ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE

CAN NEW YORK REMAIN RESILIENT AND NOT ONLY OVERCOME ADVERSITY, BUT ADAPT AND PREPARE

FOR THE FUTURE?

SECTION A

JOE LOQUERCIOGERASIMOS ALISSANDRATOS

NICK REILLY

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE

PROJECT TEAM:JOE LOQUERCIO

GERASIMOS ALISSANDRATOSNICK REILLY

SECTION B

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE

PROFESSOR: MATTHEW DOCKERY ARCH-401-W01 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A DEVASTATING 13’ STORM SURGE TO NEW YORK WHICH CRIPPLED THE CITY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS TO FOLLOW. WITH PROJECTED BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS TO

RISE TO 16’7” BY THE YEAR 2080, THERE IS A NEED TO RETHINK OUR WATERFRONT APPROACH AND START ADAPTING TO OUR PRESENT SURROUNDINGS.

HURRICANE SANDY

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

PROBLEM

13’ HURRICANE SANDYSTORM SURGE

HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT A 13 FOOT STORM SURGE TO LOWER MANHATTAN THAT DEVASTATED THE AREA. THE NOMINAL GROUND LEVEL OF LOWER MANHATTAN IS 8 FEET, THUS, THERE WAS NO WAY TO

PREVENT ANY OF THE SURGE FROM INFLICTING MAXIMUM DAMAGE.

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SOLUTION

24’MULTI-PURPOSE LEVEE

THE DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVEL OF THE MANHATTAN WATERFRONT, COMBINED WITH THE STORM PRONE AREA AND FUTURE SEA LEVEL RISE CALLS FOR A FORM OF FLOOD PROTECTION. A LEVEE IS THE

MOST EFFECTIVE, STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, METHOD OF FLOOD PROTECTION.

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

CHALLENGE PERCEPTION

A TRADITIONAL LEVEE OFFERS NOTHING TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BESIDES PROTECTION. AWaLL CHALLENGES THE PERCEPTION OF A TRADITIONAL LEVEE BY PROVIDING FLOOD PROTECTION, AS WELL

AS ADAPTING TO ADJACENT PROGRAM AND CONTAINING PROGRAM AND OCCUPYABLE SPACE.

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DREDGING AND LANDFILL

ALMERE IS A CITY IN THE NETHERLANDS, NEAR AMSTERDAM, THAT IS ENTIRELY MAN MADE THROUGH THE USE OF DREDGING. WE LOOKED TO ALMERE FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRUCTION PROCESS AND THE FEASABILITY AT OUR SCALE. THESE PHOTOS SHOW THE SCALE OF THE ALMERE

PROJECT VERSUS OUR LOWER MANHATTAN SITE.

THE ENTIRE REGION IS ESSENTIALLY A POLDER. A POLDER IS A PIECE OF LAND THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF BY DIKES OR LEVEES. THE FIRST STEP IS TO BARRIER OFF THE AREA OF WATER WITH THE DIKES OR LEVEES TO THE POINT WHERE ALL NATURAL CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACHED BODY OF WATER IS BLOCKED OFF. THE AREA IS THEN DRAINED, PARTIALLY THROUGH THE USE OF LOW TIDES

AND FLOOD GATES. THE SURROUNDING SEA BODY IS DREDGED AND THE RESULTING TILL WAS USED TO FILL IN THE DRAINED AREAS.

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

FLOODGATES

ZONING

PRECEDENTS.LUCCA, ITALY

SURROUNDED BY FORTRESS WALLS, THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A HARD

EDGE FOR PROTECTION. THE CITY BEGAN TO CARVE INTO THESE WALLS

TO PROGRAM THEM. THE OUTER HARD EDGE STILL REMAINS HOWEVER THE INSIDE EDGE HAS ADAPTED TO THE

NEEDS OF THE CITY.

FUTURE HISTORIC ECOLOGIES - SWA GROUP NEW SOUTH TOWN, CHINA

THAMES BARRIER, ENGLAND

THAMES BARRIER IS A FLOOD GATE THAT IS CAPABLE OF SPANNING A LARGE DISTANCE WHILE HAVING AMINIMUM IMPACT ON NAVAL TRAFFIC PASSING

THROUGH THEM. THIS MAKES A SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS IDEAL FOR THE SOUTHERN END OF OUR SITE WHICH

HOUSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF BOAT TRAFFIC.

OPEN

CLOSING

CLOSED

IRRIGATION AND RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON DYKE

DYKE

THE SWA GROUP ADDRESSED THEPROBLEM OF A STORM PROTECTION SYSTEM WITHOUT

MAKING A BLANK WALL. BY CREATING AN ELEVATED PARK AND BOARDWALK ON THE LEVEE, IT BECOMES

MULTIPURPOSE AND WILL BE IN USE EVEN WHEN THERE ISN’T A NEED FOR THE STORM PROTECTION. IT CREATES A

NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH THEWATERFRONT .

RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON LEVEE

LEVEE

BEGIN PROGRAMING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE START OF PROJECT

ZONING:CURRENTLY THE SITE IS LOCATED IN M1-4, C4-6, AND C2-8. THE INTENDED USES ARE AS OF RIGHT IN ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT ZONING.

THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C4-6 ZONING DISTRICT. THE ONLY REQUIRED UPDATE TO THE CODE WOULD BE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT TO 900 FEET AND GIVING FAR BONUSES UP TO UP TO 15 FOR AIDING IN THE COMPLETION OF THE LEVEE.

MAXIMUM BUIDING ENVELOPE900’ MAXIMUM HEIGHT

THE RESIDENTAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C2-8 ZONING DISTRICT. THE BULK REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTAL USE ARE EQUIVALENT OF AN R10 ZONING DISTRICT, SO NO CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE EXISITING CODE.

PRECEDENTS.LUCCA, ITALY

SURROUNDED BY FORTRESS WALLS, THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A HARD

EDGE FOR PROTECTION. THE CITY BEGAN TO CARVE INTO THESE WALLS

TO PROGRAM THEM. THE OUTER HARD EDGE STILL REMAINS HOWEVER THE INSIDE EDGE HAS ADAPTED TO THE

NEEDS OF THE CITY.

FUTURE HISTORIC ECOLOGIES - SWA GROUP NEW SOUTH TOWN, CHINA

THAMES BARRIER, ENGLAND

THAMES BARRIER IS A FLOOD GATE THAT IS CAPABLE OF SPANNING A LARGE DISTANCE WHILE HAVING AMINIMUM IMPACT ON NAVAL TRAFFIC PASSING

THROUGH THEM. THIS MAKES A SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS IDEAL FOR THE SOUTHERN END OF OUR SITE WHICH

HOUSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF BOAT TRAFFIC.

OPEN

CLOSING

CLOSED

IRRIGATION AND RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON DYKE

DYKE

THE SWA GROUP ADDRESSED THEPROBLEM OF A STORM PROTECTION SYSTEM WITHOUT

MAKING A BLANK WALL. BY CREATING AN ELEVATED PARK AND BOARDWALK ON THE LEVEE, IT BECOMES

MULTIPURPOSE AND WILL BE IN USE EVEN WHEN THERE ISN’T A NEED FOR THE STORM PROTECTION. IT CREATES A

NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH THEWATERFRONT .

RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON LEVEE

LEVEE

BEGIN PROGRAMING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE START OF PROJECT

ZONING:CURRENTLY THE SITE IS LOCATED IN M1-4, C4-6, AND C2-8. THE INTENDED USES ARE AS OF RIGHT IN ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT ZONING.

THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C4-6 ZONING DISTRICT. THE ONLY REQUIRED UPDATE TO THE CODE WOULD BE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT TO 900 FEET AND GIVING FAR BONUSES UP TO UP TO 15 FOR AIDING IN THE COMPLETION OF THE LEVEE.

MAXIMUM BUIDING ENVELOPE900’ MAXIMUM HEIGHT

THE RESIDENTAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C2-8 ZONING DISTRICT. THE BULK REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTAL USE ARE EQUIVALENT OF AN R10 ZONING DISTRICT, SO NO CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE EXISITING CODE.

PRECEDENTS.LUCCA, ITALY

SURROUNDED BY FORTRESS WALLS, THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A HARD

EDGE FOR PROTECTION. THE CITY BEGAN TO CARVE INTO THESE WALLS

TO PROGRAM THEM. THE OUTER HARD EDGE STILL REMAINS HOWEVER THE INSIDE EDGE HAS ADAPTED TO THE

NEEDS OF THE CITY.

FUTURE HISTORIC ECOLOGIES - SWA GROUP NEW SOUTH TOWN, CHINA

THAMES BARRIER, ENGLAND

THAMES BARRIER IS A FLOOD GATE THAT IS CAPABLE OF SPANNING A LARGE DISTANCE WHILE HAVING AMINIMUM IMPACT ON NAVAL TRAFFIC PASSING

THROUGH THEM. THIS MAKES A SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS IDEAL FOR THE SOUTHERN END OF OUR SITE WHICH

HOUSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF BOAT TRAFFIC.

OPEN

CLOSING

CLOSED

IRRIGATION AND RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON DYKE

DYKE

THE SWA GROUP ADDRESSED THEPROBLEM OF A STORM PROTECTION SYSTEM WITHOUT

MAKING A BLANK WALL. BY CREATING AN ELEVATED PARK AND BOARDWALK ON THE LEVEE, IT BECOMES

MULTIPURPOSE AND WILL BE IN USE EVEN WHEN THERE ISN’T A NEED FOR THE STORM PROTECTION. IT CREATES A

NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH THEWATERFRONT .

RUNOFF CANAL

WALKWAY ON LEVEE

LEVEE

BEGIN PROGRAMING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE START OF PROJECT

ZONING:CURRENTLY THE SITE IS LOCATED IN M1-4, C4-6, AND C2-8. THE INTENDED USES ARE AS OF RIGHT IN ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT ZONING.

THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C4-6 ZONING DISTRICT. THE ONLY REQUIRED UPDATE TO THE CODE WOULD BE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT TO 900 FEET AND GIVING FAR BONUSES UP TO UP TO 15 FOR AIDING IN THE COMPLETION OF THE LEVEE.

MAXIMUM BUIDING ENVELOPE900’ MAXIMUM HEIGHT

THE RESIDENTAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C2-8 ZONING DISTRICT. THE BULK REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTAL USE ARE EQUIVALENT OF AN R10 ZONING DISTRICT, SO NO CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE EXISITING CODE.

THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C4-6 ZONING DISTRICT. THE ONLY REQUIRED UPDATE TO THE CODE WOULD BE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT TO 900 FEET AND GIVING FAR BONUSES UP TO UP TO 15 FOR AIDING IN THE COMPLETION OF THELEVEE.

THE RESIDENTAL DISTRICT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE C2-8 ZONING DISTRICT. THE BULK REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTAL USE ARE EQUIVALENT OF AN R10 ZONING DISTRICT, SO NO CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE EXISITING CODE.

A FLOOD GATE THAT IS CAPABLE OFSPANNING A LARGE DISTANCE WHILE HAVING A MINIMUM IMPACT ON NAVAL TRAFFIC PASSING THROUGH THEM. THIS MAKES A SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS IDEAL FOR THE SOUTHERN END OF OUR SITE WHICH HOUSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF BOAT TRAFFIC.

THAMES BARRIER, ENGLAND

PROFESSOR: MATTHEW DOCKERY ARCH-401-W01 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

INCORPORATING PROGRAM INTO LEVEE

LUCCA, ITALY

ANNING RIVER, CHINA

SURROUNDED BY FORTRESS WALLS, THE CITY HAS A HARD EDGE OF PROTECTION. THE

CITY BEGAN TO CARVE INTO WALLS WHEN SPACE WAS RUNNING OUT TO CREATE NEW

PROGRAM. THE HARD EXTERNAL EDGE STILL REMAINS HOWEVER THE INSIDE EDGE HAS

ADAPTIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.

THE SWA GROUP ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM OF A STORM PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH A MULTI PURPOSE

LEVEE. BY CREATING AN ELEVATED PARK, THE LEVEE IS IN USE AT ALL TIMES, NOT JUST WHEN THERE IS A

NEED FOR FLOOD PROTECTION. IT IS A NEW WAY TO INTERACT WITH THE WATERFRONT.

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

ADAPTIVE INTERNAL EDGE

HARD EXTERNAL EDGE

ADAPTIVE LEVEE

A UNIFYING LEVEE THAT CHANGES AND ADAPTS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT, DEPENDING ON THE DISTRICT IT’S IN.

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RETHINING THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT LIVING

New

York

72.77

Economic Stability

Ease of Business

Financial Flow

Business Center

Livability

Legal and Political Framework

Knowledge, Creation and Information Flow

90.88 (#25)

59.02 (#2)

54.60 (#8)

67.85 (#2)

75.91 (#5)

87.44 (#23)

88.28 (#4) Lond

on

79.17

Economic Stability

Ease of Business

Financial Flow

Business Center

Livability

Legal and Political Framework

Knowledge, Creation and Information Flow

91.00 (#24)

62.35 (#1)

67.44 (#2)

84.70 (#1)

79.42 (#3)

89.66 (#20)

85.17 (#9)

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EXISTING WATERFRONT AND OUR PROPOSED LEVEE IS SUBSTANTIAL. IT AL-LOWS US TO CREATE NEW PROGRAM. THIS IS WHERE WE RETHOUGHT THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. NEW YORK HAS LOST ITS STATUS AS THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, PRIMARLY DUE TO ITS OUTDATED BUSI-NESS CENTER.

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AWaLL PROPOSES A NEW TYPE OF BUSINESSDISTRICT WHICH IS MORE EFFICIENTAND ADAPTIVE TO THELOCAL COMMUNITY.

WE CALL THIS A CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT. THE CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT IS A HI-TECH DISTRICT WITH CLASS-A COMMERCIAL SPACE AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL, STUDY, RECREATIONAL AND TRANSPOR-TATION AREAS, THUS ALLOW-ING THE DISTRICT TO BE ALIVE 24 HOURS A DAY AS OPPOSED TO THE

TRADTIONAL 9AM-5PM.

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

B

B

A

A

MASTER PLAN

FIVE SEPARATE DISTRICTS CONSIST OF THIS CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT, ALL CONNECTED BY A SINGLE SPINE, THE LEVEE.

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B

B

A

A

THE “CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT”, (CBD “2.0”) DOES NOT DIE AFTER BUSINESS HOURS. AN IMPROVED WATERFRONT

ACCESS WITH A MULTI-PURPOSE LEVEE PROVIDE BOTH RECREATION AND FLOOD

PROTECTION.

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

ADDITION OF LEVEE FOR STORM SURGE AND FLOOD PROTECTION TO EXISTING NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT

INTRODUCTION OF LANDFILL FROM LOCAL TUNNELING PROJECTS FOR NEW PROPOSED CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT

PROJECT PROCESS

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DIVISION OF PROPOSED DISTRICTS IN THE INTEREST OF PRESERVING THE EXISTING URBAN FABRIC OF NEW YORK CITY

EXTENSION OF EXISTING NEW YORK CITY URBAN GRID INTO PROJECT

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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR NEW CENTRAL LIVING DISTRICT

INTRODUCTION OF INTERNAL WATER NETWORK

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REACTION OF INTERNAL SIDE OF THE LEVEE TO PROPOSED AND EXISTING LOCAL PROGRAM

INSERTION OF SOUND-ATTENUATING “BUF-FER ZONES” BETWEEN DISTRICTS

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

WITH EVERY “CLASS-A” BUSINESS DISTRICT, THERE IS A NEED FOR EASY TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT IS INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC. AWaLL PROPOSES A TRANSPORTATION HUB ADJACENT TO A 5 -STAR HOTEL TO SPECIALLY CATER TO BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC BUSINESS.

AS WELL AS UTILIZING THE LOCAL MASS TRANSIT, AWaLL PROPOSES A NEW “AIR-FERRY” WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

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PROFESSOR: MATTHEW DOCKERY ARCH-401-W01 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

ADAPTIVE WALL AND LIVING LEVEE