LandXhibit christopher mateo
la 7010 / fall 2009 professor jeremy foster
curating urban infrastructure: highbridge crossing new york, ny
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Washington Heights median income and median property values are slightly larger than that of the Bronx, in addition the urban fabric in Washington Heights is regularized and democratized in the grid compared to the inpredictability of the layout in the Bronx.
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This trail is important to draw people to an interventionist High Bridge park design in addition to link to the larger manhattan Greenway.
C. Displacement Predictability The owner occupied housing is only 6.5% in both communities, lending itself to displacement.
D. Housing Stock More than 90% of houses in both areas are multi-family dwellings with more than 10 families in a building. North Harlem’s about 70% of houses were built before 1950s. On the other hand, Bronx has more newly built houses, more than 40% between 1950s and 1990s.
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The Bronx park is not only smaller, but has a smaller ratio of well maintained open space compared to its Washington Heights counterpart.
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The park in Washington Heights is not only larger, but also has a larger ratio of well maintained open space compared to its Bronx counterpart.
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Grey fields and the 207th St. rail yard of NYC Subway system and Metro North’s Highbridge Yard dominate the watefront.
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These static open spaces hav e the opportunity to provide structure without the infrastructural investment.
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In addition to horizontal and multi-planal infrastructure, grade differentiation plays a large part in keeping the waterfront and open space discontinuous.
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The Major Deegan Expressway, frontage roads, the Cross Bronx Expway, and the George Washington Bridge splice and create gradients in the land both horizontally and vertically.
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Outdoor Gallery Locations
35’ x 35’ Tree Grid Discontigious parcels of land remain lifeless in the centers of the shapes created by the on and off ramps for the various pieces of highway and train transportation. Linking the parcels by physical means would be infeasible. Visual connection would be best, and the programme for art creates an outdoor exhibit venue with multiple individual parcels available for exhibit space.
The Major Deegan expressway experiences the largest amount of daily traffic, AND ample views to the site. The average speed is 35 mph, by creating a grid that is 35’ x 35’, many instances are made available by which the exhibit areas can be framed by rows of trees. The grid begins at the intersection of the Major Deegan and the Hamilton Bridge. The grid is stopped by the railroad tracks, since they views are interrupted here.
Secondary gallery space
Beginning of Grid
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Viewsheds preserved from Tree Grid
Signifigant Views from infrastructure In addition to the views from infrastructure, two structures designed to move people vertically and occupy both the slope adjacent to the Bronx HB Park and the Harlem Riverfront will occupy the Highbridge in order to bring an extra sense of intrigue and create more of a destination. These spaces can also be used as indoor gallery spaces.
The grid is then broken by viewshed preservation and infrastructure horizontal placement. The gallery spaces are then graded to make their Xhibit areas most available from the key areas of infrastructure they are meant to be viewed from.
Viewshed Viewing Area/Vertical navigation created
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Secondary Gallery Space
Primary Gallery Spaces
Meadowland Open Space
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High Bridge Building (Gallery space and stairwell to waterfront)
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Renovated High Bridge Park Building
Scale: 1” = 300’
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Northern Perspective from High Bridge Building LandXhibit
Eastern Perspective from Major Deegan Expressway LandXhibit
Eastern Perspective from offramp LandXhibit