Montgomery Suburban Mall Retrofit Deepnath Majumder Himadri Kundu Karan Gandhi Urban Design Studio, Spring 2017
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Context
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Existing Land Use
Existing Structures
• Lot of residential neigborhoods surrounding the site • Patches of greenery provide good buffer between the commercial and the residential development
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Site Analysis
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Demand Analysis 5 mile driving distance
New Jersey
• Median Age in most Census Tracts over 40 years • Lowest Median Age 21 years
• Census Tract Median HH Income • Lowest = $77,984 • Highest = $ 200,000
• Census Tract Population Growth from 2010 to 2015 • Lowest -ve 35% • Highest +ve 26%
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• Median HH Income = $ 71,637
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SWOT Analysis
Strength Good road connectivity Presence of well-established anchors
Opportunity Proximity to Princeton Presence of a lot of vacant land
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Weakness Lack of good public transit service nearby Significant changes in slope at different parts of the site
Threat Future competition from large commercial developments nearby
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Design Principles
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Design Principles
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Site Plan
Circulation Plan
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Public Plazas
Existing Buildings
1. Cinema 2. Shop Rite
Shared Streets
Parking
3. WAWA
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Vehicular Circulation
200’
Pedestrian Circulation
4. Tiger’s Tale
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Landscaping Plan
Ground Floor Plan
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Shared Streets
Canal Walk
CanalPocket Walk Park
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Canal Walk Retail Frontage Montgomery Shopping Mall Retrofit
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Canal Walk
Canal Walk
Canal Walk with Retail
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Canal Walk
Intersection Designs for Traffic Calming
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Canal Walk
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Bringing People Closer to Nature
Canal Walk Blue and Greena as a Relief from Hrash Urban Environment
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3D Massing & Site Sections
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3D Massing & Site Sections
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Development Program and Parking Needs
East West
Residential Units Parking 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR need 141 259 71 942 55
101 27
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Canal Walk Integrated Car Parks
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Commercial Parking Area (Sq ft) need 246164 738 126220
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Total Parking provided need 2100 1680 359 2459
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Phasing Plan and Development Program
Phase I Residential 1-BR: 45 2-BR: 82 3-BR: 22
Parking Requirements: For Residential: 299 For Commercial: 50 Total: 349
Commercial Total Area: 16580 sq.ft
Parking Provision 1192
Phase II Residential 1-BR: 97 2-BR: 177 3-BR: 48
Parking Requirements: For Residential: 644 For Commercial: 256 Total: 900
Commercial Total Area: 85188 sq.ft
Parking Provision 908
Phase III
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Residential 1-BR: 55 2-BR: 101 3-BR: 27
Parking Requirements: For Residential: 366 For Commercial: 223 Total: 589
Commercial Total Area: 74264 sq.ft
Parking Provision 359 Montgomery Shopping Mall Retrofit
LEED Checklist for Neighborhood Development Expected LEED Points
Additional LEED Points
Smart Location and Linkage
Transportation Demand Management (2) Optimize Building Energy Peformance (2) Indoor Water Use Reduction (1) Outdoor Water Use Reduction (2) District Heating and Cooling (2) Infrastructure Energy Efficiency (1) Wastewater Management (2) Recycled and Reused Infrastructure (1) Solid Waste Management (1) Light Pollution Reduction (1) Innovation (5) LEED Accredited Professional (1)
Preferred Locations (8/10) Brownfield Remediation (2/2) Housing and Jobs Proximity (3/3) Steep Slope Protection (1/1)
Neighborhood Pattern and Design
Walkable Streets (8/9) Compact Development (4/6) Mixed-Use Neighborhoods (4/4) Housing Types and Affordability (5/7) Connected and Open Community (2/2) Access to Civic and Public Space (1/1) Access to Recreation Facilities (1/1) Visability and Universal Design (1/1)
Green Infrastructure & Buildings
Certified Green Buildings (3/5) Optimize Building Energy Performance (1/2) Building Reuse (1/1) Historic Resource Preservation and Adaptive Reuse (2/2) Rainwater Management (3/4) Renewable Energy Production (3/3)
Total Points: 53 (LEED Silver) Urban Design Studio
Total Points: 21 With the help of these additional points and maybe some Regional Priority Credits, LEED Gold Certification can be achieved as well.
LEED Certification Requirements:
Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79 points Platinum: 80+ points
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