PROJECT SITE - View facing South - GREYHOUND SITE RIALTO THEATRE HOTEL CONGRESS STATION DEPOT BROADWAY BOULEVARD 4TH AVENUE CONGRESS STREET TOOLE STREET CONTEXT - Site Photos CONTEXT + PROGRAM
6th Avenue Toole St Areal View 8th Street N 4th N N 5th Southern Pacific Railroad 9th Street MC ARTHUR SPRR STATION DEPOT 4th AVENUE UNDERPASS RONSTADT TRANSIT CENTER MLK HOTEL CONGRESS GRAYHOUND MIXED-USE SITE #2 Congress St RETAIL RIALTO THEATRE Congress RIALTO THEATER Broadway Blvd GRAYHOUND MIXED-USE SITE #1 S 5th Avenue Herbert Alley S 4th Avenue HOTEL CONGRESS 4th AVENUE UNDERPASS SPRR STATION DEPOT CONTEXT + PROGRAM
TUNNEL #2 TUNNEL #1 CITY s PROPOSAL - 2 Tunnels ($$$, less efficient) - cuts apart land and makes it undevelopable - more road - more construction - over 24,000 cu. yd. of dirt to be removed Single Undepass Configuration - February 2006 TWO TUNNELS ONE TUNNEL VS. TWO TUNNELS
9th Street Southern Pacific Railroad Single Undepass Configuration - Approved by City Council March 2006 N 4th Avenue 9th Street Toole St SPRR STATION DEPOT PLAZA CENTRO HOTEL CONGRESS LANDMARK TOWER Congress St RIALTO THEATRE RESTAURANT RETAIL CINEMA Broadway Blvd S 5th Avenue S 4th Avenue Herbert Alley OUR PROPOSAL - 1 Tunnel - less road - less tunnel - more focused pedestrian circulation/distribution - denser, larger areas of developable land - consolidated and more efficient pedestrian, trolley, and automobile circulation - $8 million savings ONE TUNNEL ONE TUNNEL VS. TWO TUNNELS
March intersection design with Toole closed MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLAN
Ground level Housing on top MASTERPLAN EVOLUTION - April & May MASTERPLAN Masterplan in June with two-way Boulevard configuration at Congress Street. Closed Toole Avenue as Pedestrian alle and solo East sidewalk through Underpass.
14 PLAZA CENTRO NORTH 01 THE UNDERPASS 02 THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE 04 THE STAIR 03 INTERSECTION 05 THE PASEO 06 THE SMALL PLAZA 11 ARCADE & LANDSCAPE 16 PLAZA CENTRO EAST 10 THE ALLEY 09 SIDEWALK 07 ARCADE & STREET PARKING 08 ENTRANCES 12 STREET EDGE CONFIGURATION 15 PLAZA CENTRO WEST 09 8 +8 SIDEWALK MASTERPLAN
14'-10" Section - Bridge Elevation from Core Intersection showing Primary Pedestrian Tunnel Entry at Lower Right VIERENDEEL TRUSS I-BEAM 14"x14" 14'-10" STEEL BEAM STEEL COLUMN The Link in the pedestrian Loop. Typical Section - Outer Structural Frame w/ Inner Secondary Skin and Cruciforn-Section Column Conceptual Sketch THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
Gallery Space Artwork on the walls; Telling the Story of the Old Trolley. West sidewalk East sidewalk 4th AVE UNDERPASS
10'-7" LIGHT BOX 13'-10" LIGHT BOX BEAM; PAINTED SURFACE COLUMN; PAINTED SURFACE 20'-3" WHITE TILE IN STAINLESS STEELFRAME ETCHED IMAGE ON METAL, TBD BY ARTIST BLACK CONCRETE ETCHED CONCRETE; SAME AS STAIR BLACK CONCRETE ETCHED CONCRETE; SAME AS STAIR PAINTED SURFACE 1'-6" 1'-6" 4'-0" WEST SIDEWALK EAST SIDEWALK 4th AVE UNDERPASS
PLAZA CENTRO 4 th AVENUE Plan - Piazza-like stairs with water fountain and native planting garden Detail Plan of Pedestrian Bridge, Lift, Stair, Common Wall & Depot Plaza Park 0 2' 4' 8' Retaining Walls - Native Plantings Stair Elevation 02 1/4"=1'-0" Detail Plan & Sections/Elevations of Stair INTERSECTION: URBAN STAIR + FOUNTAIN 04 12/12/2006
Stage EQUIPMENT TROLLEY COORDINATE W HC PARKING Section @ Fire Alley (Along Railroad Track) 1/8"=1'-0" Section @ Waiting Area (Broadway Boulevard) C 1/8"=1'-0" Section @ Sidewalk West of 4th Avenue K 1/8"=1'-0" PROPERTY LINE TREES LANDSCAPING STREET-LIGHT/ SHORT POLE BUS PARKING Section @ Hotel Congress West of Tool Street K 1/8"=1'-0" O GUARDRAIL TREE COORDINATE TRANSITION W HOTEL CONGRESS Multi- Use Plaza Market/Fair PROPERTY LINE RETAIL RAILROAD TRACK 1'-0" 2'-0" 8'-0" 20'-0" SIDEWALK SHADING DEVICE 8'-0" BROADWAY BOULEVARD TREES LANDSCAPING STREET-LIGHT SIGNAGE STREET-LIGHT PEDESTRIAN ( Bollards with Lighting) 8'-0" 3'-6" SERVICE AND FIRE EXIT PLANTER FOR TREE 1/8"=1'-0" Section @ Broadway Boulevard F 1/8"=1'-0" TOOLE STREET 20'-0" Section North of Underpass @ Sidewalk East of 4th Avenue L 18'-0" CURB PARKING TREES LANDSCAPING STREET-LIGHT/ SHORT POLE PARKING METERS TRASH BIN LANDSCAPE 4'-0" Section @ Fire Alley (Along Railroad Track ) X'-X" SIDEWALK WALKWAY 1/8"=1'-0" Section @ Sidewalk West of Tool Street N 1/8"=1'-0" P EYELETS VERTICAL SHADING DEVICE 8'-0" POLES 4" DIAMETERS PAINTED IN VARIOUS COLORS 8'-0" CANOPIES 8'-0" FRAME LIGHTFIXTURES MISTERS OPTIONAL, BY SUBCONTRACTOR ANNUALLY RENEWED SHADING DEVICES TBD BY LOCAL ARTIST LIGHT FIXTURES 4'-0" 5'-6" 16'-0" TRAIN DEPOT/ RESTAURANT 10'-0" 26'-0" 16'-0" 8'-0" de (East Side of Congress Extension) - Opt With Curb 1/8"=1'-0" H PARKINGSTALL PAVING A ASPHALT ; DARK FOR GOOD MAINTENANCE DRIVE WAY PAVING B PAINTED CONCRETE; PATTERN TBD BY LOCAL ARTIST PARKINGSTALL 15'-0" PARKINGSTALL 18'-0" PAVING A ASPHALT ; DARK FOR GOOD MAINTENANCE DRIVE WAY 24 PAVING B PAINTED CONCRETE; PATTERN TBD BY LOCAL ARTIST NO PARKING MEETERS IN THIS ZOONE PARKING STALLS NUMBERED Detail Section and Elevation 10'-0" SIDEWALK / ARCADE SHADING DEVICE ENTRANCE LIGHT OPTION WITH TANDEM PARKING PARKING RETAIL n @ East Side of Congress Extension - Opt With Curb 1/8"=1'-0" I Civic Stage PLAZA CENTRO NORTH: MULTI-USE CIVIC STAGE PARK/ PEDESTRIAN AREA PAVING C TREES PLANTERS FLAGPOLES BENCHES TRASH BIN 1/8"=1'-0" LOBBY HOUSING 5'-6" 8'-0" STREET FURNITURE TREES BENCHES TRASH BINS DRINKING FOUNTAINS SIGNAGE BICYCLE RACKS PARKING MEETERS STREET- LIGHT PAVING A ASPHALT ; DARK FOR GOOD MAINTENANCE Section @ Depot Plaza Multi-Use Urban Space 4'-0" 1'-0" KING ZOONE PARKINGSTALL 18 Q
1 2 Intimacy and Shade- A shaded intimate space in the middle of a major pedestrian path. Retail Paseo Outdoot-seating Retail THE PASEO
Meeting point- A waiting and a transit area for public transportation in the centre of the new Plaza Centro Development. The Plaza is a part of the Pedestrian Loop that goes all the way around the edges of the intersection. 4th Avenue @ Inter- Waiting Boot/ Trolley Paseo Waiting Boot/ Trolley Arcade THE SMALL PLAZA
Waiting 1area for Theatre Visitors. The fronyard of the Rialto Theatre. By only allowing for loading and emergency vehicles the Alley becomes the frontyard for the Thatre Rialto when their guests are lining up to get tickets for the show. The new development could have A Hole in the Wall Café or Fast food place for hungry queuers. hotel rialto alley hole in the wall THE ALLEY
retail arcade outdoor-seating retail congress st @ intersection Arcade and Landscaped Edge with contained Outdoor-seating. Sun-brakes shade the Arcade from the strong West sun. ARCADE + LANDSCAPING
Urban Floor - Letting the sidewalk be level with the street and using the same paving on both surfaces creates a more generous sidewalk. Different shaped Bollards sepparates the sidewalk from the street- parking. The Bollards can be used for seating and Light and they can function as Meeting-points along the Street. At the wide parts of the Sidewalk tree grates out of laser-cut Steel are mixed up with the use of a softer material, Decomosed Granite or Sand to give a more varied natural feeling to the sidewalk but also to allow more water to the trees. SIDEWALK
The Gate- Garage Entrances are framed by the overlying building but set back from the face of the Arcade. The break in the arcade is easily perceived from a distance and indicates for the cars in the street where to enter. The building over head the entrance keeps the Streetedge intact. ENTRANCES The Vestibule
Short cuts - Freestanding Column at the corner of a building, the building steps back a little for the pedestrian, letting the pedestrian step on the nicer carpet underneath the building, within the footprint of the building/ the private. Loosening up the edge between private and public. Typical Corner Retail Store Conditions in Tucson BUILDING EDGES
1. Arcade, 4th Avenue Tucson, AZ Arcade at Storefront next to Street-parking, shaded storefront/ entrance, possibility for seating in-between indoors and outdoors. ARCADE + STREETPARKING
Multi-Use Plaza 4th avenue Intersection Plaza Centro Development East Elevation New Extended Congress St Plaza Centro Development Congress St Hotel Congress West Elevation New Extended Congress St 14 PLAZA CENTRO EAST / 15 PLAZA CENTRO WEST - Mixed Use Development Sites
14 PLAZA CENTRO EAST / 15 PLAZA CENTRO WEST - Mixed Use Development Sites
14 PLAZA CENTRO EAST / 15 PLAZA CENTRO WEST - Mixed Use Development Sites