Beyond manhattanism
HUDSON YARDS ANALYSIS A n i nve s t ig a t i on i n to th e i terat i ve p roc es s o f s k yscrap er s on t h e urba n la n d s c a p e of N ew York C i t y t hroug h a set of p aramen ts t h a t g ener a te t h e most op ti mal out c ome o f c it y -si z ed b ui l d i n g s. T h i s p r ec ed ent an al y si s sees t h e p os i b i lit ies of creat i n g a new m a s s i n g for E ast Hud son Ya rds t h ro ug h usi n g a seri es of p a r a m eter s t hat ap p l y to th e b ui l di n g ’ s p er forman ce. The an a l y s is ob jec t ive i s to b ui l di n g a tool wi t h t h e ab i l i ty to test an d s c ore a b ui ld in g form b ased on t h ree p ro p er t ies: th e facad e’s vi s ua l a c c e s s to cen t ral g reen ar ea , t h e imp a c t of t h e b ui l d i n g ’s obs t r uc t ion of d ay l i g h t on th e g reen s p a c e, a n d vi ew s of th e H uds on R iver an d Man h at t an b ui d i n g la nd m a rks.
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d iag ram |Hudso n YAr d s
WEST MANHATTAN COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
RAIL TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSIT FACILITIES BIKE LANES
BICYCLE STORAGE
WALKABLE STREETS
HOUSING AND WORK PROXIMITY
DIVERSITY OF USES
ACCESS TO RECREATION
TREE-LINED, SHADED STREETS
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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CONCEPT & TOOL| Hud s o n YAr d s
ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES To build a tool with the ability to test and score a building form based on three properties: the facade’s visual access to the central green space area, the impact of the building’s obstruction of daylight on the green space, and the views of the Highline and Empire State building
PROGRAM
MASSING SEGMENTS
VIEW CONDITION
SIMPLIFIED MASSING
OPTIMAL ITERATION
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VIEW TOOL DEVELOPMENT Distance between greenspace and window surface. Angle between the window surface normal line drawn from building surface to green space.
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SIMPLIFIED GEOMETRY
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ISOLATED VERTICAL SURFACES
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ANALYSIS GRID OF GREENSPACE
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VISION BETWEEN 1 POINT AND GREENSPACE
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FACADE ANALYSIS GRIDS
APPLICATION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE
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FACADE ANALYSIS POINTS
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APPLICATION OF OPTIMAL ANGLE
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VIEW ON CENTRAL GREEN SPACE To score a form based on its facade’s visual access to the central green space. •Percentage of facade area with visual access.
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BUILDING GEOMETRY
CULLING BY OBSTACLES
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SIMPLIFY SITE GEOMETRY
CULLING BY DISTANCE
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PLUGIN ITERATION GEOMETRY
CULLING BY ANGLE
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ESTABLISHES ANALYSIS POINTS
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DELIVERABLE DIAGRAM AND DATA
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VIEW TO THE EMPIRE STATE
PLUGIN ITERATION GEOMETRY
CULLING BY OBSTACLES
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SIMPLIFIED SITE GEOMETRY
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ESTABLISHED ANALYSIS POINTS
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DRAWN SIGHT LINES
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CULLING BY ANGLE & DISTANCE
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MODIFIED AESTHETICS
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DELIVERABLE DIAGRAM AND DATA
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VIEW TO THE HIGHLINE
ORIGINAL BUILDING GEOMETRY
DRAWN SIGHT LINES
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PLUGIN ITERATION GEOMETRY
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SIMPLIFIED SITE GEOMETRY
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ESTABLISHED ANALYSIS POINTS
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CULLING BY OBSTACLES
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CULLING BY ANGLE & DISTANCE
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DELIVERABLE DIAGRAM AND DATA
CONCEPT & TOOL| Hud s o n YAr d s
ANALYSIS OF PARAMETRIC ITERATION
DELIVERABLE ITERATIONS
Simplified Hudson Yards form
Replacement with selected parametric iteration
New form generated
Living in the park Rein trod ucin g the wa ter f ron t to i t s i nha b ita n ts , a n d r ecl a i m i n g i t a s a pub l i c sp a ce, th is p roject exam i n es t he Javi t Cen ter site as a p oten tia l to ex pa n d a n d ques t i ons how this site ca n a lter t he r el a t i on s hi p w i t h the water fron t a n d t he c i t y, a n d provi d e op p or tun ities for p ub l i c us e. I n t h e pa s t year s, West Ma n h a ttan wa ter f ront h a s b een dominate d by in dustr i a l us es , t h er efor e h a d become a l ien for th e i nha b i t a nt s of t h e c i t y. The city keep s g row ing a nd get t i n g d en s i f i ed without a ny con sid er a t i on of green/pub l i c sp a ces. I n m or e th a n 1 2 0 yea r s , t h er e ha s n’ t been p ark b uilt s uch a s t he s c a l e of Cen t r a l Pa rk in th e city of M a nha t t a n . I n order to bring a tten tion to thi s i s s ue a nd r evi t a l i z e West M a n h a tta n for pub l i c us e, t h i s project b ecom es a h ub o f po s s i b i l i t i es a nd densities , n eg otia tin g b et ween progr a m s . Looking a t th e Hig h Li ne- a s t h e m a i n LU NG transfor min g th e West s i de by net work i ng t he Downtow n n eig h b orh ood s w i t h Chel s ea a nd Hell’s k itch en , th is i n te r ven t i on r ec l a i m s the p ub l ic s p a ce by c r ea t i ng a pa rk on t he Jav its Cen ter site th a t d ea l s w i t h ex t r em e condition s/ d en s ities , b ei n g 10 0 % gr een sp a ce a n d 100 % m i x us ed s pa c es . The Urba n pa rk b ecom es a n ew rea l i t y f rom the city to con temp late na t ur e a n d i mprove the p ub l ic r ea l m by provok i n g dyna m i s m . The p ark con sis ts of s ever a l nod es t h a t generate va r ious p oss i b i l i t i es fo r event s a n d i nteraction b el ow th e gr een fo res t . of fi c e ho t e l r e si par k r eta i l
Concept |Livin g i n t he Par k
ST. NICHOLAS PARK (1895) MARCUS GARVEY PARK (1840) MORNINGSIDE PARK (1895) THOMAS JEFFERSON PARK (1905) RIVERSIDE PARK (1846)
CENTRAL PARK (1857) THEODORE ROOSEVELT PARK (1870)
DE WITT CLINTON PARK (1906) BRYANT PARK (1884)
CHELSEA PARK (1910) MADISON SQUARE PARK (1847)
Huds Boule
UNION SQUARE PARK (1882) TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK (1834) WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK (1871) EAST RIVER PARK (1930) SARA D ROOSEVELT PARK (1934)
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ROCKEFELLER PARK (1992)
BATTERY PARK (1624)
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The Huds does not because streets a the exper inside a p
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son Boulevard t behave as a park it is broken by and it minimizes rience of being park.
Hudson River Greenway
The High Line
The Hudson River Greenway behaves like a strip that engages the waterfront and the city; however, it does not fulfill the green density of a park.
The High Line behaves like an alternate street for pedestrian use only and its elevated platform gives the viewer new perspectives on reading the urban fabric. The High Line does not create retreat from the city.
Concept |Livin g i n t he Par k
EXISTING CONDITION
PROPOSED
CONNECTORS
Jacob Javits Center expanding 1.2 million sqft of footprint
A new park to create a new destination to West Manhattan.
Trajectories are created on park using important transportation points
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TOWER POSITION
Tower position minimizing shadows on the park.
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MEETING REQUIREMENT
CONTEXT
Meeting the requirements of 10,000,000 sqft and at the same time maximing green space and mix use.
By tapering the top of the towers, it creates unobstructed views for neighbor buildings towards the park and towards the Hudson River.
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WEST OF MANHATAN The proposed project becomes a new “lung” in the west side of Manhattan.
c onditions | Li v i n g i n t he Par k
Above the park
Treetop
In the park
Below the park
nodes s trategy | L i v i n g i n t he Par k
1a Connectors
1b Building Footprint
2 Nodes The nodes are little funnels that create open spaces for people to gather.
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Craft of Nodes
Paths
Activities
Activities influenced by infrastructure
Paths are created based on walking shortcuts to transportation hubs.
The nodes offer public program such as: Food trucks, markets, amphitheatre, iceskating rink, installation park, and gathering areas.
nodes | Living i n t he Par k
Nodes The nodes become super fun spaces as it reacts to different crowds depending on which axis one is walking towards. These fun encounters can become playgrounds, plazas, art installation spaces, kiosks, markets, an ice skating rink, an amphitheater and most importantly, spaces where people can contemplate nature.
Tower acces s | L i v i n g i n t he Par k
ACCESS STRATEGY I
ACCESS STRATEGY II
TYP |Living in the Par k
PENTHOUSE
HOTEL TYP
TYP |living in the par k
OFFICE TYP
SECTION | living i n t he par k
PV facade and gl azin g |liv i n g i n t he park
The tower features 40% of photovoltaic panels in order to collect energy and 60% of glazing on each floor. The PV panels are placed 4 ft above floor level to allow views and control daylight, the height of the PV panels can vary according to how much glazing aperture spaces need to provide a well lit space.
Models |living i n t he par k