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LA ZONA CAFETERA, COLOMBIA
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redefining an industrial corridor
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Gateway National Park
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Hybrid Land-Water Machine
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flood to fruit
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AQUA CIRCUS
SIMULATED NATURES
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ON THE ROAD
The Yards @ Nashville North north philadelphia fiber peripheral multiplicity
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adaptive withdrawal shore activation
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Traversing Landscape 68
terra incognita
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flood to fruit a meeting of two watersheds Studio 702: in progress, crown point, nm Critic: Laurie olin Team : Kate Rodgers & cricket day A quick reading of the landscape of the American Southwest demonstrates the incredible effect of water on both growth and deterioration. Between 7 and 11 inches of precipiation arrives in short heavy bursts of snow or rain. The summer monsoons sheet across across the soil flooding low density development and carving out arroyos over time. The intersection of Chaco Canyon and Church Road in Crownpoint, New Mexico is not only the commecial focal point of the small town, but also the meeting of two watersheds Flood to fruit integrates necessary upgraded housing stock with flood managment to protect the local university and provide the necessary water for edible production. Vernacular check dams of stone are deployed-gabioned, drystacked, or mortared depending on the scale and context of the water received.
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opposite page, IN PROGRESS The orchard development plugs into existing energy at the intersection of the main roads, Chaco and Church, where the open air market currently takes place. The proposal includes structures for drying, processing, storage, and commercial activities.
residential planting Transect
IN PROGRESS The scale and method of deployment of stone used for water catchment changes as one moves from the multi-generational clusters down the slop to the orchards steward housing.
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Rammed earth multi-generational housing units with shared fire pit + retention basin. Juniperus utahensis is deployed at the edges of the residential court to limit wind and create sculptural interest.
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Housing type: multi-generational housing
HOUSING TYPE: orchard stewards
residential section
KITCHEN GARDEN
The housing units developed by distinguishing neighbors through a variety of common spaces. Multi-generational units share a series of stepped kitchen gardens and a fire pit which doubles as a retention basin during flash floods. Neighbors not within the same family share a rain garden based on the pitch of their adjacent roofs.
Helianthus tuberosa Jerusalem artichoke Sambus neomexicana New Mexico Elderberry Abelmoschus esculentus Okra Brassica oleracea Collards Allium cepa Onion
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WIND, PRIVACY & ORNAMENT Juniperus monosperma One seed juniper Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry
COMMUNITY ORCHARD
weavers’ walk
Helianthus tuberosa Jerusalem artichoke
Cercocarpus ledifolius Mountain mahogany
Sambus neomexicana New Mexico Elderberry
Quercus gambelii Gambel oak
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacation
Brassica oleracea Collards
Ephedra Mormon-tea
Allium cepa Onion
Atriplex canascens Fourwing saltbush
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south facing roof terrace ground floor workshop
dwelling: Orchard stewards Developed in conjunction with the planting strategy, the steward housing includes a workshop with overhead doors and ramps for acccessibility. Second story living areas open onto south facing roof decks where additional small-scale harvest can be managed with water capture from roof planes.
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*3d modeling by Cricket Day
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check dams + fruit trees
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Aqua circus body + spectacle at miami marine stadium Studio 701: Virginia key, miami, fl Critic: KAREN M’CLOSKEY Aqua circuits at Miami Marine Stadium focuses on the potential for Virginia Key, just off the coast of downtown Miami, to become a world-class athletic training facility. Acupunctural interventions along the Basin’s edge provide surfaces for both physical exertion and the sport of observation. Each point provides additional seating with a unique perspective and atmosphere to supplement the capacity of Miami Marine Stadium. The small and medium sized ‘rooms’ can also provide outdoor venues for events such as weddings, classes, and special interests.
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The proposal was inspired by the existing energy of human activity taking place within the basin. Amplifying the possibilities for physical recreational circuit–rather than returning speedboats to the basin–can preserve the delicate balance between ecological vigor and human engagement.
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Sprint Distance: 750-km (0.47-mile) sw 20-km (12-mile) bike 5-km (3.1-mile) run
Intermediate or ‘Standa "Olympic distance": 1.5-km Finish line(0.93-mile) at mean tide sw 40-km (25-mile) bike 10-km (6.2-mile) run
Long Course - ‘70.3’ (113 1.9-km (1.2-mile) swim 90-km (56-mile) bike 21.1-km (13.1-mile) run
Ultra Distance- 140.6mil man'; 3.8-km (2.4-mile) swi 180.2-km (112.0-mile) 42.2-km (26.2-mile) r
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Basin edge: the circuit sadowski critical wildlife area
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The circuit begins at Miami Marine Stadium (1) with interventions staged at crucial moments around the edge. These include the division of the orginal ‘Circus Maxiumus’ course into quarters and the utilization of sites with special views of the stadium, the bay and downtown Miami.
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1 concerts 2 boat racing 3 triathlons & obstacle courses 4 Performance art : Cirque de soleil/Aqualillies
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* cable stayed bougainvillea wind breaks replace australian pines as they fall during storms
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sediment capture + habitat growth
* reinforced qeotextile mesh captures sediment and builds habitat
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National parks visitors’ center
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Ultra Distance- 140.6miles (226.2 km) or the 'Ironman'; 3.8-km (2.4-mile) swim 180.2-km (112.0-mile) bike 42.2-km (26.2-mile) run (full marathon) C
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destination training facility
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plug-in bleacher units
Buoyant salt water decreases resistance Preferable for recreational swimming & spring training
saltwater filtration sediment capture + habitat building
+ 4,000 sq. recreation-related commercial space + 2000 sq boat storage
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bright nights tidal flats The Marine Stadium is a highly unique venue which was host not only to boat races, but also best-selling recording artists such as Gloria Estefan and Jimmy Buffet. Revisioned, the stadium could provide additional space for events While atheltic activities populate the basin during the day for the majority of the calendar year, at nightsuch as Art Basel and Miami Ultra Fest. the basin comes alive with the sights and sounds of local and international performances.
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simulated natures visualizing charges and flows Advanced Digital fabrication: Keith Vandersys 04
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This seminar explores the potential of computer-aided analysis, design, and manufacturing’s (CAD/CAM) role in contemporary landscape architecture. Computation has greatly expanded the means by which designers can engage the temporal and relational qualities inherent to the dynamic medium of landscape. Students will engage in geospatial analysis, computational flow dynamics, and parametric software to investigate new modes of defining, articulating, and reorganizing a small vacant site on the banks of the Delaware River.
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threshold Inspired by the idea of a starting or finish line as explored in Aqua Circus at Miami Marine stadium, the threshold study utilizes th flow modeling techniques of Professor Vandersys’ fabrication elective. This ‘Zand Bouche’ mimics a bathymetric condition found at the entrance of the Maimi Marine Stadium. A physical model was then extrapolated from the linework created by the simulation.
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ideal linear city representation and landscape Critic: valerio morabito Professor Valerio Morabito’s elective drawing class focuses on fostering design intuition through active drawing exercises and recontextualization of sketches and gathered imagery. The hand is a design muscle that can be exercised to be useful for design communication or simply for self-satisfaction. The semester long project asks each students to imagine an ideal linear city. There are no limits to the narrative or visualization and crits are held every week to review the materialization of each city.
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Sabbia, city as machine, hybridizes the potentials of 3d building technologies, biological engineering, and industrial scale recycling and reclamation to imagine an urban fabric forever in flux. Assembly directly on a rail line, Zand Motor begins printing basic architectural units from interactive archives, styles and sizes determined by Sabbia operators. In the initial stages, resources are siphoned from oceans areas high in particulates. eventually Sabbia reaches capactiy and must shed older parts of the city to make room for more desirable building forms.
The rail Circuit is timed for each project to reach the end of its engineered life span at the terminus of the tracks. Entire blocks are returned to the churning waters below the buoyant rail infrastructure. Houses, museums, train stations, banks and gardens are all crushed and sorted according to material. Sabbia - Zand Motor - vacuums the detritus of the old city, singularly sourcing and building its future fabric.
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on the road managing movement at the edge Studio 602: circasia, la zona cafetera, colombia Critic: DAVID GOUVERNEUR In late 2013, La Zona cafetera in the Quindio state of Colombia was designated a UNESCO heritage site. The implications of this designation require communities to rethink their future planning efforts and industries.Circasia invited PennDesign to study their position and potentials within this territory The city in is searching for a synthesis of urban and rural design strategies that will address population growth, economics, public resources, and water management. The intervention at the edge of the city manages movement into the Barbas Bremen National reserve through Jeep and horse rentals, integrated parking systems and flexible public space, all amidst the vibrancy of a flower market and plant nursery.
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Circasia: Circasia: Gateway to the Coffee Cultural Landscape Gateway to the Coffee Cultural Landscape MAJOR PORTS SANTA MARTA
MAJOR PORTS SANTA MARTA MAX DRAFT : 12. 4 M MAX DRAFT : 12. 4 M
BARANQUILLA BARANQUILLA
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CARTAGENA CARTAGENA
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SURFACE DISTRIBUTION ROUTES [ARMENIA TO MAJOR PORTS]
CARTEGENA 899 KM SURFACE DISTRIBUTION ROUTES [ARMENIA TO MAJOR PORTS]15 HR 17 MIN AVERAGE SPEED: 61 KM/HR CARTEGENA 899 KM BUENAVENTURA 233KM 15HRS HR 17 MIN 4 AVERAGE SPEED: SPEED: 61. 61 KM/HR AVERAGE 8 KM/HR
BUENAVENTURA SANTA MARTA SANTA MARTA BARANQUILLA BARANQUILLA
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TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION/CONFLICT UNESCO CULTURAL LANDSCAPE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION/CONFLICT
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Landrax pigs, Pietrain & Large white 1300-1800.
Mojarra red until 2000.
blackfin ‘Cachama’ until 1500.
Laying poultry. From 1600-1800
Poultry fattening 900-1600.
Holstein by zebu to 1700.
Holstein from 1300-2300
Perennial peanut. until 1750
Brachiaria decumbens until 1750
Kikuyu 1700-2500
African Star -1500.
Strawberry. From 1600-2400
Papaya. To 1500.
avocado Hass and strong until 1500.
Avocado Trinidad, Booth and Joint 1500-1800.
chirimoya 1500 - 2000
Granadilla. From 1800-2200
Mora. From 1700-2650
Orange native until 1800.
Valencia orange until 1450.
Husk (sata) for 1400-1800
Yuca. Chiroza apple and ICA from 1200 to 1400.
ominico 1450 to 1600.
Banana. Dominico Harton from 1100 - 1450.
High marginal zone 1500-1700.
Optimum area from 1300 to 1500.
Café. Low marginal area 1200-1300.
CONCEPTUAL SECTION FOR the MULTIMODAL ECO-GATEWAY
ELEVATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FLORA & FAUNA
The multi-modal gateway not only protects the Barbas Bremen, but also becomes a demonstration of the parks great diversity through public gardens and flower and fruit markets. Plants are clustered along north and south slopes according to their greater elevational distribution.
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Yuca. Chiroza apple and ICA from 1200 to 1400.
chirimoya 1500 - 2000
Granadilla. From 1800-2200
Banana. Dominico Harton from 1100 - 1450 .
High marginal zone 1500-1700.
Optimum area from 1300 to 1500.
The multi-modal gateway on the north edge of the city protects the Barbas Bremen National Park from outside traffic by providing a jeeps, horses, and guides, limiting the number of vehicles entering the sensitive ecosystem. The intervention also creates a public market space where the unique products of this region can be showcased and sold.
CafĂŠ. Low marginal area 1200-1300.
WOODLAND AMPHITHEATER
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Kikuyu 1700-2500
Orange native until 1800.
High marginal zone 1500-1700.
Optimum area from 1300 to 1500.
CafĂŠ. Low marginal area 1200-1300.
Orange native until 1800.
The field station on the north side of the slope provides an outdoor classroom for tour groups and local school children. No private vehicles are allowed past this point. Jeeps, horses, bikers and pedestrians pass through shade coffee demonstration fields on their way into the Barbas Bremen National park. Slope stabilization is achieved through lines of vetiver planting.
Banana. Dominico Harton from 1100 - 1450.
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The Carriage House At the edge of the Barbas Bremen National Park, rental and dormitory facilities manage movement into the protected territory. Jeeps (yipao), horses and guides are available to students, tourists, and scientists interested in touring the biodiversity of the national resource.
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And what a handsome object is a path! How precise the familiar hill path remains for our muscular consciousness!...George Sand, dreaming beside a path of yellow sand, saw life flowing by. “What is more beautiful than a road?” she wrote. “It is a symbol of an active, varied life.” -Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
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The Yards
Urban lands institute competition 2014 Team: Kate Rodgers, Mike Smith, Eric Hull, Donny Zellefellow, Mark Keiser Advisor: Richard Weller The Yards proposes a new urban paradigm which celebrates the energy of the Cumberland River as a dynamic platform for public life. A block-by-block stormwater strategy pulls the waterfront experience through the Sulphur Dell neighborhood just north of downtown. The existing Music City Greenway becomes a bundled spine for development providing circulation, ample public space and the opportunity for businesses and organizations to plug into a redefined commercial corridor with built-in resilience. Regional connections through greenway enhancements and BRT extensions increase accessibility to the district, allowing it to flourish during games, civic events, and weekends.
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10-Year Vision for Nashville North The phasing plan for the redevelopment of of Sulphur Dell hinges on the new baseball stadium as a pivot point for land use reconfigurations. The large parcel adjacent to the mall becomes the site of a low to midrise mixed-use development, pulling people through the underutilized civic space on a daily basis. The Farmer’s Market, formerly occupying the western parcel, moves to the riverfront. This swap between residential and commercial programming releases the land to the public realm, in accordance with Nashville’s vision of extended waterfront experience.
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Upscale Residential 3% Hotel 8% Market-Rate Residential 19% Retail 18% Phase 1
Affordable Residential 10% Commercial 42%
Upscale 3esidential 4% Parking 2% Retail 10% Market-Rate Residential 35% Commercial 3810
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Affordable Residential 10%
Upscale Residential 12% Parking 4% Retail 15% Market-Rate Residential 19% Commercial 40% Phase 3
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The Back Yards of the Music City Greenway
Moving from the new Nashville ‘Sounds’ baseball stadium east towards the Cumberland River, the team invited the waters of the river into the city, both as a stormwater infrastructural strategy and an opportunity to imbue street life with the vibrance of Cumberland’s riparian ecology.
Continuation of existing greenway
retention basins vegetated channel collects and absorbs large amounts of rainwater in flood events. Landscape depressions along the greenway range from 4’-8’ creating pockets of intmate public space at various elevations and accommodating a range of storm events
Low slope lane in along the music city green roof greenway allows for safe flow of bike traffic green roofs help absorb rain water, and direction of stormwater to retention reducing runoff from buildings basin
reduced southern building heights Reduced building heights just south of greenway allow sun penetration to both lighten the the space as well as dry the channel after flood events
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BIKNG THROUGH Back Yards
PERMEABLE PAVING
BICENTENIAL PLAZA
Permeable Paving helps absorb storm water and run-off from surrounding buildings
B-CYCLE BIKE SHARE HUB B-Cycle Hub to service downtown green loops and TheYards Greenway
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PROJECTION SURFACE
Integrated projection surface allows for broadcasting Nashville Sounds away games as well as other entertainment.
BALLPARK PLAZA
CONTINUATION OF DESIGNATED BIKEWAY Extention of Music City Bikeway to The Nashville Farmers Market at the River Front
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LOW SLOPE AMPHITHEATER RETENTION BASIN Low slope in open public space at apmphitheater allows for collection of large amounts of stormwater in flood events
REDUCED SOUTHERN BUILDING HEIGHTS Reduced building heights just south of greenway allow sun penetration to both lighten the greenway as well as dry greenway after flood events
GREEN ROOF Green Roofs help absorb rain water, reducing runoff from buildings
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CONTINUATION OF DESIGNATED BIKEWAY Low slope in open public space at apmphitheater allows for collection of large amounts of stormwater in flood events
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GREENWAY STORM WATER RETENTION Vegetated Greenway absorbs and collects large amounts of rainwater in flood events
RELOCATED FARMERS MARKET PAVILLION Nashville’s Farmers Market gets a new home along the vibrant waterfront
TRASH TRAP Trash trap at mouth of greenway prevents unwanted debri fromre-entering Cumberland River in a flood event.
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As the terminus of the Music City Greenway’s new stormwater streetscape, the riverfront park has a series of filtration breakwaters for managing intense rain events. the gabion and rubble arms, livened by hydrophilic planting, also slow rising water from entering the neighborhood.
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WATERfront market promenade workshop IV : advanced construction Lindsay Falk & Andy Schlatter Spring 2014
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Former Furniture Factory Stabilized by Philly FreeWall Murrell Dobbins
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North Philadelphia Fiber redefining an industrial corridor studio 602 Critic: cindy saunders North Philadelphia Fiber investigates strategies for stimulating the local economy, community and urban fabric of neighborhoods adjacent to the North East Corridor crossing. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia was known as the ‘Workshop of the World,’ with a network of small and medium scale factories producing a wide range of goods for the country. The proposal focuses around the revival of the historic Botany 500 building through a satellite campus for textile engineering and design. The series of gardens provide the raw material for artists, tradespersons, and hobbyists to develop pigments and fibers towards their particular textile products. Regional connections through greenway enhancements and BRT extensions increase accessibility to the district, allowing it to flourish during games, civic events, and weekends.
Mayor Nutter
Jane Randal PWD
Dobbins Tech
Phil. University
PHS Village Arts
PhilaFiber Tech
Grants
Tax Rebates City Improvement
Entrepreneurs Vocational Training
Strand Lighting
Workshops & Conferences
Hobbyists/ Enthusiasts
Research & Dissertation
Jane Randal City Saplings
PHL Made
Fabric Workshop &Museum
PIDC
Green Resource Center Technical Textiles
Machine Operator Sewing
Drafting/Design Machine Programming
Medical Textiles
Dupont
GeoTextiles
Temple Hospital
PWD
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Preparing the Ground & Securing the Street City Saplings program takes advantage of vacant lots to establish stock for One Million trees initiative (PHS funded by PWD) Lighting Initiative : Security through wonder PhilaFiber’s first program is a string light workshop in partnership with the Village arts 3
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Phase II_ 2-5 years : PhilaFiber Tech : opens year round in the Botany 500; Classes begin on spinning, knitting, & weaving (Manual & Computerized) Loss Leaders : Fiber related retail & local food establishments generate activity as the area develops City Saplings : Saplings from vacant lots are moved to neighborhood streets
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Dye Garden : PhilaFiber’s feature landscape opens to the public with bi-monthly demonstrations on extracting pigment
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peripheral multiplicity gateway national park
Studio 502: staten island after the storm Critic: Ellen Neises & nick pevzner In October 2012, much of the Eastern Shore of Staten Island was wiped out by superstorm Sandy. Houses that had been hit were tagged either red for destroyed and in need of demolition, yellow for damaged and in need of repairs, or green, safe to reoccupy. While much of the debate centered around the maneuvering of insurance companies to avoid responsibilities, designers found a venue with which to engage the larger public about city and regional planning. Ellen Neises coordinated a post-Sandy resilience studio in which the 502 students were challenged to integrate analysis, planning, risk management, and site specific design.
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REGIONAL BANDING : OCCUPIABLE WITHDRAWAL
The Big Idea: Peripheral Multiplicity couples coastal resilience strategies for New York City with the need to create a robust identity for the Gateway National Park system. The defensive nature of forts along the bay is redefined through the lense of climate change, forming recreational and commercial nodes connected by myriad threads of pedestrian, bicycle and boating circulation. This frayed edge creates a rich, accessible legibility of the shoreline while protecting inland development through a series of berm and breakwater ribbons that create the circulation networks.
The Case Study : Staten Island received massive damages along its buried historic creeks and throughout its filled historic wetlands. As the city buys out wiped out properties, this aggregation of land can be returned to its vibrant, tidal relationship with the Bay. Its rich expanses of ecosystems and open land will not only provide a natural buffer against storm surge, but will also become a destination for the larger region, and thus a source for economic development.
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Oakwood Creek variation of hard/soft edge allows for selective inundantion
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GREEN BELT EXPANSION : MOVING PEOPLE AND WATER TO THE SHORE Historic Creeks are regraded to create riparian corridors to filter stormwater runoff. These new ‘tears’ provide an extended system of wave attentuation in conjunction with sea grasses and barrier islands at the mouths of the creeks.
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wetlands flourishing through central public spaces of the development
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inundated landscape proves ideal ground for small scale farming
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salvaged concrete rubble from sandy demolition
Kissam Ave. Allee
sourgum allee turns vibrant red with forsythia understory referencing the destruction of the homes
Fox Beach First Friday
limited occupation structures for workshops and exhibits
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aquatic harvest zostra marina limited access wave attenuation
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MARINA URBANISM STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
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The soft, ribboned edge (as opposed to seawall strategies) creates a more direct relationship, allowing for a plethora of activities that accept tidal action and sea level rise.
Adaptive withdrawal rethinking the seawall *1 week project with matt weiner, MLA ‘15
Prompt:
Design a discrete component of an engineered water interface that engages both high and low energy water and anticipates future volatility. This project explores the benefits of precisely intertwined infrastructural systems. Performance is evaluated based upon ease of assembly, rapidity of disassembly, and tendency to generate new forms of hybrid reinforcement. The machine is most effective as a realization that abandonment is inherent, and re-assembly is best facilitated through use of simple, modular units. Our team looked at the utilization of prefabricated concrete planks as fundamental blocks for structural and programmatic opportunities.
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Permanent Withdrawal
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land-water interface typologies Hybrid, modular systems are inherently more sustainable and functional than monolithic defense strategies.
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As a contextualized response, the machine utilizes simple, pre-fabricated concrete components, in addition to its own detritus to generate a multitude of systematic and formal possibilities. Innately keyed into the processes of withdrawing from and gathering new ground, the machine provides a toolkit of parts for the disassembly, and re-assembly of urban development.
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Planting Vignette Dune Stabilizers
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Sea Rocket American Beachgrass Bayberry Little Bluestem Seaside Goldenrod
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Saltmarsh Cordgrass Saltmeadow Hay Glasswort Saltmarsh Bulrush Salt Grass
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schenk-woodman competition 3rd place, honorable mention Team: Kate Rodgers, Jon Canter, Nick Auger, Billy Wang ‘As sea levels continue to rise, the frequency of flooding will increase. The “100 year” storm, as currently defined, is expected to become the 70-year storm by 2020 and the 25-year storm by 2080. Cities need infrastructure that extends rapid-response capabilities in low-lying neighborhoods. Staging areas for first responders, debris clearance, sand and material stockpiles, and a base of operations for aid, food and power distribution, temporary shelter and community self-help are key emergency programs.’ Our team proposed an integration of building and landscape to advance longer-term strategies for resilience and community capital, with embedded flexibility to become an emergency command post for South Philadelphia.
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gray’s ferry land bridge 2 weeks 3 months
+ Thickened shoreline barrier provides recreational interface as well as 100 year storm protection. + New boat launches allow for kayaks and canoes to connect to the larger network of shoreline green spaces along the river
circulation + occupiable decks
vegetative filtration hardy native planting captures stormwater for filtration through structural members
runoff catchment surface sloped surface drains surplus of stormwater towards rain gardens at entrance points
emergency ops + pods A medical clinic and tool share library occupy the building below the land bridge. Flexible market stalls can be adapted for emergency
+ Rail system can withstand flooding, thus becoming part of shoreline strategy for inundation
100 yr flood schuylkill access rubble barrier
csx railroad 30 yr storm
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gray’s ferry bridge park The land bridge creates a protective arm for the emergency operations center and pods. In noncritical times, pod structures extend to become swap meet/farmer’s market booths. Facilities are provided for a local clinic and tool share library.
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Gray’s Ferry Neighborhood Edge
double filtration columns Vertical structural members of the crossing are used to redirect water from the catchment surface to the ground. The water passes through grass and gravel filtration at the elevated level to bioswales found at the base of the columns.
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terra incognita traversing landscape Studio 501: bartram’s garden, philadelphia Critic: anu mathur The studio will traverse the terrain of Bartram’s Garden afresh and in doing so initiate a process of transformation that will gather, extend, reveal and catalyze new relationships. As pioneers in the vein of John Bartram, students will develop site-based investigations that will be the basis upon which new ways of seeing, experiencing, and transforming landscape may be envisioned. Foundation Studio explores qualities of landscape through triangulation, sectioning, photoworks, and a plotting of phenomelogical qualities. Interventions are suggested through the documentation gathered via the four traverses. I chose the northern meadow at Bartram’s garden for it’s seemingly soft appearance, impenetrable grasses and the hidden ground beneath.
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‘To traverse, we suggest, is to walk in appreciation of what Henry David Thoreau called wildness, a terrain where boundaries are blurred, properties recede, and another’s guidance is suspended. In this amorphous world one is compelled to plot a unique ground, a ground on which things emerge, gather and extend. Traversing is both an act of transgression and creation. It provides a vocabulary of landscape, a vocabulary by which terrain is measured, its story told, and its condition transformed’ -Anu Mathur/Dilip De Cunha
T’he deictic drawing, meanwhile, records and traces its own evolution, and refers back to an entire corpus of prior thoughts, ideas and associations. Deixis both marks and realizes the moment at which construal becomes construction.’ -James Corner Representation and Landscape
Material Conditions + Palette
Traverse Resistant
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Emergent Territories The emergent drawing synthesizes representational methods of section, plan and perspective to convey the structure of a walk from shoreline through ascension to the meadow summit. The Philadelphia skyline awaits the traveler who has forged through the inhospitable ‘wilderness of the meadow’.
The drawings of this spread were hand drafted on 22x30 arches, scanned, and cleaned in photoshop. The original size of the piece is 60x66”.
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Clearing + Irrigation Systems Triangulation of Bartram’s Meadow The resistance of the emergent grasses to traverse by foot forced me to circumvent the territory, gathering information at its edges. A review of survey revealed 3 primary areas of interest, forming the basis for the flexible tracing machines. The kinetic armatures activate the landscape as moveable, programmable infrastructure ‘sculptures.’
nodes: Shoreline Ascension Meadow Summit
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Watt’s Linkage
Kinematic Chain: An assembly of rigid bodies connected by joints and mathematical model for a mechanical system. As in the familiar use of the word chain, the rigid bodies, or links, are constrained by their connections to the other links.
Triangulation & Pivotal Moments The surveying method of triangulation can geometrically simulate a landscape experience, like choreographic notation. The margin of error inherent in trying to determine the third point creates a joint, a decisive kinetic moment in which the landscape is being recorded and constructed.
Parallel motion
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Sequential sketching
Textural mapping
The frenetic linear growth of emergent meadow grasses can be recognized in the construction of bird’s nest. the initial site sketches became a generative language for continual re-making of the site. These charcoal drawings formed a material palette to inform subsequent interventions.
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B.s. Architecture UNiversity of Texas San Antonio 2007 - 2009
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l’esprit d’escalier Studio III, Summer 2008 Program; Create a progressive spatial experience that conveys a specific narrative to the participant. Approach: Birth is represented by a vast subterranean pool from which the life ascends from, leaving the water below. Upon exposure to the open world, one is drawn towards a central area with a tree but has choices about how to arrive there. In the distance, a monumental stair beckons. During the ascent, the climber turns to see the path he or she has taken unto this point, and all the paths he or she did not choose. The summit consists of a long bridge to the open sky, with water rushing along the sides of the traveler, pouring over the distant edge.
“The act of climbing... clears the mind and prepares the body.” “In the tree, heaven and earth are... united not only in a spatial sense because the tree rises up from the ground, but because it grows and is alive. Every year the tree reenacts the very act of creation.” AXIS MUNDI: standing column, around which many early civilizations seem to have oriented their world.
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Gallery of Fragments the city in memory
Piazza Garibaldi, Cortona, Tuscany Studio Iv, Spring 2009
Fragments: Battle of Lago Trasimeno Santa Margarita Napoleonic Occupation Gino Severini St. Francis of Assisi - Le Celle
Program: Design a temporary installation for a important piazza in Tuscany that will display 12 urban fragments. Approach: The gallery explores the history of Cortona, through experiential boxes that reference different events, places, and people in the hill town’s past. The design of the box is determined by the urban ‘fragment’ it represents. A winding wooden walkway links these moments together as they cantilever from the major point of access in the city.
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Studio I, Spring 2008
Program: Six story mixed-use across from the San Antonio Museum of Art on E. Jones.
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Approach: Variable floor plans harvest north and south light for every unit. The four residential floors emanate from vertical circulation towers, which also act as light wells. The lower floors accomodate businesses and services in support of a sustainable lifestyle including a grocer, childcare, gym facility, bike shop and storage.
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Thank you Kate Rodgers 828-403-9779 roka@design.upenn.edu 2020 Fitzwater, Apt. 3f Philadelphia, PA 19146
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