REDEVELOPI NG WATERFRONTAREA
CONTENT 1.COUNTRYSCALEMAP+CI TYSCALEMAP+HI STORI CALBACKGROUND
26.PHOTO COMPARI SON
2.REGI ONALSCALE
27.PHOTO COMPARI SON
3.DI STRI CTSCALE
28.SKYCOMPARI SON
4.MAI NHUBS
29.KANDAOBSERVATI ON+SKETCHES
5.CBDS
30.OTEMACHISKETCHES
6.RAI LNETWORK
31.I NTERVI EW WI THTHELOCALAUTHORI TY
7.RI VERPATTERN
32.STUDI O PROJ ECT
8.URBANCONNECTI VI TY+STREETNETWORK
33.OPPORTUNI TI ES/I SSUES+CRI TI CS
9.I NTENSI TYOFROADS
34.CONCLUSI ON
10.VEHI CULARMOVEMENTSYSTEM 1 1.PEDESTRI ANMOVEMENTSYSTEM 12.STREETPATTERN 13.BLOCKPATTERN 14.BUI LDI NG PATTERN 15.NODES 16.BUI LDI NG USAGE+FUNCTI ON 17.NEI GHBORHOODSCONTEXT+PANORAMI CVI EW 18.SENSORYMAP.SI GHT 19.SENSORYMAP.SI GHT 20.SERI ALVI SI ON 21.SENSORYMAP.SMELL 22.KANDA.PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 23.KANDA.PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 24.OTEMACHI .PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 25.OTEMACHI .PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT
HI STORI CAL BACKGROUND
1&2
SUM IDA
A
KOTO
EDOGAW A
SHINJUKU
TAITO
IK
SUGINAM I
BUNKYO
H S
ARAKAW A
TOSHIM A NAKANO
ADACHI
U S T A
REGI ON SCALE
KI TA
K
ITABASHI
NERIM A
CHIYODA
SHIBUYA
CHUO M INATO
SETAGAYA
M EGURO SHINAGAW A
OTA PROJECT LOCATI ON Proj ectsi t ei sl ocat ed i n Chi yoda W ard
DI STRI CT SCALE max Bui l di ng Foot pri ntRat i o:0. 8 max FAR:8. 0 currentFAR oft he sel ect ed si t e:4. 0
Proj ectsi t e
The proj ectofredesi gni ng oft he wat erf rontarea i s det ermi ned bet ween t wo di st ri ct s:Ot emachiand Kanda,al ong Ni hombashi ri ver .
Ni hombashiRi ver
GOOGLE MAP BI RD LEVEL
KANDA
IM PERIAL PALACE
OTEM ACHI
M UROM ACHI
M ARUNOUCHI
NIHOM BASHI
TOKYO’ S MAI N HUBS
PROJECT SI TE Ni hombashiBri dge
TOKYO’ S CBD DI STRI CTS
PROJECT SI TE
TOKYO’ S RAI L NETW ORK PROJECT SI TE
TOKYO’ S RI VER PATTERN
STREETNETWORK
RAI LNETWORK
PUBLI CBUSNETWORK
I NTENSI TYOFTHEROADS
CI RCULATI ONMAP
EDGES
1
2
3
THEWI DTHOFTHESTREETS
1
2
3
PEDESTRI ANROUTES
STREET PATTERN
Proj ectsi t e
BLOCK PATTERN
BUI LDI NG PATTERN
NODES
BUI LDI NGS USAGE & FUNCTI ON
NEI GHBOURHOODCONTEXT
PANORAMI C VI EW
SERI ALVI SI ON
I
byHi r ok i Ogas a
KANDA
CONTEXT PHOTOS
PHOTOS OF CONTEXT: KANDA DI STRI CT
OTEM ACHI
CONTEXT PHOTOS
PHOTOS OF ENVI ROMENT: OTEMACHIDI STRI CT
OTEMACHIANDKANDA CONTEXTCOMPARI SON
OTEMACHIANDKANDA CONTEXTCOMPARI SON
15°
30 m
KANDA
SKYCOMPARI SON
OTEMACHI
OTEMACHIANDKANDA
19°
9 m
OBSERVATI ONS & SKETCHES
KANDA by Zhao Yi ni an
SKETCHES
OTEM ACHI
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Duet ot hewi deavai l abi l i t yofs i t t i ngpl aces( di f f er entt ypesofbunches ands mal l ar t i f i ci al f or ms )t her ewer ebas i cal l yt wot ypesofpeopl e: whowaspas s i ngt r oughoutt hes quar eandt hos ewhowasj us ts i t t i ng andr es t i ngont hebunches . I never yper i odofs hor tt i me( ever y57mi n)Iwascount i ngt henumber ofpeopl e.Mor eorl es s ,buti nt hes quar et he1217peopl ewer e obs er ved.Wher e: -1/ 5oft hem wass i t t i ngper s ons . -1/ 6wer eki ds ,ever yoneofwhom wascapt ur edbys mal l ,appeal i ng f ort aki ngadvant aget opl aywi t har t i f i ci al f or ms . -oneguar d,whowasdevot edl ymaki ngci r cl esar oundt hebui l di ngs . T hatmademef eel s af et yoft hatpl acei ns omeway. * I ts houl dmement i on,t hati nT okyoIhavenotbeeni ns uchpl aceswher eI coul df eel mys el fi ns ecur ed.
T hemaj or i t yofpedes t r i answer eobs er vedi nt aki ngt her out ef r om Ot emachi Nakador i Ave.t ot heI mper i al Pal acedi r ect i on.Al ongt he Hos hi noyaHot el . T hes quar ei t s el fcoul dbenamedasapl acewor t hf ors t andi ng,s i t t i ng, eat i ng,r es t i ngandevenl yi ngt her e.
by Hanae Sakamot o
PROJECT SITE FORGOTTEN LAND -AN ABANDONED TERI TTORY BETW EEN TW O FLOURI SHI NG DI STRI CTS: OTEMACHIAND KANDA
OTEMACHIDI STRI CT
PROJECT AREA
SI TE CRI TI CS
KANDA DI STRI CT