THE URBAN INTERFACE: Spectrum of Connections through Public/Private Factor THE URBAN INTERFACE: Spectrum of Connections through Public/Private Factor planting vegetation weaves through building carving and roof extending habitat from Spine
Spine + Developer Collaboration
public view out towards NEC + Philly Skyline
CIVIC USE public program
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visibility
recreational programs
building envelope mostly transparent for visiual connection
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program extension of exterior program out into backyard landscape
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public
NorthEast Corridor
CIVIC USE public program community meeting space
Plexus Habitat Spine
habitat extended from Spine
“Backyard” Building Landscape
interface Spine extends out from the main trail weaving in and out through the building both horizontally and vertically, blurring the boundaries between what is building and what is civic realm
accessible roof garden for events + everyday use
topography topographic shift to distinguish separate zones
main spine trail
material seamless material palette from Spine landscape and trail network into building territory
EXISTING
TOPO
white pine
atlantic cedar
CONNECTIVE FACTOR 01
pitch dine
NATURAL FIELD CONIFEROUS FOREST durable hearty groundcover to accomodate rough foot traffic from various sport programs. perimeter edges left untouched to support taller perennial grasses creating visible edge distinctions
program extension of public program out into the civic landscape
01
N. Broad St + West Indiana Ave
NEW DEVELOPMENT_Cultural | Recreation Center
habitat claiming territory
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planting vegetation building interface program extension of exterior program out into backyard landscape habitat claiming territory
character left untouched for neighborhood identity/hertige
interface portion of building demolished, leaving exterior wall facing NEC; extension of architectural character into Spine
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public
NorthEast Corridor
“Backyard” Building Landscape
OFFICE USE semi-private program
RENOVATED INDUSTRIAL
Spine + Developer Collaboration
Plexus Habitat Spine
+
private
structure demolished
visibility Opaque and Transparency where appropriate for visiual connection or barrier
EXISTING TOPO
YOUNG FOREST_middle succession
material material distinction between Spine and private Building
CONNECTIVE FACTOR 04
compacted urban soil remediated through nutrient building plants, shrubs and pioneer trees are planted to start to accumulate before forest matures
secondary spine trail
[industrial buildings come straight up to the tracks]
main trail detours to sidewalk
04
1771 West Sedgley Ave
WAREHOUSE RENOVATION_Office | Mixed Use
EXISTING
PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL USE semi-public program
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public
NorthEast Corridor
+
Plexus Habitat Spine
+
Private Residential Exterior
private
planting dense screening vegetation at seam
visibility Screening elements at seam to separate private from Spine private can view public
program public programs act as residence and Spine buffer
EXISTING CONDITION interface private and public cut off from each other via topography and planting. topography distinct topographic shift separting private from public obscurring direct views from the Spine into residences
CONNECTIVE FACTOR 05
EXISTING TOPO
HARDY EDGE main spine trail secondary access trail ramp
hardy forest edge planted at seam between tracks and spine to withstand train toxins. plants strategically chosen that do not significantly litter for track traction
05
3048 Clifford Street EXISTING ROWHOUSE_Residential
048 LARP 601 • FALL 2013