Process Book
Nicole Winkler + Jimmy Darling Savannah College of Art and Design ARCH 717: Graduate Design Studio 1 Professor Julie Rogers Varland Fall Quarter 2015
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
Relationship to the street
Triangulation
Sittable
Sun
Water
Trees
Food
10th St.
10th St.
9th St. Marion County Public Library
St. Clair St. Madame Walker Theatre Center
St. Clair St.
GLICK PEACE WALK
TO BROAD VILLAGE V MONON T
American Legion Mall
Walnut St.
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North St.
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Illinois St.
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Michigan St.
Michigan St.
-No beginning or end Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Military Park
Sheraton
Indiana State Capitol
Eiteljorg Museum
-Connects pre-existing trails
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton
-Bike share: 250 bikes at 26 locations along trial
City Market
Market St. with -7 major art installations many minor art installations
Monument Circle
Market St. Embassy Suites
Conrad
Washington St.
Washington St.
TO WHITE RIVER GREENWAY To Zoo and Gardens Marriott
tors
Maryland St.
Visi
LaQuinta Inn
Circle Centre Mall
Hyatt Regency
Westin
Cen
ter
JW Marriott
Meridian St.
White River State Park
-8 miles connecting 6 districts
College Ave.
Indiana History Center
Indiana State Museum & IMAX Theater
-Pedestrian connecting pathway -Vision: Enriching the lives of Indianapolis residents and visitors by providing a beautiful connection New YorktoSt.each other, culture, art and healthy living.
University Park
New York St.
NCAA Headquarters & Hall of Champions
Indianapolis Cultural Trail East St.
New Jersey St.
Alabama St.
Delaware St.
New York St.
Vermont St.
Indiana World War Memorial
Pennsylvania St.
Courtyard by Marriott
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Michigan St.
Meridian St.
Capitol Ave.
Senate Ave.
West St.
Blackford St.
IUPUI
Old National Centre
Veterans Memorial Plaza
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Victory Field Baseball Park
Hampton Inn
Canterbu ry Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Georgia St.
Indiana Convention Center
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Homewood Suites
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Washington St.
Union Station
Crowne Plaza
South St.
South St.
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College Ave.
East St.
Delaware St.
Ave.
Pennsylvania St.
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Lucas Oil Stadium
Illinois St.
Staybridge Suites
Missouri St.
West St.
Comfort Suites
Capitol Ave.
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Holiday Inn Express
Intergenerational Dialogue Intergenerational dialogue is the act of sharing knowledge, ideas and activities between multiple people of different ages. This gesture is a symbol of tradition, culture and human evolution. This project is a physical manifestation of what a small city can do to encourage this dialogue between generations. Savannah contains a large number of elderly ghettos, many of which have been marginalized and essentially forgotten. Similarly, there are several forgotten, empty lots of land, which have subsequently been used as over-flow parking, and have lent a hand in making Savannah a less safe neighborhood. For these reasons, people do not walk to their destinations, and nor do they simply meander for a walk in the afternoon. This project encourages the elderly of Savannah to venture away from their homes, to where spaces have been designated to cultivates opportunities for dialogue. Specifically, a path has been delineated from Chatham Apartments, across Forsyth Park, all the way to West Broad. This path includes adequate street lighting, accessible sidewalks, and a variety of shops and rest stops, all of which accommodate the needs of the elderly and young.
Adolescent
Symbiosis
Elderly
Savannah, GA
Amenities + Public Transportation
North
Amenities
Income <$25K 35%
Retail
$25K-$100K 53%
Restaurants Religion Education
>$100K 12%
Municipal
Age 0-19 29%
Other
Race
Caucasian 41%
20-39 37%
40-59 17% 60+ 17%
African American 55%
Existing First course of action (phase one) is to activate the store fronts on the East facade of the building,including awnings, signage, outdoor dining, etc. Phase two involves an interior courtyard inhabiting the first floor of Chatham Apartments. This cruciform axis will connect the East facade to Scene Two, and create an inhabitable, personal space for Chatham Apartment residence as well as delineate a new datum of circulation.
Chatham Apts. East Side
Phase one of this scene is to create a pedestrian boulevard along Goodwin Street, as well as inhabiting the blank area west of this path. Within this “Not A Park”, will be delineated spaces for food trucks and vendors. Phase two involves tenant spaces, re-using the abandoned parking garage on the West side of Chatham Apartments. These tenants may include a deli, a newsstand, maker’s studios, or Chatham Resident’s specific use. The roof of the parking garage will be repurposed as a green space for tenant use. Finally, Phase three (the same as in Scene One) will create an axis between Scene One and Scene Two, via a cruciform connection.
Existing
Chatham Apts. West Side
Existing Phase one includes reducing vehicular traffic from two-way to one-way to create vehicular continuity along Huntingdon. Within this same phase, one side of vehicular parking will be removed to allow for moderate pedestrian circulation. This intervention will also provide ample space for food truck vendors and will activate street life culture (expansion and contraction of Forsyth). The final addition of this phase will be to widen the sidewalks to accommodate handicap and family use.
Huntingdon
Existing Phase one of this scene is to analyze flow of traffic on this site, vehicular and pedestrian, as well as the relationship to the trees and green space. This is also an analysis of how pedestrian foot traffic inhabits the site. Phase Two is the final design and construction of the designinformed parking garage, complete with retail spaces and porches. This parking garage will serve as displacement parking, and will serve Enterprise Rent-A-Car and well as the local residents and tourists.
Huntingdon + Montgomery
Existing Phase One will be the first attempt at density rejuvenation on West Broad, including low to middle income housing, complete with amenities which add to the context of West Broad; this includes community run businesses and reservation-based public spaces for use by the local community.
Montomery + Gaston
Existing Phase one of this scene is the removal of a section of the flyover which is currently above West Broad, this includes the entire off-ramp road, except for the existing concrete structure, which will be repurposed. Phase two of this area is to begin inhabiting the existing structure with spaces that may be occupied by a variety of things. The goal for this scene is to develop density along West Broad, including low to middle income housing, supporting daycare centers, and youth and elderly centers.
West Broad
Adolescent
Symbiosis
Elderly
Wayne
Phase one of this scene is the removal of a section of the flyover which is currently above West Broad, this includes the entire off-ramp road, except for the existing concrete structure, which will be repurposed. Phase two of this area is to begin inhabiting the existing structure with spaces that may be occupied by a variety of things. The goal for this scene is to develop density along West Broad, including low to middle income housing, supporting daycare centers, and youth and elderly centers.
Existing
Savannah, GA
Alice
Gaston
Age
Existing
African American 55%
Existing
0-19 29%
Amenities + Public Transportation
Income <$25K 35%
Amenities Retail
Huntingdon
20-39 37%
North
$25K-$100K 53%
Jefferson
Caucasian 41%
Montgomery
Race
West Broad
Other
40-59 17% 60+ 17%
Phase One will be the first attempt at density rejuvenation on West Broad, including low to middle income housing, complete with amenities which add to the context of West Broad; this includes community run businesses and reservation-based public spaces for use by the local community.
>$100K 12%
Restaurants Religion Education Municipal
Phase one of this scene is to analyze flow of traffic on this site, vehicular and pedestrian, as well as the relationship to the trees and green space. This is also an analysis of how pedestrian foot traffic inhabits the site. Phase Two is th final design and construction of the design informed parking garage, complete with retail spaces and porches. This parking garage will serve as displacement parking, and will serve Enterprise RentA-Car as well as the local residents and tourists.
. n he nth g t
First course of action (phase one) is to activate the store fronts on the East facade of the building, including awnings, signage, outdoor dining, etc. Phase two involves an interior courtyard inhabiting the first floor of Chatham Apartments. This cruciform axis will connect the East facade to Scene Two, and create an inhabitable, personal space for Chatham Apartment residence as well as delineate a new datum of circulation.
Intergenerational Dialogue
Intergenerational dialogue is the act of sharing knowledge,ideas and activities between multiple people of different ages. This gesture is a symbol of tradition, culture and human evolution. This project is a physical manifestation of what a small city can do to encourage this dialogue between generations.
Savannah contains a large number of elderly ghettos, many of which have been marginalized and essentially forgotten. Similarly, there are several forgotten, empty lots of land, which have subsequently been used as over-flow parking, and have lent a hand in making Savannah a less safe neighborhood. For these reasons, people do not walk to their destinations, and nor do they simply meander for a walk in the afternoon.
Existing
Whitaker
Howard
Barnard
Existing
Goodwin
Phase one includes reducing vehicular traffic from two-way to one-way to create vehicular continuity along Huntingdon. Within this same phase, one side of vehicular parking will be removed to allow for moderate pedestrian circulation. This intervention will also provide ample space for food truck vendors and will activate street life culture (expansion and contraction of Forsyth). The final addition of this phase will be to widen the sidewalks to accommodate handicap and family use.
Abercorn
Existing
Drayton
Tattnall
This project encourages the elderly of Savannah to venture away from their homes, to where spaces have been designated to cultivates opportunities for dialogue. Specifically, a path has been delineated from Chatham Apartments, across Forsyth Park, all the way to West Broad. This path includes adequate street lighting, accessible sidewalks, and a variety of shops and rest stops, all of which accommodate the needs of the elderly and young.
Phase one of this scene is to create a pedestrian boulevard along Goodwin Street, as well as inhabiting the blank area west of this path. Within this “Not A Park”, will be delineated spaces for food trucks and vendors. Phase two involves tenant spaces, re-using the abandoned parking garage on the West side of Chatham Apartments. These tenants may include a deli, a newsstand, maker’s studios, or Chatham Resident’s specific use. The roof of the parking garage will be repurposed as a green space for tenant use. Finally, Phase three (the same as in Scene One) will create an axis between Scene One and Scene Two, via a cruciform connection.
Gwinnett
Intergenerational Dialogue Jimmy Darling and Nicole Winkler Savannah College of Art and Design â&#x20AC;&#x153;Integrated Communities: A Society For All Agesâ&#x20AC;?
Established in 1733 as the British Colonial capital of Georgia, Savannah is one of the oldest cities in the state of Georgia. Savannah was a prudent port city during the American Revolution and played a strategic role in the American Civil War. Over 200 years later, Savannah is now one of the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, with an average population of a little over 150,000, 17% of which are over the age of 60 years old. Curiously, with these demographics in mind, Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has become a deserted corridor, primarily due to its existing vehicular condition. Savannah was initially designed for the use of horse and buggy, but with the unfortunate gentrification this town has experienced in the last 100 years, highways have been inconveniently arranged to intersect some of the most culturally important paths and destinations. Not only has vehicular traffic inhibited cultural growth; economic status and public education have depleted equally, which has led to inner-city violence, elderly isolation, and most importantly lack of city life and density. As we have learned from people like Jane Jacobs and William Whyte, a lot of factors which affect city life and culture can be attributed to urban design, landscape design and even architecture. Urban infrastructure is one of catalysts for this devastating situation; an old city with rich history and culture, marginalized and now tourist-relying, simply because it has been remodeled to serve a temporary, transient population, instead of preserving the one it has had all along. In 2010, the homeless population in the Savannah area had reached almost 6,000 people, with a jarring statistic that over 1,000 of those also suffered from substance abuse and subsequent mental illness. Those lucky enough could be treated and housed at some of the small facilities in Savannah which provide care for these people, including Chatham Apartments on Abercorn and Goodwin streets, and a rehab facility located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Although these facilities have provided relief in some ways, what they have really done to the city is created deterrents, roadblocks, ghettos and a deep-rooted segregation in the social-racial dynamic of Savannah. Intergenerational dialogue is the act of sharing knowledge, ideas and activities between multiple people of different ages. This gesture is a symbol of tradition, culture and human evolution. This project is a physical manifestation of what a small city can do to encourage this dialogue between generations. This project encourages the elderly of Savannah to venture away from their compartmentalized homes, to where spaces have been designated to cultivates opportunities for dialogue. Specifically, a path has been delineated from Chatham Apartments, across Forsyth Park, all the way to West Broad. This path includes adequate street lighting, accessible sidewalks, and a variety of shops and rest stops, all of which accommodate the needs of the elderly and young. These interventions are not elements of gentrification, but additions which can be applied to any city. The malleable concept of this project lends traditional ideas to cities which have developed delineations within communities, especially those which have suffered because of gentrification and lack of density.