NEW TANGENCIES
campus as a community mediator
recreation + industrial
linear park + street
sports clubs
EXISTING SITE healthcare
pedestrian markets
residential
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
the site is well connected to western Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY highways link east and west brooklyn
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
a major subway line passes through the site
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
dedicated bicycle lanes in the north connect with the site
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
subway lines pass through diverse ethnic neighborhoods
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
major roads link western neighborhoods with the site
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
subway lines provide access to significant populations of senior citizens to the south
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
highways provide a less significant link for senior citizens
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
Borough Park includes a high adolescent population
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
highways link major adolescent populations to the east
existing blocks
consolidation
division
URBAN MORPHOLOGY shifting the grid
repurpose
unification
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MASS TRANSIT
BEFORE
AFTER
MASS TRANSIT
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VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
BEFORE
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TOPOGRAPHY
identifying opportunity
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URBAN RING
activating residual space
pedestrian promenade and greenway
BEFORE
AFTER
URBAN RING
extending the bicycle network
BEFORE
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URBAN RING
facilitating pedestrian traffic
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CREATING USABLE LANDSCAPE
education / recreation education / recreation transporation parking commercial / public mixed use cultural / arts
VISUAL + PERFORMANCE ARTS
EDUCATION + RECREATION
TRANSPORTATION + LIBRARY
pedestrian interaction with transportation hub
MIXED-USE
CAMPUS GREEN + TRADE SCHOOL
sunken campus green and vocational shops