Passyunk Square Master Planning

Fall 2020- Winter 2021

Professors: Martha Cross, Adam Hayes

The Passyunk Square is a collaborative Master Plan developed by Tyler Gilbert, Robyn Sanderson, and I which stitches a hole in the urban fabric of South Philly just Southwest of the famed Pats & Genos Cheesesteak Restaurants. Our overall layout consists of streets which both align with the surrounding fabric while also breaking from the typical repetition of the South Philly Grid. An assortment of small scattered public spaces, curb-less streets, and car-less alleyways help to create a desirable pedestrian-oriented experience. Our plan also takes advantage of nearby transportation, creating threshold plazas at major intersections, as well as a landscaped walkway which lures pedestrian traffic from the Broad Street Subway to our site.

Lastly, Each Partner selected a series of buildings which were combined and then further designed in the next quarter...

Partners: Tyler Gilbert, Robyn Sanderson