ORCHARD STREET CORRIDOR OVERVIEW
GREENBELT GATEWAY
IRVING ST.
FARMERS MARKET MULTI-CULTURAL MUSEUM BENCH PARK
ETHNIC FOOD HUB HOTEL EMERALD ST.
ROOSEVELT ST.
GARDEN ST.
ORCHARD ST.
CURTIS ST.
PHILLIPI ST.
THEATER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY CENTER MORRIS HILL PARK
TRANSIT CENTER
LIBRARY & ECOLOGY CENTER
INCUBATOR SPACE FRANKLIN ST .
BOISE INT’L MARKET FOOD TRUCK CAFE
HEALTH CLINIC
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ORCHARD STREET
BOISE JAMES HANSEN
JOHN LOCKE
JOHAN VAN ZEBEN
HAILEY WALL
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
- FALL 2015 -
PROF CAROLINE LAVOIE
TANYA RICE
a vision for the future URBAN THEORY, SYSTEMS & DESIGN
ORCHARD & EMERALD NODE
GREENBELT GATEWAY
OVERVIEW
PARKING DIAGRAM
OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
BUILDING DIAGRAM
ROAD DIAGRAM
STREET TREE DIAGRAM
FARMERS MARKET HOTEL THEATER MUSEUM
ETHNIC FOOD HUB
BENCH PARK
HOTEL
THEATER
SIDEWALK 12’
PROGRAM ELEMENTS: • • • • • • • • • • •
Hotel Multi-Use Public Gathering Space Greenbelt Gateway Community Theater Multicultural Museum Public Art Restaurants & Ethnic Food Retail Space Mid-Rise Apartments Transitional Housing Types Mixed-Use
PARKING 8’
BUFFERED BIKE LANE 6’
TRAVEL LANE 11’
MEDIAN TURNING LANE 10’
TRAVEL LANE 11’
BUFFERED BIKE LANE 6’
PARKING 8’
SIDEWALK 12’
The intersection of Orchard and Emerald is a critical access point between regional transportation options, surrounding neighborhoods, Saint Alphonsus Hospital, and downtown Boise. The overlapping uses and circulation patterns of this area combine to form an ideal location for the creation of a medium density node. To further facilitate connection of regional healthcare services, downtown Boise, and nearby neighborhoods, this node would include cultural and entertainment amenities such as a museum, community theatre, hotel, and various restaurants and shops. The vacated rail line to the west would be redesigned as a linear park space capped with a multiuse plaza for farmers markets and other public gatherings. The area around this linear park would be developed as midrise apartments provide a safe, active edge around the new park space and to provide apartment dwellers with quality, accessible open space. Density would be increased around this node to allow for two to three story mixed-use buildings along the major streets as well as four story buildings where appropriate. Transitional housing types such as townhouses, small multiplex apartments, and courtyard apartments would provide a gradient of scale from the denser node into the surrounding neighborhoods and allow for a wide range of housing options.
ORCHARD STREET
BOISE JAMES HANSEN
JOHN LOCKE
JOHAN VAN ZEBEN
HAILEY WALL
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
- FALL 2015 -
PROF CAROLINE LAVOIE
TANYA RICE
a vision for the future URBAN THEORY, SYSTEMS & DESIGN
ORCHARD & FRANKLIN NODE OVERVIEW
PARKING DIAGRAM
OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
BUILDING DIAGRAM
ROAD DIAGRAM
STREET TREE DIAGRAM
MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT HUB LIBRARY & ECOLOGY CENTER
GREEN CONNECTION
FRED MEYER
MAVERIK HEALTH CLINIC
PROGRAM ELEMENTS:
FRANKLIN PARK
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Multi-modal Transit Hub Recreation-Based Amenities (i.e. Indoor/Outdoor Climbing Gym) Recreation-Themed Retail Dining Mixed-Use Commercial/Residential Health Care Clinic & Relocated Red Cross Blood Center Library/Ecological Center Transitional Housing Types
As a gateway and the sole link between the Boise River Greenbelt and recreational opportunities in the desert to the south, the area surrounding the Orchard-Franklin intersection would have a strong emphasis on outdoor recreation, especially in the retail sector. This area, adjacent to the existing rail, has potential to be an important transportation stop that could eventually service a commuter rail line. Building on the improvements proposed for the health care system in the Bench, a proposed small scale clinic, along with a relocated Red Cross Center, would provide critical healthcare access to residents in the southern portion of the Bench. A library and ecological center would provide informal and low-cost educational opportunities for those living in the area. A small plaza in front of the building will enliven the streetscape. Transitional housing types would provide a range of options for residents and make a smooth transition into the existing residential fabric.
ORCHARD STREET
BOISE JAMES HANSEN
JOHN LOCKE
JOHAN VAN ZEBEN
HAILEY WALL
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
- FALL 2015 -
PROF CAROLINE LAVOIE
TANYA RICE
a vision for the future URBAN THEORY, SYSTEMS & DESIGN
CURTIS & FRANKLIN AND NEIGHBORHOOD NODE CURTIS & FRANKLIN PROGRAM ELEMENTS: • • • • • • • • • •
VOCATIONAL CENTER GREENBELT CONNECTION TOOL LIBRARY
COWORKING SPACE
FUTURE HARDWARE STORE
Boise International Market Greenbelt Gateway Incubator Space Tool Library Live/Work Lofts Co-work Space Neighborhood Grocer Vocational Education Center Hardware Store Food Truck/Pop-up Retail Area
The Franklin Curtis Node is the focus of our ‘lean zone’. In order to create a thriving node we recommend transistioning uses over time, but re-using the existing buildings and infrastructure. We envisioned this node improving walkability while embracing its industrial heritage through the style of the street improvements. Adding to the street improvements is the connection with the Greenbelt Parkway and community parks. As an incubator node this intersection could host a series of live/work lofts, shared co-working space, a tool library and a vocational center where the local refugee population can come together and share and learn new skills. As the home of the new and improved Boise International Market this node will thrive with a new building to fill in the street front and a Food Truck Cafe to draw in not only local high school students, but foodies from all over the region.
FUTURE GROCERY
BOISE INT’L MARKET LIVE/WORK LOFTS
BUILDING DIAGRAM
OVERVIEW
PARKING DIAGRAM
ROAD DIAGRAM
STREET TREE DIAGRAM
OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
FOOD TRUCK CAFE
EMERALD & CURTIS
NEIGHBORHOOD NODE PROGRAM ELEMENTS: • Connections to the Greenbelt through the cemetery and Morris Hill Park • Neighborhood grocer • Small scale retail and restaurant space • Office space for neighborhood scale services • Elementary school and community center • Religious institution(s) • Redesign of Morris Hill Park • Medium density housing such as fourplexes, duplexes, and apartments above retail
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
In order to establish a stronger connection from the Greenbelt to the Orchard corridor, to create an active edge along Morris Hill Park and Morris Hill Cemetery, and to provide goods and services within walking distance of the neighborhood’s citizens, a small tertiary node would be located around the intersection of Bethel and Roosevelt streets. This neighborhood node would be anchored by a redesigned Morris Hill Park and a multi-use building serving as an elementary school, community center, and gateway to the Greenbelt. Religious institutions, small scale shops and restaurants, and office space would reinforce the neighborhood’s identity and foster the formation of stronger community ties.
SMALL MULTI-PLEXES
PHASING
MIXED USE WALK-UP
TOWNHOMES MIXED USE WALK-UP
TOWNHOMES & SMALL MULTI-PLEXES
PROGRAM ELEMENTS: • Improved connections to hospital from surrounding community • New parking structures with rooftop gardens • Hospital entry park • Retail and services for hospital employees, patients and visitors • Extended stay lodging • Office space • Streetscape improvements
In order to improve the overall connection between the health services area around Saint Alphonsus and the surrounding community, we recommend adding streetscape features, improved pedestrian crossings and new community open space in order to create an friendly entry to the hospital. In order to ease the burden of lengthy treatments, patients and their families will benefit from convenient new extended stay lodgings, just across the street from the Hospital. Lastly, new space for retail and other services will serve the 4,000 hospital employees, as well as patients & their visitors in order to fill the gap in much needed nearby services.
ELEMENTERY SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY CENTER
PHASE 2
PHASE 1
PHASE 3
MORRIS HILL PARK
ORCHARD STREET
BOISE JAMES HANSEN
JOHN LOCKE
JOHAN VAN ZEBEN
HAILEY WALL
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
- FALL 2015 -
PROF CAROLINE LAVOIE
TANYA RICE
a vision for the future URBAN THEORY, SYSTEMS & DESIGN