A RACING PARK FOR THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY
E.V. FACILITY DESIGN
OVERALL SITE PLAN SCALE: 1” = 200’
Compact
Light
Sustainable
phase 1
Golf Course vicinity map
phase 2
site analysis
phase 3
existing wetland project
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columbia river habitat
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portland racing community
Section Perspective A-A
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The goal of this project is to renovate this facility, situated on a flood zone, by creating a research/testing complex and attract potential EV companies to come and test their vehicles, as well as preserving the wetland habitat. My concept is to create a balanced habitat across the site, and bridge people of Portland to the racing community. By preserving and restoring wetlands at the south end of the side, create landmark for easy way finding, and coming up with a good zoning organization of the site, I am able to develope a site that congregates most human intervention at the east end, near the entrance, and slowly transits to natural habitats out in the west end, moving from developed to less developed. In order to reduce the carbon emission of vehicles, more trees would be planted on the site, particularly at the entrance and also toward the west end on the track. There will also be a cherry blossom park in the center of the track to attract people who is only interested in sight seeing. These trees will also serve as a natural corridor to connect the existing wetland project at the north end of the site down to the Columbia Slough. The buildings on the site will be built using materials that can be sustainable to the condition of the environment. These materials may not be recyclable materials, but the main focus is to bring the sustainability and the survival rate of a building up in case there’s a flood or other natural water disasters.
Wetland Project
city
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Balancing The Site create natural habitat balance throughout the site
racing identiy to the site bring in portland community
create natural corridor
create landmark and easy wayfinding system
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experience
less developed most natural
zoning site from developed to less developed most human intervention to most natural habitat
experience
developed most human intervention
exhibition
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bringing habitat across slough
create racing experience through architecture
anchor for the site view/identity
EV facility public event spaces
multifunctional tower viewing berm attractive park
wetland preservation
SITE KEY 1. 2. 3. 4.
boardwalk with architectural elements around the site
forest/wetland
viewing
upland/cherry blossom
bmx
ev facility/public events/parking/entrance
Site Program Map Scale:
Columbia Slough
Raceway Entrance Mixed forest/wetland park Existing skywalk E.V. facility
Hwy I-5
5. Public event space 6. Existing BMX track 7. Paddock
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8. Grand stand
1” = 300’
Boundary #3: North Wetlands and Forest proposed project
9. Boardwalk 10. Upland filtering pond 11. Cherry blossom park 12. Wetland filtering pond
Boundary #4: Golf Course
13. Viewing tower 14. Viewing berm 15. Re-forestation
Forest to reduce emission
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57’-5” Top of roof 23’-6”
Upland prairie Cherry blossom park
Raised viewing berm
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Mix forest/wetland park for wildlife and critters
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BMX track
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Site Entrance
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Section B-B @ 1/8” scale
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East elevation @ 1/8” scale
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South elevation @ 1/8” scale
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Section C-C @ 1/8” scale
Boundary #2: Highway I-5 b ho
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LEGEND property line bike path / board walk
First floor plan @ 1/8” scale
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SITE SECTION A-A
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Second floor plan @ 1/8” scale