Emily van Geldern MLA Graduate Portfolio

EMILY VAN GELDERN MLA GRADUATE PORTFOLIO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DESIGN

2080 2050 2015

CONTENTS 4

SEEDING SHADE: THE COFFEE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE Circasia, Colombia

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BAR THE CAR Gaborone, Botswana

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DINÉ LAND Navajo Reservation, Crownpoint, New Mexico

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TRAVERSING BETWEEN DEW + TIDE Bartram’s Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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CONNECTING MOMENTS OF TRANSFER North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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URBAN DUNE Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York

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GATEWAY TO BREAKWAY Gateway National Recreation Area, New York + New Jersey

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FERA : LINEAR CITY Media IV, Fall 2014

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4X4 Media II, Spring 2013

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FOUND PROJECTIONS Media I, Fall 2012

SEEDING SHADE: The Coffee Cultural Landscape CIRCASIA, COLOMBIA Critics__David Gouverneur + Oscar Grauer Partners__Stefanie Loomis + Taylor Burgess Spring 2014

Seeding Shade provides the municipality of Circasia and the Zona Cafetera, with a design framework that utilizes the momentum of their recent UNESCO declaration to address the global and local issues of population growth, falling coffee prices, deforestation, tourism, and climate change currently threatening the coffee cultural landscape. The implementation of a series of successional “shade typologies” expand and connect existing forests through various productive, protective, and programmed green spaces. These typologies are implemented across the municipality based on current waterway routes, land use patterns, remaining forests, road networks, and school locations that determine a series of connected Rural Nodes. The Rural Nodes provide farmers the opportunity to process their new, high-quality shade coffee and cattle byproducts with modern machinery and co-op these products into a unique Circasia brand. The Rural Nodes’ proximity to schools and their infrastructure for social programming (farmers markets, eco-tourism, educational events) engage the rural community and tourists alike in the agricultural processes and the region’s cultural heritage.

Published__World Landscape Architecture Magazine, Edition 15. Large Scale Projects & Ideas, 8/ 2014.

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COLOMBIAN COFFEE + BIODIVERSITY FEE OF

70% SHAD EC

30% FEE OF

SUN COFFEE FARMS SHADE COFFEE FARMS UNESCO SITES ZONA CAFETERA CIRCASIA (municipality)

The highest concentration of sun coffee farms overlap with an endangered eco-region and biodiversity hotspot. Almost the entire eco-region has been converted to agricultural land.

SUN COFFEE FARMS PROTECTED AREAS CAUCA VALLEY MONTANE FOREST ECO-REGION TROPICAL ANDES BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT UNESCO SITES CIRCASIA (municipality)

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CIRCASIA COFFEE + DEFORESTATION ORIGINAL FORESTS

ONGOING DEFORESTATION

CURRENT LANDUSE PASTURE SUN COFFEE SEMI-SHADE COFFEE SHADE COFFEE RIPARIAN BUFFER CITY CENTER

POLLUTED WATERWAYS N

COFFEE

0M

LIBRE

2000M

4000M

RIO ROBLE

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PASTURE

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BARBAS BREMEN

10000M

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COFFEE GROWING ZONE 2014

2050

2000M 1900M 1800M 1700M 1600M 1500M 1400M 1300M

n sitio ttle tran a ing ee to c d n tre coff m o r f

1200M 1100M

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SHADE TYPOLOGIES

WATER : BUFFER ISSUE

ACTION

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PRODUCTIVE

waste chemicals

crop allĂŠe disperses runoff

fertilizers

RUN OF F

contaminated ravine

clean ravine

AGRICULTURE : DIVERSIFY ISSUE

ACTION

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SHADE COFFEE high risk no biodiversity

low quality monoculture

stabilized soils

high quality polyculture biodiversity

erosion

increased organic matter

degraded soils

FOREST : PROTECT ISSUE

ACTION

current bosque

habitat loss

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D

NATURAL SEEDING

previous bosque extent

seed tree planting

bird dispersal mosaic spread

wind dispersal

PEOPLE : NETWORK ISSUE

PROTECTED

ACTION

PROGRAMMED dense native species protect Rio Roble preserve biodiversity

recreation as catchment system urban nursery RUN

vine

OFF

Rio Roble

SILVOPASTURE stabilized soils

RURAL CO-OPS high quality polyculture

compost

biodiversity

processing buildings

drying beds

farm stand

coffee seedlings increased organic matter

DESIGNED SEEDING core habitat

stepping stone corridor linear corridor

ECO-TOURISM protected forest

camp grounds viewing tower

nature trail

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COFFEE CO-OP STATION

EXISTING SUN COFFEE HIGH YIELD + HIGH CHEMICALS LOW QUALITY + LOW BIODIVERSITY

YEAR 6 INCREASED QUALITY + SHADE + STABILIZATION

COOP Coffe e

CO-OP

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Coffee

EXISTING SCHOOL

EXISTING RURAL ROAD

Nodes are paired with existing schools to engage Circasia’s youth with the coffee process + cultural heritage.

The road network provides access for local farms to bring their harvested beans to their local nodes

YEAR 1 - 2 INCREASED HEALTH + SOIL + INCOME

YEAR 20 - SHADE COFFEE HIGH QUALITY + HIGH BIODIVERSITY LOW MAINTENANCE + LOW RISK

CO-OP C offee

NEW RURAL NODE High quality crops are co-oped to create a Circasia brand and provide small farmers modern equipment to better process their beans

COFFEE BEAN PROCESS

RIPE CHERRY

DEPULP

SORT

FERMENT

DRY

HULL

BAG

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CATTLE CO-OP STATION

YEAR 1 - 2 INCREASED SOIL + INCOME

YEAR 20 : SILVOPASTURE HIGH QUALITY POLYCULTURE + HABITAT CO-OP Products

CO -OP

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RURAL NODE : CATTLE

RURAL ROAD

Farmers are provided with modern equipment to create a diverse market of dairy and fruit products.

Provides access for local farms to bring their dairy + fruit products to local nodes for processing.

EXISTING PASTURE HIGH CONTAMINATION + EROSION LOW HABITAT MONOCULTURE

YEAR 6 INCREASED QUALITY, PRODUCTS + SOIL STABILIZATION

CO-OP Products

ucts Prod

SILVOPASTURE PRODUCTS

CHEESE

YOGURT

ICE CREAM

JUICE

JAM

FRUIT

NUTS

TIMBER

BEEF

FODDER

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SHADE IMPLEMENTATION URBAN NODE CATTLE

ECO-TOURISM

SCHOOLS + CO-OPS EXISTING SCHOOLS NURSERY + PROPOSED UNIVERSITY

COFFEE

CO-OP STATIONS

URBAN CENTER

VIA FILANDIA

ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE DIRT ROAD

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PAVED ROAD

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VIA ARMENIA

PROPOSED SHADE PROTECTED 100M CORRIDOR PRODUCTIVE CORRIDOR

VIA ARMENIA

EXISTING CANOPY

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RIO RO

EXISTING PART-SHADE COFFEE EXISTING SHADE COFFEE EXISTING RIPARIAN BUFFER

S OSA ERM K AS H R TO L NAL PA NATIO

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HYDROLOGY CREEK RIO ROBLE +2000 M

TOPOGRAPHY ANDOSOL SOILS +1400 M

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URBAN NURSERY

CATTLE CO-OP STATION

RIO ROBLE TRAIL

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BAR THE CAR

GABORONE, BOTSWANA Critic__Christopher Marcinkoski Partner__Muhan Cui Fall 2014 The diurnal commute of people from peri-urban villages to Gaborone’s city center is consistently marred by long lines of single-occupancy vehicles and unreliable shared taxis [combis]. Bar the Car suggests an alternative to Gaborone’s cycle of gridlock by introducing dedicated combi and HOV-lanes to the city’s existing, over-sized road network. These brightly colored, dedicated lanes would occur along established traffic routes that run north-south and east-west in the city to relieve pressure during peak commuting hours. A proposed ring route would provide commuters the opportunity to exit their private vehicles and catch a combi at fixed stops, diminishing the amount of motorized transit within the city center. This ring, in conjunction with the lanes, would create a hierarchy of circulation within Gaborone that currently does not exist. Additionally, Gaborone’s reliance on cars has encouraged public and commercial businesses to sprawl across the city. By encouraging less people to drive, Bar the Car aims to create cohesive avenues, or “bars,” where areas of focused development are anchored by current, popular destinations like malls, playing fields, and employment centers.

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DIURNAL COMMUTES The relationship between Gaborone and its Peri-Urban Villages = 20,000 people approx.

MMETSHIMOTHLHABE Village

= 2,000 people approx.

MMOPANE Village

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SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION There is currently no public transportation in Gaborone.

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A confetti of popular destinations include shopping malls, office parks, soccer pitches, and government institutions.

Create pedestrian-friendly avenues betw destinations to encourage non-motorize

Ring

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III. PROPOSED RING

IV. LINE EXTENSIONS

Provide an alternative to circulating through the city center.

Extend the north-south and east-west lin

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N-S Line Bars 0

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2

4KM

VITY

II. FIRST LINES

ween current clusters of popular ed movement.

Introduce north-south and east-west HOV-lanes in the area of Gaborone which suffers from the most traffic congestion.

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V...POSSIBLE GROWTH Lines can expand depending on future demand.

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INCREMENTAL LINE GROWTH

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+ Publi c Trans it + Bike Sh + Shad aring ing + Signa Structure ge

II. FORMAL STOP + INFORMAL VENDORS If a stop becomes popular, more formal structures can be added to provide a place for people to catch a combi as well as informal vending opportunities.

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I. DEDICATED LANE + VEGETATION

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Travel Lane

Dedicated combi + HOV-lane will relieve traffic congestion during peak hours. Trees are placed at potential transit stops to provide shade and encourage people to gather there.

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UB TEACHING HOSPITAL

Ring Bar GABORONE CRICKET CLUB

GABORONE GOLF CLUB

UB STADIUM

BOTSWANA NATIONAL STADIUM

BOTSWANA NATIONAL TENNIS ASSOC. PRINCESS MARINA HOSPITAL

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA [UB]

YMCA ANGLICAN CHURCH CITY HALL GSS GROUNDS JAMA MASJID MOSQUE

UB BAR_CURRENT CONDITIONS (2.8 KM) Residential Civic Recreation School

Median Wall Fence

UB BAR_CURRENT LANDUSE

Ring Landscape/Lane Stop

Zoom-In

Program Opportunities

Development

UB STOP

UB / NATIONAL STADIUM

Recreation + Commercial Flexible Scale Comparison

= Football Field

UB BAR_DEVELOPMENT ZONES 24

Flexible Vend

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Stationary Bi

Comfort Stat

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Cistern

Bench

+ Publi c Trans it + Bike Sh + Shad aring ing Str ucture + Signa ge + Seati ng + Pota ble + Vend Water or + Com Opportunitie fort Sta s tion

UB STOP_PEAK

Nightime Re

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+ Publi c Trans it + Bike Sh + Com aring fort Sta tion + Signa ge + Seati ng + Pota ble + Nigh Water tim + Lighti e Recreation ng

UB STOP_OFF PEAK 25

Ring Bar

GABORONE INDUSTRIAL PARK

EPHEMERAL RIVER

MILLENNIUM OFFICE PARK GAME CITY MALL

KGALE HILL COMBI STOP

GABORONE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE PARK

KGALE HILL BAR_CURRENT CONDITIONS (3.5 KM) Residential Industrial Mixed Use Commercial School

Median Wall Fence

KGALE HILL BAR_CURRENT LANDUSE KGALE HILL STOP

GABORONE INDUSTRIAL PARK

Ring Landscape/Lane Stop

Zoom-In

Program Opportunities

Development Recreation + Commercial Flexible Scale Comparison

= Football Field

KGALE HILL BAR_DEVELOPMENT ZONES 26

ABORONE INDUSTRIAL PARK

+ Bike Shop + Bike Sharing + Bike Lesson s

GABORONE MOBILITY

INTEGRATED PAYMENT CARD

COMMUTE PLANNER TRIP : FROM

PILANE COURT

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DAY :

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10 min

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2 shared rides available

Bike School Bike Shop

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UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMMUTE | FIRST STOP IN PERI-URBAN VILLAGE (AM) 7:00 AM I University Student catches a combi in Tlokweng Village.

UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMMUTE | UNIVERSITY STOP IN GABORONE (AM) 7:15 AM | She exits the combi at the UB/National Stadium Stop with enough time to buy some breakfast before class.

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UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMMUTE | SHORTCUT TO CITY CENTER (PM) 4:00 PM | After class she can grab a bike at the UB/National Stadium Stop and head into the City Center to visit friends.

UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMMUTE | BIKE SHARE IN CITY CENTER (PM) 4:15 PM | Once inside the Ring, she can leave her bike at one of the bike share stations.

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DINÉ LAND

NAVAJO RESERVATION, CROWNPOINT, NEW MEXICO Critics__Laurie Olin, Abdallah Tabet, Tony Atkin + Gavin Riggall Partners__Yi-Ju Tseng + Bailong Liu Spring 2015 The 300-400 families that live in Crownpoint, one of the most rural areas of New Mexico, are in dire need of affordable, modern housing that not only responds to the unforgiving terrain of the high desert, but the myriad cultural practices of the Navajo people. Crownpoint is also home to the Navajo Technical University (NTU) which boasts one of the top culinary programs in the state of New Mexico and of all tribal colleges and universities across the country. Our project aims to celebrate NTU’s culinary achievements and integrate the program into the Crownpoint community by creating a flagship restaurant at a prominent intersection. In support of the new restaurant, traditional and sacred foods like corn, beans, and squash will be planted throughout the neighborhood to not only provide a source of much needed nutrition, but also opportunities for productive shade. Incorporated into new recreation areas are shade structures whose form is inspired by the magnificent Navajo looms as well as the summer shelter building tradition shared among the Navajo people.

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS

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FLAGSTAFF WINSLOW KEY Navajo Nation Sacred High Point Sacred River Crossing Large Population Center Small Population Center TEXT Natural Feature

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HESPERUS PEAK

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COLORADO NEW MEXICO

Ch’óol’í’í

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SHIP ROCK

FARMINGTON

GOBERNADOR KNOB

Dzil Na'oodilii

TWO GREY HILLS BISTI CRYSTAL

PRINGS

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CONNECTING A FRAGMENTED COMMUNITY Context Diagram + Grading Plan

MIDDLE SCHOOL

FRAGMENTED NEIGHBORHOODS DISPERSED SERVICES

HIGH SCHOOL

SHORT CUT

NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE

FISH BONE

CENTRALIZATION

0’

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80’

320’

MIDDLE SCHOOL

YOUTH CENTER

HIGH SCHOOL

RODEO!

INFORMAL MARKET

FEED STORE COMPOST

CULINARY GARDENS NEW RECREATION

MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING

HOOP HOUSES B S

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FOUR BEDROOM Nuclear Family

FOUR BEDROOM + ONE BEDROOM Nuclear Family + GRAND PARENT

NEW ROAD

1 “ = 40’ 0’

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160’

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1 “ = 10’ 0’

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10’

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ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIVING Recreation Plan + Shade Structures

Metal Pin Compacted Stone Aggregate Base

Top Soil

Subgrade

Concrete Block Light Steel

Top Membrane

1/2 “ = 1’ 0’

1’

4’

Flexible Membrane Aggregate Base

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TRAVERSING BETWEEN DEW + TIDE BARTRAM’S GARDEN, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Critic__Dilip da Cunha Fall 2012

This foundation studio engaged the terrain within Bartram’s Garden, the first botanical enterprise in America.

Located on the Schuylkill River, this 18th-century garden of John Bartram was established during the colonial era alongside William Penn’s design initiative for the city of Philadelphia to the garden’s northeast. While traversing the site I noticed that a row of Black Willow (Salix nigra) trees demarcated the divide between existing meadow and the Schuylkill River bank. Each of these terrains, meadow and riparian edge, had their own associated water that fluctuated diurnally based on the sun (dew) and moon (tide). This project introduces a pedestrian path along the line of Black Willow trees that highlights the difference between these two moistures and territories. The materials and structural elements are meant to catch the two types of water when they are present (morning dew and daily tide) as well as feature them when they are absent.

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Salix nigra

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Black Willow spine between dew and tide

20,000 - 40,000’ cirrus

cirro stratus

cirro cumulus

6,500 - 20,000’ alto cumulus

6,000 - 20,000’ alto stratus

25,000’ cumulo nimbus

10,000’ cumulus

4,500 - 6,500’ strato cumulus

300 - 2,000’ nimbo stratus

200 - 2,000’ fog

200-0’

DEW

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STEEL BAR THROUGH TIMBER PRESSURE TREATED 6”x 6” WOOD TIMBER

MEADOW SOIL DRAINAGE LAYER DRIP LINE NOTCH

1’

PRECAST CONCRETE TRED

CONCRETE

8’

STRUCTURAL STEEL

STONE AGGREGATE BASE

PLINTH

COMPACTED SUBGRADE

1’ 2’

CONCRETE BASE MUD SLAB

Meadow Entrance Stair Section Scale: 1/4” = 1’ NOTE: As a pedestrian enters the meadow, which has tall grasses, they will see a popped up meadow which marks the entrance through the Black Willows and to the Schuylkill’s edge.

EXISTING BLACK WILLOW

1.5’

HORIZONTAL RAIL

GRADE 6’

GUTTER 1’ GALVANIZED STEEL FENCE POST

1.5’ 2’

ROUGH-SAWN, BOARD-FORMED CONCRETE

WEEP HOLE CRUSHED GRAVEL

DRAIN STRUCTURAL STEEL REINFORCEMENT

30” 4’-6”

TOP SOIL PREVIOUS GRADE

Willow Walk Section Scale: 1” = 6’ NOTE: Fog mesh fence to highlight the morning dew. Weep holes and roughened concrete encorages the growth of moss and lichens.

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PATH VIGNETTE + SECTION

DEW FENCE + WALL

2’6”

8”

CONCRETE PAVERS

MEADOW ENTRANCE

WILLOW WALK

TIDE STAIR

6” HIGH TIDE

6”

DRAINAGE CELL SAND SETTING BED AGGREGATE BASE

POURED IN PLACE CONCRETE STAIR

RIPRAP PRESSURE TREATED WOOD

LIVING STAKE

GALVANIZED METAL STEEL BOLT

LOW TIDE

STRUCTURAL STEEL REINFORCEMENT

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CONNECTING MOMENTS OF TRANSFER NORTH PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Critic__Nicholas Pevzner Partner__Angelina Jones Fall 2013

The Northeast Corridor is the “rail backbone” of the Northeast Region. Philadelphia’s critical location between the nation’s political capital (DC) and its financial center (NYC) makes it the heaviest traveled train route in the United States. Amtrak is expediting service between these major cities so that by 2040 passengers will travel from Philadelphia to DC or NYC in under an hour. The shorter commute will undoubtedly bring more people to Philadelphia.

This project makes the case for the High Speed Rail stop to be located at the existing North Philadelphia Amtrak station which will relieve 30th Street Station of further congestion and expand Philadelphia’s commercial energy north along Broad Street. By connecting moments of transfer between four existing but disparate train lines, Philadelphia can have a transit destination that reconnects North and South Philadelphia while increasing the city’s prominence along the Northeast Corridor.

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THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR 2040 ACELA SERVICE

30TH STREET STATION Current

220 MPH

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Curvilinear alignment slows down trains entering and leaving Philadelphia.

2020 ACELA SERVICE 160 MPH

1 hr

MARKET EAST STATION City Proposal

CURRENT ACELA SERVICE 84 MPH

0 r3

Expensive realignment reinforcing existing EastWest development trends.

1h

N. PHILADELPHIA STATION N. PHILADELPHIA STATION Our Proposal

Utilize existing corridors to activate North-South development along Broad Street.

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m in

Boston

NYC

North East Corridor (NEC) (passengers)

Philadelphia

Commuter Rail Extensions (passengers) CSX (freight) AMTRAK Stations

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

EXISTING CONDITIONS DISCONNECTED RAILS AND GRID Currently three rail lines are seperate systems and the street grid dead-ends into the stations block. building vacant lot train stops rail road dead ends

PHASE I CONNECTING MOMENTS OF TRANSFER Connects the four transit lines to the N-S Broad Street Corridor and reconnects the NE-SW diagonal of Sedgely Avenue. building vacant lot train stops anchor building rail road new connections

PHASE II DEADENDS

DESTINATIONS

Development frames the new public landscape and creates a porous edge that encourages use by commuters and the community building vacant lot train stops anchor building public landscape rail road new connections

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OPERATIONAL DIAGRAMS

NEW CONNECTION

LIFT to clear train wires

ANCHOR with tenant

LOWER to meet train platforms

ACTIVATE slopes with different Commuting Landscapes FAST

sit, eat, lounge, STOP rest, watch, read, play

SLOW

catch that train!

buy, grab, peruse

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URBAN CONTEXT + VIEWS

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE

CITY HALL

LIBERTY PLACE

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URBAN DUNE

CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Critic__Ellen Neises Partner__ Yelena Zolotorevskaya Spring 2013 Engineering and natural systems have traditionally been represented as opposites where engineering is typically a hard interface while natural systems are soft. Neither system alone can armour against rising sea levels and increasingly stronger storms so my partner and I endeavored to design a land and water interface that hybridizes the rigidity of a seawall with the permeability of a dune system.

Sited directly in front of Coney Island’s amusement district, major transit hub and a series of high-density residential towers, the Urban Dune elevates Coney Island’s current highest point, the boardwalk, by seven feet for a total of twenty-four feet above current sea levels. The exisiting beach surface is roughened through a series of buried concrete plates which are not always visible to beach goers, but create a dynamic dune tectonic system below the surface. As a storm surge wave enters the beach it is slowed by a series of breakwaters and ultimately turned around when it interacts with the seawall structure’s lip. Additionally, if the storm surge manages to overtop the Urban Dune system, it is then drained through the boardwalk and held in a cistern that runs the entire length of the boardwalk, roughly 3.9 million cubic feet of water.

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Typical Beach Dune

Industrial High-Rise Residential

Transit Low-Rise Residential High Density Urban Context

SPACE CONSTRAINTS Coney Island needs a vibrant waterfront to maintain its economic vitality.

It also needs a fortified edge to stay about water, not under it.

Amusement

EXISTING CONDITIONS

High-Rise Residential

TYPICAL DUNES DON’T FIT IN AN URBAN CONTEXT 50'

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High-Rise Residential

4 - 5’ 2080 + 2 - 3’ 2060 + 1’ 2020 +

SEA LEVEL RISE

Natural High Point Amusement

+10’ +18’

Artificial High Point

2080 SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIO

AVE SURGE W

DUNE SYSTEM PROS Low Maintanence Habitat Creator Slows Storm Surge Sand Storage

Erosion

CONS Erosion Prone Unaccessible Slow to Establish

SEAWALL SYSTEM

AVE SURGE W Overtopping Erosion

PROS Absorbs Surge Power Redirects Wave Less Erosive Quick Establishment

Damage

CONS High Maintanence Expensive $$ False Security Overtopping Reduces Beach Creation

URBAN DUNE SYSTEM

A dynamic dune tectonic system

Absorbs Surge Power Redirects Wave Less Erosive Slows Storm Surge Water Storage Accessible

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DUNE CONTEXT + AXON

PROGRAM PLAN

Hybridizes the rigidity of a seawall with the permeability of a dune system.

HAMMOCK NET CANOPY

Green Space

Skate Park

SAND COVER

Playground

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BOARDWALK STRUCTURE

Integrated Drain Boardwalk Surface

Programmed Sea Wall Cap

Utility Infrastructure

Pipes

Cistern Water Management Water Storage

Sea Wall and Boardwalk

SEAWALL

STORM WATER STORAGE

PEDESTRIAN AMENITY

Filter Mesh

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GATEWAY TO BREAKWAY

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, NEW YORK + NEW JERSEY Critic__Ellen Neises Spring 2013 The Gateway National Recreation Area consists of eleven public parks located on the coastlines of New Jersey, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. In its current configuration, the disjointed arrangement of the parks, restricted access to natural habitats, underutilized waterways, and unclear public entry points has weakened Gateway’s identity and kept it from reaching its true potential as a world class national recreation area.

Surrounding the park is a massive amount of hardscape which creates immediate stormwater issues as well as long-term ecological ones. By removing much of the impervious pavement that rings Gateway, new islands could be built out of rip-rap to increase habitat for the many marine and migratory wildlife that live in the Rariton Bay as well as provide more programmable space for the population of park visitors. Not only will the islands create increased co-habitation between species and sightseers, they would protect against any storm surges this area is bound to receive. Increased ferry service and public transportation will connect Gateway to New York and New Jersey as well as locate it securely within the urban environment.

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ACCESS Existing Ferry Lines Proposed Ferry Lines Existing Navigation Channels Existing Subway Lines Proposed Kayak Routes Proposed Entry Points -5’

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BARRIER ISLANDS

SOFTEN + SLOW Crenelate to Attenuate Storm Surge

FOULING

BARNACLES

BREAKWATERS

RECREATION

BREAKWATER 63

“Best of all it was fresh - gloriously fresh.

TIMBER LINE

ERO HEDG W 3,000’ 2,300’

At every step there was the exhilarating feeling of breaking new ground.

There were no musty signs of human occupation.

CR OW

R OP

This, beyond a doubt, was an unbeaten path.”

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ESPALIER WAY

Adjective + Feminine wild / savage uncivilized / uncultivated untamed / rough fierce / cruel

MEDIA IV : LINEAR CITY Critic__Valerio Morabito Fall 2014

This course was a semester long experiment in imagination and collage. Inspired by many different ideas of what an “ideal city” could be and pulling from sources ranging from Plato, Italo Calvino, Tim Burton, and Blade Runner we were free to play and mix media. At full scale this drawing is 120 inches long and only a small portion of it is featured here.

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pliocene oligocene

paleocene cretaceous 23M

triassic

56M

cambrian 359M 416M

GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE

542M

proterozoic

MOUNTAIN ELEVATOR

4,300’

2.5B

4.6B

archean

"And the wind full of wantonness Woos like a lover The young Aspen trees

Till they tremble all over."

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

QUAKING ASPEN GROVE

GEOTHERMAL WELL

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4”

1”

4”

1 white card

4 black strips

paper

MEDIA II : 4 X 4

Critics__Todd Montgomery + Ellen Neises Spring 2013 This was an exercise in creating three-dimensional models from a two-dimensional graphic study. Using a combination of two actions (tear and move), I ripped off pieces of black paper to highlight the four-strip structure by revealing the white card below. I then interpreted this image into four models made of various materials. Using these models I then created a view. All model studies are 4” x 4”.

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gauze

plaster

fabric

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MEDIA I : FOUND PROJECTIONS Critics__ Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha Fall 2012

This course worked to develop free-hand drawing skills and the graphic grammar of measured drawing (orthographic, oblique, and perspective projection). The ability to represent threedimensional terrains in two dimensions and the potential of twodimensional drawings to project and imagine three-dimensional space are crucial to the process of design and building. The act of projection itself can be part of the articulation of space and the uncovering of dynamic territories.

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