PHILADELPHIA
Planning & Design II - Spring 2016
The Green at Broad
a square for the 21st century
Patrick Clark · Riya Debnath · Himadri Kundu · Kyle Mitchell · Ian Rynex
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
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SITE CONTEXT
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PROPOSED DESIGN
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SLIDES 16 - 19
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN .......... ..............................................................................................................................................
SLIDES 20 - 29
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................................................
SLIDES 30 - 31
Page 2 Introduction
SLIDES 3 - 11
INTRODUCTION 5TH
6TH ENCE
2ND FRONT
DOCK SPRUCE
SOCIETY_HILL 2ND
PINE
FRONT
6TH
INDEPEND
7TH
DENCE INDEPEN
9TH
ANKLIN
MARKET
4TH
LOMBARD
MIN FR
ARCH
5TH
BROAD
15TH
WASHINGTON_SQUARE 7TH
RY
SOUTH
BENJA
3RD
GR
ER SF AY
13TH
20TH 21ST
TH 27
10TH
19TH
YLK ILL
FITLER_SQUARE
NORTHERN_LIBERTIES
OLD_CITY
8TH
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12TH
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RITTENHOUSE 17TH
SC TH AL
SANSOM
11TH
HE
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CENTER_CITY
16TH
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CHINATOWN
PENN
CHESTNUT
18TH
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19TH
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JOHN F KE
WALNUT
UNIVERSITY_CITY
23RD
SPRUCE
LOGAN_SQUARE
SCH U
33RD
38TH
34TH
MARKET
GRADUATE_HOSPITAL HAWTHORNE
22ND
23RD
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POINT_BREEZE
BELLA_VISTA QUEEN_VILLAGE
BROAD
WASHING TO
34TH
BROAD
GRAYS_FERRY
RIVERFRONT PASSYUNK_SQUARE
DICKINSON_NARROWS TASKER
PENNSPORT 25TH
RE VA
WEST_PASSYUNK
MORRIS
HE OP IST
26TH
Page 3 Introduction
LOWER_MOYAMENSING
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EAST_PASSYUNK GREENWICH
INDUSTRIAL 28TH
How can we transform an area that sits at the intersection of four neighborhoods into its own complete place?
RACE CHERRY Philly Neighborhoods
30TH
POWELTON
ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
Page 4 Introduction
BIRD’S EYE VIEW
Page 5 Introduction
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY
SUB-TITLE FOR SLIDE
• Intersection of four neighborhoods - Hawthorne, Point Breeze, Graduate Hospital, and Passyunk Square • South Philadelphia has a long and distinguished history as an industrial and transshipment center • Introduction of railroads spurred industrial growth • Neighborhood Identity -- Hawthorne: High School for the Creative and Performing Arts -- Passyunk: Settled by the Passyunk Native American Tribe. Passyunk Avenue predates the city itself -- Graduate Hospital: Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Train Shed
• Melting pot where Irish, German, African Americans, Italians, Jews, Eastern Europeans, and others in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Page 6 Introduction
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY
CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
Building: Curtis Publishing Company Where: NE Corner - 12th St. & Washington Ave When: September 1914 Source: City of Philadelphia, Department of Records
Page 7 Introduction
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY
BROAD STREET
Building: Various Where: Looking North on Broad St from Washington Ave When: April 1917 Source: City of Philadelphia, Department of Records
Page 8 Introduction
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY
WASHINGTON AVE TEXTILE FACTORY
Building: Textile Factory Where: Northwest Corner - 10th St. and Washington Ave When: September 1914 Source: City of Philadelphia, Department of Records
Page 9 Introduction
DEMOGRAPHICS Median Household Income (2015 5-Yr Estimates)
Study Area
Philadelphia Pennsylvania County
Population
10,098
1,555,072
12,779,559
Population Density (per sq. mile)
22,714
11,596
286
33.0
33.7
40.5
$ 57,194.56
$ 38,253
$ 53,599
90.8 %
86.6 %
93.6 %
White Alone
46.8 %
35.8 %
78.1 %
Black or African American Alone
43.3 %
41.4 %
10.5 %
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
0.0 %
0.2 %
0.1 %
Asian Alone
5.3 %
6.8 %
3.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
Some Other Race Alone
0.5 %
0.3 %
0.2 %
Two or More Races
3.0 %
2.0 %
1.7 %
9.2 %
13.4 %
6.4 %
Median Age Median HH Income Race: Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino: $27,326
$43,611
$62,237
$88,438
Page 10 Introduction
PRECEDENTS
Page 11 Introduction
EXISTING LAND USES
Page 12 Site Context
SITE ANALYSIS
Page 13 Site Context
FRAMEWORK DIAGRAM
Page 14 Site Context
CONCEPTUAL PLAN
Page 15 Site Context
CONCEPTUAL PLAN
Page 16 Proposed Design
ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
Page 17 Proposed Design
CIRCULATION PLAN
Pedestrian Flow Page 18 Proposed Design
Vehicular Flow
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Page 19 Proposed Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: THE GREEN The Green is the newest square to join William Penn’s original vision for Philadelphia. Through creating a new green, of more than two acres, we can craft a new identity for the crossroads of four neighborhoods
Primary Anchors The Green at Broad, Performing Art Center, High School, Tower Compex
Programming
Total= 1,631,310 sq. ft. Commercial= 164,992 sq. ft. Office= 494,976 sq. ft. 118,789 sq.ft. Cultural= 118,789 sq.ft. Residential= 852,552 sq. ft. Page 20 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: GLOBAL GATEWAY TheGlobal Gateway connects together the legacy of historical buildings with new mixed-use complexes that prize multi-cultural spaces
Primary Anchors New World Plaza, U-Haul Facility, The Complex on Washington, and the Lofts at Belle Vista
Programming
Total= 1,866,378 sq. ft. Commercial= 210,074 sq. ft. Office= 525,185 sq. ft. Residential= 1,131,119 sq. ft. Parking Needed= 1,992 spaces Page 21 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: INDUSTRY CITY
Industry City unites together under one roof the formerly disconnected industrial and construction suppliers along Washington Ave., thereby allowing for a new pedestrian model on site.
Primary Anchors Consolidated Industry Building, Walking Alley Programming
Total= 1,975,018 sq. ft. Commercial= 197,502 sq. ft. Office= 1,115,766 sq. ft. Residential= 661,750 sq. ft. Parking Needed= 2049 spaces Page 22 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: WASHINGTON RESIDENCES At the western edge of the site is Washington Residences which serves as a bridge to the lower intensity development surrounding the site.
Primary Anchor
Chew Playground, Western Gateway
Programming
Total= 851,964 sq. ft. Commercial= 85,196 sq. ft. Office= 170.393 sq. ft. Residential= 596,375 sq. ft. Parking Needed= 918 spaces Page 23 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: THE GREEN
Page 24 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: THE GREEN
Page 25 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: THE GREEN
Page 26 Neighborhood Design
NEIGHBORHOOD: GLOBAL GATEWAY
Page 27 Neighborhood Design
WASHINGTON AVE STREET SECTION
Page 28 Neighborhood Design
WASHINGTON AVE STREET PERSPECTIVE
Page 29 Neighborhood Design
PARKING PLAN
Structured / Underground Parking
Street Parking
Page 30 Development Program
PROGRAMMING Totals Square Feet
Percentage of Study Area
657.764
10 %
Office
2,306,320
36 %
Cultural Residential
118,789 3,241,796
2% 51 %
Total
6,324,670
100%
Commercial
WEST RESIDENTIAL
INDUSTRY CITY
West Residential
Industry City
Commercial: 85,196 Office: 170,393 Residential: 596,375 Total: 851,964 Parking Spaces:
918
WASHINTON GREEN
EAST GLOBAL
Parking Spaces
6,566
East Global
Commercial: 197,502 Office: 1,115,766 Residential: 661,750 Total: 1,975,018
Washington Green Commercial: 164,992 Office: 494,976 Cultural: 118,789 Residential: 852,552 Total: 1,631,310
Parking Spaces:
Parking Spaces:
Parking Spaces:
2,049
1,607
Page 31 Development Program
Commercial: 210,074 Office: 525,185 Residential: 1,131,119 Total: 1,866,378 1,922
CONCLUSION
Page 32 Conclusion