9 Yiyun Shen + Nikola Tong
Design VIII: Landscape Architecture Capstone Laboratory City of Los Angeles: Council Distict 8 Cal Poly Pomona: Landscape Architecture swa group
Connecting Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
SPRING 2020 LA 4621L.02
the network Vermont + Manchester
Re-envision social space
es-in-between that support community life in South, Los Angeles. YIYUN SHEN + NIKOLA TONG SPRING 2020 / CAL POLY POMONA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
KEY MAPPING ANALYSIS
the network Vermont + Manchester
LEGEND Educational Opportunity Religious Institutions Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools
Community Service Open Space
SITE CONTEXT • Located in South Los Angeles • Heavy vehicular traffic from Vermont, Manchester and 110 Freeway.
VERMONT-KNOLLS Our district is located in the neighborhood of VermontKnolls. It is rich in existing community programs.
Main Street Freeway
nine EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
in District
fifteen
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
in District
South LA
1.4%
Los Angeles
EXISTING OPEN GREEN SPACE in District
Long Beach
South LA
VERMONT
Santa Monica
12.3% PERVIOUS SURFACES in Alley
110 Freeway
87.7%
district 2 S Western Ave
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Council District 8
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
Manchester Ave
105 Freeway
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
in Alley
SEA Charter School, Manchester Education Center
CHURCHES + SCHOOLS
URBAN DESIGN
The patterns revealed by the number of schools and churches located near residential neighborhoods.
79th
80th
81st
82nd
DPSS
84th
MANCHESTER
HOOVER
85th
FIGUEROA
ALLEY SCALE KIPP
110 FREEWAY
83rd
Manchester Ave Elementary School
0
200’ 400’ 600’ 5
KEY MAPPING ANALYSIS
the network Vermont + Manchester WEST LOT CONDITIONS
• Edges actively used by vendors and community organizations. • Events hosted on this location by Community Coalition. • There is a proposal in development to build a new SEED School and Senior Center here but it would remove the open space used for events.
Existing Social Programming on Lots
Community Coalition Community Events
Existing Context
Department of Social Services Existing Edge Program
Vendors
Existing Edg
Social G
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
Block scale W 85th STREET
URBAN DESIGN
VERMONT
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HOOVER STREET
W 84th STREET
W MANCHESTER AVE
Existing Overhead Conditions
Lack of Canopy
Detached from Alley
Lots Fenced Off
ge Program
Gathering ALLEY
Vermont Street
Heavy Traffic
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KEY MAPPING ANALYSIS
the network Vermont + Manchester ALLEY CONDITIONS
• Lack of visibility, security and drainage. • Minimal pedestrian usage, mainly used to access residential parking. • Edges make the alley feel closed off and isolated.
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Semi-Transparent Views
Fenced Edges
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Existing Hydrology
Vertical Conditions
Overhead Scale
Concrete V-Ditch
Vertical C
Close
Nonpermable Paving
Lost Opportunity
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Chain Link Fence VERMONT
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1
3 Block scale W 85th STREET
URBAN DESIGN
Vertical Edges
HOOVER STREET
W 84th STREET
W MANCHESTER AVE
Spaces-in-Between
Ecological Opportunity Existing Residential Usage
Alley Accessibility
Semi-Transparent Views
Residential View
Conditions
ed Off To Alley
lack of lighting
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ce 6’-8’ fen
ge d e y e l l l+a a i t n e d i res Unused Edges
Debris Gathers
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URBAN DESIGN STRATEGIES
Re-envision social spaces-in-between that support commu
Placemaking
security
Lift existing community conditions + programs Encourage community feedback + involvement
Increase visibility through lighting + fencing Fill spaces with positive programming
lift the identity of the community
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
Visibility + positive programming
URBAN DESIGN
unity life in South, Los Angeles.
connection
green infrastructure
Connect existing and new social structures Increase accessibility to spaces and programming
Cool or replace non-permeable surfaces Increase green space for program opportunity
connecting social anchors + Accessibility
utilize the spaces-in-between
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Vermont + Manchester
78th
Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools
KEY MAP: SOUTH LOS ANGELES
80th
VERMONT
FRAMEWORK VISION
the network
district 2 alley scale
82nd
DPSS
SAFETY + COMFORT
Increase security and safety through opening up alley to pedestrian access. Envision new building design for proposed SEED school and senior center to connect alley and community.
84th Council District 8
85th
PUBLIC LIFE Use existing social programs to anchor alleys and generate positive programming.
GREEN INITIATIVES Minimize the amount of non-permeable paving and increase green space. Reimagine unused lots as pocket parks and social programs.
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
ALLEY S
SEA Charter School, Manchester Education Center
URBAN DESIGN
110 FREEWAY
110 FREEWAY
SCALE
KIPP
LEGEND
FIGUEROA
HOOVER
MANCHESTER Manchester Ave Elementary School
0
200’ 400’ 600’
Education Church Transit Hub Green Space Colored Pavement Slow Down Zone Alley Scale
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URBAN DESIGN PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY LIFE
Our design process began with understanding the existing and new programs and how they begin to overlap, blend and spill into each other.
SEED LA SCHOOL RESIDENTS
ELIM CHURCH
SENIOR CENTER
LEARNING COMPLEX
STORYBOARD CONCEPT
Ecological Opportunities
Tree Canopy
Viability in Between
Increase Secur
Inside + Outside Edges
Increase Visibility
Community Investment
inside + outside
Ownership
1
2
invest 14
Social Group Overlapping Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
Shared Spaces
Community Programming
Social Collaboration
URBAN DESIGN
invest anchor
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Alley Anchor
Connect Existing Community
rity
n
open connection
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2
inside + outside
1
anc
Alley as a Connection
hor
Increase Activity
3
4
open
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URBAN DESIGN
Department of social services
CENTRAL VIEW
Restores the alley’s connec by drawing people physica through the site and ancho Learning complex and new
subway wingstop
SEED LA SCHOOL
CENTRA CONNECTION TO VERMONT
LAWN EVENT SPACE
COMMUNITY GARDEN
VERMONT
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THE NETWORK 16
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
SENIOR CENTER
RITA D. WALTERS LEARNING COMPLEX FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To further extend and anchor the alley as a network into the community, we propose developing the unused lots on the East and West side of the site into social programs.
Lawn Event Space is located where the Community Coalition has previously hosted their events to become a new shared space.
84th COMMUNITY PARK
URBAN DESIGN
HOOVER
ction to the community ally, visually and socially oring it to existing Church, w School and Senior Center.
IGLESIA DE CRISTO MISSION ELIM CHURCH
AL VIEW
CONNECTION TO CHURCH
PUBLIC PARKING
85th
COMMUNITY GARDEN
0
85th
64’
128’ 192’
Jack in the box
MANCHESTER Proposed community gardens begins behind Senior Center, moves through the alley as series of planters and fruit trees, to the second community garden in the church parking lot.
urban design scale
key map
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STREET/ALLEY + BLOCK INTERVENTIONS
the network
Towards Vermont
A
Vermont + Manchester GOAL
To extend the alley into the western and eastern edges to create a stronger link within the neighborhood network. • Utilize existing visual connection from alley to church. • Increases public safety with additional crosswalks. • Increases visibility by opening up the alley. • Utilize unused lots into spaces for social programming.
B
New Crosswalk
Parking taken from Community Garden(C) is replaced in new Public Parking(B). Additional parking on weekends may use the existing parking structure located next to DPSS Building on 84th.
84th A
B
85th 18
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
HOOVER
KEY MAP
C
A
COMMUNITY PARK
B
PUBLIC PARKING
C
COMMUNITY GARD
URBAN DESIGN
ks
C
EXISTING VIEW FROM 85TH ST.
K
DEN
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STREET/ALLEY + BLOCK INTERVENTIONS
Visually Permeable Edge
D Lawn event space
84th
D
KEY MAP
VERMONT
E
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
D SEED LA SCHOOL +
85th F
E
SENIOR CENTER +
F
LEARNING COMPL
URBAN DESIGN
Towards Hoover
community garden
E New Crosswalks
F
mural pavement
EXISTING AERIAL VIEW OF SITE
+ LAWN EVENT SPACE COMMUNITY GARDEN
LEX
VERMONT
D
E
85th F
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Lawn Event Space Facing Vermont
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URBAN DESIGN
Vermont + Manchester
A
A’
seed la school
GOAL
To increase pedestrian activity we created more opportunities for accessibility to social programming and circulation • Decease pedestrian & vehicular conflict by curving and realigning alley. • Add more pedestrian access points and high activity intersections. • Use bump outs and turn alley into one way street. • Increase green space in urban area with planting buffers and medians.
VERMONT
MOBILITY + CONNECTIVITY
the network
senior center
learning complex
SECTION A-A’: VERMONT Bus Lane
Street Lan
Buffer
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URBAN DESIGN
elim church
85th
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
ne
84th
School Drop-off Sidewalk
Bike Lane
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BUILDING MASSING
the network Vermont + Manchester GOAL
To create a relationship with the surrounding context through using scale and the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces. • Break up the building form by creating terraces. • Use of scale in the terracing to match surrounding context. • Minimize urban heat island effect. • Encourage social activities and participation through permeable materials.
Permeable Material
Provide better lighting for the building and create better visibility surrounding building.
SEED LA SCHOOL
PDSS BUILDING 26
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
84TH STREET
courtYARD
Green Roofs
URBAN DESIGN
Provide more green space and cool the air and building.
Porches
Terrace Form
Provide seating area, mixed-use with school and community.
Provide more visual interest, scale and penetration.
Visibility View NEW SENIOR CENTER
LAWN AREA
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LANDSCAPE, HABITAT + ECOLOGY
the network
Outdoor Cafeteria
Vermont + Manchester GOAL
To utilize green roofs as a way to bring awareness and emphasize Green Concepts and opportunities. • Minimize urban heat island effect. • Provide diverse green roof styles to serve different social programs. • Encourage students to participate in green stewardship.
HOT AIR
BENEFIT OF GREEN ROOF HOT AIR
• Reduce Stormwater Runoff • Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect • Provide Green Space • Improve Air Quality • Serve As a Habitat • Reduce Energy Demand
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HOT AIR
A
typical roof
Run-Off
URBAN DESIGN
C Habitat Edible Garden
A B
Outdoor Classroom
HOT AIR COLD AIR HOT AIR COLD AIR
COOLING INDOOR
Run-Off
Run-Off
COOLING INDOOR
B
C
green roof type 1
green roof type 2
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community garden Senior Center
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
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HYDROLOGY
Fruit Tre
the network Vermont + Manchester GOAL To use the green alley as a prototype to implement a layered network of green alleys within the district. • Supports the green space within alley. • Minimize stormwater run-off, allow water to infilitrate, and naturally filters pollutants. • Opportunity for deep infiltration to replenish aquifer. • Proper drainage increases safety and accessibility.
RECHARGE AQUIFER
MANAGE RUN-OFF Grading is pitched to end/entrance of alley where water is drained and captured by infiltration basins.
Grate
Green Alley approach informed by the success of Avalon Green Alley (South Los Angeles)
Debris Shield
B Overflow Pipe
Overflow water sent to deep infiltration
Drainage Pipe
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Basin B base infiltrates. Overflow pipe for deeper infiltration.
Connector Pipe
Intacker Screen Protects Connector from Debris
Debris
Trapped at Bottom Basin
ee
URBAN DESIGN
Solar Lighting System
Permeable Fencing
Garden Planters
Permeable Pavement
Compacted Base Material Stabilized Backfill
A Primary Infiltration Basin B Secondary Infiltration Basin
A Water Fills Basin A before directed through intacker screen to connector pipe into Basin B
Absorbent Sponge Floating pillow-like device is water repellent and removes oil from water.
Rock
PERMEABLE PAVING WITH INFILTRATION BASINS Controls stormwater run-off onsite and allows water to deeply infiltrate back into the ground, naturally filtering pollutants and replenishing the ground water reserves.
of
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within the alley Passive + Active Spaces
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PROGRAMMING + PLACEMAKING
the network
SENIOR CENTER
Vermont + Manchester GOAL
To utilize the dynamic relationship between social groups and bridge it with the residents of the neighborhood.
SEED LA SCHOOL
LEARNING COMPLEX
RESIDENTS
COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS Would encourage a sense of ownership and investment for all social groups on the site. It can lead to a long term investment by the community.
ELIM CHURCH
PROGRAM BUILDINGS A
COMMUNITY PARK
B
PUBLIC PARKING
C
LEARNING COMPLEX
D ELIM CHURCH
84th A
84th
COMMUNITY PARK
D
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COMMUNITY GARDEN
B
85th C
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
COMMUNITY GARDEN
HOOVER
VERMONT
LAWN EVENT SPACE
ORGANIZED BY: ELIM Church
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ELIM Church determines initial crops along with volunteered horticulture guidance. URBAN DESIGN
COMMUNITY GARDENS
USERGROUPS FOR: Senior Center, Learning Complex, Residents, Church SECURITY: Gates closed at night FUNDING: Local Sponsors
MAINTAINED BY: Teams of Senior Center, Learning Complex, Residents, Church COMPOST: Organized and collected by teams per neighborhood
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04
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Outreach to create “teams” with partner groups for maintain schedule.
All teams participate in harvest and distribute food among teams or donated to community.
Harvest Exchange to collaborate with other neighborhood community gardens to create large events to celebrate.
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PROGRAMMING + PLACEMAKING
BLOCK PARTIES
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ORGANIZED BY: Community Coalition USERGROUPS FOR: Everyone FUNDING: Community Collation, Local Sponsors, Donations
MAINTAINED BY: Community Coalition + Volunteer from nearby programs. Takes place on the event lawn space in front of SEED LA School. Alleys temporarily closed for night time events.
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03
04
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Community Coalition develops block party and organizes partnership with local sponsors or volunteer services.
Block parties become a regular event with scheduled seasonal celebrations and collaborative events with nearby programs.
Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
Single day block party occurs with open invitation to the community to attend.
Receive feedback and discussion with participants for how to improve or address concerns from the event.
ORGANIZED BY: SEED LA School
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SEED LA School receives submissions from local artists. Community votes on the concept. URBAN DESIGN
MURAL ART
USERGROUPS FOR: Residents FUNDING: SEED LA School
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SECURITY: Alley temporarily closed during final mural installation until complete. During temporary installation events, alley temporarily closed from vehicular access.
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Community input during the entire process to maintain their perspective and involvement in the program.
Temporary installation events until art is finalized via public outreach.
Final mural installed. Murals become a yearly installation project with the theme changing to allow for more local talent to participate.
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community park
On Corner of 84th and Hoover across from ELIM Church
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Spaces In-Between: South Los Angeles
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questions?
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