SHORELINE REACREATIONAL COMPLEX ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
JOE DIGRAZIO JR DREXEL UNIVERSITY WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS & DESIGN ARCHITECTURE THESIS / SENIOR PROJECT ADVISOR BOB NALLS SPRING 2020
site description CONTEXT
program abstract BACKGROUND INFO NARRATIVE
ZONING ANALYSIS
Re-introducing Atlantic City’s beachfront and boardwalk to host a recreational complex that supplies an extension of spatial development for local site activation.
300 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (Between Metropolitan Ave to New Hampshire Ave & Oriental Ave to Boardwalk)
732,600 Sq Ft.
Atlantic City is a city known for its lively Casinos, but lacks in other areas of providing a sustainable community and economic environment for decades. From my standpoint, sports, health, and wellness of people is at an all time high in our society. Creating places that push the public's direction to be involved is essential to the social realm. While sports and recreational activities are important to our community’s structure, it is what will bring a long term initiative of of revitalizing Atlantic City’s poor area.
RM-3 (MULTI FAMILY MEDIUM RISE APARTMENTS RESIDENTIAL) OUTDOOR AREAS OF CONCENTRATED AREAS OF ACTIVITY TO BE MIN. 30 FT OR BUFFER SEPERATED.
Re-introduce Atlantic City’s beachfront and boardwalk to host a recreational complex that supplies an extension of spatial development for local site activation.
Extending Atlantic City’s existing city grid to create acentralized park space that allows for the occupation of local residents & tourists. Micro-mobility, such as connecting paths & the shaping of roundabout vehicular circulation create shared mean of travel through a more human-like scale enviroment.
RVRA (REVEL REDEVELOPMENT AREA - COMMERCIAL) RMC-4 (MULTI FAMILY HIGH RISE COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL)
50% OF EXPOSED FLAT ROOFS SHALL BE LANDSCAPED ENTRANCE LOBBIES & RETAIL COMMERCIAL USE ATLANTIC COUNTY RS-C
=1/3 OF HEIGHT OF TALLEST STRUCTURE
RESORT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURE TO NOT OVERHANG BOARDWALK <5 FT.
COMMERCIAL
(30DEG ANGLE FROM LANDSIDE EDGE OF BOARDWALK APPLYS ABOVE 35 FT.
NA CAFRA NONE 7:1 TOURISM DISTRICT
Transitional moments from the boardwalk to land area beyond the beach provide multiple scenarios of purposeful impactful moves within the site. Quality mixed-use development of Atlantic City’s beachfront property will gain back public interest to other parts along the coast lacked significant land use. Where should be an amazing and useful coast is where the city lacks the most intuition to establish a real destination for more tourists. Acting as an anchor at the inlet of the public realm will re-establish as an area of progressive safe activity for the public.
TO ZONING CODES REGULATIONS FOR GARAGES & RESIDENTIAL USE The RS-C Resort Commercial District is intended to apply to established in the City. Its purpose is to , consisting predominantly of , at such intensity as is justified by the City's limited land resources, high land values and infrastructure capacity. is also for the purpose of preserving and enhancing the of the City and integrating the specialized activities of the Resort Commercial District with the rest of the community.
A sustainable complex that houses the likes of sports activities and entertainment will enhanced the use of beach, land, and water. This establishes a sustainable, network of urban streetscapes and beachfront by using the disconnection of where the boardwalk abrupt ends to reintroduce a communal atmosphere for long term residents and tourists. Existing and future development of residential areas are prone to connect the Atlantic City shore. Atlantic City’s region is full of promising areas for redeveloping the combination of tourism, residential living, and entertainment. Revitalizing the boardwalk for the public involvement from city to beach is a key attempt for a successful collaboration for the city’s prosperity. Creating the site where a new recreational and housing complex that combines entertainment will encourage active public interest. The beachfront site at the inlet allows for a important connection between streetscape and the beach. One site to be the degrading shore line that acts as an anchor to the end of the public connection for the boardwalk. Wind power at the inlet is important environmental system that will continually be a useful sustainable system to help power the site’s needs.
HOT AIR
VENTILATION @ T.O. GLASS
HOT AIR
WIND / AIR
WIND / AIR
STACK VENTILATION
STACK VENTILATION
SECTION PROGRAM ANAYLSIS
FLOOR PLAN PROGRAM ANAYLSIS
STAIRS / CIRC.
case studies PIER+ AARHUS ISLAND URBN SURF CIRCULATION & SPACE
ENVIROMENT FUNCTIONALITY
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ARCHITECTURAL MASSING SYMBOLIC RELATIONSHIPS
PROGRAM ORGANIZATION PRECISION & LOCATION
PLAN DIAGRAM
SECTION DIAGRAM
PLAN DIAGRAM
PLAN DIAGRAM
SECTION DIAGRAM
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SECTION DIAGRAM
PLAN DIAGRAM
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AARHUS ISLAND archdaily1
URBN SURF cladglobal1
case studies GREEN RING SCHOOL SHENZHEN RURAL COM BANK HQ CENTER OF COMMERCE & ENTERTAINMENT NEW URBAN SCHOOL MIXED USE COMPLEX
inspiration + progress JERDE PARTNERSHIP COMPETITION:
PHASE 3 INITIATIVES: - MASTERPLAN REFLECTS FRAMEWORK OF NEW NETWORK OF CITY STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION - CAREFULLY DESIGNED CROSSING NAVIGATION ROUTES THROUGH DIAGONAL REACHING PINANCLE OF AC’S INLET - NEW REDEVELOPMENT OF BADERS FIELD AREA FOR RECREATION , RESIDENTIAL & ENERGY SOURCE OFF AC’S MAIN GRID - HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL INFILL ALONG WATERFRONT - MARINA DISTRICT LOCATED AS A LONG TERM ISLAND LIKE RESORT AREA
PROGRESS 3D MODEL
- MIXED-USE INFILL PROJECTS TO REVITALIZE ‘DEAD ZONES’.
ATLANTIC CITY TOURISM FUTURE MASTER PLAN PHASE 3
PROGRESS DESIGNS:
BUILDING PLAN MODEL
THE BOARDWALK @ NIGHT
BUILDING ELEVATION MODEL
THE POOL
THE TURF
PROGRESS 3D MODEL
ENTRANCE @ BOARDWALK
site context SITE PHOTOS:
SITE MATERIALITY PATTERNED WOODEN BOARWALK ALONG SHORELINE FOR WALKING AND BIKING PATHS
BEACH ALONG SITEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOUTHERN END THAT EXTENDS OUT TO OCEAN ALLOWING FOR LIGHT AND AIRY ATMOSPHERE
VARIETY OF BUILDING TYPES INCLUDING HISTORICAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION & FUTURISTIC SKYSCRAPERS
LARGE SCALE SIGNAGE THAT ENHANCE DESIGN AND BUILDING LOCATION
BUILDING GLAZING FOR LIGHT FILTRATION AND REFLECTION THAT ALLOWS FOR VISION FROM INTERIOR BUT HIDES STRUCTURE
PRECAST CONCRETE WITH SYMMETRICAL GLASS WINDOW FACADE @ 101 BOARDWALK HOTEL
materials EXTERIOR MATERIALS
LIGHT VISION GLASS AT LEARNING STAIR AREAS AND BUILDING GLAZING FOR LIGHT FILTRATION
MIRROR LIKE REFLECTIONS TO EMPAHASIZE REGIONS SURROUNDING PROGRAM & ELEMENTS
PATTERNED CURATAIN WALL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT IN DIAMOND LIKE BREAKAWAY TECHNIQUE
CONCRETE FLOOR SYSTEM WITH STEEL BEAM CONNECTIONS TO RELAY STRUCTURE TO THE BUILDING SKIN
GREEN ROOF ASSMEBLY AT TERRACE STRUCTURE FOR INSULATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
METAL PANELS TO ISUPPLEMENT CONCEPT OF EXPLORATION OF GLASS PATTERN
materials INTERIOR MATERIALS
LIGHT CONCRETE FLOORS, RETAINING WALLS / MARBLE GLOSSY FINISH FOR WALKING AND CIRCULATION AREAS, ETC.
MIXTURE OF EXPOSED AND FINISHED CEILING STRUCTURE FOR MORE AIRY ATMOSPHERE THAT CONTRAST TRAINING AND MISC. AREAS.
HORIZONTAL WOOD PANEL SYSTEM FOR AESTHETIC CONTRASTING APPEARNCE FOR BASKETBALL AND ATHLETIC PROGRAM SPACES
STAIR CASES WITH CONSTRASTING MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, METAL, AND WOOD THAT IMPACTS BUILT IN SEATING THAT INFLUENCE THE DESIGN
EXPOSED STEEL STRCUTURE WITH SKYLIGHTS THAT PROVIDES ANOTHER ASPECT OF LIGHT FILTRATION, SHADING, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GLASS RAILINGS ASSIST TO OPENESS OF SPACE AND AESTHETIC FEELING OF INTERIOR BALCONIES AND STAIRS
details GREEN ROOF + CURTAIN WALL:
SCALE: NTS
SCALE: 1”=1’-0”
SCALE: NTS
details FLOOR + CURTAIN WALL:
SCALE: NTS
SCALE: 1”=1’-0”
SCALE: NTS
details FLOOR + STOREFRONT
SCALE: NTS
SCALE: 1”=1’-0”
SCALE: NTS
final DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
3D SITE PLAN
SITE PLAN
3D SITE PLAN
KEY SITE PLAN
final DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
2A FLOOR PLAN
UP
UNDERGROUND PARKING FLOOR PLAN
2B FLOOR PLAN
UP
DN
DN
UP DN
DN
UP
1ST FLOOR PLAN
FRONT LAND SPORTS BLDG ELEVATION
REAR LAND SPORTS BLDG ELEVATION
UP
ROOF FLOOR PLAN
FRONT WATER SPORTS BLDG ELEVATION
REAR WATER SPORTS BLDG ELEVATION
final SECTIONS & STRUCTURAL ALONG BOARDWALK
THRU THE POOL
THRU LANDSCAPE STAIR
THRU THE ARENA
STRUCTURAL AXON
final ACTIVITY SPACES:
THE ARENA 3D
THE REC 3D
THE TUF 3D
final SECTION PERSPECTIVES
THRU THE ARENA
THRU THE LANDSCAPE STAIR
final VIEWS
THE BOARDWALK PORTAL ENTRANCE
THE BOARDWALK
THE BOARDWALK @ NIGHT
THE TRACK @ THE ARENA
THE POOL
THE POOL 2ND FLOOR
THE TURF
ENTRANCE @ THE COURT
final VIEWS
THE ARENA
THE TRACK
THE REC & THE RACK
ROOFTOP PATH / RUNNING HILLS
final VIEWS
ROCK WALL @ NIGHT
THE SURF
THE PITCH
THE CENTER CORRIDOR ENTRANCE
final feedback / observations / reflections
FEEDBACK: The use of a vertical element at the separation of buildings coud help influence the portal area. The sense of arrival to be spectular at the the beginning of the diagonal path. Parking to also be part of the diagonal entrance. Location of Restrooms and locker rooms can be moved to provide more pure spaces. Central basketball seating can be relocated. Gray open areas in the plan. Renderings to have more sense of beach and ocean.
REFLECTION: The experience throughout this certain thesis project has brought to light many of the problems that arise throughout sports, the city, and the overall process of the creating a place that adheres to peoples needs and desires.
RESPONSE: Having the opening at the roof deck allow light to filtererd down through the outdoor cooridor space for commercial use and transport. The use of landscape design and some furniture could also provide some architectral value. The path can be modified to a lager width with the same architectural language the plaza has with bordering strucrue or landscape. Parking is sufficient throughout the area, while creating a central entrance at the beginning of the diagonal can also influence the where people then choose to go. Prelimanry designs included parking along the park side of the residential buidlings. Restrooms and Locker rooms are located for ease of access for people exercising or leaving the stadium like areas. They are also located where interior spaces that do not take up window area. More restrooms and locker rooms can provided, while aslo moving the central restrooms to under lengthy bleachers that do not intetfere with pureness of central space.
The central seating in the basketball arena is there because of it provides and archietctural element that seperates each Desiging the sports and recreational complex that also com- court, while also provided seating along each side and a place pells to th residential and hotel lifestyle thoughout the city is where structural columns can have a base that hide them. a key amenity in everyday lives of people that is not pertiThe open areas are meant to have a corridor like walking exnent in the region now. perience that are apparant in most stadiums. Spaces can be filled ad occupied with food vendor stands, kitchens, gathering Finding the balance between hiearchy of spaces, whether spaces, offices, and other ammenity spaces, but still allow the it be outdoor lansdcape, or indoor facility is a challenge same experience. that we, as designers and architects, need to strive to push the boundaries that supports recreational needs and urban Understanding where the beach and ocean are can be done planning. in more perspective views and design studies enhacing that experience.