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114 VIEWBOOK SUPERSHARE AN URBAN PARKING DESIGN PROJECT BY LUDUBICA (LULU) GONZALEZ ramp WH AT FL OOR ARE WE GOING TO A GAIN ? WE’L L BE ON T HE R OOF TO P TO DA Y 15 MIN 20 MIN 25 MIN LEVEL N : 152’-0” LEVEL O 170’-0” LEVEL P : 180’-0” LEVEL Q 194’-0” LEVEL R : 210’-0” LEVEL S : 222’-0” LEVELT : 240’-0” LEVEL U : 254’-0” LEVEL V 264’-0” LEVEL W 274’-0” LEVEL X : 290’-0” LEVEL Y : 302’-0” LEVEL Z 318’-0” The Supershare proposes a multi-layered parking layout that is designed to put activity over parking, literally. Day and night-time activities, like office work and concerts, are strategically selected to occupy parking spaces that would otherwise be left unused. A typical standard parking stall with an area of 200sf could be replaced with four additional office spaces, a dining area for six people, a living space for one person, and so on. This is the idea behind the supershare: a maximized shared parking garage that meets all the parking requirements within a 1000 foot radius, while simultaneously providing space for temporary urban activities. The intent is that at any given time of the day, parking spaces that are left unoccupied programmatically transform to provide other services, from markets to recreational spaces. The data collected for a neighborhood in the jewelry district in downtown Los Angeles, revealed that over 25 parking lots and garages exist within a 1000 foot radius. This translates into a 26-floor super-parking garage, with a mixed-use podium to further encourage densification. In other words, the Supershare replaces 25+ parking lots and garages with the footprint of just 1. A shared parking map was conducted and revealed that during certain times of the day, [x] amount of spaces are left unoccupied during the week and weekends. Using this data, and the prescribed parking standards, we can begin to quantify parking spaces that meet the current need for parking while simultaneously providing space for community activity. Projects and ideas like Blackbirds, by Bestor Architecture, and the Dutch woonerf are examples of how “car space” can be designed to coexist with “human spaces”, and how parking can transform into community spaces by using design strategies and materials to alter how we customarily deal with parking requirements. What would happen if we used this similar logic to convert the parking garages/ lots in downtown Los Angeles into spaces that are interchangeable with public spaces and businesses? The Supershare proposes a multi-layered parking layout that is designed to put activity over parking, literally. Day and night-time activities, like office work and concerts, are strategically selected to occupy parking spaces that would otherwise be left unused. For example, in the morning, from 6am-8am when parking spots for office workers are not fully occupied, the space transforms into recreational activities like yoga or track. Likewise, from 5pm onward, when most office workers have left work, evening activities like dining and concerts consume spaces left unoccupied. To make the ever-transforming garage accessible to all modes of transportation, the ground floor is designed to be a multi-modal “inand-out zone” where uber drivers or autonomous vehicles can unload their passengers, car drivers can quickly stop for food or coffee, pedestrians can pick up scooters, and people can park. To access the rest of the levels the structure includes a vehicle-passenger elevator and a ramp circulatory system. The ramps and height of each level is determined by the program. For example, floor [x] which exhibits a basketball court results in a ceiling height of 27’ with a spiraling speed ramp that stretches 100’. The Supershare exemplifies how a super parking structure can be designed to be interchangeable with “livable” space. We live in a car centric city with a love-hate relationship with cars and their infrastructure. This is an issue we’re all aware of and this thesis will hopefully contribute to the growing conversation. As we have seen, this project acknowledges the existing need for parking and densification, but is designed with the intent to surpass the life of parking requirements as we see them today. ramped parking egress PARKING TYPOLOGIES: DOWNTOWN LA
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