INFRASTRUCTURAL LANDSCAPE
JESSICA N. MICHALAK Full Thesis Available:
STRATEGIES FOR POST-INDUSTRIAL REUSE Overview This project, a dual-degree Master’s thesis, examines the regional challenges facing the Great Lakes and proposes a series of simultaneous multiscalar strategies to address them. The proposal activates the potential, in the greater number and area, of small cities within the region to improve water quality and water consumption. The concept of Landscape Infrastructure informs the project’s approach of creating multifunctional infrastructure systems. When considering the creation of new infrastructure through the lens of Landscape Infrastructure that infrastructure must meet social, ecological, and economic goals while preforming it’s desired function. Strategies are proposed at the scale of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie, and Erie, PA. Those strategies are then applied through design at the former GAF Shingle manufacturing site.
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Simultaneous Regional Strategies at Multiple Scales
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JESSICA N. MICHALAK
Group Projec t for L ARCH 507, Fall 2013
MCNEIL’S ADAPTIVE REUSE Overview
Development and the environment are jux taposed to create a unique vision for McNeil island through three s trategies. Envisioning McNeil as a regional hub that respec t s the his tor y of the island as a correc tional facilit y and ac tivates it s potential. The 13 miles of unaltered coastline on McNeil represents the largest contiguous unaltered shoreline in the South Puget Sound.
Group Members: Anna Helander, KeiSing Yiu, Julia Yu
Group Master Plan, Goals, and Strategic Diagram Zoning Map
Park & Research Center - Tourism & Recreation - Education - Island-wide Park - Nature Reserve - Public Parks, Trail & Shoreline - Visitor Center - Recreation & Entertainment - Camping - Eco-tourism Nature reserve & Research center
Population density Agricultural Village
Research and conservation, wildlife reserve and ecological restoration
Agricultural village
- Agricultural Food Production - Village Housing - Existing Housing Reuse - Shared Facilities & Community - Sports & Performing Arts Facilities - Bed & Breakfast - Heritage Tourism Agricultural Village Residential housing, Small-scale food production
Residential housing, Agricultural food production
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Agricultural Village 750+ Residents Pop density: 6000 / mi 2
750+ Residents Pop density: 6000 / mi 2
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Public park and open shoreline
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Community core, high density housing, adaptive reuse of existing structures, business and tourism center
2000+ Residents Pop density: 6000 /mi 2
Ferry service and public marina
Maintain current footprint of McNeil: 70% natural
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The s trategies and design of public shorelines were my focus in this s tage of the projec t.
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- Business & Trade - Civil Services - Education - Urban Dense Housing - Artist-in-residence - Shared Facilities & Community - Adaptive Reuse - Civic Center - Regional Community Center - Cultural Venue & Program - High School - Library - Sports & Performing Arts Facilities
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- Ferry Connection - Marina - Trade & Business - Visitor Center - Prison History Museum - Recreation & Entertainment - Cultural and Art Festivals - Hotel, Guest House etc. - Heritage Tourism - Educational Program
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1. Water Market Space and Dredged Dock Solid s tair inter face with water at market. 2. Dredged Dock Area Depressions for capturing tidal change and creating public engagement.
3. Filled L and Spit and Shoreline Mix of edge conditions. Site of relocation for dredged materials due to increased depth needs for water market.
4. Shaped Sof t Edge Allows for experimentation in urban conditions. 5. No Additional Alterations to Shoreline Ample intertidal area ideal for shellfish cultivation.