Fall 2015 Process Book

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.

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American Legion Mall

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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

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Maryland St.

Visi

LaQuinta Inn

Circle Centre Mall

Hyatt Regency

Westin

Cen

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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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Washington St.

Union Station

Crowne Plaza

South St.

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College Ave.

East St.

Delaware St.

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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.