infrastructure adaptability
DESCRIPTION
We looked at how we could adapt existing infrastructure in order to create additional functions and take advantage of underutilized space. We also focused on green infrastructure as a possible approach to adding flexibility as well as to enhance the current environment. We test out these ideas though applying them to street, parking lot, and lighting infrastructures in the Bronx.TRANSCRIPT
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BRONX
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hard infrastructure
flexible green infrastructure
adaptive reuse
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM
APPROACH
LINCOLN/ MORRIS AVENUE
149TH STREET
WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE DOES THE BRONX HAVE?
WHAT ARE THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE?
UTILITIES
electricitytelephonewatersewernatural gas
wififiber optics
TRANSPORT
roadshighwaysbridgesrailwayssubwaybuses
bicycle lanes
STREET
lightingstreet treessidewalkspavingsignagebus stopsstreet furniture
bike racks
WATERFRONT
seawalls
docks
1. Affects surrounding environmental quality pollution noise neglected spaces unattractive areas neglected spaces (trash/ graffiti)
2. Creates obstacles blocks connectivity blocks views blocks space for nature
ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
-Daylighting stormwater
-Increasing planting
-Increasing pervious surfaces
LINCOLN AVENUE WATERFRONT &
STREET CORRIDOR
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
-Bicycle lanes & facilities
-Pedestrian crossings
-Traffic/ parking rationalization
STREET INFRASTRUCTURE
-Improved pedestrian environment
-Lighting
-Street furniture
-Signage
URBAN DESIGN
-New open spaces
-Enhanced neighborhood connections
-Neighborhood revitalization
WATERFRONT INFRASTRUCTURE
-Docks/ piers
-Waterfront open space
-Waterfront route
149TH STREET
MORRIS AVENUE
LINCOLN AVENUE
3RD AV
ENUE
138 ST
lincoln hospital
school
school
public housing
mariasolagarden
waterfront
public housing
YANKEE STADIUM
PARKING LOTS
PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE
HIGHBRIDGE TO
HOWARD JOHNSON
HIGHBRIDGE TO
ROBERTO CLEMENTE PARK
ROBERTO CLEMENTE PARK
LIGHTING INFRASTRUCTURE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
SITE
EXISTING ACCESS AND LIGHTING
W 161st
Summit Ave
Major Deegon Expy
Sedwick Ave
Major Deegon Expy
Pedestrian Bridge
To Mecombs Dam Bridge
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22"
30'–0"
8 ' – 0 "
22"
30'–0"
8'–0"
Cobra Head street lightsSignage lightsLamp on pedestrian bridgeType B, historic lamps
Pedestrian Bridge
12'–6"
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT NIGHT: LOOKING NORTH
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT NIGHT: LOOKING NORTH
Hot metal bridge, Pittsburg
Cobra Lights LED Lights
Harbour Bridge, Sydney
Solar lights
EXAMPLES
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS
Neon lights
High Bridge, NYC
London
PARKING LOT INFRASTRUCTURE:GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE and PART-TIME PUBLIC SPACES
Existing Conditions
Harlem River Lots: 652 parking spaces
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL Zenith Concert Hall, Limoges, France Off the Grid, San Francisco, CA