Jason NICASTRO

JASON NICASTRO SOUTH PHILLY FRIEZE MIKE McCLOSKEY

UPPER FAR NORTHEAST

LOWER NORTHWEST

CENTRAL NORTHEAST

UPPER NORTHWEST

UPPER NORTH

LOWER NORTHEAST

LOWER FAR NORTHEAST

NORTH DELAWARE

SPORTS COMPLEX

NORTH WEST PARK WEST U. CITY SOUTHWEST

LOWER NORTH CENTRAL

NEIGHBORHOODS

RIVER WARDS

OIL REFINERY

FDR PARK

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

NAVY YARD

SOUTH LOWER SOUTHWEST

LOWER SOUTH

THE DISTRICT OF LOWER SOUTH PHILADELPHIA AND THE NAVY YARD BOTH HAVE A RICH AND HISTORIC IDENTITY CULTIVATED OVER MANY DECADES OF

INDUSTRIALIZATION FOLLOWED BY DECADES OF DEINDUSTRIALIZATION. THE AREA IS BEGINNING TO FIND ITSELF BEING CALLED UPON TO ONCE AGAIN BECOME A PROPEROUS CORPORATE, COMMUNITY, AND ENTERTAINMENT ZONE WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION TRENDS COMPLETED FOR THE PHILADELPHIA 2035 CITYWIDE MASTER PLAN SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT THE LOWER SOUTH DISTRICT CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AS A PLACE THAT ATTRACTS BUSINESSES AS MUCH AS PEOPLE.

SITE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE A RE-

ENVISIONING OF THE GENERAL PARKING LAYOUT TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXPANSION TO FDR PARK, AN ADDITIONAL NEW CLUSTER OR COMMUNITY-SERVING PUBLIC FACILITIES, EXPANSION OF THE BROAD STREET LINE TO THE NAVY YARD, AS WELL AS A NEW ARENA. THE ARENA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 800,000 1,000,000 SF (WELLS FARGO = 800,000 SF) AND WILL SEAT APPROXIMATELY 19 - 20,000 PEOPLE. PLANNING ISSUES OF SCALE, NOISE, THRESHOLD, BOUNDARY, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CONTEXT, AND SECURITY ARE ALL IMPORTANT TO THE AREA AND THE PROJECT. CURRENT ZONING LAWS RESTRICT THE BUILDING TYPOLOGIES IN THIS AREA TO THOSE RELATING TO SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE AREA SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE LACK OF AMENITIES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SERVICING MOST OF THE CITY THROUGH IT’S FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.

THESE THREE PROJECTS WERE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CASES STUDIED WITH REGARD TO THE THESIS PROJECT. THE FIRST, POSTFINANCE ARENA, IN BERN SWITZERLAND IS AN ICE HOCKEY ARENA ALONG A TRANSIT STOP THAT PROVIDES MANY ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF ACTIVATION ALONG ITS FACADE. THE SECOND PRECEDENT, PETCO PARK, HOME TO THE SAN DIEGO PADRES MLB TEAM. HELPED THE THESIS PROJECT IDENTIFY THE PROPER DENSITY OF PEOPLE AND AMENITIES REQUIRED FOR A SUCCESSFUL URBAN STADIUM. LAST, CONSOL ENERGY CENTER IN PITTSBURGH, PA IS THE FIRST NHL STADIUM TO BE CERTIFIED LEED GOLD AND HEAVILY INFLUENCED THE TECHNICAL AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO THE DESIGN.

PRESS FACILITIES

BUILDING ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

FOOD & RETAIL SERVICES

EVENT FACILITIES

TEAM FACILITIES

CIRCULATION

SPECTATOR FACILITIES

PRESS FACILITIES

BUILDING ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

FOOD & RETAIL SERVICES

EVENT FACILITIES

TEAM FACILITIES

CIRCULATION

SPECTATOR FACILITIES