Infill Philadelphia: SOAK IT UP! by Chris Mohr

REVITALIZING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

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Competition Packet

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up!

Design Competition

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! is a partnership between the Philadelphia Water Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Community Design Collaborative to explore green stormwater infrastructure as a catalyst for revitalizing neighborhoods in Philadelphia and other cities. In October 2012, Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! launched an interdisciplinary design competition to gather innovative, engaging, cost-effective, and readily implementable models for green stormwater infrastructure. Participants focused on one of the three competition sites, each reflecting a common example of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial, commercial and residential landscape. 28 teams, 101 firms and 315 participants from the Philadelphia region and other U.S. cities including New York City, St. Louis, Chicago, Oakland, and Portland responded to the design competition.

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! Design Competition

ENTRIES

WAREHOUSE WATERSHED 1 Leveraging Water + Plants in Zero Lot Sites Roofmeadow, Philadelphia, PA WINNER

2 Soak City - A 10 Acre Ecodistrict

Roger Marvel Architects, New York, NY FINALIST

3 Disconnect + Reconnect

Blades & Goven LLC, Fairfield, CT FINALIST

4 Reinstating the Hydrological Cycle TRN Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

5 Drop: Maximizing Stormwater Infrastructure

Investments to Shape Sustainable Neighborhood Development

AKRF, MT. Laurel, NJ

6 [WATER]SHED

Johnson Stromberg Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

7 Darby Redux

Dewberry, MT. Laurel, NJ

8 Food From Water

Hunt Engineering, Malvern, PA

SEE ENTRY FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING ON EACH TEAM

RETAIL RETROFIT

9 Stormwater reStore

Urban Engineers Inc., Philadelphia, PA WINNER

10 From Gray to Green

Michael Baker Corporation, Philadelphia, PA FINALIST

11 XPHIL

AGENCY Architects, St. Louis, MO FINALIST

12 Big (Bio)Box

Stantec Consulting Services, Philadelphia, PA

13 H2011

BAU Architecture, Elkins Park, PA

14 The MARKet Loop

Austin-Mergold, Philadelphia, PA

15 Soak It Up Today

RBA Group, New York, NY

16 Vital Community Connections Through Green Infrastructure

Brenton Landscape Architects, Philadelphia, PA

17 Commercial Retail Retrofit

Remington, Vernick & Beach Engineers, Conshohocken, PA

18 Retail Retrofit

Lawrence Group Architects, Philadelphia, PA

19 Transformation

Princeton Hydro, Sicklerville, NJ

20 Retail Retrofit

Ramla Benaissa Architects, Philadelphia, PA

21 Retail Retrofit: Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferry Shopping Center Weston Solutions, West Chester, PA

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! Design Competition

ENTRIES

GREENING THE GRID

22 Meeting Green

Olin Design Studio, Philadelphia, PA WINNER

23 UN/Plug & Flow

Locus Partners, Philadelphia, PA FINALIST

24 GREEN City CLEAN Waters Queen Village

Pennsyllvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA FINALIST

25 Greening of Queen Village

Hatch Mott MacDonald, Philadelphia, PA

26 Queen Village

HDI, Allentown, PA

27 Singing in the Rain

Duffield Associates, Philadelphia, PA

28 Blue and Greening the Grid

Charles Loomis Chariss McAfee Architects, Philadelphia, PA

SEE ENTRY FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING ON EACH TEAM

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WINNER Leveraging Water + Plants in Zero Lot Sites

Roofmeadow, Philadelphia, PA James Adams Laura Hansplant

Lauren Mandel Charlie Miller Jane Winkel

In Posse - a subsidiary of AKF, Philadelphia, PA Shannon Kaplan

m2 Architecture, Philadelphia PA Muscoe Martin

Meliora Environmental Design LLC, Phoenixville, PA Michele Adams Kate Evasic

Altje Hoekstra Molly Julian Joshua McFarland

SED Design, Blue Bell, PA S.Edgar David

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FINALIST SOAK CITY - 10 Acre Ecodistrict

Roger Marvel Architects, New York, NY Ann Ha Isabelle Moutaud

Robert Rogers Tyler Swanson

HR&A Advisors, Inc., Washington, DC Stockton Williams

Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, WA Tricia DeMarco Drew Gangnes

Lily Siu Ondrej Sklenar

WRT, Philadelphia, PA Ignacio Bunster-Ossa Misa Chen

Joshua Seyfried Eric Tamulonis

FINALIST Disconnect + Redirect

Blades & Goven, LLC, Fairfield, CT Earl Goven Lisa Goven Nick Yuschak

Environetics Design Inc, Philadelphia, PA Jonathan Hicks William Westhafer

JD Bravo Co. Construction Management, Malvern, Robert Gallant

Reinstating the Hydrological Cycle

TRN Architecture, Philadelphia, PA Thomas Nickel

STV Engineering Inc, Philadelphia, PA Aaron Roche

Urban EcoForms, LLC, Philadelphia, PA Micah Shapiro Marissa Policastro

Drop: Maximizing Stormwater Infrastructure Investments to Shape Sustainable Neighborhood Development

AKRF, Mt. Laurel, NJ Kevin Flynn Julie Hendrickson

Susan Jainchill Lia Mastropolo Rod Ritchie

Keith Rowan Shawn Shotzberger Shandor Szalay

Burke Plumbing and Heating, Philadelphia, PA Tom Burke

DIGSAU, Philadelphia, PA Jules Dingle Jesse Mainwaring Nicholas Musser

Interface Studio, Philadelphia, PA Ashley DiCaro Jamie Granger Scott Page

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell & Naccarato, Philadelphia, PA Allen Miller Michael Herrmann Ann Marie Schneider

PUBLIC - PRIVATE GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

INDUSTRIAL: WAREHOUSE [WATER]SHED PROJECT STATS 3.07 ACRES MANAGED 4.61 ACRES GREENED VOLUME: 200,812 SF @ 1.5” RAINFALL $9.96 / SF SMP IMPROVEMENTS $11 / SF ENTIRE PROJECT SCOPE Our proposal adds a new [water]shed roof structure above the existing Darby & Son warehouse that will redirect its rainwater, in a visible way, to a bioretention basin within a new public park across the street - linking the two parcels in an innovative public-private partnership.

PARK STRUCTURE DETAILS

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BUILDING DOWNSPOUT OUTLET CONTROL STRUCTURE BIORETENTION BASIN PLANTING

STORMWATER FROM WAREHOUSE ROOF BIOSWALE

3:1 SIDE SLOPE BIORETENTION PLANTING SOIL CLEAN 3/4” STONE (8”)

OUTLET CONTROL CONNECTION TO EXISTING STORM SEWER

BIORETENTION | [WATER]SHED NEW PARK STRUCTURE (EDUCATION) NEW BIORETENTION BASIN (INFILTRATION)

NEW PUBLIC PARK

BASIN FOOTPRINT

EXISTING VACANT LOT

NEW ROOF SURFACE (COLLECTION)

NEW ROOF STRUCTURE

EXISTING ROOF

EXISTING STRUCTURE

Le Fresnoy | Bernard Tschumi Architects

PROJECT TEAM

Elise Geyelin, RLA • Johnston Stromberg Architecture, Inc. • KS Engineers, P.C. • Larsen & Landis

[WATER]SHED

Johnson Stromber Architecture, Philadelphia, PA Brian Johnston Christopher Stromberg Emily Stromberg

KS Engineering, PC, Philadelphia, PA David Hassinger Sean Skierski

Larsen & Landis, Philadelphia, PA Brad Landis Olivia Tarricone Elise Geyelin

Darby Redux

Dewberry, Mt. Laurel, NJ James Brown Erin Dalius Antonio Federici Thomas Graupensperger Erin Gehan James Heeren

Mario Iannelli Michael Ince Rocco Marucci Clifford Moore Brian Sayre Joanne Slaman Anna Young

Food From Water Hunt Engineering, Malvern, PA Geoffery Creary Jim Eder Stephanie Grannetino Justin Keller Sebastian Kretschmer

Sarah Leeper Jared Lowman Peter Myers Helen Nadel Stephen Sinclair

Ben Tropp Elizabeth Werner Amy Wetherby

Brawer & Hauptman Architects, Philadelphia, PA David Brawer Michael Hauptman Scott Larkin

Greener Partners, Collegeville, PA Jason Ingle Meg MacCurtin

Simone Collins Landscape Architecture, Norristown, PA Cynthia Adams Peter Simone

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CREDIT: Photography by Ashley Hahn, Plan Philly

WINNER Stormwater reStore

Urban Engineers Inc., Philadelphia, PA Fiona Chau Christopher Gubeno

Daniel Humes Kate Mundie

David Vodila Angelo Waters

Mathews Nielson Landscape Architects, New York, Heather Fuhrman Emily Gordon

Kim Mathews Johanna Phelps

Spiezle Architectural Group, Trenton, NJ Robert Kauffmann A. Stevens Krug

FINALIST From Gray to Green

Michael Baker Corporation, Philadelphia, PA Mark Alisesky Sarah Bowen Chrissy Caggiano Eric Frary

Laura Frein John Hohenstein Taryn Murray Pierre Ravacon

Julia Rosenbloom Alexis Williams

RBF Consulting - A Baker Company, Irvine, CA Daniel Apt Cathy Johnson

Newell, Tereska & MacKay Engineering, Dillsburn, PA Ryan Burrows Paul DeBarry Jeffrey MacKay John Yamashita

FINALIST X PHIL Performative Landscape

AGENCY Architecture, St. Louis, MO Ersela Kripa Stephen Mueller

Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, IL Ryan Wilson

KS Engineers, Philadelphia, PA Sean Marzolf

Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University in St. Louis Kees Lokman

Big (BIO) Box

Stantec Consulting Services, Philadelphia, PA Drew Arnold Tom Berenbrok Steve Brown Bernadette Callahan Michael Clark Michael Connor Dan Edgerton

Dan Edgerton Joe Jenkins Lairon Lawrence Eric Lowry Jim Malanos Mark Moore Christopher Nolan

Clif Quay Omar Rosa Gary Sharp Kevin Smith Dave Spellman Matthew Wolfe

Fishtank PHL, Philadelphia, PA Carrie Foster Louis Chang

Christopher Kircher Todd Rubio

South of South Neighborhood Association, Philadelphia, PA Andrew Dalzell

Studio Bryan Hanes, Philadelphia, PA Bryan Hanes Amy Linsenmayer

Kasey Toomey Pete Malandra

STV Engineering Inc, Philadelphia, PA Aaron Roche Ronald Elmo Edward Politowski

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BAU Architecture, Elkins Park, PA Eugenia Ellis David Kratzer

Jennie VanDuyne Melissa Van Slett

carlsonDESIGN Landscape Architects, Erdenheim, PA

David Carlson

Cedarville Engineering Group, LLC, Chester Springs, Sara Pevaroff Schuh

Gin Smith Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA Gin Smith

SALT DESIGN STUDIO, Bala Cynwyd, PA Sara Pevaroff Schuh

GRAY’S FERRY GREEN soak it up! commercial:retail retrofit

Taken from Schuylkill River Trail Master Plan prepared by MGA Partners, Architects August 2005

Taken from Soak it up! Commercial Retail Retrofit Packet

H2O II PROJECT TEAM April Barkasi, Cedarville Engineering David Carlson, David Carlson Design Eugenia Victoria Ellis, PhD., AIA, BAU Architecture David Kratzer, AIA, BAU Architecture Sara Pevaroﬀ Schuh, Salt Design Studio Gin Smith, Breathe Design Jennie VanDuyne, BAU Architecture Melissa VanSlett, LEED AP ID+C, BAU Architecture

Gray’s Ferry Neighborhood

Schuykill River Watershed in Relation to Project Site

Gray’s Ferry Green presents a model for managing stormwater on a brownfield through a trio of creative strategies applicable to similar sites. Brownfields are a special challenge, since infiltration is not an option. This obstacle is resolved by moving water up instead of down; wind was the inspiration and became the touchstone for design. Both stormwater fees and utility costs are reduced for the owner through innovative stormwater treatment and clean, wind energy. Energy is produced by a series of Aero-matic Wind Foils lining the property edge. The Aero-matic Wind Foils block the odor from the adjacent recycling plant and replace it with a pleasant smell, generate electricity using the Urban Turbine, and collect excess stormwater from the shopping center roof. Runoff from the parking lot is captured and pumped through wind energy up into an array of water cleansing vessels, the Martini Towers. The third strategy – Greenline Path & River Bridge – is multi-functional, as it provides a community space for social and cultural engagement, wraps the retail building with a green ribbon, creates a pedestrian scale environment for shoppers, filters runoff from adjacent paving, and connects the community to the Schuylkill River and Trail.

“Water moves up as wind passes by.”

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FUNCTION: clean parking lot runoff, store water suitable for irrigation, and raise public awareness Most stormwater management relies on horizontal space for cleaning, storage and conveyance. Here, the Martinis cleverly clean and store water through a vertical system, thus allowing the property owner to maintain and maximize parking for his tenants. The Martinis purify water through a green roof tray system, absorb rainfall over their circumference, store water in their columns and reduce the urban heat island effect by shading the parking lot. Equally important, the Martinis make stormwater management visible to all who pass by, thus fulfilling a critical role in educating the public about water resources. Interpretive panels throughout the parking lot provide detailed information about how the Martinis work, when and where the water is conveyed, and how the quality of water in the Schuylkill River affects us every day when we turn the tap on.

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METAL MESH Allows Plants To Grow Over And Create A Hanging Garden Eﬀect And Provide Shade

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GREEN ROOF CAP Catches Rain Water From Sky And Encloses System To Prevent Contamination

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WATER STORAGE

VEGETATIVE PLATFORMS Water Purifying Treatment-See Detail

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STRUCTURAL BANDS Concrete

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The innovative design of these Aero-matic Wind Foils generates electricity from the plentiful wind loads present on this site. The electricity would be truly local, clean wind energy that could generate additional revenue for the owner. Wind will also be redirected by the Foils to prevent strong gusts from buﬀeting patrons who are enjoying the plaza and green space. Additionally, fragrant herbaceous plants and woody vegetation growing on the mesh sides of the Foils will mitigate odor invading the site from the nearby recycling center and create an attractive visual barrier. At the base of the Wind Foils, a large planter serves as a water treatment area for stormwater from the roof and adjacent paving. This palette of urban tough natives will make a dense and colorful bio-hedge capable of absorbing airborne pollutants, cleaning runoﬀ and creating vital habitat.

VEGETATION PLANTINGS LIGHTWEIGHT GROWING MEDIUM FILTER DRAINAGE WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE CHANNELS Allow Water To Drip Down To Other Layers THICK POROUS MEMBRANES Layered Between Supports Allows Water To Weep Onto Plants Below VEGETATIVE PLATFORMS

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Standing on the existing site, one has no idea the Schuylkill River is mere yards away. Shoppers and residents of the surrounding neighborhood are eﬀectively cut oﬀ from any interaction with this vital natural resource. The proposed design intends to highlight the river’s presence to passersby and then guide them to its banks, as they navigate the site and its environs.

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Green-Pipe Plaza takes inspiration in form from the site’s proximity to the Schuylkill River and the opportunity to raise awareness in the community about managing water. A crescent-shaped low berm hugs the space, offering places for picnicking, relaxing and gathering. An ellipse of paving, animated with rivulets of embedded solar lights, provides 5000sf of flexible program space for community events, such as market days, music, arts or craft festivals, summer evening movies on the windowless façade of the building, or simply informal neighborly gathering. The paving is etched with a bold graphic noting the physical distance from the Plaza to the Schuylkill River, calling attention to the River even though it is not visible. A rain garden on the corner of the plaza captures plaza runoff, cleans it and pipes overflow to the swale along the Aero-Matic Wind Foils.

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greenline river bridge

At the end of the Greenline visitors travel up a walkway that takes them safely over the railroad tracks towards the river. They can proceed out onto a dias overlooking the river with beautiful views of the city skyline. Visitors can then travel down the gently sloping walkway to the banks of the river. This path is designed to tie into the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) extension planned for this portion of the river. The existing bike lane along Gray’s Ferry makes it an ideal point of connection to the SRT.

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SCHUYLKILL RIVER I-76 OVERPASS GREENLINE: RIVER BRIDGE FUTURE SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL RAILROAD TRACKS DRIVE FOR DELIVERY TRUCKS AERO-MATIC WIND FOILS and Roof Runoﬀ Retention Planter/ Swale SHOPPING CENTER BUILDINGS GREENLINE: BIOSWALE PLANTINGS GREENLINE PATH Path Along Storefronts/Through Bioswales and Community Gathering Niches

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GREENLINE: PIPE PLAZA PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE CART RETURN LANE BIOSWALE MARTINI TOWERS PLANTED MEDIAN GRAY’S FERRY AVENUE PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY COMPLETE STREET: Green Bioswale Buﬀer Along Gray’s Ferry, Pedestrian Zone, and Green Buﬀer Between Pedestrian Zone and Parking Lot 29TH STREET 30TH STREET STANLEY STREET

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STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA

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proposed martini tower design VIEW TO 34TH STREET BRIDGE

FUNCTION: mitigate the urban heat island using plants as passive cooling, provide a green buﬀer for the parking lot, create areas for informal socialcommunity engagement adjacent to retail

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FUNCTION: generate and supply energy for owner/tenants, stormwater management devices and community programming, dissipate unpleasant smells and provide visual screen from adjacent land uses.

martini tower details

The Martinis are recognizable vessels intended to prompt the public to think and re-think where our water comes from. They are scalable and easily transferable to commercial sites across the city, residential backyards, and any location where infiltration is not an option. The Martinis offer a practical solution to reduce residential and commercial runoff in the surrounding neighborhood and city-wide.

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SCHUYLKILL RIVER OUTLOOK SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL PATHMARK GREENLINE 1:20 Slope SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY VIEW TO 34TH STREET BRIDGE TO SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL On Greenline Path BRIDGE OVER TRUCK DRIVE TO LOADING DOCKS TRUCK ENTRY UP TO GREENLINE ENTRANCE PASSENGER DROP OFF Also Grocery Pick Up ONE WAY PATHMARK

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PAVED PLAZA ±3300 SF For Zumba Class, Craft Market, Small Farmstand, Summer Movies On Side Of Building, Meeting Spot For School River Trips SOLAR LIGHTS In Pavement Flow Through The Plaza Referencing River RAIN GARDEN Captures Runoﬀ From Plaza, Piped To Wind Foil Bioswale GRASSY BERM ±36" Buffers Service Road Provides Lawn Seating For Events LOW OR MOUNTABLE CURB LUSH GREEN BUFFER In Raised Planter PATH TO PARKING

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proposed design plan

Capture And Clean Stormwater Before Sending It To The Schuylkill River

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SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Demonstrate Ecologically Sound And Financially Feasible Stormwater Practices For Both Business Owners And Residents Educate Residents About Ecological Stormwater management by visually highlighting the process of capturing and cleaning runoﬀ

proposed design perspective

The MARKet Loop

Austin-Mergold, Philadelphia, PA Jason Austin Marc Krawitz Alex Mergold

APScape, Reggio Calabria, Italy Valerio Morabito

Pennoni Associates, Philadelphia, PA Jeremy Chrzan Brennan Flanagan Andrew Stathos

Soak It Up Today Plan For Tomorrow

RBA Group, NY, NY Art Kleinman Rita Kwong Dave Lapping Joseph Menzer

Linda Reardon Elisa Tang Michael Tweed Jackson Wandres

Brown & Keener - A Division of RBA, Philadelphia, PA Neil Desai Mark Keener

SOAK IT UP TODAY

LOCAL FRAMEWORK

PLAN FOR TOMORROW

Our approach examines the Gray’s Ferry site on a local, neighborhood, and regional scale, which reveals opportunities to shape and share green infrastructure investments in ways that beneﬁt both property owner and the public good.

GOALS A

Capture stormwater, clean it and recharge groundwater rather than sending dirty water into the sewer

Build enduring infrastructure that supports new development in the future

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Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park was originally designed to protect the Schuylkill River and the cities water supply. Today the park has evolved into an entire system of 63 parks with an extensive trail network linking Valley Forge to Bartram’s Garden and beyond, but there is a big GAP in the vicinity of Grays Ferry Plaza. Similar to this historic park, this proposed project ﬁlls this gap and simultaneously reduces stormwater impacts by managing runoff of the project site.

Existing sidewalk can be set back from vehicular traffi c and provide D space for vegetated bioswales Traffic islands can be retrofi tted to manage stormwater and provide a E safe walkway for pedestrians.

C Underutilized green space can be retroﬁ tted to manage roof and F pavement runoff

Vacant pad can be converted to a park with amenities such as a rain garden, bus shelter, pergola and bicycle racks. Access drive can be reduced to create space for trails and vegetated bioswales. Pedestrians and bicycle trail that completes Philadelphia’s network.

PROFILE OF TRAIL BIOSWALE A Bioswale provides inﬁltration to runoff B Permeable pavers allow stormwater to inﬁltrate A

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BENEFITS OF NEW LAYOUT Green infrastructure manages more than 88% of the runoff from impervious areas. Pervious Area ea

C Stone subbase retains and cleans stormwater D Clean water ﬁlters into subgrade and recharge groundwater

Impervious Area Im Managed

Fee Savings: >$2,800/month

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Gross Area: 426,433 SF

PHASING & FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL TODAY

Basic green infrastructure investments can reduce stormwater runoff and prevent it from entering the City’s combined sewer system.

1+YEARS

A dual purpose trail serves to manage stormwater for the strip mall and parking lot. It also completes “The Circuit” and provides an important link in the bicycle and pedestrian trail system.

WITHIN 10 YEARS

Existing buildings could be relocated or redeveloped within the framework of the trail. A park may take the place of the McDonald’s to create value that helps drive redevelopment.

Where possible, a riverfront trail alignment capitalizes on empty land that can become public park space.

When access along the river is not feasible or prohibitively expensive, a street alignment which follows lightly used roads that can be partially or entirely closed to trafﬁc is superior to the alignment that follows Grays Ferry Avenue as proposed in the Schuylkill River Trail Master Plan.

While it is inevitable that a portion of this alignment is along Grays Ferry Avenue, this occurs at a location that would allow the river trail to connect to the proposed Washington Avenue Greenway.

The project site provides an opportunity to create an affordable yet attractive trail and is the ideal link between the street trail and Schuylkill River.

WITHIN 30 YEARS

Should the property owner make a decision to redevelop the strip mall, the trail and park remain and serve as a focal point for the new development, resulting in a more livable, sustainable and attractive neighborhood.

THE RBA GROUP

Vital Community Connections Through Green Infrastructure

Brenton Landscape Architects, Philadelphia, PA Charles Brenton

Campbell Thomas & Company, Architects, Philadelphia, PAphia, PA James Campbell

Stormwater Strategies, Broomall, PA Dennis Shelly

Paul R. Morin, Professional Geologist Paul R. Morin

Commercial Retail Retrofit

Remington, Vernick & Beach Engineers, Conshohocken, PA John Bannon Paul Hughes Adrian Koerner Vanessa Nedrick Karen Twisler

Retail Retrofit

Lawrence Group Architects, Philadelphia, PA Todd Bundren Sophie Dardant Becky Egan

Micah Hanson David Ohlemeyer Melody Xu

Grove Design Group, St. Louis, MO David Ellerman Benjamin Niesen Aaron Terry

Austin Tao and Associates, St. Louis, MO John Iffrig Ethan Primm

Transformation

Princeton Hydro, Sicklerville, NJ Clay Emerson

Culturelle3 Designs, Inc. Chicago, IL Carolina Garcia

Down to Earth Foundation, Quakertown, PA William Heasom

Worley Parson, Reading, PA Yesim Ay Douglas Brooks Evgeny Nemirovsky Monica Streeper

Retail Retrofit

OVERALL PARKING LOT VIEW

RAMLA BENAISSA ARCHITECTS

BUS STOP SHELTER

MORNING: SHADED PATHS

WINTER: SNOWFALL PROTECTION

POP UP FAIR: THE CANOPY AS AN ORGANIZING ELEMENT

The project stems from an ecological and cultural will, and goes beyond an innovative stormwater collection solution to engage larger issues pertaining to the site typology. The need to collect, filter and store large volumes of storm runoff generated by impervious surfaces is inherent to the more universal issue of recycling oversized parking lots into a sustainable green city. The stormwater management strategy introduces architectural elements, the collectors. The parking function, essential to the shopping mall is maintained, but the collectors offer opportunities for overlapping spaces and scales. The collector’s canopy articulates the site and accommodates programs and activities that generate revenue when parking needs are minimal. The result is a flexible hybrid space that engages the community and allows it to play a role in reshaping the neighborhood. Once transformed into a public space the site restores the neighborhood’s relationship to the river and the city.

CONNECTION TO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL

PARKING LOT: SOUTHEAST VIEW

VARIANT COLLECTOR

TYPICAL COLLECTOR

SITE PLAN

TYPICAL COLLECTOR AERIAL VIEW

PARKING LOT: FARMERS MARKET

Retail Retrofit

Ramla Benaissa Architects, Philadelphia, PA Ramla Benaissa Mary Miller Robert Shamble

Birdsall Services Group, Voorhees, NJ Gerald DeFelicis Robert Toomer

Retail Retrofit: Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferry Shopping Center

Weston Solutions, West Chester, PA Regina Cantarella Alexander DeNadai Christian Dorman

Zachary Keegan Erik Lederman Rachel McCaffery Denis Pasatieri

Applied Ecological Services, Conshokocken, PA Sandy Batunkyi Jacob Blue Tracey Cohen Scott Quitel

Doris H. Bova, AIA, LEED AP, Philadelphia, PA Dori Bova

Brett Webber Architects PC, Philadelphia, PA Brett Webber

GREEN

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CREDIT: Photography by Ashley Hahn, Plan Philly

WINNER Meeting Green OLIN Design Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Stephen Benz Darrell Campana Ed Confair Andrew Dawson Allison Harvey Joey Hayes Jessican Henson Shawn Hilleman

Jenny Jones Chris Landau R. Benjamin Lawrence Amy Magida Jennifer Martel Andrew McConnico John Mellor Ari Miller

Michael Miller Nick Mitchell Henry Moll Richard Roark Lauren Schwartz Laura Stedenfeld Judy Venonsky Dana Williamson

Gilmore & Associates, New Britain, PA Christopher Green Gregory Glitzer

Shiny Mathew Ronald Monkres Trevor Woodward

International Consultants Inc., Philadelphia, PA Michael Funk

MM Partners LLC, Philadelphia, PA David Waxman

Penn Praxis Andrew Goodman Harris Steinberg

SMP Architects, Philadelphia, PA David Ade Sam Emory

Scott Richie Todd Woodward

FINALIST Un/Plug & Flow

Locus Partners, Philadelphia, PA Lukas Kronawitter

Inclusive By Design, Glenside, PA Alysse Einbender

JFS Engineering, Meutuchen, NJ Joseph Schaffer

Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site, Inc., Conshohocken, PA Joseph Horan

PaperWorks Industries, Philadelphia, PA Martin Strenczewilk

Locus Partners, Philadelphia, PA Sylvia Palms

Zimmerman Studio LLC, Philadelphia, PA Karena Thurston Valentine

Pablo Benitez Claudio Bertelli Bing Han

John Sloan Kit Yeung Paolo Zardo

FINALIST GREEN City CLEAN Waters QUEEN Village

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA Thomas Mahone

Mark Paronish Linda Walczak

JDT International Real Estate Development / Urban Roots, Philadelphia, PA Jeffrey Tubbs

m2 Architecture, Philadelphia, PA Muscoe Martin

Meliora Envrionmental Design LLC, Phoenixville, PA Michele Adams

Kate Evasic Molly Julian

PLACE Studio LLC, Portland, OR Charles Brucker Monica Klau

Matt Noyes Nicole Vadja

Puttman Infrastructure Inc., Portland, OR Thomas Puttman

Wholly H2O, Oakland, CA Elizabeth Dougherty

Greening of Queen Village

Hatch Mott MacDonald, Philadelphia, PA Brian Clemson Samantha Forgas Kathryn Greising Jason Harkins

Josh Loren Stephen Maakestad Vince Manners Gary Snyder

Harkins Builders, Media, PA Robert Fritz

Brandon Vatter Chelsey Weaver Robert Weimar

Queen Village

HDI, Allentown, PA Gregory Duncan

Brown Design Corporation, Allentown, PA Christian Brown

Michael Jonn, Architect, Allentown, PA Michael Jonn

Singing in the Rain

Duffield Associates, Philadelphia, PA Dan Meier

John R. Collins Design, Philadelphia, PA John Collins

Re: Vision Architecture, Philadelphia, PA Scott Kelly Jennifer Rezeli

ThinkGreen LLC, Philadelphia, PA Peter Johnson Thomas Johnston Anna Schmitz

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Charles Loomis Chariss McAfee Architects, Philadelphia, PA Charles Loomis Caitlin Martin Chariss McAfee

eDesign Dynamics, LLC, New York, NY Ian Lipsky Franco Montalto

Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects, Inc., Wayne, PA Jonathan Alderson

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Kathleen John-Alder

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