Thesis Midterm Booklet

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Midterm Progress

Timothy Niou | (re)generative Design Studio | Prof. Hajo Neis | w2014

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Midterm Progress

Table of Contents Thesis Problem Site Analysis Urban Design Building Design Heavy Timber Construction

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Thesis Problem

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There is a lack of Asian identity and culture living in Portland’s Chinatown. At the same time, there is a lack of a central community for the Asian population that have been pushed towards the edge of the metro area.

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Revitalize Chinatown by transforming it into a means to bridge the gap between Asian and Portland cultures through the threads of night life, diverse foods, and community.

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Active Night Life

Portland Culture

Diverse Foods Community

Asian Culture

Portland Chinatown

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1852 | Chinese men were recruited to work in Oregon to mine for gold, build bridges, railroads, and tunnels 1859 | Oregon constitution barred Chinese from owning or buying property.

1880 | Portland’s Chinatown becomes the second largest Chinatown in the US behind San Francisco until 1910 1882 | Chinese Exclusion Act put into effect.

1894 | Flooding and discriminatory pressure forced the migration from the old location to the current location.

1942 | Executive Order 9066 signed by FDR during WWII 1943 | Chinese Exclusion Act repealed by the Magnuson Act when Chinese become ally in WWII 1949 | Alien Land Law repealed in Oregon 1976 | EO9066 rescinded by Ford.

1986 | Chinatown Gate erected 2000 | Lan Su Garden built and Festival Streets along Davis and Flanders installed 8

FAR/Max Height: 9:1 / 350' North of Everett 6:1 / 100'

4:1 / 75' Half block fronting 3rd The Central Commercial (CX) zone is intended to provide for commercial development within Portland's most urban and intense areas. A broad rangea of uses is allowed to reflect Portland's role as a commercial, cultural and governmental center. Development is intended to be very intense with high building coverage, large buildings, and buildings placed close together.

Development is intended to be pedestrian-oriented with a strong emphasis on a safe and attractive streetscape.

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Site Analysis

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The boundaries between Chinatown and Japantown are blurred due to historical occupancy of the same blocks.

Of the twelve blocks within the Chinatown boundary, roughly 33% of the footprint belongs soley to parking.

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Oldtown / Chinatown lacks an affordable option for fresh produce that the proposed site can provide.

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There are six schools that are either within a quarter-mile radius of the proposed site in Chinatown or a half-mile from NW Davis St. 17

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Urban Design

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Extending the existing Festival Street on N. Davis St from the North Park Blocks to the Waterfront Park will provide a strong thread between the Pearl District and Oldtown/Chinatown, increasing pedestrian traffic and a stronger sense of community.

Furthermore, applying the same pedestrian street paving of the Festival Streets throughout the Chinatown blocks will help increase the visual identity and boundary of Chinatown.

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Residential Blocks

Unassisted Senior Housing Low - Income / student Housing Market - rate Housing Family Housing

Cultural / Civic Blocks

Conflict Resolution Center Chinatown/Japantown Museum Arts Center

Commercial Blocks

Asian Grocery Market Asian Night Market Restaurants Retail and Offices

Gate Blocks

Gate Park Welcome Center 27

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Building Design

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Night Market Storage / Back of House

retail

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Service/ Storage

Grocery Market

Grains

Produce

retail

Dairy/Refrigerated Goods

Lobby

Bakery Cafe/Seating

floor 1

1/32” = 1’ - 0” 33

Bookstore

Grocery Market

Offices / Breakroom

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1/32” = 1’ - 0”

Juice Bar

Offices / Breakroom Lockers

Outdoor Deck Recreation Center / Gym

Indoor Court

Studios

floor 3

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Meeting Room

Offices

Language Immersion School

Roof Terrace and Garden

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1/32” = 1’ - 0”

Activity Space

Classrooms

floors 5 - 7

1/32” = 1’ - 0”

Lobby / Atrium Grocery Market Storage Retail 1 Retail 2 Retail 3 Recreation Center Language School

5400 sf 47000 sf 19500 sf 1600 sf 1200 sf 1400 sf 28500 sf 45000 sf

TOTAL 149600 sf

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Language Immersion School Recreational Center Grocery Market Night Market Parking / Storage 40

Direct summer sun penetration is kept to a minimum and limited to programs where direct light can be enjoyed

Direct winter sun (when available) is allowed to penetrate deeper into the building and provide natural daylight.

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Heavy Timber Construction

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Many traditional Asian buildings were constructed soley out of timber, including the joints reaching heights up to nine storeys. A lot of these buildings have survived countless earthquakes and other natural disasters where their modern-day steel / concrete counterparts could not. With the recent advancement of wood technology, there is a strong push for wood construction.

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Carbon Estimator Results Volume of wood products used:

210 cubic meters (7280 cubic ft) of lumber and sheathing U.S. and Canadian forests grow this much wood in: 1 minutes Carbon stored in the wood: 160 metric tons of carbon dioxide Avoided greenhouse gas emissions: 330 metric tons of carbon dioxide Total potential carbon benefit: 490 metric tons of carbon dioxide

Equivalent to:

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March 9, 2014

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