(RE) IMAGINING THE PUBLIC REALM diagramming emergent conditions of public space
SITES VISITED
3. 2. 1.
INITIAL CONDITONS RESEARCHED
RAISE AND CREATE VANTAGE POINT
ELEVATE AND INCREASE CONNECTIVITY
LAYER AND INTEGRATE NEIGHBOURHOOD DYNAMIC
CONSOLIDATE AND INCREASE INTERACTION
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1: PUBLIC SPACES VISTED SAN FRANCISCO COPENHAGEN BARCELONA
2: PUBLIC SPACES DIAGRAMMED SELECTED PUBLIC SPACE CONDITIONS
3: CALGARY CASE STUDY APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED TO A NORTHAMERICAN BUILDING TYPOLOGY
PART 1: PUBLIC SPACES VISITED
SAN FRANCISCO
UNION SQUARE
ONE KEARNY
CROCKER GALLERIA
343 SANSOME STREET
BARCELONA
TORRE JULIA
POBLE NOU PARK
LA RAMBLAS
UNIQUE STREET TYPOLOGIES
COPENHAGEN
KALVEBOD WAVES
SUPERKILEN PARK
TIEGEN STUDENT RESIDENCE
8-HOUSE
PART 2: PUBLIC SPACES DIAGRAMMED
SFO
343 SANSOME STREET
PUBLIC REALM
12PM
PUBLIC REALM
6PM
PUBLIC REALM
PUBLIC ACCESS
PUBLIC REALM
TYPICAL QUALITY OF SPACE EASE OF ACCESS
IDEALISED
ENCOUNTERED
USER GROUPS
IMBALLANCED RATIO
USER GROUPS
BALLANCED RATIO
CPN
8-HOUSE
SINGLE TYPOLOGY APPROACH
APARTMENT HOUSING
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL
MULTIPLE TYPOLOGY APPROACH
PENTHOUSE
APARTMENT HOUSING
TOWNHOUSE
RETAIL
PROGRAM LAYERING
TYPICAL RETAIL + HOUSING
8-HOUSE
PUBLIC REALM
lIMITED TO BASE WITH HIDDEN ADDRESS
STREET-LIKE WITH MULTIPLE VISIBLE ADDRESSES
PUBLIC GRADIENT
ABRUBT
GRADUAL TRANSITION
BCN
BARCELONA
GOTHIC QUARTER
STREET WIDTHS: YYC
PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACES
STREET WIDTHS: YYC
NARROW STREETS
STREET WIDTHS: BCN
EXTERNALISED OUTDOOR SPACES
STREET WIDTHS
YYC STREET CROSS SECTION
OLD BCN STREET CROSS SECTION
LARGE OUTDOOR BALCONIES
SMALL JULIET BALCONIES
INCREASED VISIBILITY
? VISIBIITY PERCEIVED PUBLIC REALM
VISIBIITY PERCEIVED PUBLIC REALM
SPLIT LEVEL STREET FRONTS
PRIVACY
PRIVACY
PERCEIVED PUBLIC REALM
PERCEIVED PUBLIC REALM
EYES ON STREET
EYES ON STREET
NARROW STREETS
EXTERNALISED PUBLIC SPACE
EXTERNALISED PUBLIC SPACE
EIXAMPLE
EIXAMPLE
EIXAMPLE: MANZANA BLOCKS
800m
*ASSUME MAXIMUM BUILDING SURFACE COVERTAGE
CREATING VARYING GRIDS
EIXAMPLE
TYPICAL EIXAMPLE GRID DENSITY PERCEIVED DENSITY PERMIABILITY OPEN SPACE STREET FRONTAGE
COMPRESS AND EXPAND STREET WIDTHS
CUT BLOCKSAND AUGMENT CIRCULATION
BLOCK-IN STEETS CREATE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS
CREATING VARYING BLOCKS
EIXAMPLE
D PD P OS SF
TYPICAL EIXAMPLE BLOCK: FAR 4.8
LIFT BLOCK: FAR 4.8
DIVIDE SQUAR: FAR 4.8
POWER+PODIUM: FAR4.8
L-BLOCK: FAR 4.8
HYBRID: FAR 4.8
PUBLIC SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE FAR: 0.11
BLOCK PROGRAM
RESIDENTIAL COMMERIAL COMMUNITY OFFICE
MIXED TYPOLOGIES
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SMALER TENANTS: -DENTAL -MEDICAL -LAW -TECH
SHARED FLOOR PLATES
RESIDENTIAL OFFICE
PART 2: CALGARY CASE STUDY
YYC
SIMPLE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
SIMPLE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
SIMPLE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
SINGLE VERTICAL TYPOLOGY INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
DIVERSE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
DIVERSE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
DIVERSE PUBLIC PROCESSION INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
MIXED VERTICAL TYPOLOGY INTERACTION BETWEEN USER GROUPS
FACADE AS A REPRESENTATION OF PROGRAM
+
RESIDENTIAL
=
OFFICE
MIXED
FACADE AS A REPRESENTATION OF PROGRAM
+
RESIDENTIAL
=
OFFICE
MIXED
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENTIAL
OFFICE
01. CONSOLIDATE COMMUNAL SPACES AND OUTDOOR SPACES
3.5m
4.5m
02. AVERAGE FLOOR HEIGHTS
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
03. COMBINE, SCALE TO SITE AND REGAIN LOST AREA
04. INSERT RETAIL
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
SITE A
SITE B
SITE C
05. OPTIMISE UNIT ORIENTATION TO SITE CONSTRAINTS
SHARED CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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EVENING
LUNCH
PEAK USE TIMES RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY
MORNING
EVENING
LUNCH
MORNING
EVENING
LUNCH
MORNING
PEAK USE TIMES OFFICE CAPACITY
PEAK USE TIMES SHARED CAPACITY
CIRCULATION EFFICIENCY DIAGRAM
+ 3 ELEVATORS
= 3 ELEVATORS
4 SHARED ELEVATORS
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN: FLOOR 5
OFFICE
W/C
RESIDENTIAL
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN: FLOOR 5
OFFICE
W/C
RESIDENTIAL
SHIFTING FLOOR PLATES
Residential Lobby
Floors 17-18
Floors 2-6
Floor 19
Floor 7
Floor 20
Floor 8
Floor 21
Floors 9-10
Floor 22
Floor 11
Floor 23
Floor 12-13
Floors 24-25
Floors 14-16
Roof Deck
ROTATING CORES
SHIFTING FLOOR PLATES
RESIDENTIAL SKIN
OFFICE SKIN
+ ADDRESS
+ DINING
SHOPPING
LAYERED TOWER BASE AND PLAZA Monday - Sunday Residents access their homes via a quiet, lifted residential plinth. Members of the public are able to enjoy the food and shopping facilities located next to the plaza.
+ ADDRESS
+ DINING
SHOPPING
LAYERED TOWER BASE AND PLAZA Monday - Sunday Residents access their homes via a quiet, lifted residential plinth. Members of the public are able to enjoy the food and shopping facilities located next to the plaza.
OFFICE
COLLABORATIVE OFFICES Thursday 11 AM Office workers at a small ad agency are able to work collaboratively in split level offices
RESIDENTIAL
LOFT LIVING Thursday 7PM Residents invite friends over for drinks, many of which they have met in the building.
+ TERRACE
+ KITCHEN
LOUNGE
SOCIAL HUB: KITCHEN AND TERRACE Saturday 9 PM Residents celebrate their birthdays in the social venue. Several office workers from the building join them.
Monday 12:30 PM Workers from several offices as well as residents have lunch at the communual kitchen and Terrace.
+ TERRACE
+ KITCHEN
LOUNGE
SOCIAL HUB: KITCHEN AND TERRACE Saturday 9 PM Residents celebrate their birthdays in the social venue. Several office workers from the building join them.
Monday 12:30 PM Workers from several offices as well as residents have lunch at the communual kitchen and Terrace.
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP Saturday 12PM Residents and office workers from the building work together to create plant beds for the terraces
Tuesday 6PM Workers from a design firm on the third floor fabricate prototypes while residents from floor15 use the shop to build cabinets.
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP Saturday 12PM Residents and office workers from the building work together to create plant beds for the terraces
Tuesday 6PM Workers from a design firm on the third floor fabricate prototypes while residents from floor15 use the shop to build cabinets.
+ LECTURE
+ THEATRE
VENUE IN THE SKY: BAR AND THEATRE Wednesday 10 AM A tech company holds year-end office office meeting
Saturday 8 PM Local film makers host a movie premier at the Venue and enjoy cocktails before the show
Friday 9 PM All building residents and guests are invited to Merge’s Friday movie night
VENUE
+ LECTURE
+ THEATRE
VENUE IN THE SKY: BAR AND THEATRE Wednesday 10 AM A tech company holds year-end office office meeting
Saturday 8 PM Local film makers host a movie premier at the Venue and enjoy cocktails before the show
Friday 9 PM All building residents and guests are invited to Merge’s Friday movie night
VENUE
+ LECTURE
+ THEATRE
VENUE IN THE SKY: BAR AND THEATRE Wednesday 10 AM A tech company holds year-end office office meeting
Saturday 8 PM Local film makers host a movie premier at the Venue and enjoy cocktails before the show
Friday 9 PM All building residents and guests are invited to Merge’s Friday movie night
VENUE
+ CITY VIEWS
+ PLAYGROUND
DAYCARE
Sunday 11 AM Playground and sight seeing accessible to the public
Wednesday 8 AM Daycare facility availlable to all comunity members
+ CITY VIEWS
+ PLAYGROUND
DAYCARE
Sunday 11 AM Playground and sight seeing accessible to the public
Wednesday 8 AM Daycare facility availlable to all comunity members
QUESTIONS?