RO-RO FLEX At the double corner of Central Avenue, Roosevelt Street, and First Avenue sits the gateway to Phoenix’s vibrant Downtown; and the Roosevelt Arts District. Built around a main courtyard of activity, this design sets out to celebrate the differences that make this city thrive, pulling the city’s street life in and up, through a yin and yang of hybrid, flex spaces; fusing live, work, and the arts.
THE GATEWAY THE SITE -CENTRAL AVE. & ROOSEVELT -“GATEWAY” TO THE CITY -DENSITY ALLOWED: 384 UNITS -ZONING: DOWNTOWN GATEWAY BUILDING STATS: -PUBLIC UNITS: 90 UNITS -PRIVATE UNITS: 150 UNITS -TOTAL UNITS: 240 UNITS (62.5% OF ALLOWED) -TOTAL PARKING: 284 UNITS
“RO-RO” ROOSEVELT ROW -7TH AVE. - 16TH ST. -DOWNTOWN PHOENIX ARTS DISTRICT -CONNECTS 9 HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS -HOME TO PHOENIX’S ART WALK “1ST FRIDAY”
PUBLIC SPACES -MARGARET T. HANCE PARK -32 ACRES -JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN -IRISH CULTURAL CENTER -PHOENIX CENTER FOR THE ARTS -CIVIC SPACE PARK -2.77 ACRES -JANET ECHELMAN SCULTPURE
-PORTLAND PARKWAY PARK SITE PLAN 1|64” - 1’
1 BED 1 BATH UNIT + CORNER UNIT 1|16” - 1’
FLOOR PLAN LEVELS 3, 5, 7, 9 1|64” - 1’
2 BED 2 BATH UNIT + CORNER UNIT 1|16” - 1’
FLOOR PLAN LEVELS 4, 6, 8,10 1|64” - 1’ 3 BED 3 BATH LOFT UNIT 1|16” - 1’
JUXTAPOSED AGAINST THE URBAN EXTERIOR, THE PLYWOOD WRAPPED, CAST IN PLACE WALLS ACT AS ANCHORS FOR THE HYBRID SPACES, BRINGING WARMTH INTO THE INTERIOR.
FLEX BAYS (MIXED USE) 1|16” - 1’ REINFORCED CONCRETE ROOF SLAB
FLOOR PLAN GROUND AND LEVEL 2 1|64” - 1’
SMALL MODULES OF SPACE EXTEND INTO THE WALKWAYS, ACTING AS FRONT YARDS, THAT ENGAGE BOTH THE COURTYARD BELOW AND THE “STREETS” OF EACH LEVEL.
THESE SPACES GIVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE HYBRIDITY OF THEIR UNITS OUT, ACTING AS STORAGE UNITS OR FRONT GARDERNS; OR SHOP EXTENSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC UNITS.
HYBRIDITY DIAGRAM
TEAL RESIDENTIAL | PRIVATE YELLOW COMMERCIAL | PUBLIC
EXPRESSING THE EXPOSED POST TENSIONED SLABS, AN ORAGAMI LIKE FOLD OF PERFORATED AND UNFINISHED STEEL BENDS IN AND OUT OF THE PATIO SPACES, PULLING THE CITY WITH IT.
DROP WOOD PANEL CIELING (HIDDEN AIR DUCT)
SLIDING GLASS DOOR (INTERIOR FLOOR RAISED FOR DRAINAGE)
INSULATED CAST IN PLACE WALLS (SLAB TO WALL CONNECTION)
SLIDING PERFORATED STEEL DOOR
PRECAST CONCRETE COLUMN TO SLAB (CONNCETION)
E|W SECTION BB (NOT SCALED)
ADE 322: Spring 2016 Architectural Studio II
DETAIL SECTION AA 3|16” - 1’
Student: Megan Baker Instructor: Wendell Bernette