LIVING LINK
KCDC 2015 DESIGN STUDY
LINDSEY BROCKHOUSE OWEN COBB DEREK HUEFFMEIER NOAH VOLZ
GROUP MEMBERS
5-7 8-17 18-26 27-35 36-52
SCALE MAPS ANALYSIS CONCEPT PROGRAMING DESIGN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MISSOURI RIVER
KESSLER PARK
RIVER MARKET INDEPENDENCE AVE.
DOWNTOWN KC LOOP BARTLE HALL
KAUFFMAN CENTER
UNION STATION
LIBERTY MEMORIAL
PASEO BLVD.
METRO SCALE MAP 5
EAST BOTTOMS
MISSOURI RIVER NORTH BOWL
SCARRITT POINT VIEWING BRIDGE WATER RESERVOIR FORMAL GATE
SOUTH BOWL
CHESTNUT PASS
WESTERN GATE INDEPENDENCE AVE.
PENDLETON HEIGHTS
PASEO BLVD.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE MAP 6
SITE SCALE MAP 7
KESSLER PARK
BUDD PARK
PENN VALLEY PARK SPRING VALLEY PARK
FRONT STREET
TE
OU
CH AU
BLUE VALLEY PARK
FY
TR
ROBERT GILHAM PARK
I-29
BELMONT BLVD
GLADSTONE BLVD
MAIN ST
GRAND BLVD
THE PASEO
4
I-670
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
METRO CIRCULATION
1
12TH ST
I-70
pendelton heights
INDEPENDENCE AVE
HARDESTY AVE
1
BENTON BLVD
MAPLE BLVD
GH 9 HI
169 BROADWAY BLVD
I-35
I-70
CHESTNUT TRFY
WAY
ST. JOHN AVE
LEXINGTON AVE
2
3
6
5
2
scarritt renaissance
3
indian mound
4
paseo west
5
independence ave
6
lykins
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SWOPE PARK
8
9
FRONT STREET
OU
CH AU
TE
FRONT STREET FY
TR
AU
TE
OU
CH FY
TR
I-29
HARDESTY AVE
B
HARDESTY AVE
THE PASEO
B
MAIN ST
I-35
I-70
INDEPENDENCE AVE
B GRAND BLVD
B
B
BROADWAY BLVD
12TH ST
CHESTNUT TRFY
MAPLE BLVD
169
I-70
B I-670
LEXINGTON AVE
BENTON BLVD
HWAY
ST. JOHN AVE
B
INDEPENDENCE AVE
THE PASEO
MAIN ST
B B
BELMONT BLVD
GLADSTONE BLVD
B GRAND BLVD
I-35
BROADWAY BLVD
I-70
B
CHESTNUT TRFY
MAPLE BLVD
169
LEXINGTON AVE
BENTON BLVD
HWAY 9 HIG
ST. JOHN AVE
B
9 HIG
I-29
BELMONT BLVD
GLADSTONE BLVD
B
12TH ST
B I-670
I-70
vehicle bus bicycle & b-cycle stations
TRANSPORTATION MAP 10
METRO LOOPS 11
S
TOM
OT T B
EAS
SCARRITT POINT
TOWN
DOWN
ZIPPER CONVERGANCE 12
TY S CI
A KANS
METRO SITE/VIEW RELATIONS 13
JUNE - OCTOBER | ACTIVE PERIOD OF THE PARK INDOOR PASSIVE
MONTH
PASSIVE
J
INDOOR ACTIVE ACTIVE
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
FOOD & DRINK KNIFE & PORK
FARMER’S MARKET KESSLER WINE MIXER
ENVIRONMENT & GARDEN TREE LOVE CLASSIC ST. JOHN’S GARDENS 5415 GARDEN IRIS PLANTING ON THE AVENUE
ACTIVE
SOCCER FOR SUCCESS TOUR OF KC BIKE RIDE RAINBOW RUN FOR EQUALITY KC TWEED RIDE COMMUNITY RUNS URBAN DIRTY DISC GOLF TOURNAMENTS LONG BOARDING TOURNAMENTS CAR FREE WEEKENDS
ARCHITECTURAL
HISTORIC HOMES TOUR
ARTS & CULTURAL CHILDREN’S ART PROGRAM CHALK WALK
EVENT
SUMMER DUSK CONCERT SERIES CULTURES WITHOUT BORDERS WINDOW DRESSING SCARECROWS IN SCARRITT LIBERIAN CELEBRATION
EVENTS 14
EXISTING CONDITIONS 15
43” ANNUAL RAINFALL CATCHMENT SURFACE: 311,000 SQ FT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COEFFICIENT: .50 NET RUNOFF: 3,748,000 GALLONS
24.0’ 16.0’
.0’
24.0’ 4.0’ 24.0’ 12.0’
4.0’
24.0’
4.0’
SITE AND RESERVOIR CONDITIONS 16
4.0’
.0’
WATER RUNOFF 17
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[ the living link ]
reservoir repurposing
TODAY
EVOLUTION OF RESERVOIR 18
interaction
observation
identity
19
BOTTOM LEVEL_INTERACTION 20
MIDDLE LEVEL_OVERSERVATION 21
TOP LEVEL_IDENTITY 22
BOWL CONTAINMENT 23
LOOPS RELATION 24
CONTROL VEGETATION /TOPOGRAPHY 25
LIVING LINK
ZIPPER
PENDLETON HEIGHTS
CITY/PARK 26
SITE SCALE PLAN 27
1
[ access ] a critical connection from the site into the bowls and to the bottom of the bowls.
PARTI 28
2
[ seating ] passive enjoyment created in strategic areas, encouraging interaction and relation to bowl activities.
3
[ support ] masses containing support for activities; storage, restrooms, information.
4
[ viewing ] elevated observation.
5
[ shelter ] a means to allow seasonal activities, shading and weather protection.
KIT OF PARTS 29
STAIRS
SHELTER
&
SHELTER
ACCESS
SUPPORT
& &
KIT OF PARTS PLUG IN 30
SHELTER MANIPULATION 31
undiscovered and overgrown
phase 1 _ make reservoir public
phase 2 _ elevated pathway added
phase 3 _ programmatic elements added
PROGRAMATIC PROGRESSION
COVERED ART WALK
PROGRAMATIC PROGRESSION 32
PLUGINS AND STAGED AREAS
SKATE PLAZA
PROGRAMMING THE BOWL
BOTTOM LEVEL_PROGRAM ORGANIZATION 33
WALKING PATH
34 VIEWING LIVING LINK MANICURED VEGETATION
PRESERVATION
EXISTING VEGETATION
STAGED AREA
SEATING
ART WALK
SUPPORT SPACE
SKATE PARK
SHELTERS
VIEWING
ACCESS
LIGHT BOX
WALKING PATH
LIVING LINK_ORGANIZATION SHELTERS AND PLUGINS AREAS NOT PERSERVED
PROGRAM 35
100%
SHELTER 12’
OPAQUE
60% OPAQUE (MINIMUM)
3’ 6” RAILING 6’
6’
STANDING SITTING
USERS
USER STUDY 36
3’
12’
1’ 6”
BENCH
PASSERSBY
OBJECTS
ENCLOSURE
EAST INTERIOR ELEVATION 37
21:0 0
20:00
0 19:0
22
0
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17 :0 0 23
0 :0
16 :0 0
00
0:
15:0 0
1:00
2:00
14:00
3:00
0 13:0
4: 00
0
:0 12
5: 00
0
00 6:
WEST INTERIOR ELEVATION 38
8:00
7:00
9:00
10 :0 0
:0 11
EXPERIENTIAL SHIFT 39
DAY_WABASH APROACH 40
NIGHT_WABASH APPROACH 41
VIEWS 42
ATOP THE LIGHTBOX 43
OPERABLE
PERMANENT
SKATE PARK
SKATEPARK PLUG IN 44
ABOVE THE RIM 45
zone 1_ green belt
zone 2_ flat green
zone 3_ living wall
summer
winter
zone 1_ green belt
VEGETATION SECTIONS
46 zone 2_ lawn placement zone 3_ living wall
VEGETAION 47
green hawthorne tree
redbud
leatherwood tree
trumpet creeper
palm sedge
sensitive firn
soloman’s seal
pagoda dogwood tree
prairie dropseed grass
zig-zag goldenrod
ivory sedge
beautyberry
wild hydrangea
serviceberry tree
oak sedge
crossvine
SECTION_LIGHTBOX 48
SECTION_STAIRS 49
SECTION_ROCKWALL 50
SECTION_VEGETAION 51
SECTION_SKATEPARK 52