ERIK MANGANO DREXEL ARCHITECTURE THESIS 2017 ADVISOR: JOANNE AITKEN
REVITAL-TIDES
RENEWING THE A.C. BOARDWALK
WHAT I WANT TO EXPLORE, IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LIFE OF THE BOARDWALK NOW THAT THE CASINO’S ARE DIEING OUT AND THE CITY IS FALLING ONCE AGAIN INTO A STATE OF DECAY AND DISREPAIR? THE BOARDWALK WAS ONCE BOOMING WITH LIFE AND ACTIVITY, HOW CAN THAT STATE BE RENEWED? THE BOARDWALK IS THE CITY’S CULTURAL IDENTITY AND BIGGEST CULTURAL LANDMARK AS WELL. THE LIFE OF THE BOARDWALK NEEDS TO BE RENEWED, NOT WIPED CLEAN, CREATING THAT ALLURE OF ESCAPE FROM THE HARSH REALITIES OF DAILY LIFE MAY BE JUST WHAT THE CITY NEEDS. WITH THESE FACTORS IN MIND, ISSUES OF THE CLIMATE AND CHANGE AND A MORE RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE COME TO MIND AS WELL, TO MAKE A PLACE THAT IS NOT ONLY AN ESCAPE, BUT ALSO SUSTAINABLE FROM A LIFETIME STAND POINT. THE BOARDWALK IN ITS CURRENT STATE CAN BE WIPED CLEAN FROM A TROPICAL STORM AND NEEDS TO BE A RELIABLE STRUCTURE. I BELIEVE THE ANSWER LIES IN EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF THE BOARDWALK TYPOLOGY AND CREATING A NEW SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SETS UP A FRAMEWORK FOR THE BOARDWALK’S FUTURE GROWTH.
AC TIMELINE
DEVELOPED AS A RESORT TOWN - SERVED PRIMARILY THROUGH A TRANSIT LINK IN PHILADELPHIA
1870
WENT THROUGH RADICAL BUILDING BOOM, WITH RESORT HOTELS POPPING UP ALL ALONG THE BOARDWALK. SEEN AS THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATLANTIC CITY
FIRST BOARDWALK WAS BUILT PRIMARILY AS A WAY TO KEEP SAND OUT OF HOTEL LOBBIES BOARDWALK USED TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND REMOVED AS A SEASONAL FIXTURE
1854
1930
1976 ATLANTIC CITY FELL IS DECLINE POST WII
WHAT NOW?
GAMBLING WAS LEGALIZED IN ANA TTEMPT TO REVITALIZE CITY LIFE. -SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE ATLANTIC CITY HAD MONOPOLY ON THE GAMBLING SCENE ALONG THE COAST
NIGHT LIFE AND CLUBS DOMINATED MUCH OF THE BOARDWALK ACITIVITY
1920
GAMBLING MONOPOLY HAS BEEN BROKEN, CLOSING DOWN MANY RESORTS AND CAUSING PANIC. -CITY LEFT WITH QUESTION OF HOW TO REVITALIZE
1940-70
2016
EXISTING A.C. BOARDWALK
HURRICANE SANDY DAMAGE BEFORE
SECTION
AFTER
6855(< /$1(
CASINO CLOSURE
AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY
HARRAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLDEN NUGGET
BORGATA
REVEL SHOWBOAT TRUMP TAJ MAHAL RESORTS BALLYS CEASARS TRUMP PLAZA KEY: TROPICANA ATLANTIC CLUB
OPEN CLOSED
VACANT CASINOS VACANT LOTS
PRECEDENTS THE OSLO OPERA HOUSE WAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON HOW MY PROJECT MET THE WATERS EDGE. IT TAKES PEDESTRIANS THROUGH THE PROGRAM, BUT ALSO MAKES AN EXPERIENCE OF GRADUALLY SLOPING DOWN TO THE WATER AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE URBAN LANDSCAPE EDGE.
OSLO OPERA HOUSE
THE BIG U IS A PROJECT IN MANHATTAN THAT FOCUSES ON HARDENING THE CITYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EDGE THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC SPACES THAT BECOME BARRIERS TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND FLOODING. THE MAIN POINT OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT TAKE AWAY FROM IT.
THE BIG U
THIS COMPETITION ENTRY PROJECT WAS A PROPOSAL FOR THE NAVY PIER ON THE CHICAGO WATER FRONT. THE DESIGN DID NOT WIN THE COMPETITION, BUT WHAT I APPRECIATED ABOUT IT WAS THE WAY IT GREETED THE WATERS EDGE WHILE CREATING A HABITABLE URBAN LANDSCAPE FOR THE PEDESTRIANS USING IT.
CHICAGO NAVY PIER (BIG+AECOM)
PROGRAM SUMMARY
STORM TOOLS
HISTORIC TYPOLOGY
HOUSING
ESCAPE
ENTERTAINMENT
BECOMES FRAMEWORK FOR
WHAT CAN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOME?
BOARDWALK
BUILDINGS
(WHAT MAKES A RENEWED BOARDWALK?)
THE PEOPLE
(WHAT PROGRAM CAN BE FACILITATED)
COMMERCIAL
THE BEACH
ENTERTAINMENT
1,580,000 PUBLIC SPACE
BOARDWALK
COMMERICAL
3,360,000 PROGRAMMED BUILT SPACE
ENTERTAINMENT
HOUSING
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM PROPOSAL
COMMERCIAL BOARDWALK
240,000 SQFT ENTERTAINMENT SPACES
120,000 SQFT COMMERCIAL SPACES
1,580,000 SQFT REVITALIZED BOARDWALK
HOUSING
CONCLUSION: 750 SINGLE HOMES (2,000 SQFT EA) 1,500,000 SQFT
1,000 CONDOS (1500 SQFT EA) 1,500,000 SQFT
MAJORITY OF SQUARE FEET OF PROGRAMM ARE DEDICATED TO PERMANENT HOUSING ALONG THE BOARDWALK. AUGMENTED WITH COMMERCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM. THE PIECE TIEING IT ALL TOGETHER THOUGH IS THE LARGE PORTION OF PUBLIC SPACE, THE BOARDWALK.
PROCESS
COMMUNAL GATHERING
AMUSEMENT
POP-UP SPACES
RETAIL
PERFORMANCE (AMPITHEATER)
SKETCH SECTIONS
PIER PROGRAMS
TRADITIONAL PIER
SEAT PROGRAM IN STRUCTURE
OPEN MASSING TO CREATE SPACE
BISEC PROGRAM W/ STRUCTURE
WALK DOWN TO WATER
CREATE JOURNEY
MIDREVIEW PROGRESS
BOARDWALK
PIERS COMMERCIAL BLOCKS HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOME BLOCKS
MASTER PLAN AXON
COMM.
COMM.
MUSEUM
COMM.
CO M M .
COMM.
COMM.
FISH OBSERVE
SHOP
GATHER TRAVERSE SWIM EAT LOUNGE
ENTER
ENTERTAINMENT
MAP OUT THE INTENDED PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE SPACES R ITO VIS TER N E C
DEVELOP PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
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CO DN UP
M. COM . M COM . M COM . M COM
DEVELOP PATHS AND DESTINATIONS
COVE
BOARD PLAZA
JETTI
DN UP
COVE COVE
THE DUNES
DEVELOP A LANGUAGE OF DIFFERENT SCALE SPACES TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SPACE USES AND EXPERIENCES
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DEVELOP BUILT LANDSCAPE OF PIER
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M. COM . M COM . M COM . M COM
CREATE NODES AND CIRCULATION THAT DIVERGE THE PATH INTO TWO EXPERIENCES LEADING TO THE WATERS
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PIER
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PIER PLAN
PIER VIEW
PIER VIEW
TECHTONICS: STORM TOOLS & MATERIALS PIER AXON
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2
3
5 B C
E A
D 4
7
STORM TOOLS 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
MATERIAL PALETTE A
BOARD FORM CONCRETE
B
WOOD DECKING (HERRINGBONE)
C
SAND
D
STOREFRONT GLASS (FROSTED)
E
CORE 10 STEEL
FINAL MASTERPLAN MASTER PLAN AXON
PEDESTRIAN PATH
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AC TRAIN STATION COMMERCIAL TOWN CENTER
REVITALIZED COMMERCIAL FRONT
BOARDWALK SECTIONS
SURREY LANE
SURREY LANE
280' - 0"
280' - 0"
SURREY LANE
SURREY LANE
295' - 0"
CAESAR'S CASINO PERFORMANCE PIER
295' - 0"
FINAL PIER
GROTTO LEVEL PLAN
SQUARE LEVEL PLAN
PROGRAM KEY VISITOR CENTER
CONCESSIONS
COMMERCIAL SPACE
ENTERTAINMENT VENUE
RESTROOMS
DUNES LEVEL PLAN
BOARDWALK
SAND PASSAGES
SQUARE
TYPICAL RCP
RESTAURANT PLAN
BAR PLAN
EXHIBITION PLAN
SOLAR PROTECTION SOL
ATER AR W
TING HEA
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS Y IMNE R CH N) SOLA VECTIO (CON
SOLAR POWER COLLECTION SOLAR CHIMNEY
HOT AIR DEPOSIT
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LARGE SCALE CEILING FANS CONVECTION NATURAL VENTILATION ASS ASS PA PASSIVE
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SUM
WALL SECTION THE PERFORMANCE VENUE BUILDING HAS A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS INTENDED TO BE FULLFILLED. EACH LEVEL HAS A DEDICATED AREA FOR PERFORMANCES IN A VARIETY OF SCALES AND FORMALITY. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING IS A SYSTEM OF CONCRETE WAFFLE SLAB WITH ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES, WORKING IN TANDEM WITH A NUMBER OF PASSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES. THESE PASSIVE STRATEGIES TIE IN TO THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF THE BUILDING, WHILE ALLOWING IT OPEN TO THE EXTERIOR AND OVERLOOK THE DUNES PERFORMANCE SPACE. THE INTENT IS TO ALLOW A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCE SPACES THAT ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT TO THE EXTERIOR AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOCATION ON THE WATER. EVEN THE BOTTOM OF THE BUILDING IS USED TO CREATE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF TOUCHING DOWN TO THE WATER AT A MORE INTIMATE SCALE. THE BUILDING CELEBRATES PERFORMANCE ARTS WHILE AUGMENTING IT WITH PASSIVE STRATEGIES THAT ONLY ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE.
INTERIOR
SECTION
GROTTO
JETTI
DUNES
THESIS REFLECTION: REFLECTING ON MY PROJECT AFTER THE FINAL REVIEW, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M PLEASED WITH THE SOLUTION I WAS ABLE TO COME TO. A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE JURORS DEALT MORE WITH ISSUES OF SMALL DETAILS AND HOW THE PIER AND MASTER PLAN COULD BE DEVELOPED EVEN FURTHER. THEY APPLAUDED THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT THAT I TOOK ON AND THE SOLUTION I WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT, BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SET UP A FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF THE BOARD. WHILE ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LIFE AND IMPACT ON THE CITY AS A WHOLE. REACHING THIS POINT AT THE END OF MY THESIS YEAR HAS ONLY CONFIRMED WHY I DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE, I ENJOY EXAMINING THE TYPOLOGY OF SPACES AND LEARN FROM THE PAST. INTEGRATING NEWER FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY IN A WAY THAT HARKEN BACK TO SIMPLE LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. IN THE END MY GOAL IS TO SHAPE SPACES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE AND ENHANCE THE AREAS AROUND THEM. I BELIEVE ME THESIS PROJECT WAS A THOUGHTFUL TAKE ON THIS MISSION AND I CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW FROM HERE.