Joshua Mohn

RURAL RENEWAL ARCHITECTURES ROLE IN RURAL AMERICA’S ECO-TOURISM INDUSTRY LOCATION: BEATTYVILLE, KY

JOSHUA MOHN RURAL RENEWAL THESIS ADVISOR: DON JONES

BEATTYVILLE, KY OVERALL SITE AREA ROUTE 11 - SINGLE ROAD THAT CONNECTS RED RIVER GORGE CLIMBING AREAS AND DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST. SOUTHERN GATEWAY TO THE RED POPULATION = 1,414 MEDIAN INCOME = $15,058 COST OF LIVING INDEX = 82.9 (US AVG. 100) HOME PRICE - $83,300 RENT PRICE - $377 POVERTY RATE = 52% EXISTING CONDITION OF AREA:

PAST INDUSTRY - EXTRACTION

CURRENT MAIN STREET - BOARDED UP

NEW INDUSTRY - ECO-TOURISM

DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST

HISTORICALLY THE AREA WAS SUSTAINED BASED ON A NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION ECONOMY. AS INDUSTRY HAS DETERIORATED OVER THE YEARS THE TOWN OF BEATTYVILLE, KY HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN WITH IT. HOWEVER THE TOWN IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST VERY CLOSE TO THE RED RIVER GORGE. (ROCK CLIMBING DESTINATION) THIS EXISTING REVENUE STREAM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD BACK UP THE TOWN OF BEATTYVILLE.

ECONOMIC

-REINTRODUCE INDUSTRY TO COMMUNITY (IDEALLY SUSTAINABLE) -PULLS EXISTING REVENUE TO CITY -CREATES VOID FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO FILL

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY

ENVIRONMENTAL

-CONNECTS CITY TO PUBLIC PARK -RECLAIMS RIVER FRONT -EASES ACCESS TO OUTDOOR AMENITIES

ROUTE 11 > TO THE RED

-MAKE CONSERVATION PROFITABLE -SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED BUILDING PRACTICE

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ARCHITECTURES ROLE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES HAS TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, A DWINDLING ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITIES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WANT INTERVENTION.

ECONOMY: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT ALLOWS FOR GREAT DISPERSION OF WEALTH THROUGHOUT THE AREA. GETTING THE POPULACE BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ALLOWING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROOM FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO GROW ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPING AREA. ULTIMATELY PROFITING FROM THE ECO-TOURISM THAT IS ALREADY PRESENT IN THE AREA.

COMMUNITY: COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES LIVING IN THE CITY MORE DESIRABLE AND ADDS TO THE OVERALL VALUE OF A RESIDENCES HOME. THIS MANIFESTS IN THE COMMUNITY BY BUILDING UP THE WATERFRONT FOR PUBLIC ACCESS CONNECTING LOCAL PARKS TO THE CITY PROPER. WHILE ALSO ADDING OPPORTUNITY TO FOR RESIDENCE TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC LANDS THAT SURROUND THE AREA.

ENVIRONMENTAL: MAKING LAND CONSERVATION PROFITABLE MAKES ITS VALUE MORE TANGIBLE. BEATTYVILLE, KY IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST AND AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RED RIVER GORGE, A PROMINENT CLIMBING AREA ON THE EAST COAST OF THE US. ADDING A HOTEL TO THE CITY BRINGS THE EXISTING REVENUE SOURCE IN THE CITY PROPER, PROFITING FROM ECO-TOURISM. MASTER PLANNING PHASING 1. PRE-FAB MANUFACTURING FACILITY: - BRINGS INDUSTRY AND BLUE COLLAR WORK BACK TO THE AREA - MANUFACTURING ADDS AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR

HOUSING POST HOTEL DEVELOPMENT 2. HOTEL: - PULLS TOURISM REVENUE TO CITY PROPER - CREATES MANUFACTURING JOB TO JUMP START FACTORY OPERATIONS 3. MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT - WITH ADDED REVENUE STREAM MAIN STREET HAS THE GAINING POTENTIAL TO REOPEN WITH LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS - TOURISM INDUSTRY DIVERSIFIES CITY’S REVENUE STREAM

NAME OF PROJECT LOCATION (CITY, STATE, COUNTRY) APPLICABLE CODES ZONING (INCLUDING SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR OVERLAYS) ENVIRONMENTAL (FLOOD PLAIN, ALLOWABLE IMPERVIOUS COVER) BUILDING (IF NOT AVAILABLE, USE IBC 2015 or later) NFPA PLUMBING CODE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS EXISTING MASTER PLANS IDENTIFY AUTHOR, SCOPE, DATE

BEATTYVILLE REDEVELOPMENT BEATTVILLE, KY na IECC 2012 2013 Kentucky Building Code IFC 2012 2013 Kentucky Building Code 2013 Kentucky Building Code NA

4. FUTURE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT -CREATES AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOUSING FOR GROWING LOCAL POPULATION -CONTINUES BUSINESS FOR FACTORY CREATING A SUSTAINING BUSINESS MODEL 5. PROFIT FROM CONSERVATION -RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CONNECTS PUBLIC PARK WITH CITY RECLAIMS 6. RIVERFRONT FOR THE PUBLIC -ECO-TOURISM BRINGS REVENUE CONSERVATION PROFITABLE

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CASE STUDIES HOBOKEN - FLOOD MITIGATION OMA HOBOKEN, NJ INFLUENCE: WITH OUR SITE BEING IN A FLOOD PLAIN OMA’S APPROACH TO FLOOD MITIGATION SUGGESTS A COMBINED APPROACH OF USING LEVEES, RETENTION PONDS, AND UNDERGROUND STORAGE/ PUMPS.

BEATTYVILLE, KY - FLOOD

TIMBERLINK - PANELIZED TIMBER BUILDING SYSTEM ENNS DESIGN TORONTO, CAN INFLUENCE:

BY UTILIZING THE CLT STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO THE TIMBER LINK CONCEPT THE SEPARATE MODULES CAN BE ASSEMBLED AT THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND THEN FLAT PACKED TO SITE TO BE REASSEMBLED AND THEN PUT IN PLACE.

MONHONK HOTEL JAMES E. WARE, NAPOLEON LEBRUN NEW PALTZ, NY INFLUENCE: PROOF OF PROGRAM CONCEPT.

BY BUILDING A HOTEL INTO THE AREA WE SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESS WITH ECO-TOURISM.

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TARGET MARKET

ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY - CLIMBING IN THE RED

LOCALS - LIVE, WORK, AND UTILIZE THE NATURAL LANDS (CLIMB, RAFT, HIKE, ETC…) JOBS IN HEALTHCARE, MANUFACTURING, AND SERVICE ARE THE HIGHEST EMPLOYERS

RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY = 61%

SEASONAL DIRTBAGS - PEOPLE WHO STAY LONG TERM IN THE AREA EITHER RENTING AN APARTMENT OR CAMPING/ VANLIFE. USUALLY ACQUIRE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT (GUIDING, SERVICE JOB, ETC…)

JOB CREATION = 120,000

WEEKEND WARRIORS - SHORT TERM VISITORS DRIVE THE HOURS FOR A FEW DAYS OF FUN. ON VACATION WITH MONEY TO BURN (CASH COWS) - GENERALLY EDUCATED WITH COLLEGE DEGREE AND WHITE COLLAR JOB

OUTDOOR REC GENERATES: CONSUMER SPENDING= $12.8 BILLION

WAGES = $3.6 BILLION STATE/LOCAL TAX REVENUE = $756 MILLION VISITORS = 7,500 CLIMBERS PER YEAR TRENDS ARE SEEING THIS NUMBER RISE EACH YEAR SPENDING = $3.6 MILLION REVENUE FOR LOCAL BUSINESS = $2.7 MILLION GENERALLY HIGH EDUCATED WITH COLLEGE DEGREE STRONG INTEREST IN SUPPORTING MOM/POP SHOPS

REFERENCE: JAMES N. MAPLES, RYAN L. SHARP, BRIAN G. CLARK, KATHERINE GERLAUGH, AND BRAYLON GILLESPIE. “CLIMBING OUT OF POVERTY: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ROCK CLIMBING IN AND AROUND EASTERN KENTUCKY’S RED RIVER GORGE.” JOURNAL OF APPALACHIAN STUDIES 23, NO. 1 (2017): 53-71. DO:10.5406/JAPPASTUD.23.1.0053.

WEEKEND WARRIORS - TARGET MARKET FOR HOTEL USE.

SEASONAL DIRTBAGS - VAN DWELLERS

LOCALS - MIGELS PIZZA - POPULAR CLIMBER SPOT

TERM 1 - PROCESS DRAWINGS

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

SEPARATION ROCK WALL + HOTEL

COMBINE ROCK WALL/ HOTEL. OPEN SITE CIRCULATION OP1

COMBINE ROCK WALL/ HOTEL. OPEN SITE CIRCULATION OP 2

TERM 1 - PRESENTATION - MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN - OVERALL AREA

MASTER PLAN - TOWN

PREFAB MANUFACTURING FACILITY

CLIMBERS HOTEL

PREFAB HOMES

TOWN REVITALIZATION

-NEW INDUSTRY GETS BLUE COLLAR LABOR BACK TO WORK WITH RESPECTABLE CAREERS. CREATES NEED/ REVENUE FOR BETTER

-CREATES DESTINATION IN BEATTYVILLE,KY BRINGING TOURIST REVENUE TO THE TOWN. MODULAR UNITS PROVIDE A JUMP-START TO THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY.

POST CONSTRUCTION THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY WOULD PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOCALS. ENABLING A MEANS OF GAINING CAPITAL RATHER THAN RENTING.

MAIN STREET - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE.

RIVERFRONT WALK ADD PUBLIC AMENITY AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING PARK

TERM 1 - PRESENTATION - MANUFACTURING SITE + PRE-FAB HOUSING MANUFACTURING SITE

PREFAB HOME

PROGRAM OPEN ASSEMBLY AREA OFFICES PRODUCT -PREFAB MODULAR HOTEL UNIT PREFAB HOMES AND CABINS MANUFACTURING - 50,000 SF EXISTING BUSINESS SPACE TO REMAIN CURRENT CONDITION INDUSTRIAL AREA FOR LEE COUNTY 27.6 ACRES OR 1,202,256 SF PROGRAM OFFICE MANUFACTURING - +/100,000 SF

1 BED - 630 SF 2 BED - 1500 SF POST HOTEL CONSTRUCTION THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY WOULD STILL PRODUCE AFFORDABLE PREFAB HOUSING

FEEDBACK DISCONNECTED FROM TOWN AND MAIN HOTEL - MOVED INTO THE TOWN PROPER,

USER: AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOCALS. ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD CAPITAL RATHER THAN RENT BUILT BY AND FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

FEEDBACK REFINE AND CREATE MORE OPTIONS AND MODULES - 2 MODULES MADE (DWELLING, SLEEPING) AND MULTIPLE VARIATIONS.

TERM 1 - PRESENTATION - CLIMBER HOTEL

HOTEL SITE

FEEDBACK: REACTION TO CONTEXT IS OUT OF SCALE WITH RESIDENTIAL - REDUCED SCALE TOWARDS TOWN AND RESIDENCE NONREACTIVE TO SITE - REFINED SITE PLAN AND ADDED AMENITIES

HOTEL UNIT

TERM 2 - PROCESS DRAWINGS

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ESTABLISH # OF STACKED UNITS

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CREATE TEXTURE/ USABLE BALCONY SPACE ON MASS.

+ REDUCE SCALE TOWARDS RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE CREATING VERTICAL MOVEMENT TOWARDS PUBLIC AMENITY TOTAL UNITS - 44

CREATE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT AND REACTION TO RIVERS FORM/FLOW

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HOTEL SUITE UNIT - 1 INDIVIDUAL MODUAL - BASE MOD

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TERM 2 - PRESENTATION DRAWINGS - STRUCT/MECH PARKING GARAGE

FITNESS CENTER

CAFE/ BAR LOUNGE

YOGA STUDIO

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LOBBY GUIDE SERVICE OFFICE

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STORAGE

RECEPTION

PRO SHOP LVL 1 BOULDER LOUNGE

PRO SHOP LVL 2

GREEN ROOF

UPPER LOUNGE / DECK

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

MECHANICAL DIAGRAM

SUSTAINABILITY DIAGRAM

TERM 2 - FACADE ELEVATION/ MATERIALS

TERM 3 - FORM DIAGRAM/ SITE AXON

TERM 3 - FACADE ELEVATION/ EXTERIOR RENDER

HOTEL UNIT AXON

HOTEL UNIT PLAN

TERM 3 - SITE SECTION/ AMENITIES

RIVER WALK/ PATIO

SITE SECTION

BOULDER AREA

GREEN ROOF

RAIN GARDEN

TERM 3 - MODEL

TERM 3 - PLANS/ INTERIORS

GARAGE PLAN 1ST PLAN ROCK GYM/ FRONT DESK 2ND PLAN

RECEPTION/ CAFE

3RD PLAN BAR/ RESTAURANT

4TH PLAN

TERM 3 - MANUFACTURING

PLAN DIAGRAM

PLAN

MANUFACTURING AXON

TERM 3 - PRE-FAB HOUSING

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