PUBLIC & PRIVATE ANALYSIS

Methodology

Using a map underlay, we sketched together to understand the main influencers of the site. We looked at circulation, programs, green spaces, and future development.

Conclusion

Our site becomes a pinpoint for people with a lot of different backgrounds to cross paths. However, even thought the street and campus is public, the surrounding programs are mostly private.

Zoning Analysis

BASE DISTRICT

I-2 (MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL)2

Accommodate light industrial uses, moderate-impact uses, and employment activities which may generate noise, odor, vibration, after hour activities, or traffic.

Purpose of Industrial zoning districts are intended to accommodate manufacturing, warehousing, wholesale, and industrial uses.

• Promote the economic viability of utilities, construction, manufacturing, goods movement and warehousing, resource production, research and development, equipment and facility services, and other industrial uses

• Encourage employment growth

• Limit encroachment of unplanned residential and other non-industrial development within active industrial areas

OVERLAY

WST OVERLAY DISTRICTSUBAREA B 2

Purpose of this is to support the development of the Schuylkill Yards. The area is to promote, encourage, and increase the following:

• Public spaces that will attract pedestrian traffic

• Sustainable development

• Retail space for an upwards of 100,000 SF

• Support of public transit

Methodology

The zoning site plan illustrating the zoning requirements as an I-2 is to graphically show the limits of the site and the potential of an industrial inspired site.

Conclusion

The original zoning (I-2) inspires how our building could use the strengths of warehouses in our design such as the architectural language, character and large span flexible spaces.

Methodology

These sketches illustrate early site analysis and planning. From the beginning, we wanted a natural progression through the site moving horizontally.

Conclusion

After this study, we found that a bar building would not ideally fit on our site. The building needed to be more responsive to the context and the academic’s needs.

Contextual Analysis

COLLAGE OF CONTEXT AND SURROUNDING MATERIALITY

KEY

EXISTING BUILDING

FUTURE BUILDING

JFK BOULIVARD RENDER OF FUTURE ACTIVITY 9

SITE

GREEN SPACE/ SPACE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION

•987,000 square feet of innovation space

•2.8 million square feet of office space

•1 million square feet of lab space

•1.6 million square feet of residential space

•247,000 square feet of hotel space

•132,000 square feet of retail space

Cultural Analysis

•6.5 acres of green space and improved streetscape

•potential to create 25,000 jobs

“SCHUYLKILL YARDS: NEW RENDERING OF WEST PHILLY ‘KNOWLEDGE NEIGHBORHOOD’.” PHILLYVOICE, MARCH 28, 2017. HTTPS://WWW. PHILLYVOICE.COM/SCHUYLKILL-YARDS-NEWVIDEO-AND-RENDERING-WEST-PHILLY-PROJECT/.

FIGURE 2: PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE

“THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2019.” UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT, MARCH 12, 2019. HTTPS://WWW.UNIVERSITYCITY.ORG/BLOG/STATEUNIVERSITY-CITY-2019.

UNIVERSITY CITY’S LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Using the base demographic information, historic growth patterns, and the breakdown of the Schuylkill Yards proposal, I made educated guesses on how the demographics could change for our sight. Using the historic growth patterns, I averaged the amount of growth and used the average to add onto the current demographic data. Then, I added the Schuylkill Yards data on top because the average growth pattern was to show standard growth patterns, and the Schuylkill Yards addition is a The programmatic breakdown of the 3001 JFK and 3025 JFK begins to give scale and understanding to where the plan is dividing their programs. I called out the residential piece in order to use it for the projection. Looking at it’s proportions, I compared the piece to The Summit on Drexel’s campus and used Summit’s number of units to calculate about how many people could live in that one building.

FIGURE 1: AXONOMETRIC PROGRAM DIAGRAM

“SCHUYLKILL YARDS PROPERTIES: SCHUYLKILL YARDS.” SCHUYLKILL YARDS HOME. ACCESSED JANUARY 19, 2020. HTTPS://SCHUYLKILLYARDS.COM/OUR-PROPERTIES.

AXONOMETRIC PROGRAM DIAGRAM 8

• $3.5 billion

• 6.5 acres of green space and improved street scape

• 1.6 million square feet of residential space

I knew that the Schuylkill Yards was going to have a large point growth for the University City area. However, I wanted to show comparatively the fact that the Schuylkill Yards will be providing more job opportunities to residences than all of Drexel, the Children’s Hospital, VA Hospital, and the IRS combined as well as UPenn. The numbers also for the growth of residences show that in about twenty years, there will be about 60,000 people moving about University City and at least 3,000 of those people will be living right next to our proposed site. Incorporating Schuylkill Yards into our programming needs and massing would be a strong move forward for our building.

Projecting Into The Future 9

• potential to create 25,000 jobs

• 247,000 square feet of hotel space

• 132,000 square feet of retail space

• 987,000 square feet of innovation space

• 2.8 million square feet of office space

• 1 million square feet of lab space

Methodology

Through research, we tried to understand the current site context as well as how the new Schuylkill Yards project would effect the site.

Conclusion

The Schuylkill Yards project will create skyscrapers which will cause a large growth in jobs and population in University City.