Steven Bevan
College Hill
Spring Semester 2016
Building Healthy & Resilient Places
Health is Just Around the Corner VISION Te n 1. Put People First
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Moving forward, College Hill looks to further invest in becoming a healthy community by establishing a network of healthy spaces, enliven its walkable business district, and strengthen connectivity to downtown Cincinnati.
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2. Recognize the Economic Value 3. Empower Champions for Health
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4. Energize Shared Spaces 5. Make Healthy Choices Easy
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6 .Ensure Equitable Access 7. Mix It Up 8. Embrace Unique Character
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10. Make it Active
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FRAMEWORK PLAN
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Breaking the design and vision down into abstract layers gives a visual representation of the goals strived to be met through the proposed design. Improving overall health and accessibility to a healthier lifestyle are the main takeaways from the framework plan shown here.
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The project focuses on the Hamilton Ave. corridor and its adjacent connections by promoting healthier investments and improvements across the area. This includes: public spaces, live theater, grocers, fitness center, medical services and other additional healthy businesses.
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9. Promote Access to Healthy Food
College Hill’s traditional main street along Hamilton Avenue serves as the backbone of the neighborhood. Like the human body, when the backbone falters, the health of the entire body declines. A similar result developed as Hamilton Ave. lost investment. The entire neighborhood was negatively impacted by its decline.
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Cities across the country are looking to provide healthier food options to the masses. Along with the food aspect of “health”, the proposed design utilizes the various corner buildings along College Hill’s commercial corridor. Doing so creates a network of healthy spaces and places for the neighborhood.
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Maintain traditional main street “feel” of commercial corridor. Majority of new construction shall reflect existing building materials and architectural character of the street.
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Amenities building provides tenants access to a fitness center, pool, office providing everday necessities, and a central location to meet with others.
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Develop a public-private space that can be utilized year-round. Create a place for gathering, relaxing, small events, a place for people to come together.
Marlowe Av e. Aside from main project site, new development along the corridor focuses on infill structures, along with repurposing of existing buildings.
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Proposed Buildings Existing Buildings
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Mixed-use medical services building along one of the prominent corners of the development. Decision was based upon the needs of the neighborhood, and to provide easy accessibility to medical services.
OPEN SPACE CLASSIFICATION
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Development of an apartment complex that gives tenants access to a variety of amenities. Apartments are placed in a calming landscaped-setting, and are provided parking nearby.
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Unique public space to create a focal point within the development, while also maintaining the function of a transit stop.
BY THE NUMBERS Housing Condos - 68 (20% Affordable) Townhomes - 36 (Market-Rate) Single Family Homes - 12 (Market Rate) Apartments - 25 (20% Affordable) TOTAL UNITS = 141
Different types of open space serve a specific purpose in relation to those the would most effectively serve on a regualar basis.
About 45,000 SF of Office Space About 56,500 SF of New Commercial
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Townhomes with attached parking in the rear maintains the scale of existing buildings, but also creating a more urban feel within the project site.
Develop an accessible space for the neighborhood to find fresh/organic food that also makes sense in terms of built scale, and the demographics of the community.
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