REFRAMING THE CRESCENT - ASLA

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13. OPEN/PERFORMING SPACE 14. EXISTING KROC CENTER 15. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

POE MILL (1896)

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TEXTILE CRESCENT

POE MILL (2013)

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PASSENGER STATION

UNION BLEACHERY (1903)

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT the location of 12 textile mills on the western fringe of downtown Greenville formed the Textile Crescent.

Once deemed the “Textile Capital of the World” eventually became a blighted section of the city.

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SITE INFLUENCES At the beginning of the 20th Century the Reedy River was channelized for efficient shipping of textiles. Eventually, after numerous industrial processes the site was erased of its historical ecological communities.

“Reedy River Dredge” © Mike Nice

FOUR LEGACY ISSUES Increased industrialization and urbanization of West Greenville has resulted in four legacy problems. These issues become more apparent as the Reedy River flows through the downtown and continue through the Saluda Watershed.

AMPLIFIED ANALYSIS PROBLEMS These four problems have compounded throughout the decades and have caused numerous issues to be become especially apparent on the site and at monitoring stations along the Saluda Watershed.

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS

COLLECTIVE FRAMING

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COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE FRAMING A three tiered framing system allows for unique programming, differentiated for a variety of user needs.

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FLEXIBLE & RESILENT RIVER

SHAPING THE CRESCENT to function with natural processes such as Sedimentation and Flooding. It is shaped to alleviate these issues, mainly through reverting the channel for a slower flow rate and thus capturing and filtering more stormwater.

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CONNECTING THE CRESCENT Acting like a centerpiece the Crescent brings together numerous ways of accessibility, providing connection various scales ranging from Regional amenities to .25mi, .5mi, & 1mi circuit tracks for the community.

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SITE OVERVIEW

1. EXISTING WETLAND

3. REVERTED REEDY RIVER

5. OVERFLOW LEVEE

7. USABLE POOL

2. PLAY AREAS

4. PRODUCTION NURSERY

6. CONSTRUCTED WETLAND 8. OPEN SPACE

FLEXIBLE FLOODING

NORMAL CONDITIONS

REVERTED REEDY RIVER

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RIVERINE STABLIZATION

WETLAND

PRODUCTION NURSERY

STORM SURGE

WETLAND

FLOOD CONTAINMENT During normal activity the Crescent provides educational opportunites of unique ecological communities to Greenville.

10-YEAR FLOOD

10ft RIVERINE STABLIZATION

100-YEAR FLOOD 20ft MESIC FOREST

SEVERE FLOOD CONTAINMENT During severe flooding events the Crescent acts a mechanism to allevate and contain up to the 100 year flood.

SEDIMENT DISPERSAL

PHASE 1- TARGET PLAY AREAS

PHASE 2- DEVELOP COMMUNITY DRIVEN BERMS

SEDIMENT DISPERSAL Sediment would be collected after flood events and reused to form berms utilized on-site in different configurations. Each one configured to the adjacent communities needs.

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CONTAMINATE REMEDIATION SEDIMENT CHAMBER - HEAVY METALS & SEDIMENT

SANDY SOIL

SUBSURFACE WETLAND - PHOSPHORUS EXTRACTION

SOIL ENGINEERED CLAYOUS CLAY-LINED BOTTOM

SURFACE WETLAND - NITRATE EXTRACTION

HYDRIC SOIL CONTAMINATE REMEDIATION: Contaminates are filtered through a three-stage constructed wetland with each section targeting a specfic contaminate of the Reedy.

POOL SYSTEM

UNPARELLELED ACCESS: New access points allow the city to form a better relationship with the river, as well as new recreational opportunities, such as kayak lesson to help promote the popular whitewater rafting industry of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

CATALYTIC IMPLICATIONS TARGET MILLS & MILL VILLAGES

OLD INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE

BUILD “THE CRESCENT”

CONVERT UNDERUTLIZED RAIL LINES

REVIVE RIVER CORRIDORS

CATALYTIC IMPLICATIONS Similar to the once proud textile industry, Reframing the Crescent winds together numerous threads of West Greenville to infuse a new outlook not only for the city, but the watershed as a whole.

RESTRUCTURED INFRASTRUCTURE