readings of urban fabric
GRID Tissue origins 1874
green interventions
edge conditions
working waTerfronT sTrip
red hook houses 1939 & van brunt street
working waterfront transition zone
primary directions
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1. LOUIS VALENTINO JR. PARK
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2. WATERFRONT MUSEUM & PARK
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5. erie basin promenade
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Readings of social fabric
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
12,95%
36,3%
54,6%
AGE 25+ WITH HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE OR HIGHER
79,35%
52,1%
44,9%
AGE 25+ WITH college SCHOOL DEGREE OR HIGHER
32,75%
11,7%
3,4%
CRIME PREVENTION & RED HOOK YOUTH COURT
FARM BASED LEARNING & youth empowerment
youth training against intergenerational poverty
a community empowerment center on red hook’s waterfront
RED HOOK YOUTH COURT °1998
youth “rehabilitation” center
shift in juvenile justice system 1990s
key components: education, recreation, community involvement, prevention programs, ending repeated offences
juvenile boot camp: structure & discipline
youth “rehabilitation” center
youth “rehabilitation” center
individual consultation rooms group consultation rooms class rooms workshops farm based learning facilities cafeteria teen activity room media room dormitory
red hook “needs” 2011
“identify potential resources for educational programming needs & expanded employment programs”
community center
community “education” center
offices conference rooms class rooms auditorium library café waterfront museum
community center
sport & recreation facilities
sport recreation
OUTDOOR sport fields large gymnasium/community hall changing rooms fitness room
three “pillars”
youth “rehabilitation” center
sport recreation
community center
waterfront site
waterfront site
“Between two morphologies”
SITE CONDITIONS 1911
THE OLD WATER TOWER
SITE CONDITIONS 1924
SITE CONDITIONS 1951
site conditions 1996
site conditions 2002
site conditions 2004
WATERFRONT PARK
site conditions 2006
WATERFRONT MUSEUM
site conditions 2008
site conditions 2012
exploring the organization of a complex program
youth center
sport recreation
community center
DESIGN STUDY
DESIGN STUDY
DESIGN STUDY
design study
“Between two morphologies”
“between two morphologies”
“between two morphologies”
“between two morphologies”
“beTween Two morphologies”
indusTrial / manufacTuring
residenTial
vacanT
TransporTaTion
unknown
“between two morphologies”
a new morphology
design strategy
design strategy
design strategy
composition
50m
three volumes
positioning
space in between volumes