouse style reminiscent of London’s Crystal Palace of old •Resulting space behind building will be used for an intimate green-space / plaza as well as 10 additional handicap and service vehicle parking spaces •An additional feature includes a garden walkway between the lofts and the art building
Cleve. Hts. Historical Society Old Cleve. Hts. City Hall Re-imagined as glass Commercial building with Original facade.
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Brewery / Industrial Business / Music Hall •Old Boiler House could be re-imagined as a multiple use building, possibilities include; A brewery, Concert Hall, Industrial Businesses, etc... •Front service building could serve as a restaurant/pub depending on boiler building use or demolished in favor of patio space, immediate off street parking, and/or landscaped greenspace
Design Example: Bottlehouse Brewery in Cleve. Hts Re-used and re-furb. of old retail/commercial space
Photos courtesy of Cleveland Scene, ClevelandHops.com And Bottlehouse Brewery
Streetscape •Streetscape design involves use of best practices including: • Green-swales with native plantings • Drought resistant shade trees • Historical lighting fixtures • Street amenities including benches and trash cans •Ashland Road could be resurfaced to the under-lying original brick and replaced as necessary
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Conclusions and Alternatives
Alternative Scenarios depending on money and timing include the demolition of un-usable buildings and focusing on just refurbishment of the power-plant. Interviews and surveys of squatters / homeless who use the site now to see if they can be involved somehow and not just displaced. Site design could incorporate surrounding vacant lots for possible future redevelopment. Power sub-station at Cedar and Ashland could also be incorporated into site design.