kristen reardon
COLUMBIA
GSAPP
MASTERS OF URBAN DESIGN 2016
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2017
content city scale the edge: port morris
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b r o n x c o m m u n i t y syst e m s
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neighborfood shop
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regional approach cannabis archaeology
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g e n e r at i o n o f c h a n g e
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fa r m i n g wa s t e l a n d
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american cities : montgomery
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global reach m o n u m e n ts o f e c o l o g i c a l j u s t i c e
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h ava n a
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r e d e f i n i n g m o n u m e n ta l i t y
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Mott Haven
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r ive mR rle Ha
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East River
+ East Harlem Randall’s Island
prospective system rendering
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+ Port Morris
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16’ elevation 100-year flood 500-year flood 2050 100-year flood high point
the edge: port morris Port Morris, Bronx Summer 2016 Gabby Fiorentino | Kristen Reardon | Hoachen Yang | Ping Yin If Port Morris is left without a flood protection system, the residential and industrial community will be vulnerable to major devastation from storms. Creating a flood barrier through a natural levee along the waterfront will protect the area from rising sea level and the increased frequency of floods. The levee offers a public waterfront park that adds environmental and social value to the community.
City Date Team Description
site proposal
INDUSTRIAL
PUBLIC HALL CO-WORKING SPACE VIEWING PLATFORM
LANDS
BERM CONSTRUCTED w/ LANDFILL NEARBY WASTE TRANSFER STATION
SCAPE BERM SECONDARY PATH WETLAND
2020 100-yr FLOOD ELEVATION 2050 100-yr FLOOD ELEVATION
MEAN HIGH WATER MEAN LOW WATER
flood prevention analysis
levee park rendering
community sytems Port Morris, Bronx Summer 2016 Bridgett Cruz | Jinbao Lu | Kristen Reardon Through this research phase, the Port Morris neighborhood in the Bronx was analyzed through the lens of environmental justice. A site model representing the amount of pollutants emitted from each block was constructed and brought to the community. Residents were able to discuss their understanding of the inequality amongst industry polluters and the local community.
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food systems New York, New York Summer 2016 Jun Ahn | Carmelo Ignaccolo | Kristen Reardon | Mengku Wu | Yanyan Xu A proposal for a neighborhood food network manifested in health, equity and integrity. The network aims to provide local New York City communities with access to the tools to maintain a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Transforming a local bodega in Bushwick into a market with local and fresh produce, encourages residents to become involved in the food system and becomes a food-waste drop off center for their nieghborhood.
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right-of-way stormwater garden
cannabis archaeology Poughkeepsie, New York Fall 2016 Nishchal Agarwal | Zarith Pineda | Kristen Reardon | Andrea Benavides Ward Cannabis Archaeology seeks to counteract the lack of economic drivers and jobs in the city of Poughkeepsie. By leveraging unused water infrastructure and the legalization of medicinal marijuana in New York State, we are introducing hydroponics cannabis manufacturing. Through the production of this lucrative crop, we aim to ameliorate water quality, social pride and environmental health.
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S U P P LY A N D D E M A N D TARGET POPULATION: 900,075 2% POPULATION QUALIFIES FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA
18,000 PEOPLE
72gm HASH OIL/YEAR/PERSON 1,296,000gm HASH OIL/YEAR 1 CANNABIS PLANT = 28gm HASH OIL 46,080 CANNABIS PLANTS NEEDED 46,080 CANNABIS / 3 HARVESTS = 15,360 CANNABIS 1 CANNABIS PLANT = 1 SQ.FT. GROW SPACE NEEDED
15,360 SQ. FT.
GROW
REFINEMENT + RESEARCH
DISTRIBUTE
SALE: $50 / gm OF HASH OIL 1,296,000 gm HASH OIL / YEAR
$64 MILLION / YEAR
$18 MILLION NET ANNUAL REVENUE
rain screen facade
hydroponic cannabis growing system
terraced wetland cleansing system
fall kill revitalization section
prospective system rendering
IMAGES AND SNAPSHOTS FROM VIDEO
generation of change Poughkeepsie, New York Fall 2016 Nishchal Agarwal | Zarith Pineda | Kristen Reardon | Andrea Benavides Ward This research phase identifies the key issues facing the city of Poughkeepsie and its youth population. Aimed at reaching the city’s youth generation, the team used video format to tell the story of hope found within the city despite the pressures facing young people today. By hosting a basketball tournament for the community, this exploration continued though interviews and discussion with local youth.
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FROM SEATTLE TO GILLIAM 12,500
TRASH OVER TIME
HOMES
Trash from Portland travels to the Colu Landfill in Arlington, O it is converted into m The city of Arlington is to pollution while the from landfill gas is s Seattle to light and Why do the homes in A receive power from the
SEATTLE
WA
260 MILES
5,400 FT / 3MIN TONS 35,000 LANDFILL OF TRASHGAS IS SENT WEEKLY
PRETREATMENT
21,000 tons via train transport
TO THE LANDFILL FROM PORTLAND & SEATTLE
88.62 tons/C02 emitted GHG
175
OR
MILES
PORTLAND
LANDFILL GAS
COMPRESSOR ARLINGTON INLET Columbia Ridge Landfill
14,000 tons via truck transport
WASTE
ENERGY
SEPARATOR
119.78 tons/C02 emitted GHG
MW OF ENERGY PRODUCTION
LANDFILL TO METHANE CONVERSION
2015
Y ENERG D N I W
2050
2090
WHY?
and Seattle umbia Ridge Oregon where methane gas. s left subject energy made sent back to heat homes. Arlington not landfill?
150
HOMES
WHAT CAN WE DO IN
farming 12.8 MEGAWATTSw a s t e l a n d ENERGY CREATED Arlington, Oregon Fall 2016 Kristen Reardon Trash from Portland and Seattle travels to the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon where it is converted into methane gas. The city of Arlington is left subject to pollution while the energy made from landfill gas is sent back to Seattle to light and GAS this project proposes a solution that would heat homes. RethinkingMETHANE waste economy, provide economic opporortunities for the city throughout the landfill’s life cycle , as well as sustinable solutions after the landfill is filled.
143 YEARS? City Date Team Description
ENERGY CREATED WITH METHANE AND WIND CAN BE USED AS ELECTRICITY FOR GILLIAM COUNTY LANDFILL CLOSURE
METHANE ENERGY
0
2125
2158
2165
FROM SEATTLE TO GILLIAM BUTANE PRODUCTION LANDFILL GAS ELECTRICITY POWERS 12,500 IN SEATTLE
LEANING JUNIPER WIND TURBINES 67 TURBINES, 1.5-MW EACH PROVIDES POWER FOR COUNTIES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST (INCLUDING GILLIAM)
SEND ENERGY FROM LANDF GAS TO ARLINGTON
PACIFIC POWER CORP.
PROVIDE TURBINES TO POWER CITY OF ARLINGTON WHEN LANDFILL CLOSES
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL LEACHATE COLLECTION AND GROUNDWATER WELL MONITORING ACCOUNTS FOR 1/3 OF OREGON’S TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTHWEST
PROVIDE AL POLL
CITY OF ARLINGTON
FILL
POPULATION : 600 RESIDENTS INDUSTRY: AGRICULTURE TOURISM RECREATION WIND POWER GENERATION MAIN EMPLOYERS: WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROVIDE FARMLAND WHEN LANDFILL REACHES CAPACITY
COLUMBIA RIDGE LANDFILL
LTERNATIVE FORMS OF LUTION CONTROL
WASTE MANAGEMENT COLUMBIA RIDGE LANDFILL
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
PACIFIC POWER CORP.
LONG TERM SOLUTIONS PREVAILING ANNUAL WIND DIRECTION N NW
NE
SW
SE
W
E
S
PHASE 1
- BEGIN MOUNDING TO CREATE HIGH POINTS - INSTALL FOOTINGS ALONG RIDGE WHILE LANDFILL IS STILL IN USE
PHASE 2 EXIST. ACCESS ROAD 4-6X ROTOR DIMENSION
PHASE 3
- INSTALL TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ON FOOTINGS - AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND CREATED ON TOP OF RECENTLY CAPPED AREAS OF LANDFILL
- LANDFILL AT CAPACITY - INSTALL WIND TURBINES - ALL CAPPED LANDFILL CELLS USED AS FARMLAND FOR CITY OF ARLINGTON
15m DIAM.
N FARM PLOTS FACE SOUTH TO MAXIMIZE SUNLIGHT
TYP. FOOTING N.T.S.
TODAY
+ 15 YEARS
+ 143 YEARS
LONG TERM SOLUTIONS PHASE 1 - 2016
- BEGIN MOUNDING TO CREATE HIGH POINTS - INSTALL FOOTINGS ALONG RIDGE WHILE LANDFILL IS STILL IN USE
PHASE 2 - 2030
- INSTALL TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ON FOOTINGS - AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND CREATED ON TOP OF RECENTLY CAPPED AREAS OF LANDFILL TEMPORARY STRUCTURE PROVIDING BIRD HABITAT & OBSERVATION DECK
PHASE 3 - 2160
- LANDFILL AT CAPACITY - INSTALL WIND TURBINES - ALL CAPPED LANDFILL CELLS USED AS FARMLAND
WIND TURBINE PROVIDING ENERGY TO ARLINGTON
CAPPED LANDFILL
EXISTING LANDFILL CELL LANDFILL IN USE
ALL OF LANDFILL CELLS CAPPED AS SHOWN BELOW
FARMLAND ABOVE LANDFILL CONCRETE FOOTING
ACCESS ROAD
EXISTING ROAD MOUNDED TO MEET GRADE OF FOOTING
LAND CULTIVATED BY RESIDENTS OF ARLINGTON
MOUND FLATTENED TO CREATE ACCESS FOR VISITORS
FARMLAND ABOVE LANDFILL
BARRIER LAYER LOW PERMEABILITY SOIL GAS VENTING LAYER
TODAY
+ 15 YEARS
+ 143 YEARS
PLANTED CROPS IN ALL OPEN AREAS AROUND TURBINES
CITY ECONOMY STREGTHENED THROUGH ACRICULTURE AND REDUCTION OF ENERGY COSTS
CITY OF ARLINGTON
WIND ENERGY USED TO POWER CITY
FORMER LANDFILL SITE
FARMING EXPANDED THROUGHOUT AREA
AMERICAN CITIES: MONTGOMERY Montgomery, Alabama Fall 2016 Isable Carrasco | Kristen Reardon | Wangpeng Zeng | Zichang Yan Although years have passed since the legal end of racial segregation in the United States, a closer look reveals an injustice in what Montgomery needs and what it provides. Through one lens, issues in the education, agricultural, and transportation systems are weighted heavily in lower-income, African American neighborhoods. The other lens sees a city embracing its place as the Confederate capital and center of the Civil Rights movement, while investing resources in downtown revitalization.
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urban and natural degradation
monuments of ecological justice Kolkata, India Spring 2017 Chris Chiou | Grace Ng | Kristen Reardon | Mario Ulloa As pressures of urbanization affect global cities, Kolkata is faced with an increase in sea level rise and erratic weather patterns causing massive flooding hazards for the city. We aim to use co-location strategies to re-define a monument to be both a productive and valued form of resiliency.
City Date Team Description
Disaster Relief Services water distribution medical aid food service public services temporary housing
schematic design iteration
KOLKATA WETLANDS 1965 20,000 HECTARES
KOLKATA WET 12,500 HE
TLANDS TODAY ECTARES
KOLKATA WETLANDS 2050? 9,400 HECTARES
wetland pocket design
schematic design rendering
existing site axon
Design solutions for havana Havana, Cuba Fall 2016 Carmelo Ignaccolo | Kristen Reardon The location of Havana along the north shore of Cuba creates a northeastern wind across the city. However, the current grid does not allow for the wind to move easily across the city. The proposed transformation encourages a more comfortable city, by shifting its grid toward the direction of wind. By designing for three criteria; wind direction, Venturi effect, and building heights, we can rethink the density and fabric of existing buildings.
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proposed site axon
mph
2.0 mph 2.0 mph
mph mph
0.0 mph 0.0 mph
C BUILDING HEIGHTS C BUILDING HEIGHTS PROPOSED WIND CORRIDORS BUILDING HEIGHTS
ANNUAL WIND DIRECTION
JANUARY
JULY
FEBRUARY
AUGUST
B VENTURI EFFECT B VENTURI EFFECT VENTURI EFFECT
WIND VELOCITY
MARCH
DESIGN DIAGRAMS PROPOSED BUIDLING ENTRANCES Havana, Cuba / Carmelo Ignaccolo, 8.0 mph Kristen Reardon 8.0 mph Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation SEPTEMBER
6.0 mph Fabrics and Typologies: New York City - Global 6.0Instructor: mph Richard Plunz APRIL
Columbia Univer
4.0 mph 4.0 mph
OCTOBER
2.0 mph 2.0 mph 0.0 mph 0.0 mph
MAY
NOVEMBER
JUNE
DECEMBER
wind analysis diagrams
B VENTURI EFFECT B VENTURI EFFECT VENTURI EFFECT
C BUILDING HEIGHTS DIAGRAMS C BUILDING HEIGHTS Havana, Cuba / Carmelo Ignaccolo, Kristen Reardon BUILDING HEIGHTS
SECTI
SECT
A A
wind section analysis
ION
A’
TION
A’
WIND INFILTRATION _ AA’ WIND INFILTRATION _ AA’
A. Princep Monument
D. Kolkata Town Hall
B. Gwalior Monument
E. Post Office
C. Victoria Memorial
F. Shaheed Minar
5 M Flood Elevation 1874 Colonial Boundary RAMSAR Boundary D.
E.
F.
A. B. C.
city analysis
East Kolkata Wetlands
redefining monumentality Kolkata, India Spring 2017 Chris Chiou | Grace Ng | Kristen Reardon | Mario Ulloa By redefining the notion of monumentality through a system of strategic co-location, the monument now represents both a productive and valued form of resiliency. Together, the dialectic between the high/low lands and the urban center/edge dynamic produces an uneven post-colonial cultural landscape rooted in physical topography.
City Date Team Description
design strategy
festival plan
daily plan
colonial center proposal
emergency plan
monumentalizing the periphery : 2050
daily plan
monumentalizing the periphery
festival plan
flooding plan
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