Advanced Studio V - Fall 2009 Critic: Laurie Hawkinson
Studio Framework: Stimulus Studio: New Ideas of Infrastructure for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program: Growth Flow: Urban Development and Water Treatment on the Los Angeles River
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Stimulus Studio Laurie Hawkinson
My proposal is a master plan and test-development along the Los Angeles River channel in Los Angeles, CA. Since the 1940s the river has been transformed into a flood control channel sharing alignment with a plutheora of freeways, rail, electricity and other infrastructures. This creates waste of both water and land in a growing urban area that needs both. The project uses money from the ARRA to build water treatment facilities along the channel, which serve as platforms for dense mixed-use development. The water treatment process would range from high-tech industrial to landscape-based processes, depending on space availability. The developments would include housing, hotel, performance space and light industrial to support the range of growth industries already located along the river. After developing the master plan for a 16-mile stretch of river, I designed a mixed-use site near Downtown Los Angeles in detail.
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2050
LA’s population is growing
20th Century
Petroleum Economy
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2050
...its water supply is not
21st Century Water Economy
Physical map of new development (green) on the LA River
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Avg Daily Water Flow (Million Gal) at Arroyo Seco Station
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On average, 140 million gallons of water flows through the LA River daily.
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This represents the domestic water use of 978,000 Angelinos.
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80,000
120,000
10,000 Residents
430,000
185,000
Total Dry Season
510,000
305,000
mil gal/day available
2,000,000 SF 0.1 gal/day/sf
60%
61.5 gal/cap/day
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Site Section - Wet Season
Wet Season
mil gal/day used
OCT
110.9 0.73%
NOV
77.4 1.05%
DEC
89.9 0.91%
JAN
232.1 0.35%
FEB
283.6 0.29%
MAR
236.0 0.35%
APR
238.4 0.34%
MAY
130.9 0.62%
JUN
75.5 1.08%
JUL
78.8 1.03%
AUG
67.6 1.21%
SEP
69.0 1.18%
mil gal/day percent used of available
43 gpcd
gal/day
40%
18.5 gpcd
gal/day
Site Section - Dry Season
Source for multipliers: Domestic: Aquacfrat Inc. and American Water Works Association Research Foundation.“Residential End Uses of Water Study” Industrial: Aquacraft, Inc., “Commercial and Industrial End Uses of Water”
Flow data: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Daily Discharge Report for Site F57C Los Angeles River above Arroyo Seco, (Oct 2002- Sep 2003 data) http://ladpw.org/wrd/report/0203/runoff/discharge.cfm
The City of Los Angeles was born on the Los Angeles River. Since then, the city has annexed land to control water and port access.
4,385 ppl
1850 1850 4,385 ppl
28.02 mi2
11,333 ppl
1860 1860 11,333
29.21 mi2
15,309 ppl
1870 1870 15,309
29.21 mi2
33,381 ppl
1880 1880 33,381
29.21 mi2
101,454 ppl
1890 1890 101,454
29.21 mi2
170,298 ppl
1900 1900 170,298
43.26 mi2
504,131 ppl
1910 1910 504,131
100.72 mi2
936,455 ppl
1920 1920 936,455
The population is predicted to grow 1 billion per decade through 2050, and my plan sites that growth along the Los Angeles River.
354.36 mi2
2,208,492 ppl
1930 1930 2,208,492
441.7 mi2
2,785,643 ppl
1940 1940 2,785,643
405.80 mi2
4,151,687 ppl
1950 1950 4,151,687
453.47 mi2
5,448,647 ppl
1960 1960 5,448,647
457.88 mi2
6,749,153 ppl
1970 1970 6,749,153
463.69 mi2
7,385,932 ppl
1980 1980 7,385,932
464.88 mi2
8,714,285 ppl
1990 1990 8,714,285
463.80 mi2
9,349,771 ppl
2000 2000 9,349,771
468.9 mi2
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The Growth Flow Master Plan
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HOLLYWOOD HILLS
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GRIFFITH PARK
SETTLING
UNIVERSAL CITY
MICRO FILTRATION
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REVERSE OSMOSIS
RECREATIONAL
UV LIGHT
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Possible uses of water at various stages of the treatment process. GASSEL PARK
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Los Angeles River Channel City & Neighborhood Boundaries Interstates & Highways Freight & Regional Rail LA County Metro Lines
Cultural, historic, and recreational attractions Defined paths for walking, biking, and mass transit
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CYPRESS PARK
Development Catalysts Connective Conduits
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ELYSIAN VALLEY
SILVER LAKE
Channel Access
Access, transit, and programs/amenities along the river
Development Sites
At each site, a developer will build a water treatment facility, with additional public and private programs specific to each context.
ELYSIAN PARK
ECHO PARK
Section - water and people move through all levels of the site, alongisde water treatment, freight, public programs and housing.
LINCOLN HEIGHTS
CHINATOWN
CIVIC CENTER
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CORNFIELDS
BUNKER HILL
BOYLE HEIGHTS
TEST SITE - MISSION JUNCTION FREIGHT YARDS
Early massing model studying the the overlap of new development over the existing freight yard.
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Jogging Path Bike Path Walking Path Park Amenities
Enlarged plan showing the three connected levels. The upper level functions as an urban street with mixed use. Below this level the channel edge is now accessible, while the interior of this level continues as a freight transfer facility. The concrete channel itself is now availble for better viewing and seasonal public use.
Skateboard Park Swimming Pond Amphitheater LA Metro Station Gathering Point Access Point Housing Manufacturing Shopping Dining
Left: Site plan at upper level, where urban amenities are mixed with residential, retail, and light industrial programs. The buildings shade the water pools and outdoor spaces. Below: Site plan at lower level. The water pools, interspersed with the existing freight transfer facility, have the capacity to store up to 300 million gallons of water. Varying storage needs and stages of water treatment allow these pools to offer additional seasonal programming.