CPL Internship Project 2024 Community Group 1

CREATING COMMUNITY

Summer Intern Research Project

RESEARCH AREAS:

SAFE URBAN CITIES

AND HOMELESSNESS

CO - CREATION

Working across offices and disciplines, our team has been efficiently collaborating together across the span of 8 weeks. We adopt a mindset of researching through design, and bring each of our personal and educational backgrounds to the drawing board to learn from and equip each other.

OUR TEAM

Michael Rixom

Architectural Technician I

Morgan Zinnecker, AIAS

Joseph Young

Architectural Intern Woodstock, GA Charlotte, NC Greensboro, NC

Arch. Engineering Intern

Project Objectives

Develop an urban design site plan with conceptual massing.

Implement a public - private partnership with emphasis on housing, homeless support, and YMCA.

Research and implement best practices and key components of activating a Safe Urban Area.

OUR GOALS

CREATE A BETTER TRAFFIC SAFTEY SYSTEM

UTILIZE NATURAL SURVALIANCE AND WALKABILITY TO ENHANCE PERCEPTION OF SAFETY

CREATE BETTER SPACES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL UNHOUSED POPULATIONS

DESIGN FOR EQUITY AND UNITY THROUGH URBAN INVOLVEMENT

BACKED BY RESEARCH

Safety is determined by 3 main factors: Physical Safety, Social Safety, and Environmental Safety. Through analysis of studies regarding crime prevention and ‘fear of crime’ provided by CPTED, Cities Safer by Design, Jane Jacobs and others, we have narrowed down some practical design decisions we can make to increase a person’s PERCEPTION OF SAFETY, therefore decreasing real threats to the area.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A SAFE URBAN CITY?

Creative Place Making

Public Safety and Transit

Traffic Safety + Walkability

Green Spaces

LIGHTING

Street lighting decreases crime and improves perceived safety by

NATURAL SURVAILLENCE

Reduce crimes by up to by increasing visibility and deterrence.

MIXED - USE

Mixed-use developments can reduce crime by up to by increasing foot traffic, and daytime and nighttime activity.

20%

WAYFINDING + TRAFFIC

SAFETY

5th

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death, placing pedestrians and bicyclists in extra vulnerability.

Illuminate key paths

Highlight building facades

Visibility

Active Frontages

Integrate employment opportunities

Combine residential, commercial, and recreational

Active at all times of day

Critical transit corridors

Pedestrian scale

UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS

ople would rather stay on the eet than go to a shelter because ey are unsafe or unsanitary.

The hidden homeless population (ie. couch surfers etc.) exist and are not counted for in many studies. Over 50% homeless veterans have a mental and/or physical disability. Accessibility is important in designing for the unhoused.

Being homeless could take 20-30 years off your life. Anyone is at risk of being homeless.

DESIGNING FOR THE UNHOUSED

Creating community that integrates housing for both low-income residents and those experiencing homelessness represents a forward-thinking approach to addressing housing challenges. This model envisions a neighborhood where diverse housing needs are met within the same environment, encouraging diversity, mutual respect, and shared resources.

Fulfilling the need for effective programs to help individuals experiencing homelessness re-enter the workforce. Such as retail shops and YMCA programs for personal growth and trainings for future employment.

Creating retail shops operated by individuals experiencing homelessness can be an innovative and impactful way to help them regain stability and build self-sufficiency.

RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS

TOP PROGRAM NEEDS

LONG TERM STAY

COMMUNITY GARDENS

SHORT TERM STAY

CLIENT RUN KITCHENS

RETAIL/POP-UP

YMCA

OUTDOOR PAVILLION

FOOD PANTRY

TOP CONCEPT NEEDS

COMMUNITY

REBUILDING SUPPORT

VIBRANCY

SAFTEY

PRECEDENT STUDIES

LIVING AREAS / HOUSING STUDIES

VAN B MUNICH, GERMANY UN STUDIO

Van B uses modular configurations in order to create spaces that can accommodate all income levels The configurations allow for a smaller area footprint with an equal amount of program The building’s design is used to create social connections and allow for neighbors to create a community.

POP UP SHOP / RETAIL SPACES

INTRODUCING

THE SITE

LOCATED AT 109 HUGHES ST IN GREENSBORO, NC, our site sits on the edge of downtown

A large travel hub for AMTRAK and bus users lies on the southern side, making it easy to decrease car travel on our grounds and connect to the surrounding communities.

The western side contains an integrative resource center, and children’s after school care.

Bus stops and bike lanes surround the pedestrian dense area.

SURROUNDING CONTEXT

SITE BREAKDOWN

Context buildings allow for the design to connect back to the community. They help with identifying the area and allow for view opportunities from within the site.

Main roads are used to create ease of travel and help with a sense of direction to get the destination a user is trying to get to.

Minor roads are used to help the flow of car travel for the experienced resident. Where main roads are clear and defined, minor roads allow for secondary access.

Paths are used as guides for movement. They can influence flow and a sense of direction, and can make or break a user’s experience.

The ground of the site influences our layout of the spaces on the site and the orientation of them. With the site area defined, the building can be designed to integrate within the site context.