Articulating the Edge | Urban Design by arishash

ARISHA

SHAHID

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO SPRING 2017

ARTICULATING THE EDGE

The western edge of University at Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Bailey Campus presents a compelling urban condition. Here, the institutional scale of the campus is juxtaposed with the infrastructural scale of the transfer station and the residential scale of the University Heights neighborhood. While the space has a distinct civic character, it lacks a coherent formal articulation. Expansive surface parking lots on both sides of the street and the undistinguished commercial plazas exacerbate the sense of groundlessness. -Abridged from Syllabus summary

ARTICULATING THE EDGE Imagining the Futures of University Heights

As a studio, we investigated formal startegies to orchestrate the issues at various scales in order to reveal and maximize their latent potential, for each site. Working in small groups, we focused on key sites of intervention at multiple scales. Throughout the semester we focused on the notions of urban-active buildings, adaptable architectural/ urban ensembles, “future -proofness”, and contingent architectural design strategies to accomodate change. -Abridged from Syllabus summary

Studio Instructor: ERKIN ÖZAY eozay@buffalo.edu ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Exhibition installation, at Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo

From syllabus, approximate study areas

Site 02, University Plaza, constructed aerial view

CHANGING THE PERSPECTIVE Looking at the University from the Neighborhood The ultimate idea of the studio was to develop and enhance the TownGown relations at an urban design scale. Hence, while doing an analysis of the assigned site, we looked at it from the TOWN to GOWN perspective. The University Plaza has been an active parcel of

land, which sits at the border condition between two cites, the city of Buffalo, and the town of Amherst. It is also one of the first TOWN parcels that one encounters while entering towards the UB campus from North, hence also making this site an apparent gateway to the GOWN.

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The core objective of this seminar was to develop an intellectual framework and measure for interrogating university edge conditions (TOWN and GOWN), through drawing. By doing a focused case-study on the University of Cincinnati campus, a comparative lens was developed for analyzing a series of TOWN-GOWN efforts of the university by unearthing its unique development pracThe university campuses are ever growing and active places tices that cross or blur the historical across all over the world. The relationship theplaces town and The university campuses are ever growing between and active town-gown divide. the gown is leading to a new dimension of interconnectivity, across all over the world. The relationship between the town and Thegown university campuses areareas ever of growing and active placesthe which further opens study whilst adjusting the is leading toupa new new dimension of interconnectivity, across further alllandscapes overopens the world. 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This north side Calhoun housing “Clifton University square’...‘Its arrival will quality of of life forhas the posted inthe theHeights, news, ‘We’re to welcome Target toreceived U and Fairview make up wasand tornthe down and taken overAs by a Heights, good response from the community university community, the hospital community and the Uptown square’...‘Its arrival will enhance thethe quality ofneighborhood. life for the neighborhood called CUF”. university. Bythe 2007, all posted in the ‘We’re delighted to welcome Target to Ustore In 1800s, CUFnews, wasyears developed as fast-food franchises were conneighborhood for to come’. Across the country, Target university community, the hospital community and the Uptown a high density residential area verted to high-rise condominium square’...‘Its arrival will enhance the quality of life for the is alsothe planning toyears openclass. new stores near the oftoPenn neighborhood to come’. Across the campuses country, Target store and student housings attract for upperfor middle 43 university community, the hospital community and the Uptown acres of this neighborhood was “upscale” people to revitalize State of Florida, University of of North is given alsoUniversity, planning toUniversity open new stores near the campuses Penn Clifton Heights. In the recent to the University of Cinneighborhood for years to come’. Across the country, Target store Carolina, University of California and Ohio University. State University, of Florida, University ofhas North past, the State CUF area become a cinnati in 1890.University After early 1900s, during to theopen university specialized neighborhood funcis also planning new stores near the campuses of Penn Carolina, University of California and Ohio State University. expansion, most of the residentioning in a close relationship University of Florida, University of North -State “Most ambitious campus-design program in the country” New tial University, slots were lost to accommowith the university. date a large university campus. Carolina, University of California and Ohio State University. York Times. - “Most ambitious campus-design program in the country” New -York Forbes magazine says UC is among the world’s most beautiful Times. Instructor: GREGORY DELANEY “Most ambitioussays campus-design program in themost country” New campuses. - Forbes magazine UC is among the world’s beautiful gldelane@buffalo.edu York Times.ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CLINICAL campuses. - Forbes magazine UCatisthe among world’s beautiful The U-square loop is says located souththe edge of themost uptown campuses. west campus, between the Calhoun street and the W McMillan

‘A Historic University. A ‘A Historic University. A Tradition ofUniversity. Innovation.’A ‘A Historic Tradition of Innovation.’ Tradition of Innovation.’

CASE STUDY : TOWN AND GOWN

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Calhoun Street Garage and the Calhoun Street Garage and the Market place Market place

Calhoun Street Garage and the Market place Calhoun Street Garage and the Market place

U-Square at the Loop

The U-square loop is located at the south edge of the uptown west campus, between the Calhoun street and the W McMillan street. This particular Clifton Heights/ UC joint urban renewal plan (CHCURC), a partnership between the University of Cincinnati and the City aimed to develop an aesthetic treatment towards the streetscape, and further enhance the corridor to revitalize the space.

THE PROJECT HAS BUILDINGS RANGING FROM A THREE-TO-SIX-STORY MIXED USE BUILDINGS HENCE RISING UP TO THE ADJACENT TOPOGRAPHY/ ESCARPMENT CONDITION IN THE UB SOUTH CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT GAVE US AN INTERVENTION, WHERE WE TOOK THE LARGE PARCEL OF LAND AND SUBDIVIDED IT INTO BLOCKS BY INTRODUCING NEW STREETS.

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Proceeding with a drawing exercise to build a deep understanding of the existing site conditions with their strengths and weaknesses. Historically, the University Plaza has had a complex ownership pattern. This site has a place in the local retail history as the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first sub-urban shopping plaza. Through the analysis, high pressure traffic conditions, massive on-site surface parking, unorganized built structures and irregular pedestrian movements were some of the major issues that need to be resolved.

GROUND TRUTH

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MAKING SPACES PUBLIC. MAKING PUBLIC SPACES ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. HELPING BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THE CONCEPT OF “COMPLETE STREETS”, - MEANING STREETS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND PEOPLE CENTERED.

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SIGNED STREETS THAT PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE PEDESTRIANS. WHILE BRINGING BACK THE ESCARPMENT, WE FACED A NEW CHALThe site presents an LENGE TO ACCOMODATE THE SNOW AND THE WATER interesting condition FROM BUFFALO’S AMAZING WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN IMPERMEABLE STREET AND ACTUALLY of about 40’GUTTER drop in STOPS WATER FROM SOAKING GROUNDto AND level from INTO theTHE front FORCES IT TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH PORTION the rear of the plaza. OF THE SITE, WHERE A WATER RETENTION POND IS This drop in elevation BUILT.

gives an opportunity to bring back the historical escarpment that was once lost due to the development of the surface parking.

STOPS WATER SOAKING INTO THEHIDE GROUND ANDSURFACE PARKTHE MAIN IDEAFROM IS TO SMARTLY THE FORCES IT TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH PORTION ALSO A CENTRAL GATHERING AREA DUBBED AS ING FROM THEWHERE PEDESTRIAN’S VIEW ON MAIN OF THE SITE, A WATER RETENTION POND WHILE IS PROMENADE, WITH BRIDGES CONNECTING SPACES BUILT.THE LEVEL DROP IN EACH PLAZA SPACE OVER THE DRIVE UNDER RAMPS. STREET. ACCOMODATE SURFACE PARKING WHILE MAINTAINING THE GREEN THAT SEEMS TO BE PULLED IN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO’S LAWN.

ALSO A CENTRAL GATHERING AREA DUBBED AS PROMENADE, WITH BRIDGES CONNECTING SPACES OVER THE DRIVE UNDER RAMPS.

Since the late 90s, this plaza has retained its anchor stores, due to consistent revenues. It sits at a border condition of two cities, the Town of Amherst and the City of Buffalo. It is also located at the gateway form for the University of Buffalo, Main-Bailey campus.

Introducing multiple entry points to the site, to EXISTING SITE AXON reduceINTRODUCING traffic pressure the exisitng MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS TO THE SITE,from TO REDUCE THE TRAFFICone-only PRESSURE FROM THE ONE-ONLY EXISTING ENTRANCE AT THE MAIN STREET. ALSO, ORGANISING THE LAND PARCEL INTO MINI PARCELS AND ASSIGNING PROGRAMS TO main entrance at the Main St. Also, sub-dividing BENEFIT THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW the land parcel into smaller units- so that each area caters to a different mixed-useSTAKEHOLDER program,ANALYSIS hence further organizing the traffic flow. UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

STUDENT HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE CURRENTLY ENROLLED GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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RESEARCH OFFICES AND START UP OFFICES FOR STUDENTS, BOTH CURRENTLY ENROLLED AND GRADUATES FROM UB AND OTHER REGIONAL INSTITUTES

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RETAIL AND GROCERY STORES FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST AND THE CITY OF BUFFALO. ALSO, MORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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LVL 02-03 AT PLAZA B INTRODUCING MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS TO THE SITE, TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC PRESSURE FROM THE ONE-ONLY EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNITS LVL 02-03 PLAZAPARCEL A ENTRANCE AT THE MAIN STREET. ALSO, ORGANISING THE AT LAND INTO MINI PARCELS(STUDENT AND ASSIGNING PROGRAMS TO HOUSING) RESIDENTIAL UNITS BENEFIT THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW (STUDENT HOUSING)

Scope | Scheme | Limits | Vision

STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS

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Student housing options STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS LVL 02-03 AT PLAZA C for the currently enrolled students UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LVL 01 AT PLAZA C STUDENT HOUSING OPTIONS FORResearch THE CURRENTLY ENROLLED REGIONAL offices and GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INSTITUTES Start-up offices for both currently enrolled and PLAZA A REGIONAL INSTITUTES graduated students RESEARCH OFFICES AND START UP OFFICES FOR STUDENTS, COMMERCIAL

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TOWN OF AMHERST & OTHER Retail grocery stores, REGIONAL and INSTITUTES CITY OF BUFFALO and more housing options PLAZA B for the neighborhood TOWN OF AMHERST RETAIL AND GROCERY STORESAFORmixed-activity THE COMMUNITY, THE DEVELOPMENT FIRMS center STUDENTS AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST with start-up office opPLAZA C AND THE CITY OF BUFFALO. ALSO, MORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. tions to encourage new business and uplift them LVL 02-04 AT PLAZA A with the diverse crowd in the area LVL 01 AT PLAZA A WITH SURFACE PARKING AND UNDERGROUND PARKING

Stakeholder Analysis: Pie-chart Diagram

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PROGRAM: Proposed diagrams to highlight the program PROGRAM on the site - further showingPROPOSED areas benifiting DIAGRAMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAMthe OF THE SITE - SHOWING AREAS BENIFITING THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS different stakeholders SCALE

The one huge surface parking is sub-divided among three plaza spaces. The first plaza space, located at the Main street level is a public space, which is covered with trees, hence linking to the landscape of the university with the linear park Olmstead-ian concept. With every 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; drop in each of the sub-plaza spaces, the escarpment condition is re-established. This also gives a direct vehicular and pedestrian connection from the front side (Main Street) to the back side (Princeton Avenue), further reducing the existing traffic pressure.

SCHEME

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

Axonometric View

O K A Y CARS The humans are used to cars, just the way a fish is used to the water. The number of cars is not the problem. However, the number of trips to and forth the different destinations is the problem. Hence, on this large site, there was a scope for intervention to further divide the land

parcels, and integrate/segregate the pedestrian and vehicular movements. Cars are a necessary evil. So, OKAY CARS! Through multiple iterations, a design strategy was developed to make the public spaces – PUBLIC, a space for both cars and the people.

INTERVENTION You could be on foot or in the car, but once you are in the University Plaza, you will not have to halt.. Ever!

A VIEW FROM THE MAIN STREET - OVERLOOKING THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY PLAZA. AS ONE CAN SEE, THE PLAZA SPACE ‘A’ HAS NO SURFACE PARKING, HENCE MAKING THE PLAZA LOOK LIKE A PUBLIC SPACE. HOWEVER, PLAZA ‘B’ AND PLAZA ‘C’ BOTH HAVE SURFACE PARKING, WHICH REALLY IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE PEDESTRIAN’S VIEW, SINCE THEY ARE AT LEVEL DROP OF ABOUT 12’ AND 24’ EACH

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A VIEW FROM THE SOUTH ENTRANCE (MAIN STREET)

A VIEW FROM THE NORTH ENTRANCE (PRINCETON AVE)

WEEKEND

PARKING LOTS PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT VEHICULAR MOVEMENT

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CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS

MULTI-USE PLAZA SPACES

Integrating the pedestrian movement with the vehicular movement and hence making the public spaces for both people and cars.

Pedestrian and vehicular movements work coherently while different plaza spaces (A/B/C) are reserved for public gatherings or other events. Hence taking an Urban approach of making the PUBLIC involved with the SPACE through a design strategy.

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PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ORGANISED WHILE DIFFERENT PLAZA SPACES (A OR B OR C) ARE RESERVED FOR PUBLIC EVENTS OR SOME GATHERINGS HENCE TAKING AN URBAN APPROACH OF LITERALLY INVOLVING THE PUBLIC WITH THE SPACE

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INTEGRATING THE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT WITH THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT SCALE

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PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ORGANISED WHILE DIFFERENT PLAZA

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LVL 634’ LVL 634’ LVL 622’ LVL 620’

Princeton Avenue LVL 620’ SECTION DIAGRAMS SECTION DIAGRAM street TO SHOW THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT - CONNECTING THE MAIN Vehicular movement - connecting the main with the Princeton SECTION DIAGRAM TO SHOWAVENUE, THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT - CONNECTING THE MAIN STREET WITH THE PRINCETON ACCOMODATING A LEVEL DROP OF ABOUT 40’ WITH THE PRINCETON AVENUE, LEVEL DROPof OF ABOUT 40’ Avenue,STREET accomodating a ACCOMODATING level Adrop 40’

LVL 646’ LVL 634’ LVL 634’ Underground parking for Plaza space A LVL 622’

PROGRAM

Underground parking for Plaza space B

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PROPOSED DIAGRAMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAM OF THE SITE - SHOWING AREAS BENIFITING THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS

Underground parking for Plaza space C

SECTION DIAGRAMS SECTION DIAGRAMS TO SHOW THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT - CONNECTING THE SECTION DIAGRAMS TO SHOW THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT - CONNECTING THE Vehicular movement - connecting the underground parking of UNDERGROUND PARKING OF EACH OFareas THE PLAZA SPACES UNDERGROUND PARKING OF EACH OF THE PLAZA SPACES each of the plaza spaces

SECTION DIAGRAM

BASED ON VARIO BASED VARIO ON THEON WEEKEND ON THEWITH WEEKEND FILLED CAR FILLED WITH CAR

TUDENTS, M UB AND STITUTES

PLAZA SPACE ON A WEEKEND

PARKING LOTS PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT VEHICULAR MOVEMENT

SECTION DIAGRAM

AMHERST

VIEW

UNITY, THE AMHERST OPTIONS ORHOOD.

A VIEW FROM THE NORTH ENTRANCE (PRINCETON AVE)

NT FIRMS

OPTIONS WITH THE THE AREA

VIEW

A VIEW OF THE PLAZA FROM THE CAR, WHILE ENTERING THE SITE FROM BACK ENTRANCE

A VIEW FROM THE SERVICE ENTRANCE (WINDERMERE BOULEVARD)

PARKING LOTS PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT VEHICULAR MOVEMENT

Plaza space on a WEEKDAY

Plaza space on a WEEKEND

PLAZA SPACE ON A WEEKDAY

PLAZA SPACE ON A WEEKEND

SECTION DIAGRAM

OKAY CARS! The plaza spaces are designed to be multi-use spaces, which can be used as a surface parking on weekdays, and as a public-plaza during the weekends for various community or university managed events. Plaza ‘A’ has a convertible public space, which is covered with hardscape, and pockets of green popping in CIRCULATION MULTI-USE-PLAZA between theDIAGRAMS plaza, which need be can be SPACES converted to a parking space. PARKING LOTS PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT VEHICULAR MOVEMENT

SITE PLAN

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PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN OR WHATEVER SUITS YOUR PROJECT THE BEST! PLEASE DO PUT IN YOUR ENTRANCES AND CORES ETC. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SITE-01 OR EVEN PRETTY

SCALE

INTEGRATING THE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT WITH THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT AND HENCE MAKING THE PUBLIC SPACES FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND CARS

INTERVENTION

PROPOSING A MULTI-USE PLAZA SPACE

Section through the Center Plaza space

A view showing different plaza spaces, with the campus as a backdrop. Multiple activities can A VIEW SHOWING DIFFERENT PLAZA SPACES, WITH THE CAMPUS AS A BACKDROP MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES CAN GO ON IN THE DIFFERENT PLAZA SPACES, AND A GOOD INTEGRATION OR occur in the different plaza spaces, and a smart segregation and integration of the SEGREGATION OF THE cars CARS FROM THEand PEOPLE IS ACHIEVED the pedestrians is achieved

OKAY CARS! Yet again! The main idea is to smartly hide the surface parking from the pedestrian’s view while on Main Street. The level drop in each plaza space accommodate surface parking while maintaining the green that seems to be pulled in from the University at Buffalo’s lawn.

Additionally, the proposed development includes more or less the same spaces for parking, while carefully integrating the landscape. Each plaza has an underground parking.

MASQUERADING THE PARKING

EXISTING SITE AXON

ESSURE FROM THE ONE-ONLY EXISTING RCELS AND ASSIGNING PROGRAMS TO STAKEHOLDERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW

Site-02 ANALYSIS DescripSTAKEHOLDER tion - looking from Gown to UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO S FOR THE CURRENTLY ENROLLED Town

AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Integrating the REGIONAL INSTITUTES ‘public’ into the TART UP OFFICES FOR STUDENTS, public space by D AND GRADUATES FROM UB AND creating promeOTHER REGIONAL INSTITUTES nades with car free zone.TOWN OF AMHERST

TORES FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE ENTS OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST O. ALSO, MORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

DEVELPOMENT FIRMS

WITH START-UP OFFICES OPTIONS NESS AND UPLIFT THEM WITH THE DIVERSE CROWD IN THE AREA

VIEW

A VIEW OF THE PLAZA FROM THE CAR, WHILE ENTERING THE SITE FROM BACK ENTRANCE

Site-02 Description - looking from Gown to Town

VIEW

A VIEW FROM THE NORTH ENTRANCE (PRINCETON AVE)

Developing the service entrances and giving them a promising façade, so they don’t serve as exits from the site, but as preferred entrances to the site.

VIEW

A VIEW FROM THE SERVICE ENTRANCE (WINDERMERE BOULEVARD)

PLAZA SPACE ON A WEEKDAY

SECTION DIAGRAM

MODEL PICTURES A groupwork, model made by Tony G, post-processing by Arisha

The new tri-campus organization of UB makes South “Main-Bailey Campus” the pivot - a strategic position that can be cultivated to spawn a more extraverted presence to benefit the entire district. The studio work proceeded on the basis of parallel transformation strategies for both the district and the campus, eschewing the common campus-led expansion models.

Starting with a critical re-reading of the UB 2020 Physical Master Plan, we as a studio, sought hybrid models of intervention that can fulfill the plan’s broader promises. We also developed scenarios that can simultaneously activate the latent potential of both the campus and the city, focusing on 6 key sites located at the campus’ edge. -Abridged from Exhibition installation sheets

ARTICULATING THE EDGE

Imagining the Futures of University Heights

GROUP AXONOMETRIC VIEW

ARISHASH @ BUFFALO.EDU UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK