Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
dead space remediation at broadway junction
Garrett sibinga
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nyC map
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
Urban studio: East New York
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Context 2 table of contents 3 occupant Experience 4 site conditions 5 function analysis 6 bus access 7 opposing programs 8 bridging the gap 9 remediation 10 revitalization 11 redevelopment 12 redefintion 13 renderings 14 results
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Dead Space Remediation (broadway junction) experiential levels functional structures organization of programs how does a transportation structure function? does it have more than one goal? is efficiency the only priority? can it be a vibrant community hub? My project aims to explore the remediation of dead space at broadway junction. The structure of the station is surrounded by decaying and derelict properties, despite a large weekly ridership. The project attempts to address concerns of convenience, commercial activity, programming, and provision of amenities for commuters. How can underutilized spaces be turned into productive and useful community assets? how can a stock of nearby deteoriating transportation infrastructures be transformed into structures that provide a flexible and intriguing spatial solution. what are the possibilities for addressing community problems through unorthodox implementation of programs.
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Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
occupant experience
what do commuters experience as they come through the station?
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commuters
dead space
police vehicle storage
bus route
sidewalk
site condtions how is the site occupied by its users?
elevated condition
street condition
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programs how does the structure of the space affect user experience?
Inputs/output
exit
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
people come in from all directions
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Tunnel
exit directed through linear spaces
FUNNEL
exit
F u n n e l e d t o w a r d s t h e o n ly e x i t
bus access broadway junction is an enormous hub for bus tranportation, servicing six bus lines
90% of travellers get straight onto the bus
B20 Q56 B25 Q24 B12 B83 6
exit evaluation with only one exit for 50,000 weekly riders, amenities are scarce
sidewalks offer no shelter as commuters wait for the bus. The dot proposed a bus canopy for the site initially, but it was never built. exit
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
local commercial opportunities are inconvenient at best, and non-existent for the most part.
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commercial
nobody wants to stay, everybody has to wait...
transportation
green space
recycling retired train cars finding better uses for existing transportation infrastructure
what do we do with them now? currently new york city donates unused and retired traincars to states such as delaware and south carolina These cars are dumped into the ocean for use as artifical reefs.
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
These reefs benefit wildlife, but the transport of the train cars is expensive, and the benefits are far away
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current storage procedures leave trains outdoor in large railyards such as the one located directly north of broadway junction station
how else can these trains be used? Aether’s successful conversion of an airstream trailer into a high commercial space demonstrates a successful precedent for creative reinterpretation of this type of space.
precedent study
aether’s Airstream Conversion
bridging the gap what needs to happen to create vibrant community space?
busy elevated space
empty streetscape
how do we develop existing space?
improve current programs?
and expand commercial + recreational opportunities
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structure study how does the structure inform volumetric site massing
flexibility of programs commercial
pharmaceutical
community
convenience
Program garage
interior structure
volume study
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Section Proposals building an enclosed bus terminal will provide shelter as well as offering new recreational space
JGS
existing JGS
b u s S h e lt e r JGS
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
Scale:
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25 FEET
bus terminal JGS
W/ RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES Commercial storefront space
layer new programs
JGS
Scale: 50 FEET
bus terminal
police vehicle storage
insert recycled spaces JGS
60 feet
implementation elevation how can the user experience of the exit be improved? existing structure
dead space
proposed alteration
remediation of existing spaces -more efficient packaging of conflicting programs -utilization of the unused structures -creation of modular system -initiation of cohesive area identity
platform space modular commercial spaces
circulation structures
bus terminal facade police vehicle storage space 12
revitalization plan how can incremental changes and the streamlining of programs create overarching spatial usage change
Step by Step transformation of user experience and site interaction bus terminal
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
police vehicle storage
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commercial spaces
recycling of traincars
more intuitive circulation integration of spaces
convenient commercial locations
segregation of opposing programs
more efficient transit
improved commuter experience
By imposing limited interventions using recycled materials it would be possible to transform this underutilized and at times dangerous space into a vibrant and useful community space, with efficient programs for transportation, storage and new commercial opportunities.
facade structure study how can the facade inform and manage the infrastructure
circulation structure staircase and elevator provide access to second level gallery, and allow access for anyone
storefront openings facade spatial layout
facade manage infrastrucutre and informs design sensibility. Provides finished aesthetic to complex
facade design possibilities
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Proposed Site Plan utilizing retired subway cars to create cohesive identity and commercial space
circulation structures bus terminal roof/public space
Columbia University - GSAPP | New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities | Urban Studies Studio | RISKY GROUNDS - UNDER AND OVER, East New York, Brooklyn | FALL 2011
accessible green space
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recycled train car commercial spaces skylight The re-designed space will not only provide valuable jobs to the community, but serve as a community hub and social forum for the 50,000 people who use it everyday. the transformation of the space will have positive implications for the surrounding neighborhood.
program garage
van sinderen avenue