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ACTION UPTOWN: CONNECT UPTOWN
IMPLEMENTATION
Based on a projected development of three different phases of revitalization for the area, the project aims to fit into the initial stage through a new commercial program. The first phase of rejuvination places a focus on strengthening the core residential district of the neighborhood. Building up the residential base and fostering a community identity are key to segway into the second phase. Phase two focuses on the missing aspects of the neighborhood, and providing the opportunity for gaps in the community to be filled by new business and buildings. Phase three is the most important for the Uptown area because of its location in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Expanding connectivity to neighboring districts is the final step, and will help to sustain the new environment and businesses brougt into the Uptown area. There is the opportunity to connect to the two largest economic bases in Pittsburgh, Downtown and Oakland, which will bring in more pedestrian and automotive traffic,
giving new life to this area and finally uplifting it from several unsuccessful Pittsburgh Urban Renewal projects. Focusing our demographic research on services and amenities, it will be beneficial to place a commercial program on the ground level space facing Fifth Avenue. The design will focus on providing flexible space to allow for a range of commercial activities. Meanwhile, the residential half of the building is able to focus towards Watson Street and the core residential district of Uptown. The shifts in the building allow there to be a front to back divide that can help to promote both a residential and commercial area while inhabitating the same space.
PROJECT NARRATIVE
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