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CONTENTS 2 Project description and case statement 6 Graphic Argument 10 Goals and guiding principles 12 Stake holders 14 Site study and analysis 36 Quantitative parameters 40 Organizational parameters 44 Qualitative parameters 52 Additional case studies 56 References
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Project description & Case statement DESCRIPTION This project is an urban redevelopment focusing on a portion of 95th Street within the Roseland neighborhood on the South side of Chicago. The redevelopment will aim to improve the availability of amenities, quality of pedestrian access to destinations, and vehicular congestion by allowing the soon-to-be renovated 95th Street CTA station as a catalyst.
ROSELAND NEIGHBORHOOD
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CASE STATEMENT This project will be developed because the 95th Street CTA station is the most utilized train/bus terminal in the entire city of Chicago and the Roseland neighborhood, which the station lies in, relies on the transit hub as a direct link to the loop and far North side of the city. In effect, the station serves as a nexus to the surrounding community and has the potential to strengthen the 95th street axis it intersects. The potential for the new station to exist as a welcoming, comfortable service for Chicagoans greatly depends on the success of its surrounding neighborhood and vice versa. The station must become an integrated component of the redeveloped neighborhood rather than the island that it presently is.
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The 95th Street CTA station serves nearly
20,000 commuters daily
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On average,
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Source: City of Chicago Data Portal
32,625 vehicles in 24 hours
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As of 2010, there were
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Roseland residents -many who utilize the nearby 95th Street CTA station Source: 2010 U.S. Census Report
In June of 2012, Mayor Rahm Emanuel in conjunction with the CTA, announced d the renovation of the 95th Street termimiinal. The redeveloped station will provide de e retail space and other missing amenities es for commuters and residents of the Roseeland neighborhood
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How will Roseland residents and commuters access the station when the most stt common methods are congested with th h vehicles and consist of under utilized ed d spaces? And how successful can the reedeveloped station be if it remains physisi-si cally and perceivably isolated from its surr-roundings?
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focused on reassigning pedestrian space and vehicular access along the 95th street corridor, while developing the framework for private and public investment will yield a vivacious neighborhood with numerous points of interests for residents and visitors. A complete understanding of how high density public transportation terminals can coalesce with their surrounding neighborhoods (both physically and perceptively) in order to mutually benefit one another is essential to the implementation of this proposal.
Existing 95th Street
Rendering of redeveloped CTA terminal concept
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Goals and Guiding Principles GOALS NEW USE AND APPLICATION OF TRAIN STATION TYPOLOGY Reinventing the typical use and application of the train/ bus station typology so that it fully integrates its function to its surroundings will provide unavailable qualities and amenities to nearby residents.
ESTABLISH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE
Regulating street traffic and the pedestrian zone within heavily congested areas, while developing points of interest along corridors can positively impact the walkability and perception of distance along main thoroughfares.
mesh neighborhood context with station services Currently, the CTA station is physically and perceivably isolated from the Roseland neighborhood. Intertwining the two elements will provide an apparent progression throughout the neighborhood to the central transit hub and amenities along its extents.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES CROWD CONTROL AND ORGANIZING TRAFFIC With nearly 20,000 users per day, the 95th St. CTA station and its surrounding neighborhood must be equipped to mitigate a high mass of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
DESTINATIONS AND USABLE SPACES ALONG 95TH STREET CORRIDOR Creating points of interest and functioning spaces that cater to existing activity will be essential to developing an engaging and walkable 95th street corridor.
RECOGNIZING POTENTIAL IN VACANCIES AND ABANDONED BUILDINGS
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Unused structures and vacancies have the potential to be re-visioned as unique opportunities for spaces that support community interaction and temporary activities.
Providing missing amenities New programming will respond to amenities and needs currently in demand in the Roseland neighborhood.
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PRIMARY STAKE HOLDERS
95th Street station patrons The current users of the 95th Street CTA Station are significant because the redevelopment of the station and surrounding neighborhood will respond to their travelling needs as well as the character of the pedestrian and vehicular environment in route to the station.
Residents of roseland and Neighbors of CTA Station The residents of Roseland are significant to the project because they will be directly affected by the changes taking place along 95th Street. In consequence to the redevelopment, access to spaces may change in addition to building type.
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City government and taxpayers The City Government of Chicago and its taxpayers will act as the main financial source of the project. In effect, the considerations and requirements of their representing body must be taken into consideration.
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Pastor Gregory Seal Livingston walking the streets of Roseland
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Site Study & ANALYSIS In the case of this proposal, the redevelopment is focused on the 95th street corridor, its surrounding neighborhood in Roseland, and the CTA terminal. However, in order to determine the validity and unique nature of the 95th Street site, I have proposed two alternate, but similar sites to compare in order to determine if similar attitudes towards CTA train end-stations and their neighborhoods can be applied throughout the city.
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ROSELAND: 44,619 residents 2011 STATION ENTRIES: 4,019,996
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95th Street CTA Train and Bus Station
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The 95th Street CTA station is an endpoint for the Red-line train, CTA, Pace, and Greyhound busses. The 95th street corridor supports a mixed variety of commercial, municipal, and residential structures, but is divided into an Eastern and Western portion by the Dan Ryan Expressway, which acts as a physical boundary to the two extents of the street. In its current state, the 95th Street corridor provides extremely limited pedestrian access and provides very few points of interest throughout its extents.
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East Garfield Park: 20,567 Residents 2011 STATION ENTRIES: 1,175,588
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The Forest Park Blue-Line Station is the end station for CTA’s Blue-Line train. The elevated train station located in Forest Park is located on the far West side of the city. The station is considerably isolated from commercial buildings, but is located near many single-family residences. Because of its location in a low density area, the station is unlike either stops of the Red-Line train other than its issues with pedestrian access and proximity to a major highway.
Forest Park CTA Blue Line station
Rogers Park: 54,991 Residents 2011 STATION ENTRIES: 2,037,000
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The Howard Red-Line Station is the end station opposite the 95th CTA station. Unlike the 95th street station, it receives a considerably smaller amount of daily patrons. The elevated station is surrounded by several major retail buildings and a few well established stores and restaurants. Pedestrian access is limited to this station primarily because the track is elevated and surrounded by vehicle traffic; however, several bus stops are located on nearby streets outside of the elevated train station.
Howard CTA Red-line train stop
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Project Site ROSELAND, CHICAGO 95th STREET
HALSTED STREET
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95th Street existing conditions
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AMENITIES / POINTS OF INTEREST
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Walgreens Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Trinity United Church of Christ McDonald’s restaurant 95th Street CTA Station
6. Abbott Park Field House 7. Harlan High School (CPS) 8. Chicago State University
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95th Street Halsted Street Dan Ryan / I-94 Martin Luther King Blvd.
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EXISTING GREEN SPACES
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Euclid Park 6. Chicago State University campus Wendell Smith Park 7. Tuley Park Robichaux Park Turner Drew Language Academy campus Abbott Park
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existing 95th st. station The current 95th Street CTA station was originally designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill architects and constructed in the late 1960’s. Despite its heavy use, the station has received no major renovations, with the exception of widening the Red-line train platform for safety purposes. In effect, issues such as narrow boarding spaces for busses and no dedicated pedestrian crossings at terminals have become common hazards for the station, that new design proposals seek to resolve.
North Bus Bridge
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Platform level
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No dedicated crossing for pedestrians at bus terminals
Crowded Sidewalks and limited boarding space
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CTA ticketing area within pedestrian bridge
CTA Train Turnstiles
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Escalators and stairs from platform level to terminal - limited space
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Proposed redeveloped station
Artist conceptual rendering of redeveloped 95th Street Station entry
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Proposed retail area and train terminal entry
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Quantitative parameters proposed typologies
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RESIDENTIAL
OFFICE
RETAIL
ACADEMIC
CULTURAL
ENTERTAINMENT
MIXED USE
POCKET PARK
space allocation
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SPACE ALLOCATION BY PROGRAM
Entertainment 10%
Academic 10%
residential 30%
Office 10%
retail 15%
mixed use 15%
cultural 10%
BUILT STRUCTURE VS LANDSCAPE
Landscape 65%
Built structure 35%
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Quantitative cASE STUDY Urban redevelopment project at Tainan main station area Designer: Maxthreads Location: Tainan, Taiwan Tainan main station master plan is imagined as a cultural based community and nature intervention, with sustainable residential development and the potential for natural habitat areas. It aims to be a cultural and vibrant edutainment intervention as well as a secluded haven of peace and tranquility. Tainan main station is conceived as a new gateway of Taiwan’s history. The proposal aims to reconcile community and biodiversity. It will act as an eco-transitional urban device, transferring and linking the diversity of the surrounding urban districts and programs. The concept behind the master plan proposal derives from the area’s original function as transportation node. The proposal will maintain the areas historical identity, whilst providing a boundary free and a self-sufficient urban planning, incorporating a number of sustainable systems.
Preserved Area
Art & Culture
Public Space
Park Areas
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Aerial View of Tainan Redevelopment
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6. Tainan cultural creative industry park 7. Rainfall water collection pond 8. Ecological park 9. Personal Rapid Transport points 10. Community market
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Retail park area Public Space
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BUILT STRUCTURE VS. LANDSCAPE
Structure landscape
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Organizational parameters Existing ORGANIZATION OF 95TH street corridor In general, blocks are organized by land use along 95th street near the CTA station. Commercial and retail structures face the 95th street pedestrian and vehicular traffic, while residential structures occupy the city bocks set back from the busy street.
95th Street from LaSalle Street (West) to State Street (East)
LAFAYETTE STREET
PERRY STREET
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WENTWORTH AVE.
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COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES
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RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
2 for travel Strategy for site organization and Options In general, blocks are organized by land use along 95th street near the CTA station. Commercial and retail structures face the 95th street pedestrian and vehicular traffic, while residential structures occupy the city bocks set back from the busy street. TRANSIT
MODE OF ARRIVAL
AUTOMOBILE
WALK
WALK TIME
PERSONAL VARIABLES
WALK RELIABILITY FATIGUE / HANDICAP EXERCISE
WORK
TRIP PURPOSE
SHOPPING
BUSINESS
CULTURAL
SOCIAL
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PATH VARIABLES
IMAGERY POINTS OF INTEREST
THEATER/ MUSEUM
LAND USE OF END NODE
COMMERCIAL
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Adjacencies
URBAN PLAZA
OFFICE/ WORKSPACE
URBAN PLAZA
URBAN PLAZA
CARTER G. WOODSON LIBRARY
95TH ST. CTA STATION
URBAN PLAZA
RETAIL
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SECONDARY CONNECTION
TERTIARY CONNECTION
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CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
95TH ST. CTA STATION
URBAN PLAZA
URBAN PLAZA
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QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS Rethought streetscape By implementing various design strategies, the vehicle dominated 95th street streetscape can be redefined to a shared, pedestrian zone. These strategies seek to improve the pedestrian perception of distance and personal variables that will determine the vitality of the corridor. TEXTURED STREET SURFACE When implemented strategically, textured street surfaces can be symbolic of unique urban spaces. The change of surface material from typical asphalt pavement alerts automobile users and pedestrians to areas of significance nearby or entry into a special domain within the city. Additionally, coordinating the surfaces of textured streets and pedestrian sidewalks can allow both zones to blend, providing a more cohesive streetscape.
Full block textured surface
Pennsylvania Avenue, Micheal Van Valkenburgh
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Intersection textured surface
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VEHICLE PINCH POINTS AND DEFLECTIONS In order to manage vehicle speed and behavior while correlating the driver’s experience to the overall site experience, vehicle pinch points and midstreet deflectors can be utilized. Vehicle pinch points force automobiles to reduce speed, but also allow pedestrian walkways and landscape to extend into what was originally a vehicle-only zone. Midstreet deflectors also serve as a traffic controlling mechanism and can signify drop-off/entry points for various attractions.
VEHICLE PINCH POINT
MIDSTREET DEFLECTORS
One-way street pinch points and deflectors for dropoff spaces
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TOPOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY By developing a topographically diverse landscape, users will have the ability to experience the site and the city from a variety of vantage points and the potential to support additional ecologies that are unfeasible in the typically flat urban topography. Excitement produced from a variety of spatial expereinces and the prospect of repeat visitors are potential outcomes of this strategy.
EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY FLAT, DOMINATED BY VEHICLES, PROVIDES A SINGLE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SITE
REDEVELOPED TOPOGRAPHY TOPOGRAPHICALLY VARIED, BOTH VEHILCES AND PEDESTRIANS OCCUPY SPACE, MULTITUDE OF SPATIAL QUALITIES THROUGHOUT SITE
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2 MIXED-USE NEW STRUCTURES Structures with multiple uses and occupant types generate a broader spectrum of patrons and visitors. Additionally, mixed-use buildings exist as flexible structures that can cater to changing needs and amenities within foreever evolving cities.
EXISTING SINGLE BUILDING USE TYPOLOGY
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PROPOSED MIXED-USE BUILDING TYPOLOGY
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NOISE Intensity along 95th street Existing condition
Source: City of Chicago Data Portal
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Qualitative Case study "Urban Lounge" Streetscape intervention
Architect: Carlos Msrtinez Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland In the effort to reduce the chaos of vehicular and pedestrian traffic that was the result of leftover space from existing office buildings, a competition was held to re-design the streetscape. The winning entry aimed to develop an open-air, indoor room that incorporated the indoor activities of civilians with scaled down, controlled vehicular traffic. The resulting typology was labeled the “urban lounge.� The entire surface is made of rubber, with sculptures for sitting and waterworks. The red rubber surface of the space extends out into the surrounding city as a way finding element for pedestrians unaware of the nearby streetscape intervention.
Site Plan
Urban Lounge pedestrian domain with vehicular access
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Cafe outdoor seating seamlessly exists with vehicular traffic
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additional Case studies St. Louis gateway transportation center
Architect: Adrian Luchini, Jacobs Facilities Inc, and Michael E. Kennedy Assoc. Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA The St. Louis Gateway Transportation Center is situated in an area of heavy traffic on two different sides of an elevated highway. The building gives excellent views to the city, while supporting multiple modes of transportation including Amtrak trains and Greyhound busses. The center solves the issue of utilizing portions of a preexisting urban site which was isolated by heavy vehicular traffic. By designing a very visible entry terrace and pedestrian skywalks that seamlessly take pedestrians between busses and trains, the station is both accessible and comfortable to be in.
Transportation Center Building Plan
Pedestrian Skywalk
Transportation Center Amtrak train hub
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Harper Court & Hyde Park 53rd Street 2 Redevelopment
Developer: Harper Court LLC. Location: Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, USA The Hyde Park community in addition to several developers, such as Harper Court LLC. are planning a series of renovations and developments to introduce new retail and multipurpose facilities along 53rd Street. In effect, 53rd street is slated to physically expand both pedestrian space as well as vehicle space. The goal of the redevelopment is to create a prominent destination on the south-side of the city as well as a gateway to the University of Chicago campus (the University has partnered with the initiative) and community. The redevelopment broke ground in the summer of 2011 and is slated for completion in the summer of 2013. Despite its incompletion, the initiative has already managed to attract over ten major retail chains, restaurants, and other private enterprises.
53rd Street frontage of redevelopment
Proposed Hyatt Hotel in Hyde Park
Proposed 53rd Street Harper Court Facility
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Urban redevelopment in nantes saupin
Architec/Planner: French Global Project (FGP) Location: Quai Malakoff, Nantes, France This project’s site was unique in that it is the size of a large city block. The project site was originally occupied by a soccer stadium prior to redeveloping the space to include office space, residential dwellings, in addition to academic and visiting research spaces..The stadium is a cultural and historic landmark to the city and in effect was left untouched and incorporated into the redevelopment scheme. The resulting design provides three high-rise structures that surround the lawn of the soccer field, creating an urban condition within the space. This architectural decision to accumulate, superpose and mix all the programmes and volumes around the stadium lawn creates a hybrid project, between an urban design approach and the revelation of a new architecture that can be considered as a “super building.”
High-rise facade system
View of redevelopment from Saint Felix Canal
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Library Research Institute Site programming section
Residence Services Apartments
Restaurants Science Institute
Institut des Etudes Avancees Residential Services Parking Building Residential Dwellings Tribunes Green park
Conference Space Lounge
View to preserved soccer field
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