THE HINGE: URBAN CORE THE HINGE The plan for the Hinge is focused on creating a vibrant, mixed-use city center that draws from and connects the municipal core of the city and the current industrial zone. The plan is based on several implementation concepts. The first, circulation and public passage, is focused on creating public and transparent ground levels of municipal functions interconnected with existing public assets such as pedestrian pathways and plazas. Pedestrian networks utilize passive climatological solutions to encourage year-round pedestrian use. The second, urban infill and adaptation, is focused on utilizing strategic densification by developing vacant and underutilized lots within the existing city and adapting existing urban fabric to create dense residential and commercial neighborhoods. Finally, our economic development strategy is focused on developing mixed-use structures and promoting human-scale street activity. Denser development will result in stronger continuity between commercial and residential uses in different parts of the city. Our plan for the Hinge focuses primarily on a large-scale redevelopment of the Wedge into a mixed-use city center. Our proposal involves moving the train tracks below grade so a new train station can be built at grade with a road connection into the industrial zone, bridging the two major parts of the city. Major development and streetscape renovations along Sderot Lachish aim to turn this into an iconic street running the length of the city, from the northern development to Intel. The heart of Lachish will be in the Wedge, with mixed-use buildings containing storefronts, cafes, and municipal services on the ground level and residences above. Parked cars will shield pedestrians, bikers, and diners from traffic and tree cover will shield them from the sun.
NEW AND ADPATIVE LAND USE PATTERNS NEW AND ADPATIVE LAND USE PATTERNS
Housing 300,000 Square Meters Housing 300,000 Square Meters
Commercial 52,000 Square Meters Commercial 52,000 Square Meters
USE Mixed Use Commercial USE Office Mixed Use Residential Commercial Public Facilities Office Institutional Residential Parking Public Facilities Institutional Parking
Public/Institutional 62,000 Square Meters Public/Institutional 62,000 Square Meters Office 11,000 Square Meters Office 11,000 Square Meters Parking 15,000 Square Meters Parking 15,000 Square Meters
The Hinge KIRYAT GAT’S URBAN CORE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS
CIRCULATION SYSTEMS
Public/Private Passage
Urban Infill/Adaptation
Economic Development
Fine Grain Pedestrian Network
School
Combinining Modes of Transporation Path to Northern Park
City Hall/Bus Station
Car Share and Bike Share Targeted at Start-Ups
Pool
Bike Share With Easy Access from Busn
Mall Wadi Crossing
Market
Pop-Ups
Taxi Stand, Car Share, Bike Share Located at Train Station Electric Car Charging Station
Silo
Shade Path
Hotel Train Station
Residential Park
Entertainment
Car Share and Bike share 100 m in Wedge Neighborhood
5 minute walk 10 minute walk
100 m
a. Utilizing strageic densification by developing vacant lots within the existing city prior to urban expansion b. Adapting existing structures to provide universally accessible housing
a. Creating publc and transparent ground levels of municipal functions interconnected with existing public assets such as pedestrian pathways and plazas b. Applying simple passive solutions, making exterior space climatologically conducive to pedestrian use
100 m
a. Developing mixed use structures to the right-of-way to promote human-scale street-level activity with sidewalk amenities and sun protection elements b. Creating denser development to promote stronger continuity between commerical uses
High Frequency Bus Service To Northern Residents and Route 35
Wedge Circulation
Park and Community Center
New Bus Station and City Hall
NEW AND ADPATIVE LAND USE PATTERNS
Mall
Housing 300,000 Square Meters
Market
5 minute walk
Commercial: “BIG”
Connection to Intel
Commercial 52,000 Square Meters Vehicle Bicycle Pedestrian
Train Station
New Lacish Industrial Corridor
100 m 100 m
Public/Institutional 62,000 Square Meters USE Mixed Use
SDEROT LAKISH SECTION
Commercial Office Residential
Office 11,000 Square Meters
Public Facilities Institutional Parking
Parking 15,000 Square Meters
Key
WEDGE SITE SECTION
5m
1.5 m 1.5 m 2.5 m
3m
3m
3m
3m
2.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m
3m
5m
Key
Derech Hadarom 0
5
meters
KIRYAT GAT 2025
NEXCITY: REFIGURED URBANISM FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
TEAM
NOAH KORETZ NAOMI STEIN MERRAN SWARTWOO ALEXIS WHEELER
10
20
Supermarket 40
Senior Housing
Public Pedestrian Square
Live/Work Lofts
Courthouse
Train Station
Hotel
Silo