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PHILIDELPHIA ON TARGET: A LOW IMPACT DESIGN FOR PETTY ISLAND
CHALLENGE: “HOW MIGHT PETTY ISLAND AND THE LAND ADJACENT TO IT ON THE PHILADELPHIA SIDE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER BE DEVELOPED AS A VISIONARY 21ST CENTURY COMPLEX THAT CREATIVELY ADDRESSES TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S CULTURAL, ENIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS?”
OBJECTIVES: CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORTATION/ACCESS
VISION: PROPOSE LID (LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT) IMPROVEMENTS TO PETTY ISLAND. CREATE AND CONNECT CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AMENITIES. FURTHER THE CENTRAL DELAWARE’S MASTER PLAN OBJECTIVE OF ATRACTING THE PHILADELPHIA GREEN MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE RIVER EDGE. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A BALANCE WITH THE EXISTING FLORA AND FAUNA.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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SITE ANALYSIS
NEW YORK, NY
REGIONALCOMPARISON
POPULATION: 8,405,837 2030 POJECTED POP: 9,100,000 OPEN SPACE: 27%
PHILADELPHIA, PA
POPULATION: 1,547,607 2035 PROJECTED POP: 1,657,000 OPEN SPACE: 12%
WASHINGTON, D.C.
POPULATION: 601,723 2025 PROJECTED POP: 648,400 OPEN SPACE: 18%
CITY INVENTORY
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MASTER PLAN
110.7 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE 35% IS BUILT SPACE 6.7 ACRES OF PARK SPACE 8.5 MILES OF MULTI-USE TRAILS 2.9 LINEAR MILES OF RESTORED BEACH 9 CONNECTING STREETS 25,000 RESIDENTS 18,000 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SPACE FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA TO PLAY! $850 MILLION
PHASING SCHEDULE PHASE I
YEAR: 2035
New bridge to support the next stage of develop Industrial building park High density residential Green Roofs Maglev Floating apartment complexes Floating wind farm2 Solar paving
YEAR: 2060
Green education buildings Green research campus Solar Panel Rooftop Farms Public Harbors Commercial buildings Floating wind farm
Developed open spaces Bridge connecting Philadelphia & New Jersey Low/High density residential Commercial Solar power waterwheels Green Roofs Amphibious houses Solar Paving PHASE III
PHASE II
YEAR: 2085
PHASE IV Mixed use buildings Observation decks Industrial park expansion Modern towers Sky-Tran maglev hover monorail
YEAR: 2110
WETLANDS RESTORATION
SHORELINE BUFFER RESTORATION
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VIEW EAST INTO NEW JERSEY FROM PHILADELPHIA SHORE.
LONG SECTION: AT INTELLIGENT BRIDGE LOOKING WEST PhiLIDadelphia
STREET SECTION
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SKY-TRAN
SOLAR PAVING
FLOATING APARTMENTS
AMPHIBIOUS HOUSES
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MAGLEV CAR & RAIL LINE
FLOATING WIND-TURBINES
SOLAR WATER-WHEELS
INNOVATION AND SMART TECHNOLOGY PhiLIDadelphia
MODERN TOWERS
IN CONCLUSION, THERE WERE FOUR (4) IDEAS THAT COLLECTIVELY DROVE OUR DESIGN: THE IDEA OF A BALANCED CO-EXISTANCE WITH THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE, A GOAL TO RE-ESTABLISH THE ECO-SYSTEM TO ITS FORMER GLORY, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLY MODERN, ‘LOW IMPACT’ CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE MITIGATION OF EXISTING POLLUTION SOURCES. THE PHILIDELPHIA DESIGN ACKNOWLDGES THAT THE AREA SEVERELY LACKS GREEN AND OPEN SPACES. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT PETTY ISLAND SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE IN IT’S CURRENT STATE OR DEVOTED TOTALLY AS A PRESERVATION. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OUR PAST LESSONS FROM ASSIGNING IMPROPER LAND-USES, PETTY ISLAND WOULD IN FACT BECOME A MODEL ON HOW WE COULD BEST CO-EXIST WITH NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA. WHILE NOT ONLY PRESERVING THEIR HABITATS, THE PHILIDELPHIA DESIGN CALLS FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIVE LANDSCAPE. IN ALL REGARDS INCLUDING AIR, WATER AND LAND QUALITY, WE ACCOUNT FOR THE MAINTENANCE, MITIGATION AND CLEAN-UP OF THE EXISTING WET-LANDS, BROWN FIELDS AND RIVER WATER USING ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND SMARTH TECHNOLOGY. THE PHILIDELPHIA DESIGN PROPOSES THE USE OF ONLY THE CLEANEST AND MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION AND SITE MATERIALS. BUILDINGS WOULD PERFORM SEVERAL SERVICES, CHIEF AMONG THEM; GATERING ALTERNATIVE ENERIGES. WE PROPOSE SPACE WITHIN THIS VISIONARY, 21ST CENTURY DESIGN, BE DESIGNATED TO THE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES. IN ADDITION TO ADDING JOBS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, PHILADELPHIA WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRESS TOWARDS BECOMING A ‘GREENE COUNTRIE TOWNE”. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REVIEWING OUR PROPOSAL.
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