The Detroit Formula Hunter Pattershall
Increase Population
Low Population
Job Shortage
Trade school Students Increase Population
Large Quanity of Abandoned Homes
Provide Jobs
Deconstruction and Reconstrucion Provide New Jobs
Manage Abandoned Homes
Space is limited in the revived downtown area, business are looking towards suburbs to expand. Industrial buildings such as Packard offer this opportunity for businesses.
Students Deconstruct Homes and Use Materials to Rebuild
Work on the Plant to moves beyond the trade school. Sections of the north building are leased and tennants are able to modify the building as needed.
Work continues on the Plant to expand the trade school into the south buildings. Students are able to assist in it’s rebuilding.
The salvaged materials are being sold for profit, used as teaching tools for students, and as materials for rebuilding.
Let’s see how the trade school effects this neighborhood.
The warehouse sections of the Packard Plant are ready for students to begin their education at the new trade school. Detroit
Students deconstruct and reconstruct the surrounding homes as a method of learning.
Packard Plant
The Gratiot neighborhood is scheduled for over 150 home demolitions.
Block Vacancy and Blight in Relation to Industrial Zones
Colleges/Universities in Relation
5 Year Neighborhood Change
Existing Conditions •
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In Use Manufacturing in Relation
Funding
3.5 million sq. ft. abandoned automotive plant Brick infill and Albert Kahn trussed concrete construction
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All Programs in Relation
Partnerships between notfor-profit organizations, resident-owned businesses, developers and/or private general contractors can fund a deconstruction project
Effects of Trade School
Trade Classrooms
Trade Classrooms
Major deconstruction for paths and sectioning
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Salvaged Materials Livable Housing Blight Revenue Population Businesses
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Reconnecting
Deconstruction saves landfill space, reduces the pollution and energy consumption associated with manufacturing and production of new materials, and it can reduce site impacts in terms of dust, soil compaction, and loss of vegetation or ground cover.
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Community Pool
Minor deconstruction with existing paths for sectioning
Green House
Craft Furniture Shop
Traditional Family Homes
Innovation Lab Space
Year 20
Year 30
Material Storage
Student Housing
Privately owned lease space
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Trade school business lease space
Trade School Addition
Material Storage
On to the next neighborhood!
Small Business Office Space
Community Farming
Shop Front Homes
Library
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Time
The growth associated with Packard will require other initiatives, such as updated mass transit, to truly connect the neighborhood back to the city.
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Recontructed Homes
Quantity
30 Year Neighborhood Change
Environment
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Year 5
Packard is an important piece of the Detroit ecosystem, taking the old and giving it new life. It’s prevented tons of waste from going to landfill, provided education and jobs, boosted the econonmy, and provided housing.
20 Year Neighborhood Change
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Housing Commercial/Retail 5 Mile Impact Radius
The neighborhood serves as a precedent for other cities in need of post-industrial redevelopment.
Creative/Innovative Hubs in Relation
Original Neighborhood Plan
Trade Schools in Relation
The neighborhood is seeing growth beyond housing. Business is growing as students move off campus and need places to eat hang out, and shop. The trade school reaches it’s full development which includes student housing and student ammenities. Off campus housing is now also available due to the reconstruction of surrounding homes.
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Students move beyond home reconstruction. They begin other projects that benefit the neighborhood such as greenhouses and community spaces.
Trade School
Parks and Fields
Deconstruction Benefits 2,000 sq. ft. masonry/wood construction 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home Total debris with typical demo 74 million tons
Cost Comparison
Deconstruction
Demolition
Labor, Equipment, Overhead Disposal Total Cost
$20,00 $4,000 $24,000
$5,000 $8,000 $13,000
Appraised Value Tax Savings Final Cost
$20,00 $28,000 $-4,000
$13,000
Strategic cuts in the long expanse that is the Packard Plant allow for greater access through the site.
Original Section
*Based on a 2,000 sq. ft. home
5 Year Section
Packard may start with a trade school but the mixed use program that is added later is what keeps the site flourishing.
20 Year Section
30 Year Section
Recycle Repurpose Reuse
Trussed concrete is repaired and the plant begins to be be divided into sections
Landfill Metal
Asphalt Singles 3.5 tons - recycled asphalt shingles* ($40 - $350 per ton) *recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) can be used for asphalt cement and aggregate
Copper ($3.34 a lb): 195 pounds - building wire 151 pounds - plumbing tube, fittings, valves 24 pounds - plumbers’ brass goods 47 pounds - built-in appliances 12 pounds - builders hardware 10 pounds - other wire and tube
Plumbing fixtures 2 - bathtub ($300 - $12,000) 2 - toilet ($45 if salvagable) 4 - sink ($30 - $300)
Phased occupation and construction keeps the school functioning during renovations.
Doors
Framing Lumber
2 - exterior ($1,000 - $4,000) 7 - interior ($100 - $2,000)
400 - 2x4’s ($2 - $12 per linear ft.) 190 - 2x8’s ($2 - $12 per linear ft.)
Trusses like these secured, cleaned, painted
Windows were replaced to meet code
were and
Lectures halls, classrooms, and other facilities occupy the upper levels of the plant.
Packard isn’t just a place to learn, with 3.5 million square feet there’s room for social activities!
Wiring, plumbing, and HVAC were assessed and installed to meet the needs of the trade school.
Windows 24 - ($200 - $2,000)
Sheathing Boards
We use one warehouse space while fixing up the next!
475 - 1x6 boards ($0.65 - $4 per sq. ft.)
Hardwood flooring 950 sq. ft./48 cartons* - ($7.58 - $10.85 per sq. ft.) *20 sq. ft. = one carton of flooring
With a fresh coat of paint on the doors and walls this warehouse will be ready to go!
The warehouse had to pass structural and hazardous material inspections.
Brick
The ground floor cement block is replaced with windows and warehouse doors for greater student visibility and interaction.
Floor was leveled and new flooring installed. Shop classrooms like carpentary and brick laying are on the ground level making it easy to access and store materials.
5,500/11 pallets* - ($0.35 - $0.70 per sq. ft.) *One pallet = 500 bricks
Rubble 62 tons* - ($1- $30 per ton) *1 dump truck carries 13 - 25 tons
Construction Trades Carpentry Electrician HVAC Painter Plumber Welding Construction Sider/Roofer Brick Mason Plastering Sheetrocker Asbestos Removal Concrete Excavator Surveryor Architect Flooring Tiling Pipefitting Clean Up Waste Disposal
Non material heavy labs like eletrical and painting occupy the appendages of the south building.
Millwork 100 sq. ft. - cabinets ($150 - $1,500) 20 - stair treads ($100 - $300) 80 linear feet- molding ($15 - $1,000)
Total amount salvaged
The Avenue of Learning is the main circulation through Packard wiith space to allow for vehicles and pedestrians.
96.5 tons
Small park spaces and outdoor recreation zones inhabit the space between building appendages.
The warehouse spaces are easiest to convert. They are flexible program space when the remainder of the south building is renovated.
Landfill Volume Reduction 8,420 cubic feet
Packard has space for material storage for the school as well as storage for wholesale distribution.
Original View of Section Perspective
Locating the shops and labs along the Avenue of Learning immerses students in the Packard experience.