WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO J. Chu, A. Gowda, A. Hosogaki, C. Jeran, and J. Lloreda
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Functional Master Plan CONCEPT
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It is an initiative to build a neighborhood embracing “Pride, Joy and Commerce”. Develop a sense of Pride for the people who call the neighborhood home. Bring Joy to the people visiting the stadium, the school, the trail and other amenities. Spark exuberance in Commerce benefitting the entire community.
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Beltline Community Garden
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Streetscape on Virginia & Gaston Ave
The Helmick Property can be an opportunity for residential, commercial, retail, indoor and outdoor recreational spaces, and an Arts Center. The mixed-use area not only provides residential and commercial space for visitors and local residents, but also incorporates new transportation options, such as biking and walking. The area will connect to the Beltline Loop in two different places, which brings people to the site to recreate, shop and relax during their trail adventure.
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Together let us work to bring “Pride, Joy and Commerce to Fairmont, WV”.
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Virginia Avenue and Gaston Avenue can be narrow to provide larger sidewalks to enhance walkability. Brick pavements and traditional style lighting can be installed to restore the history on this part of the road white bringing an identity and enhancing the characteristics of Beltline area. Benches along the sidewalk will be gathering places for the neighborhood, and it will enhance communication between people.
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Gardening opportunities for the residents of the Beltline and students at West Fairmont Middle School, which enhance the communication between people. It will also encourages ecological education for all ages. The gardens provide fresh produce and plants, alleviating climate change inside the neighborhood.
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Beltline Loop
A walking pathway extending over a mile is an easy getaway from the everyday routine. The trail is designed to be an extension of the rail trail ending at Rivesville in the north. Also a summer loop extension of the beltline loop, which is self-sufficient encircling 2.5 miles.
A sheltered walkway can facilitate the viewer to disengage from the process of walking and engage in learning the history of Coal and Window-Glass museum of the Beltline area. The simplicity of recurring structures by itself be a landmark feature adding a sparkle to the existing mandane envrionment. The connection on the museum could act as easy getaway from the 2.5 miles loop, connecting the River trail to Minor Avenue.
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A central place to gather for the residents of the Beltline, as well as the visitors from all around. The Beltline Market Place offers an indoor and outdoor shopping mall, a wide variety of restaurants and shops, a movie theatre, spaces for kids and grow ups, and of course parking. This design, which is integrated with nature by providing green roofs and great views to the river and surrounding wildlife.
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The single-family housing is strategically placed near the Beltline Loop, the Gateway Park, the East West Stadium and The Beltline Market Place. This location enhances the quality of life for the residents.
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The open lot adjacent to the Middle School along Minor Avenue has great potential to enhance the street while linking to the rest of the Beltline Market Place. The space will be bordered with commercial and retail buildings which will appeal to users of the Beltline Loop, neighborhood residents, as well as middle school students. The buildings face three outdoor overhead structures which provide the neighboring community garden with a venue for a farmers market, students with an outdoor space for events and activities, and a place for neighborhood events to be held. The new Beltline Market Place can become a destination for locals and visitors alike.
Monongah Housing
The trail along the river provides beautiful natural views as well as opportunities for water sports such as fishing, kayaking, tubing, jet skiing, etc. Shelters, tiny structures, and visual elements along the trail will provide places of interest and landmarks which can develop into stories and memories of the place, in particular the Beltline neighborhood.
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Providing pedestrian and bike sharing trails in the alley ways with berry bushes creates interaction between the user and the pathways. Walking through the small alley will bring a sense of the community and enhance communication between neighbors.
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The gateway acts as a beginning or an opening, spaces are defined to create a story, the story always has beginning; this definition creates identity for the place. The Beltline Loop, is one such thing, it is envisioned to create an identity and tell a story. The identity for the people who have lived here, worked here, and for the people who are living here now. The trail loop is created to involve each and every member of the community, a place for children to play, to learn, for adults to walk, for pets to be let loose, an entertaining educating and binding loop. The gateway to the loop, is an element to breathe life to the story.
FAIRMONT BELTLINE
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO J. Chu, A. Gowda, A. Hosogaki, C. Jeran, and J. Lloreda
Representational Master Plan The rendered plan illustrates the detailed designs of the selected spaces within the Beltline Area. Each space is identified with its major program elements. The drawing displays the unity and balance within the design through the Beltline Loop and various destinations along the path.
Streetscape on Virginia & Gaston Ave PROGRAM: Paved Sidewalks Bioswales and Vegetated Buffers Street Lighting Trash Recepticals Outdoor Seating On-Street Parking
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PROGRAM: P Community Destination for Beltline Residents Single-family Housing Indoor and Outdoor Recreation Commercial Space Arts Center Parking Beltline Loop Access
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Beltline Loop PROGRAM: Biking and Walking Paths Destination for Greater Fairmont Active and Passive Recreation Links to Beltline Market Place and Helmick District
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Beltline Community Garden PROGRAM: Gardening Beds Outdoor Storage for Gardeners Work Space Seating for Students Picnic Areas Study Space School and Community Events Fall Festival
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Beltline Market Place
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Biking and Walking Paths Connection to the Beltline Loop Beltline Berry Patches
Resting Area for Beltline Loop Outdoor Market Structures for School and Community Small Restaurants Commercial Space Outdoor Seating Area Parking
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Industrial Walkway PROGRAM:
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Outdoor Historic Education Walking Destinations along Beltline Loop Visual Interest for Minor Avenue
Beltline Market Place PROGRAM: Indoor and Outdoor Cafes and Markets Commercial Space Movie Theater Green Roofs River Overlook Area Parking
River Trail
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PROGRAM: Water Recreation Access Shelter Space Walking and Biking Trails River Outlooks
Housing PROGRAM:
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Gateway Park
Attached Single-family Housing Rear Parking Close Access to Beltline Loop Faces the Gateway Park
PROGRAM: Outdoor Picnic Shelters Amphitheater Interactive Memorial Garden Plaques Access to the Beltline Loop and River Trail Passive Outdoor Space Concession Stand Parking
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Deciduous Street Tree
Permeable Grass Pavers
Evergreen Tree
Brick Paving
Shrubs
Asphalt Roads
Beltline River Trail
Permeable Beltline Loop
FAIRMONT BELTLINE
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO
PROGRAM:
Attached Single-family Housing Rear Parking Close Access to Beltline Loop Faces the Gateway Park
J. Chu, A. Gowda, A. Hosogaki, C. Jeran, and J. Lloreda
Detailed Representational Master Plan - North Site Intersection Delineations
Helmick District Playground Gazebo
Beach Restaurants & Volleyball Shops with Indoor Seating and Outdoor Terraces
Alternate Trail Connection
Tensile Shade Converted existing Structures building into Recreation Center with partial green roof
Streetscape Treatments Sidewalks On-Street Parking Fountain
Existing buildings converted into Art Center
Parking Lots with Permeable Pavers
Benches Bike Rack
Restaurants & Shops with Indoor Seating and Outdoor Terraces
Tree Planters and Parking
Restaurants & Shops with Indoor Seating and Outdoor Terraces
Beltline Trail Access
Tree Planters and Parking Bioswale e
Beltline Loop Alleyway Treatments
Tensile Shade Structures
Berry Bushes
Bike Racks
Bike and Walking Paths
Sidewalkss
Housing
On-Street Parking for Housing
River Trail Access Point to River Trail for Outdoor Recreation
Beltline Community Garden Small Parking Lot Outdoor Oven Picnic Tables Shed for Gardeners Vegetable Gardens Bioswale, Rain Garden, & Pond Annual and Perennial Beds Bike Rack Open Lawn Outdoor Seating Area Path Covered Waiting Area C
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Deciduous Street Tree
Permeable Grass Pavers
Evergreen Tree
Brick Paving
Shrubs
Asphalt Roads
Beltline River Trail
Permeable Beltline Loop
FAIRMONT BELTLINE
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO J. Chu, A. Gowda, A. Hosogaki, C. Jeran, and J. Lloreda
Detailed Representational Master Plan - South Beltline Loop Alleyway Treatments
Industrial Walkway
Berry Bushes Bike and Walking Paths
Various Stopping Points along Minor Avenue to commemorate: Fairmont Box Company Fairmont Window Glass Company Fairmont Mining Machinery Monongah Glass Company Standard Oil Company
Beltline Market Place Overhead Market Structures
Seating Areas
Buffer Breaks for Emergency and Utility Access
Parking Exit Shade Tree Allee Rest Area for the Beltline Loop with benches and shade Cafes, Office Space, Retail Space
Brick Pathways Designated Loop Cross Walks
Bike Racks Permeable Paver Parking
Parking Entrance
Vegetated Shrub Buffers
Buffer Access from Parking Area Outdoor Patio with Tables
Beltline Market Place Pedestrian Refuge On-Street Parking
Sidewalks
Grass Mounds and Recycled Tire Flower Planters
Permeable Grass Pavers Parking Lot Access
Restaurants & Shops d with Indoor Seating and Outdoor Terraces
Vehicle Access to Parking V Tree Planters
Roof Gardenss
Restaurants & Shops with Indoor Seating and Outdoor Terraces Grass Mounds and Recycled Tire Flower Planters
Movie Theater with Green Roof (2nd and 3rd Floor)
Housing
Intensive Green Roof with concrete and vegetation for public access
Gateway Park
Single Family (3 Stories)
Rooftop Terraces with Tables for River Overlook Access
Overpass Connector Bridges
Park Access Road with On-Street Parking
Rear-Parking
Shops on Ground Level
Restaurants, Shops, and Kid Craft Center (2nd and 3rd Floor) Level Parking (Ground Floor)
Six Picnic Table Shelters
Walking Paths Resting Shelters along River Trail
Memorial Garden Plaque
A Amphitheater overlooking the River
Park Access Road with On-Street Parking Access to River Trail
River Trail
Fishing Deck
Kayak Loading Dock
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Deciduous Street
Permeable Grass Pavers
Evergreen Tree
Brick Paving
Shrubs
Asphalt Roads
Beltline River Trail
Permeable Beltline Loop
FAIRMONT BELTLINE
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DESIGN STUDIO J. Chu, A. Gowda, A. Hosogaki, C. Jeran, and J. Lloreda
Sections
Section A-A’ Monongahela River to Fairmont Avenue along 8th Street Scale: 1”=50’
Section B-B’ 8th Street to 14th Street along the Beltline Alleyway Avenue Scale: 1”=50’
Section B-B’ 8th Street to 14th Street along the Beltline Alleyway Avenue Scale: 1”=50’
Section C-C’ Minor Avenue Scale: 1”=50’
Section D-D’ Monongahela River to Virginia Avenue along 12th Street Scale: 1”=50’
Typical Street Section 01 Gaston Avenue and Virginia Avenue nts
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Typical Street Section 02 Gaston and Virginia Avenue, Community Area nts
Typical Street Section 03 Minor Avenue nts
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