[TRANSFORMING A COMMUNITY] Jazz Musicians often talk about how music happens between the notes. In a city with so much culture holding its bones together, how is it that so much division happens between the spaces? With a need for a unified connection, the underpass of HWY-90 is transformed into a park focused on community engagement and expression.
vegetation buffer (typical)
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stepped seating stormwater clock bench (typical)
overpass
basketball courts stepped seating track bouldering wall restrooms concessions
free speech stage (typical) steps up to free speech stage (typical) open space for markets and community gathering
circulation & safety buffers
ramp to free speech stage (typical)
lighting
programmed areas forms
landforms
trolley stop
OVERPASS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
MASTER PLAN 1” : 125’-0”
[WATER, PLAY, EDUCATE]
2 year rain event
+lowest elevation on site 5 year rain event
+stormwater collection +space for play +space for stormwater education +space changes with different storm events
10 year rain event
WEST END OF SITE PERSPECTIVE
stormwater education + play
20 year rain event
STORMWATER DIAGRAM WEST END OF SITE SECTION ELEVATION
1” : 125’-0”
[COMMUNITY ACTIVITY]
+space encompasses group and independent activities +basketball courts +specator seating ACTIVITY CENTER PERSPECTIVE
ACTIVITY CENTER SECTION ELEVATION 1” : 125’-0”
road
vegetation
on ramp
jog track
stepped seating
basketball court
jog track
road
sidewalk
+track
NOISE DIAGRAM
[FREE SPEECH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT]
+highest elevation on site freedom of speech stage 1
freedom of speech stage 2
+closest to the trolley stop +space for markets [flexib
le] co
+free speech stage
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ing sp
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+ample seating seating
+bus stop seating
easy access points to stage
market / gathering space
EAST END OF SITE SECTION ELEVATION 1” : 125’-0”
EAST END OF SITE PERSPECTIVE
ADA accessible ramp
free speech stage
steps/ bus stop
side walk
+community guides the program for this space
LEVELS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIAGRAM
NOISE DIAGRAM