NYC --------WEAVING CULTURE

CULTURE REPRESENTATION CHARACTERISTICS

Road Systerm

Commerical

Sport Space (soccer field)

Sport Space (baseball)

Queens Botanical Garden

Green space

Residential

Parking Lot

Water

Socrates Sculpture Park

Museum

Parking Lot

Parking Lot

Entertainment agency

Museum of The Moving Image

Stadium

Commerical

Art School

Movie Studio

Movie Studio

Parking Lot

CULTURE PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS

Commerical Residental

Multifunctional Complex

Sidewalk

Main Road

Based on our analysis of cultural production and representation, we examined the building morphology along the 7 line and Flushing Meadow Park, including residential, religious, commercial, and cultural buildings. We used this information to create prototypes for buildings that could serve different functions in Willets Point. The colored icons represent existing building types that we learned from cultural production and representation, while the other icons represent new building types that could either produce culture or represent culture in the future. Our design also incorporates iconic buildings that represent the cultural context of the area.

Church Street food

Weaving Culture Actor Network

A cultural story happening along 7 Line

There are diverse cultural activities happening along the 7 line, which connects Jackson Heights, Willets Point, and Flushing. Through our last investigation, Willets Point has so much potential to become a mix-cultural space because it is situated in the middle of diversity.

But how can we extend the diverse culture and display this colourful culture in Willets Point? Art can be a medium which can carry and represent culture. So we came up with a THEME PARK concept. It’s a space with many possibilities, including integrating diverse cultures, encouraging spontaneous cultural activities, and creating an atmosphere for people to experience the culture.

To make the Willets point a heterogeneity space, artists need to move in. Attracting by the cheap rent of this area, they establish their studios, exhibitions, and art practices. The progressive formation of the art district has attracted the public’s attention. Urban designers start to interfere with the regeneration process of Willets Point. By restoring the brown land, providing adequate facilities, and creating job opportunities, more and more immigrants start to flow in. All the actors in Willets Point interact with each other and make Willets Point a livable, multifunctional, artistic WEAVING CULTURE.

Our concept is called “Weaving Culture.” We began by analyzing cultural production along the 7 Line and cultural representation in Flushing Meadow Park. Next, we divided Willets Point into nine blocks based on the existing road network. We then extended cultural production into Willets Point, taking inspiration from the bustling commercial buildings along Roosevelt Avenue. Similarly, cultural representation permeated into Willets Point from the extension of Flushing Meadow Park. We used cultural buildings and open spaces to represent culture along these three corridors. Finally, we divided cultural representation into different widths and integrated it with the urban fabric, creating a cohesive tapestry of cultures.

Building Prototypes

Along the 7 line, there are two primary block morphologies: linear and enclosed. The linear morphology involves stacking commercial buildings to create inner and outer pathways, while the enclosed morphology involves enclosing residential and commercial buildings to form a courtyard. In addition, we introduced a semi-enclosed morphology, which combines elements of both. This involves a mixed-use building inserted into a semi-enclosed commercial podium.