INTERSECTIONS
Proposed “Green Avenue” extends northwards through Franklinton
FRANKLINTON CREATIVE ARTS DISTRICT Joshua Bauman | LArch 2930 | Trott & Kotheimer | Spring 2013
CONNECTING a Specifically Programmed Residential Site and Arts Campus CONNECTING a Creative Arts Campus to Franklinton CONNECTING the Franklinton Creative Arts District to Greater Columbus Encouraging Visitors to Pass Through the THRESHOLD to Franklinton
Scioto River
MY DESIGN EXAGGERATES THE CONNECTIVITY OF FRANKLINTON AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR RAILROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION. HOWEVER, THIS HUB EXISTS ALMOST INDEPENDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD – THE TRANSPORTATION WAYS TRAVEL THROUGH FRANKLINTON WITHOUT ACTUALLY CONNECTING TO FRANKLINTON.
Veteran’s Memorial
THE AVENUE CREATES DELINEATION THROUGH BOTH THE CAMPUS AND RESIDENTIAL SEGMENTS OF THE PROJECT. BOTH SEGMENTS ARE FURTHER CONNECTED BY SECONDARY, MORE PRIVATE CORRIDORS THAT RUN PARALLEL TO THE GREEN AVENUE, PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT PLAZA SPACE FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS ON THE SITE. A CENTRAL PERPENDICULAR AXIS IN THE CAMPUS PROVIDES ACCESS AND STORM WATER PIECES RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE, WHILE SECONDARY PERPENDICULAR AXES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONNECTIVITY. THE PERPENDICULAR AXES IN THE RESIDENTIAL SITE HAVE SIMILAR ROLES. THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE INTERSECTING AXES IS RATIONALIZED THROUGH THE ARTWORK OF SOL LEWITT, SPECIFICALLY “ARCS FROM FOUR CORNERS,” AS IT AMPLIFIES THE IDEA OF CONNECTION THROUGH UTILIZING IDEAS OF COMBINING ADJACENT SPACES VIA INTERSECTING USES. IN ADDRESSING THE LEVEE AND RIVER ADJACENCY, THE DOMINANT AXES THROUGH THE SITE ALL LEAD UP AND OVER THE LEVEE AND CREATE UNIQUE VANTAGE POINTS AND ACTIVITY ALONG THE SCIOTO RIVER.
Broad Street (State Route 16)
enue Green Av Proposed
SECONDARY TO THE DOWNTOWN SCIOTO MILE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR, I PROPOSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE “FRANKLINTON GREEN AVENUE” THAT WOULD OFFER A SIGNIFICANT PASSAGEWAY OF GREEN SPACE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL USES WHILE AFFORDING A DISTINCTLY URBAN FEEL [AS IT WOULD EXIST ADJACENT TO AN ACTIVE RAILROAD]. THIS AVENUE WOULD ENCOURAGE GREATER VISITATION THOUGH THIS DEVELOPING DISTRICT. THIS GREEN AVENUE CULMINATES, HEADING SOUTHWARDS, IN THE NEW FRANKLINTON CREATIVE ARTS DISTRICT.
Downtown Columbus COSI
Scioto River
Scioto Mile
The Factory Garden
Two dedicated outdoor classrooms Versatile outdoor art display, projection, lighting, curtaining, etc. Green wall installation SEE SECTION C
The Fair Lawn
Ivy Alley
SEE SECTION C
Franklinton Creative Arts District
Bicentennial Park Main Street Dam
Innerbelt 315
Campus Rooftop Meadows
Special vantage points on the roofs of campus buildings, allowing views of downtown
The Arch Amphitheater Scioto River Dodge Park
Interstate 70
SITE CONTEXT PRECEDENT STUDIES
SECTION C
Large versatile grassy area for casual recreation or art fairs SEE SECTION C
Active Railroad
Mt. Carmel West Hosptial
ARTS CAMPUS
Franklinton, Columbus, OH
Amphitheater-in-the-round Fits various audience sizes and performance requirements Versatile arches allow for various production uses (lighting, curtains, scenery, etc.) SEE SECTION D
Campus Courtyard
The Franklinton neighborhood currently resides just west of the downtown core of Columbus. Franklinton was the founding center of Columbus until flooding from the Scioto River encouraged residents to move to higher ground, namely the east bank of the Scioto. The neighborhood was revisited when a levee along the river was constructed.
Also, the site is greatly connected to its surrounding areas, as the hubs of Broad Street (the dominant east-west circulation corridor through Columbus, as well as the connector to surrounding suburbs via State Route 16), Innerbelt 315, and the various bridges connecting Franklinton to downtown Columbus.
The Franklinton neighborhood has a proud heritage but fell on hard times in more recent years. Today, it stands all but abandoned, with grand plans of mixed-use redevelopment hoping to revive the entire area. The strengths of the area include its proximity to the downtown core to the east, the Arena District to the northeast, the Brewery District to the southeast, the Scioto Mile to the east, and Bicentennial Park, Scioto Audubon Park, and Dodge Park within reasonable distances, and entertainment venues such as COSI and Veteran’s Memorial. The Scioto River will also be a distinct asset after the removal of the Main Street dam at with point the river will look better, be ecologically healthier, and host greater possible uses.
Deterrents of the site are these roadways as well. Innerbelt 315 only has one exit to the east Franklinton area. It is also loud, as is Interstate 70 to the south, a heavily used highway throughout the Midwest. There is also an active railroad, though elevated, that runs straight through the site. Though it is not too terribly loud in real life, it will always be a negative sign for most of the American population in regards to air and sound pollution. The site of the future Franklinton Creative Arts District used to have both active industry and a public housing project. Today, both have failed and the entire site lies abandoned, except for an auto-garage and a refurbished factory that houses a community of “Starving Artists,” homeless artists who have formed a coalition to create a safe place to work and live while they get back on their feet. The site boasts major potential, but lacks proper connection to greater Franklinton as well as greater Columbus. Both of these issues can be solved relatively easily with smart design choices.
Shell Headquarters | Kathryn Gustafson | Rueil Malmaison, France North Wharf Promenade | Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Wraight + Associates | Aukland, New Zealand
PARTI DIAGRAM
Franklinton Creative Arts District
Paved campus gathering space
SECTION D
HOUSING The Great Field
Offers grand space for recreation
Residential Court
SECTION A
Emphasizes urban accessibility in a residential way SEE SECTION A
Urban Performance Space
Versatile plaza space allows for parking, congregation, or acts as a stage Unique location on top of levee and alongside the railroad tracks
Residential Courtyard
Paved community gathering space
Community Center Plazas enue Green Av Proposed
Allows outdoor space to the community centers
Central Wharf Plaza | Reed Hilderbrand | Boston, MA
The Boardwalks
Allows various interactions along the edge or overtop of the stormwater wetlands SEE SECTION B
Billboard Hill
Serves as art as well as space for creation SEE SECTION B
Residential Lawn
On The Way to the Sea | Derman Verbakel Architecture | Israel
Living Wall
By proposing a “Green Avenue” as an alternative to the Scioto Mile (that runs along the downtown core), there is potential for increased traffic through Franklinton. This green avenue cuts Franklinton Creative Arts District in half as the elevated railroad verges to the east, creating primary community space for both the arts and housing campuses.
Additional N-S connection corridors are cut to connect residential site to the south with arts campus to the north. These secondary corridors become more private open space. Each of these axes leads up and over the levee, addressing the river’s edge.
Smaller-scale grassy area for gatherings, exercise, etc.
Residential Rooftop Gardens
Provides individual residential complexes with gardening space with maximum sunlight
The River Stage
Unique venue for riverside performances Direct interaction with the river, pedestrians on the bike path, etc. Overhead shade structure can serve as a movie screen, art display, and advertisement towards I-70 SEE RENDERED PERSPECTIVE
SCIOTO RIVER SECTIO
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The Pier
Overlooks the river, provides unique vantage point SEE SECTION B Buggyworks Lofts | Arena District, Columbus, OH
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Tanner Springs Park | Atelier Dreiseitl and GreenWorks| Portland, OR
Perpendicular cooridors connect each part of the site from east to west. These corridors also serve as central storwater collection with large basins. Circulation through these basins creates a unique opportunity to inhabit the edges as a space. Additional perpendicular cuts through buildings increase interconnection.
The final plan uses repetition of vertical axes to demonstrate the hierarchy of connectivity towards the river and with greater Franklinton, while horizontal axis demonstrates the idea of thresholds that allow connection for the site while retaining the character of individual spaces.
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SECTION A
The Residential Court
BUILDING PROGRAMMING Parking Garage Art Studios Multipurpose Art Campus Building Existing Artists Warehouse Residential Units Residential Community Center
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Residential Building Ground Floor Passthrough
Pedestrian Walkway
Stormwater Canal
Parallel Parking
One-Way Driveway
Lawn
VEHICULAR COURT
One-Way Driveway
RESIDENTIAL ALLEE
Parallel Parking
Stormwater Canal
Pedestrian Walkway
Residential Building Ground Floor Passthrough
VEHICULAR COURT
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Plaza (free circulation) Parking Ingress/Egress Site Pedestrian Circulation Streetside Pedestrian Circulation Crosswalk Building Threshold
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SECTION B
River’s Edge, The Levee, and the Residential Stormwater Management Corridor
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CIRCULATION
River Stage & Overhead Structure
SCIOTO RIVER
Scioto River Pedestrian Corridor & The Pier
River Lawn
Levee Plaza
Concrete Billboards
TOP OF THE LEVEE
RIVER SIDE AMPHITHEATER
Pedestrian Walkway
BILLBOARD HILL
Wetland Boardwalk
Great Lawn
STORMWATER BASIN
1” : 16’
RIVER STAGE PERSPECTIVE
FACTORY GARDEN PERSPECTIVE
Open Stormwater Basin or Canal *adjacent surfaces sloped to drain into noted basins/canals
Covered Stormwater Basin or Canal *adjacent surfaces sloped to drain into noted basins/canals
Rooftop Catchment [Green Roof]
N
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SECTION C
The Factory Garden & Campus Green Avenue
Parking Garage
1” : 16’
Ivy Alley
Outdoor Classroom
Art Studio
Stormwater Canal
Stormwater Canal
Fair Lawn
Pedestrian/Fire Lane
GREEN AVENUE
FACTORY GARDEN
ARTIST WAREHOUSE A
SECTION D
The Arch Amphitheater
Lawn Meadow/Erosion Plantings Wetland Plantings Vegetated Roof Rooftop Community Gardens Large Coniferous Tree Large Deciduous Tree Small Deciduous Tree
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VEGETATION
Road
Bioretention Cell
Sidewalk
RIGHT OF WAY
Stage
ARCH AMPHITHEATER
Stormwater Basin & Boardwalk
Fair Lawn
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