Tulane Regional Urban Design Center - Student Work 1, Spring 2014

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

Student Work Jintang, China

Professor Grover Mouton Design Urbanism Seminar Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

Spring 2014

Overview

This project focuses on the examination and development of a new town for the county of Jintang, Chengdu, China. A satellite city just outside of the Western Chinese city of Chengdu, Jintang is slated to double its population in the coming 20-25 years, and seeks planning strategy and designs to accommodate planned growth. Students dealt with real site issues and, building on the TRUDC’s existing relationships with government officials in Jintang, including collaboration with officials from the American Planning Association (APA), examined existing conditions, developed infrastructure connectivities, planned neighborhoods and communities, and created architectural design guidelines that the client can use to help guide development in the coming years.

Site

The site for this project is upon the eastern side of one of the two rivers that transect the existing city of Jintang, China.

The existing development of the city expanded outwards from the confluence of the two rivers. The “old city” sits at the peninsula where the rivers meet and development has historically been eastward. There is a space north of the old city where development has not expanded into and some students took on the area in addition to the larger eastern site in order to create greater connectivity between the new and old cities. The area is almost entirely flat with almost no existing development upon the site except for a set of three universities that are situated near the base of the mountains that form the edge of the site. A couple of mountain streams meander through the site and students were encouraged to take their presence into account when planning the city. Unlike the clear mountain streams, the river itself is fairly polluted(as are most rivers in the region) but some effort has been made to improve the water quality and make it a desirable commodity for recreation in the future. A small, uninhabited, man-made island is situated at the bend of the river and students were encouraged to incorporate the island into their designs along with the other existing factors. Two existing bridges cross the river and students took various approaches to expand the crossability of the river.

Program

Several program and districting criteria were given to the students to guide them in the design of the new city. Civic program that needed to placed on the site includes a small stadium, an arena, a library, a cultural center/museum, a small visitor’s center, and a public park(s). They were encouraged to use these pieces of programming to help layout and define the new development area. Students focused upon the creation of separate districts such as; Arts, Residential, Culture/ Museum, Central Business District, Waterfront/Canal, Gateway (entry to the new town), Parks/Recreation, and Downtown Shopping. Through the creation of a set of design guidelines, students endeavored to generate, and quantify, the experiential qualities that they wished to impart upon the different districts of the city keeping in mind ideas about density, greenspace, and transportation/pedestrian networks. Students were also encouraged to question the typical accepted programs and networks by adding components that they felt would work positively within their individual scheme.

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Jintang : Assignment Seven Hillary Bocash 4th Year Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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Jintang Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

Low Density Residential -Larger Single Family Homes

-Height Limit: 40’ Urban Farm Plots

-Private and Public Plots -Support for the City -Tourist Attraction -Man Made Object Height Limit: 20’

CBD

-High Density -Height Limit: 500’

Multi-Family Homes -Views of River -Height Limit: 50’

University Satellite Campus

-Farm Based Education for University -Small Classrooms/Barns/Storage

Commercial

-Shopping -Pedestrian/Bikes Only Height Limit: 75’

Cultural

-Museums and Art Galleries -Pedestrian/Bikes Only Height Limit: 75’

Main University Campus Higher Density Residential -Smaller Single Family Homes -Multi-Family Homes -University Housing -Grocery Stores/Health Amenities -Height Limit: 75’

City Zones

Uses and Maximum Heights

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Pedestrian Road Major Road Primarily Residential Primarily Commercial/Retail/Cultural

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Arena Museum Stadium

Visitors Center

Museums

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Low Density Residential Open Area: 50%

Urban Farm Plots Open Area: 80%

CBD

Open Area: 15%

Multi-Family Homes Open Area: 40%

University Satellite Campus

Commercial/Cultural District Open Area: 20%

Main University Campus Higher Density Residential Open Area: 30%

Density and General Building Heights

Minimum Open Area

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City Aerial View Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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Low Density Residential -Larger Single Family Homes

-Height Limit: 40’

Urban Farm Plots

-Private and Public Plots -Support for the City -Tourist Attraction -Man Made Object Height Limit: 20’

Multi-Family Homes -Views of River -Height Limit: 50’

Residential Waterfront Detail

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Multi-Family Housing and Urban Farm Land Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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225’ 150’

Central Business District

10’ 10’ 10’ 15’

50’ Maximum Height

Multi-Family Homes and Urban Farms

30’ Maximum Height

Site Sections

Heights

Low Density Residential

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8’ Side Walks

25’ Street

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7’

25’

8’

Median

Street

Side Walks

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6’

Side Walks Green Space Side Walks

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20’

8’

Setback

Street

Setback

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Street Condition

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Central Business District Downtown Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

Arena and Commercial Boardwalk Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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JINTANG NEW DISTRICT

URBAN PLANNING PROPOSAL

JESSIE CUI 5th Year Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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Design Urbanism A06 Urban Plan

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Design Urbanism A06 Density Diagram

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Sports Public Park

Inside-block Shared Green Spaces

Mountain Side Sports Club & Stadium Public Park with Stream Shopping District Recreational Park

Public Park Mountain Side

Arena Landscape Recreational Park Inside-block Shared Green Spaces

University Green Buffer Zone

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LOW DENSITY RESIDENCE DIST

2-4 Floor High single family villas, with 30m x 30m private courtyards.

Houses within each block are developed by the same developer, inside landscape included as shared activity space.

SHOPPING DISTRICT

Scattered around the river streams and the public green spaces, creating different shopping environments throughout the city.

MIX-USE DISTRICT

With the stream going through the district, forming the inside landscape for each blocks, the district is mostly composed of 6 to 10 floor high residential buildings.

The buildings close to the CBD and shopping area can be used as offices and commerical buildings.

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

office buildings up to 35 floors high, with the center area of each block kept open for parking or landscape.

ART & CULTURE DISTRICT

Close to the universities, this area, with the smallest block size, is designed to be a walkable areas for individual art studios and galleries.

HIGH DENSITY RESID. DISTRICT 8 to 12 floor residential buildings with shared green spaces inside the blocks.

Zoning Map

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POLITICAL CENTER

INDUSTRIAL CENTER

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RECREATIONAL CENTER

BUSINESS CENTER

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CULTURAL CENTER

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LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA + PUBLIC GREEN SPACE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL BLOCK Each Block is developed and sold by a developer, with shared green space inside the block.

Each household has a 30m x 30m private yard.

Parking spaces are provided either inside the courtyard or on the side of the inside streets.

STADIUM + SPORTS CLUB GREEN COORIDOR + COMMERCIAL ( rendering next page)

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HIGH DENSITY BUSINESS + RESIDENTIAL RIVERSIDE SHOPPING STREET Connecting the two green corridors and the riverside public park is the shopping street that runs on both side of the river stream between the main area and the island. With wide boardwalk between the shopping malls and the river, the area can also be used for open air market , ourdoor cafes, etc.

MIX-USE AREA WITH RIVER STREAM CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

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HIGH DENSITY BUSINESS + RESIDENTIAL VISITOR’S CENTER ARENA In the portal area to the new part of the city, and locates in the center of the CBD, the arena is supported by the parking lot behind it and the administration and service comlex on the side of the main building.

MUSEUM OF JINTANG PUBLIC LIBRARY ART AND CULTURE DISTRICT With the smallest block size inside the new city, this district is characterized by its varied building appearances and arrangements, as well as its walkable scale. It is designed for art and culture studios and activities for the university students as well as for the citizens.

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Design Urbanism Jintang PETER HENSELER GRAD YR 1 Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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-- major roads running parallel to river’s “bend”

gradient [river-mountain] by districting -- river - mountain

green // arts // commercial // business // mixed use // arts // universities // mountains

-- intersection of two major lines at “crook” of river, where mountain streams and island are also located

-- island prominence provides entertainment (stadium) + commercial environment

-- museum proximities to public parks and university

-- business district proximity to commercial areas and high-density city center [existing]

-- small-scale housing located north of city [away from Chengdu artery]

-- mixed-use housing located near arts districts and universities

Strategy Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

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LIGHT RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL + RESIDENTIAL

PUBLIC PARKS

BUSINESS

COMMERCIAL

RECREATION + EDUCATION

Districts Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

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LIGHT RESIDENTIAL

HOUSING + CHANNELS

ISLAND STADIUM

PARK + MUSEUM

PARK + COMMERCIAL

Program Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

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max height 140’

Street Section Business District

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25’

4’

Pedestrian

Bike + “Bumper”

22’

14

116’ CORRID

TALL BUILDING HEIGHTS PAIRED WITH WIDE SIDEWALKS FOR “DOWNTOWN FEEL” TALLER GROUND FLOOR REQUIREMENTS MEDIAN PROVIDES PLANTING OPPORTUNITIES AND TURNING LANES (IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW, OPPOSITE OF NEW ORLEANS) GARAGE PARKING ONLY BIKE LANES NOT SEPARATED FROM STREET, LESS BICYCLCE TRAFFICE EXPECTED. EXTRA SPACE USED BY CARS.

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22’

DOR WIDTH

4’

Bike + “Bumper”

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Pedestrian

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WIDER CORRIDORS IN ARTS DISTRICTS ALLOW FOR ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION STREET-PARKING ALLOWED, ACTIVITY WIDE SIDEWALKS PROMOTE FOOT TRAFFIC AND/OR OUTDOOR DINING, GALLERIES, SHOPPING, ETC. CORRIDOR PROPORTIONS ALLOW SUNLIGHT TO STREET LEVEL WHILE ALLOWING FIVE STORIES OF DEVELOPMENT HEIGHT max height 65’

Street Section Arts District

18’

18’

4’

10’

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Parking

22’

10’

Parking

86’ CORRIDOR WIDTH

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4’

18’

NARROW, ONE-WAY RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREETS TREE-LINED ONE-WAY STREETS STREET TIGHTNES, TREE COVERAGE, AND CORRIDOR WIDTH PROMOTE FOOT TRAFFIC AND UNIFIED NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL BIKE AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC SEPARATED BY TREES, OFFERING GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR TREE CANOPY OVER ROADS

max height 40’

Street Section Residential

12’

4’

4’

12’

4’

4’

12’

52’ CORRIDOR WIDTH

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Mountain Steams

Parks

Civic Buildings Pvt Mansions Housing Public Plazas

Plan Development // Channel Housing Mixed-Use // Residential // Cultural // Business

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Museum + Park Stadium Dev. Stadium

Housing Arrangement “Plazas�

Public Channels

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Jintang Urban Plan

Leslie Katz 2nd Year Graduate Student Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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Leslie Katz

Design Urbanism

Assignment 01

NEW YORK CITY

Precedent Analysis

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PARIS

JINTANG

Manhattan, NewManhattan York City

Paris

Paris

Jintang

Jintang

URBAN FABRIC | the city

Union Square, NewManhattan York City Union Square,

Placedesdes Vosges, Place Vosges, Paris Paris

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Jintang Jintang

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Parti Diagram

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Low Density Residential Medium Density Mixed Use High Density Commercial Low Density University | Cultural

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Low Density Uses:

Residential, Institutional, Commercial, Recreation Max. Height: 30 ft Min. Setbacks: 3 ft (side) Open Space: 30%

Medium Density Uses:

Commercial, Residential, Institutional, Light Industrial Recreation Max. Height: 50 ft Min. Setbacks: None Open Space: 20%

High Density Uses:

Commercial, Residential, Institutional, Industrial Recreation Max. Height: 80 ft Min. Setbacks: None Open Space: 20%

Cultural | University Uses:

Residential, Institutional, Commercial Recreation Max. Height: 50 ft Min. Setbacks: None Open Space: 40%

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Local sports/activity park Athletic fields for children’s sports and activities Walking/Biking trails Playground Community garden

Cultural Park Buildings within a landscape Sculpture garden

Professional Sports Park Stadium and arena for professional teams Park space that supports stadiums

Waterfront Park Boardwalk Walking/biking trails

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Low Density Residential

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10’

10’

SETBACK

BIKE LANE

PARKING

PARKING

SETBACK BIKE LANE

15’ 3’ 8’

8’ 3’ 15’

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Medium Density

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10’

10’

SIDEWALK

BIKE LANE

PARKING

PARKING

SIDEWALK BIKE LANE

15’ 3’ 8’

8’ 3’ 15’

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High Density

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15’

20’

SIDEWALK

20’

PARKING BIKE LANE

MEDIAN

PARKING

SIDEWALK BIKE LANE

15’ 3’ 8’

8’ 3’

15’ Spring 2014

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Museums and Libraries

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JINTANG, CHINA Master Plan Development Miles Kozatch 4th Year MArch Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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JINTANG. Current Population: 870,000 people Part of Chingdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China.

Projected Population: 2,000,000 people District and zoning development Amenities distribution and design

This development plan focuses on urban and economic expansion, placing Jintang on the map as a city with a thriving urban core. The new Jintang integrates the existing ecosystems into lush public parks, it provides clean living and high-quality accessible amenities.

Jintang has an existing center on the convergence of three small rivers, near the base of a low mountain range. The city’s population is currently focused here.

NEW DEVELOPMENT - Medium density Central Business District - River Park & Highline - Center of Commerce - Roads, Bridges, Landscape - Public University

- Mixed-use Residential - Two Private Universities - Port & Arena

MASTER PLAN

Central Business District

Shopping + Tourism

Education + University

Residential + Mixed Use

Central Core + Public Space

POPULATION DENSITY

Medium Density Residential

Center of Commerce

High Density Residential

Waterfront Public Space

Central Core + Public Space

GREEN FABRIC

Waterfront

City Park

Urban Lawns

Introverted Courtyards

Central Core + Public Space

Technology + Innovation

Highline + Island Park

Museums + Galleries

Arena + Waterfront

Iconic Architecture

Sports + Recreation

Music + Theater

Cultural Center

Riverfront Public Space

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Livable Jintang Sumner Miller 4th Year Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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New Orleans Grid

A variety of block shapes to encourage unique architecture and building types

Small (approx. 175-425’), walkable and flexible blocks Arterial at-grade boulevards to carry incoming traffic The networks flexibility allows conversion of some streets into pedestrian and some blocks into public spaces.

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New York Grid

The nodes serve as high activity centers for neighborhoods. They would contain either a city square, urban park or farm that would be surrounded by stores and services used daily.

Copenhagen Square

Urban Park

Nodes Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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Site Plan Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

Buildings

Secondary Roads Secondary Squares

Pedestrian Streets

City Squares

Major Roads

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High speed arteries would be limited to promote a pedestrian and biker friendly streetscape.

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Buildings would be limited to 6 stories on major roads, and 5 on smaller ones, with exceptions allowed where required

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Using many secondary streets to move traffic instead fewer large ones increases the networks carrying capacity and congestion from accidents by providing drivers with many different route options.

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60’

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15’

All streets on the network would be two way to provide the most flexible and efficient street grid possible.

Smaller streets could be made even safer by imposing traffic calming measures and limiting through streets in residential areas.

Secondary Street Section Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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City Squares Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

The small spaces lining the pedestrian street create pocket parks or extra outdoor seating for cafes

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Pedestrian Streets Spring 2014

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Expanding the population around mixed use activity centers allows the population to moved in either rapidly or in phases, leaving space for future growth. As the centers become larger, they will start to merge, creating a decentralized network of interconnected public spaces

Network Creation Density

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Athletic Center

Commercial Area

Museum District

Social District

Residential/Mixed Use

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Business District

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Jintang

Urban Planning Proposal

Sanaa Shaikh 4th Year Interpretive Urban Design Seminar

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The district organization of Jintang begins with the idea of

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL / low rise family homes, low rise apartment buildings, luxury housing near water / HEIGHT: 40’ / FLOORS: 1-4 / SIDEWALKS: 4’ / STREET WIDTH: 40’

pocket green space and really creating a commercial space near the river. Residential spaces are located at either end of the

COMMERCIAL & MIXED USE / commercial spaces along with residential and some business spaces / HEIGHT: 70’ / FLOORS: 1-7 / SIDEWALKS: 10’ / STREET WIDTH: 50’

site, the CBD is located towards the mountains and more populated highways, while the commercial, arts, and culture

CENTRAL BUISINESS DISTRICT / high rise offices towers, government buildings, luxury residential / HEIGHT: 250’ / FLOORS: 5-25 / SIDEWALKS: 8’ / STREET WIDTH: 70’

districtes are located right up against the water to create a sense of community around it.

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL / high rise apartment buildings, affordable housing, student housing, family housing / HEIGHTS: 100’ / FLOORS: 5-10 / SIDEWALKS: 8’ / STREET WIDTH: 60’

The green space along the edge of the river almost becomes a kind of recreation and arts and commercial spine for the entire disrict plan.

Finally, the idea of introducing small amounts of green space

ARTS & CULTURE / museums, visitors centers, arts, education, residential, some commercial space, galleries, performance spaces / HEIGHTS: 50’ / FLOORS 1-5 / SIDEWALKS: 10’ / STREET WIDTH: 40’

UNIVERSITY / things which have to do with the university along with arts and cultural centers / HEIGHTS: 60’ / FLOORS: 1-6 / SIDEWALKS: 4’ / STREET WIDTH: 60’

here and there within a more dense environment, for example within the CBD through the use of meandering streams and

MIXED USE / a combination of residential, arts & culture, commercial, and central business / HEIGHT: 60’ / FLOORS: 1-6 / SIDEWALKS: 10’ / STREET WIDTH: 50’

the gardens they might create, is a large part of this scheme, particularly within the residential districts.

PUBLIC PARK & RIVER FRONT / includes stadium and sports centers along with public parks and other small scale commercial amenities / HEIGHT: 70’ / FLOORS: 1-7 / SIDEWALKS: 4’ / STREET WIDTH: 40’

District Organization

Planning and Possible View Ideas

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LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL & MIXED USE

CENTRAL BUISINESS DISTRICT

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

ARTS & CULTURE

UNIVERSITY

MIXED USE

PUBLIC PARK & RIVER FRONT

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The images shown here and previously when discussing district organization, provide a glimpse into what Jintang might posibly look like with these ideas for urban planning.

The Sports Center, Stadium, Arena, and Visitor’s Center begin to form a kind of recreational edge that places itself within the lush greenscape right next to the water. This will emphasize Jintang as a water town and bring more possible people there. The Museum and Library are located within the arts and culture district which connects the water and green space and recreational spaces to the university park and the university which is already in Jintang.

Finally, the entire edge along the river of Jintang acts as a kind of Public Park with a large boardwalk winding you down the side of the river and around the various recreational spaces you will see.

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PUBLIC PARK ARENA VISITOR’S CENTER SPORT’S CENTER STADIUM MUSEUM LIBRARY

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The density diagram shows how the CBD is pushed towards the far right of the side, away from the water’s edge and the more recreational, arts, culture, and commercial space located there. This also displays how the various points of recreation create highly dense locations among the Public Park along the water.

Building Heights and Densities

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The blocks within Jintang range from qite large to that of a moderate size. This allows for varying diversity when it comes to building arrangement, particularly with the CBD which becomes almost like an alphabet city with the two streams cutting through it and providing open air green spaces. These open air green spaces are also sprinkled throughout the residential blocks as pocket parks.

Jintang Urban Plan with Buildings

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CENTRAL BUISINESS DISTRICT / high rise offices towers, government buildings, luxury residential / HEIGHT: 250’ / FLOORS: 5-25 / SIDEWALKS: 8’ / STREET WIDTH: 70’

COMMERCIAL & MIXED USE / commercial spaces along with residential and some business spaces / HEIGHT: 70’ / FLOORS: 1-7 / SIDEWALKS: 10’ / STREET WIDTH: 50’

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL / low rise family homes, low rise apartment buildings, luxury housing near water / HEIGHT: 40’ / FLOORS: 1-4 / SIDEWALKS: 4’ / STREET WIDTH: 40’

These sections show how within the CBD district, the cars get a layer of privacy from the pedestrians on the sidewalk, and the bike lane becomes almost a part of the sidewalk itself as it is not inherently fixed with the road. In the residential section, there is still somewhat of a want for privacy within your own home, but the lanes are far smaller. Finally within the commercial section there is no want of privacy and the entire vista is clear.

Street Sections

Looking at the CBD, Commercial, and Residential Districts

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Rendering

Boardwalk Along Stadium

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Rendering

River Snaking its way Through the CBD

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Rendering

View of Pocket Gardens in Hiigh Density Residential

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