Project 2.002 - Site Kyle Jacobson The culmination of the semester s analysis in the Marigny concluded with a site proposal for an open space within the neighborhood. The site design focused on the relationship between the river, levee, and neighborhood while serving both residents and tourists. The processes of observation, mapping, analysis, prototyping, modeling, proposition, and representation were all used to complete the site design. The location in which the site design was proposed is at the corner of Chartres St. and Piety St in the Bywater neighborhood. There are four streets that run perpendicular to the park along its length: Piety, Desire, Gallier, and Congress. The site is very unique in that it is very long compared to its over width. The site is nearly 1,100 feet long while only being 200 feet wide at its widest point. The Chartres-Piety site is currently not used for any function other than parking for a neighborhood restaurant across the street. The site is mainly just a grassy area except for some gravel and cobblestone near the center of the open space. It is very unique to the New Orleans region because it has some significant topography in it. There are slopes upwards of 10% at some sections of the site. The levee wall is the major boundary along the length of the southern edge and Chartres St. forms the northern boundary. The western section of the site is more industrialized than the east. There is a satellite yard to the west of the park as well as a large warehouse building across Chartres St. that currently is not in use. Across the street from the park, the three eastern most blocks are more residential being composed of houses, a few open lots, and a restaurant. The final component in the context of the 12
Site. Piety and Chartres Marigny-Bywater New Orleans, LA site is a bridge that Hargreaves Associates has proposed that enters the site along the western edge as a part of their Crescent Park plan. The park space will be designed as if the bridge is already there. The Hargreaves plan was used as context for the park proposal. The site design was proposed with specific and required program. These program included: performance space, a dog park, recreation space, parking, small gathering spaces, and large gathering spaces. The space was design with the understanding that it will function as an interstitial open space for the neighborhood and new park space being developed opposite the levee. The design of the site also considered many other site-specific considerations. The space and appropriate scale for pedestrian traffic and vehicular traffic was examined to determine adequate amounts of each. Connections to the neighborhood was critically import to the design as well as the scale and structure of the surrounding context. Planting for shade and form was examined to best determine how this could help shape the park. Finally, temporal spaces, such as market and festival space, were also considered in the design since the area will be routinely inundated with large amounts of people for festivals and parades. All of these ideas were carefully explored to design a park that fit into the context of the neighborhood as well as being a multi-functional and highly attractive space. project 2.002 13
Site Analysis Site context and analysis Site topography Building Program Building Typology Surfaces 14 Existing Site Sections
Site Program Required program was developed and proposed throughout the site. Considerations were made for pedestrian circulation, connections, scale, planting, and open spaces while developing the program. Overall program was proposed as an open multifunctional, open-use scheme. Program Iteration 1 Program Iteration 2 Program Elements: performance space dog park recreation opportunities temporal market space (15-20 vendors) parking (20-30 spaces) small gathering spaces large gathering spaces project 2.002 Final Program Axonometric Site Scale 15
Site Plan Planting Scheme Circulation 16
Site Design Goals: 1. Maximize the open greenspace within the park. The Marigny-Bywater neighbor hood has very limited open space throughout the area. 2. Create major connections nodes between the neighborhood and the levee. The connection points serve as the major plazas within the park as well as bridges across the levee to the Mississippi River and Crescent Park. These nodes are located to make linear connections with Piety and Gallier St. 3. Use lighting technology to draw attention to park and its major connection nodes. 4. Use the existing topography and form new graded landforms to create interesting forms which are very unique to the area. 5. Create many different and interesting spaces within the park to encourage varied and multifunctional use. project 2.002 17
Site Sections Site Models Topography within the context of the site is very uniqe to the New Orleans region. The earthen levee forms a part of this topography but there is also mounding near the old levee gates that can t be found many places in the region. The site proposal interacts with this topography by leaving the existing topography unchanged while building terraces around them to compliment the existing. The built terraces were designed to form intersesting landforms which are rarely seen in the area. The forms were shaped by pedestrian pathways, plantings, plazas, and bridges. 18
Site Perspectives West end plaza and bridge User Responsive Lightscape East end stroll garden Precedents The two bridge/plaza connections to the Hargreaves Crescent Park plan are major nodes within my park. These connection nodes become focal points of the park not only during the day but also at night. A user responsive lightscape is implemented on the two bridges and surrounding terraces. The intensity of the lighting is dependent on pedestrian use of the bridge during the day. The more people that use the bridge the brighter the intensity of light. The goal of the lighting is to make the connection between the neighborhood and levee more tangible and to increase the daily interaction between the two. project 2.002 19