GRAND ISLAND
LOCATION GRAND - HALSTED - MILWAUKEE
GRAND
LOOKING NORTH
GRAND
LOOKING SOUTH
HALSTED LOOKING WEST
HALSTED LOOKING EAST
MILWAUKEE
LOOKING SOUTH WEST
MILWAUKEE
LOOKING NORTH EAST
EXISTING STREETLIFE
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
EXISTING BUSINESS + INDUSTRY
INSPIRATION
MOVEMENTS LANDFORMS
ISLAND A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
COL A mountain pass
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ATOLL
A ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea. The coral sits atop a submerged volcanic cone.
NUKUORO ATOLL, CAROLINE ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ISTHMUS
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.
Phi Phi Island, Thailand
P L A I N
A low place between mountains.
P L AT E A U
A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
VALLEY
A low place between mountains.
CANYON
A low place between mountains.
Grand Canyon Luca Galuzzi, USA
FORMATIONS
ISLAND
PLAIN
AT O L L
PLATEAU
ISTHMUS
VALLEY
HOW THE FORMS COULD WORK FOR US?
CANYON
ISLAND
I S O L AT I O N
ISLAND TYPES
GOOSE ISLAND -surrounded by water
GRAND ‘ISLAND’ -surrounded by infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPHONY METRA TRAINS ROADS EXPRESSWAY BLUE LINE CTA CHICAGO RIVER
(HALSTED)
(GRAND)
(GRAND + MILWAUKEE)
TRANSIT PROPOSED CONNECTIONS
LANDSCAPE
P A R K THE EMERALD NECKLACE
LEGEND PARKLAND
SCALE
CHICAGO PARK CONTEXT
REJUVINATION
NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTION AXIS NEIGHBORHOODS
EXISTING
NEIGHBORHOODS PROPOSED
RIVER WEST
RIVER WEST
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FULTON RIVER DISTRICT
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FULTON RIVER DISTRICT
GATEWAY LINK RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
BUSINESS DISTRICT
DENSITY HIGH DENSITY EXTENSIONS
CITY DENSITY CENTRAL AREA PLAN Conceptual Framework for Zoning in the Central Area
HIGH DENSITY ‘FINGERS’ EXTENDING OUTWARD
CITY DENSITY CENTRAL AREA PLAN Conceptual Framework for Zoning in the Central Area
SITE LOCATION THE EXPANDED LOOP HIGH DENSITY CORRIDORS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS AND CORRIDORS
HIGH DENSITY
CONTEXT
ACTIVITY CENTERS CENTERS OF ACTIVITY
HALSTED STREET
ADDISON-”BOYSTOWN” BELMONT LINCOLN PARK GOLD COAST RIVER NORTH GRAND ISLAND GREEKTOWN
URBAN REJUVENATION precedents
CHICAGO GRAND ISLAND 44 ACRES
CHICAGO SANDBURG VILLAGE 16 ACRES
CHICAGO MILLENIUM PARK 24.5 ACRES
CHICAGO DEARBORN PARK 51 ACRES
DETROIT LAFAYETTE PARK 78 ACRES
SELF-SUSTAINABILITY
GREEN URBAN PARK SURFACES
WATER HARVEST + REDISTRIBUTION
STREET
HIGH DENSITY LIVE + WORK SURROUND TERMINAL PARK
ECO-BOULEVARD DESIGN
LIVING SYSTEM: WATER COLLECTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY STATIONS WALKING/BIKE PATH LAKE
LIVING SYSTEM : ECO-BOULEVARD LIVING SYSTEM: WATER USAGE
HIGH DENSITY LIVE + WORK
CHICAGO LOOP CONNECT TO PARKS, BOULEVARDS + GREENWAYS
CONCEPT
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the goal: to create a new identity for the area
pinch
from low density (river) to high density (expressway)
twist
taller and more dense edge conditions than at center
tallest structure at NW corner to address exressway and to maximize sun exposure
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MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ALONG WITH AFFECT THAT PEOPLE TEND TO AVOID.
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CURRENTLY, THE SITE IS SEPERATED BY MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ALONG WITH THE CHICAGO CAUSING AN ISLAND AFFECT THAT PEOPLE TEND TO AVOID.
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TRAIN TRACKS
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ONLY THROUGHOUT THE SITE BUT ALSO TO ITS WILL ALLOW AN EASE OF ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE
CREATING CONNECTIONS BY CREATING CONNECTIONS NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT THE SITE BUT ALSO TO ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS IT WILL ALLOW AN EASE OF ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ACCESS
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AFTER ALLOWING CONNECTION PATHS THROUGH, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY PATHWAYS, WATER TAXI AVAILIBILITY AND A LOCAL STREET CAR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECOMES NOT ONLY A DESTINATION POINT BUT ALSO A PART OF THE CITIES CONTEXT AS WELL
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ATHS THROUGH, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY PATHWAYS, CAL STREET CAR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECOMES NOT LSO A PART OF THE CITIES CONTEXT AS WELL
TRAIN TRACKS
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PUBLIC
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ACTIVITY P IN COMMERCIALVIEW TRAIN CONNECT SCHOOL WALK CENTER PLAY C G OPPORTUNITY P R WORK RETAIL SO AR WORK IV O NEIGHBOR PLAYJOIN IACCCT ERBIAR TALK EAT CIATLY DANCE $ FUN HABITAT ART IV ES I MUSIC $$ ZE IT SOCIETY CONTEXT Y METRA DENSITY S
IMAGINE LAUNDRY TERRITORY OFFICE
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ENHANCE
MASSING CONCEPTS + STRATEGIES CURRENT 1400 ft
2500 ft
ARTIFICIAL LANDSCAPE
EXPANDED GROUND BUILDING HEIGHT
200 ft
WIDER CONNECTION
RESIDENTIAL AREA
FREEWAY
CANAL
RESIDENTIAL AREA
LOOP
FREEWAY
CANAL
LOOP
STACKING URBAN HABITAT RISING DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA
FREEWAY
CANAL
LOOP
RESIDENTIAL AREA
FREEWAY
CANAL
LOOP
RESIDENTIAL AREA
FREEWAY
CANAL
LOOP
VERTICAL ECO BOULEVARD RESERVE WATER
URBAN WALL WONDERING ISLAND
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GRAND ISLAND
GRAND ISLAND
EXISTING HIGH-RISE
RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HIGH-RISE
RESIDENTIAL
URBAN ROOMS
SHAPING LANDSCAPE BY PROGRAM
RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HIGH-RISE
RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HIGH-RISE
RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HIGH-RISE
TITLE
ELEVATION LOOKING SOUTH
PARKING Space Ratio 2,350,800 sf / 5326 cars = 441.38 sf/per car 1,349,821 square ft x 441.38 sf/per car = 3058 x 2 floor = 6116 cars (18.7% of total parking spaces in the loop) source: Loop economic study & Impact report 2011, p.26 http://www.millenniumgarages.com/
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