BIG IDEA 1 Connecting Hudson Square to Soho:
Using Spring street as the main entrance to the site, the main goal is to bring in the tourists and residents to the Hudson square. Since there are not many green spaces around Soho, making an urban forest would attract people to Hudson square.
BIG IDEA 2 C o n n e c t i n g H u d s o n s q u a r e t o Tr u m p h o t e l p l a z a :
Dominick Street could potentially turn into a great restaurant s t r i p a n d i t c o u l d c o n n e c t t h e g r e e n s p a c e p r o v i d e d i n Tr u m p p l a z a to Hudson square/. During the summer, vendors on Dominick street can provide an outdoor seating and it would make the street more lively and safe to walk.
BIG IDEA 3 Creating a division within the space:
It is particularly difficult to mix high school students with the businessmen who may be coming to Hudson square to have lunch. Instead of trying to assimilate the two different user groups, the new design distinguishes two separate spaces for them. Northern portion of the site is dedicated more towards the general working public and tourists while the Southern portion of the site is mainly dedicated to the high school students.
BIG IDEA 4 Creating a node for Dominick Street:
Jose Artigas monument will be moved to the newly paved little sixth street to interrupt the flow of the traffic, making a node to turn to Dominick street.
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