East New York Studio Project

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

SOURCES Bing.com mta.com google.com/maps esri 2010 Brooklyn pluto map wikipedia.org

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