westbury presentation
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Presentation regarding an innovative parking lot structure in Westbury.TRANSCRIPT
WESTBURY, NEW YORKTOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD (NASSAU)
L LT ARCHITECTSTsurumakiLewis. .Lewis
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EXISTING SITEHow can the project rethink the existing relationship between surface parking, civic life, and the commuter experience while enriching Westbury?
VILLAGE OF WESTBURYPOPULATION15,000
LAND AREA2.4 SQ MILES
MEDIAN HOUSE-HOLD INCOME$80,000
LIRR RIDERSHIP3,669 PER DAY
GOVERNANCEINCORPORATED VILLAGE
MAYORPETER I. CAVALLARO
NORTH LOTSIZE 149,550 SF
EXISTING PARKING 325 SPACES
SOUTH LOTSIZE 102,710 SF
EXISTING PARKING 312 SPACES
LIRR
NORTH LOTVILLAGE OF WESTBURY
SOUTH LOT
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROADPOST AVENUE
MAPLE AVENUE
SCALLY PLACE
UNION AVENUE
RAILROAD AVENUE
LINDEN AVENUE
HOLY ROOD CEMETERY
EXISTING SITEHow can the proposal join together the two sides of the town, separated by the elevated railroad line, integrating the train station into Westbury?
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WESTBURY HISTORY
GREENPORT
STONINGTON TO BOSTON
NEW YORKWESTBURY
The LIRR station at Westbury, established in 1837, was a marker on the original Main Line. This line was built to be the fastest way between New York and Boston. The Village of Westbury developed around the train station, extending into the surrounding countryside with the advent of the automobile.
7HILE�THE�,)22�PROVIDES�EFlCIENT�ACCESS�FOR�7ESTBURY�COMMUTERS��THE�AUTOMOBILE�IS�THE�DOMINANT�FORM�OF�TRANSPORTATION��WITH�SUBSTANTIAL�AND�increasing environmental and economic costs to residents.
1994
1837
EACH COMMUTER CAN SAVE $5,088 AND REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 7,200 LBS PER YEAR
COST PER YEAR CO2 EMISSIONS PER YEAR
$8,400COMMUTE
$3,312
17,760 lbs
10,560 lbs
4HE�GREATEST�GROWTH�IN�,ONG�)SLAND�IS�IN�3UFFOLK�#OUNTY��WHERE�SUBURBAN�EXPANSION�CONTINUES��INCREASING�TRAFlC�ON�ALREADY�CONGESTED�ROADS��adding to environmental challenges and the decline in quality of life.
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CHALLENGE: PROJECTED GROWTH
NASSAU COUNTY
SUFFOLK COUNTYPROJECTED INCREASE OF 500,000 PEOPLE
PROJECTED INCREASE OF 275,000 JOBS
The population of Long Island is aging, with young adults moving to more vibrant locations. How can the rethinking of Westbury offer economic and cultural opportunities to attract and keep the best and the brightest as an engine for growth?
DECREASE OF 20-34 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP FROM 24% TO 16%
PROJECTED INCREASE OF SENIOR POPULATION FROM 17% TO 25%
LONG ISLAND: CHANGE IN POPULATION BY AGE
1990 - 2007: LOSS OF YOUNGER POPULATION 2007 - 2035: INCREASE IN AGING POPULATION20 TO 34 YRS OLD
1,000,000
POPU
LATI
ON
500,000
750,000
250,000
55 YRS AND OLDER
1,000,000
POPU
LATI
ON
500,000
750,000
250,000
20 TO 34 YRS OLD 60 YRS AND OLDER
1990
1990
2000
2000
2007
2007
2035
2035
2 mile
3 mile
4 mile
1 mile
DIRECT COMMUTE: 4.3 MILES
2 mile
3 mile
4 mile
1 mile
COMMUTE WITH STOPS: 11.5 MILES
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COMMUTER PATTERN
POST AVENUE
OLD COUNTRY ROAD
WESTBURY
What would happen if the Westbury train station and parking system was rethought to accommodate a density of services as an extension of the commercial heart of Westbury?
POST AVENUE
OLD COUNTRY ROAD
WESTBURY
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
GYMDAY CAREGROCERIESDRY CLEANERS
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
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EXISTING SITE
The surrounding area displays a diversity of uses and activities, that is however dispersed and
lacking a collective focus.
NORTH LOT
VILLAGE OF WESTBURY
SOUTH LOT
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
POST
AVE
NUE
UNION AVENUE
RAILROAD AVENUELIRR
MAPLE AVENUE
COMMERCIAL
PARKS & OPEN SPACE
MIXED-USE
RESIDENTIAL - MULTI-FAMILY
VACANT LAND
PROGRAM
NORTH LOT
SOUTH LOTSIZE 102,710 SFEXISTING PARKING 312 SPACES
SIZE 149,550 SFEXISTING PARKING 325 SPACES
TOTALSIZE 252,260 SFEXISTING PARKING 637 SPACES
INSTITUTIONAL
RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE-FAMILY/DUPLEX
INDUSTRIAL
EXISTING SITETHE SPACE AT WESTBURY
POST OFFICE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
I NDUSTR IA
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MM
ERC
IAL
R E S I D E N T I A L
RES
IDEN
TIAL
NORTH LOT
VILLAGE OF WESTBURY
SOUTH LOT
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
HORIZON OF WESTBURY5 STORIES / 90 UNITS
THE BRISTAL5 STORIES
MAPLE TOWER CONDOMINIUMS5 STORIES / 92 UNITS
MAPLE ARMS CONDOMINIUMS5 STORIES DOWNTOWN TOWNHOUSES
3 STORIES
WESTBURY TERRACE CONDOMINIUMS7 STORIES
498 UNION AVE4 STORIES
EXISTING SITE CHALLENGESCurrently, there is limited connection between Post
Avenue and the train station, limiting pedestrian access from the main commercial
street of Westbury to the LIRR. Connection between
the north and the south side is only through a small underground pass-through.
The open surface parking lots do not add to the quality
of the town.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT seeks to turn these
constraints into the design generator of the project.
BARRIER / BERM
BARRIER / BERM
NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGMAIN INTERSECTION
CONNECTION
NO EDGE CONDITION
UNDEFINED
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POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
LIRR
SCALLY PLACE
PROPOSED SCHEME SITE STRATEGY
COMMERCIAL CONNECTIONPOST AVE TO LIRR
THE PROPOSED PROJECT has a goal of a density of
activity and diversity of uses to amplify the connection
between the Village of Westbury and the Westbury
Station. In addition to doubling the number of
parking spaces, the project creates new opportunities
for commercial, residential and business incubator
spaces, transforming deadening surface parking
into a vibrant hub of activity while reducing dependence
on the automobile.
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
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COMMERCIAL
PARKINGPARKING
RESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL
INTER-MODALPARKINGTECH
SPACELIRR
SCALLY PLACE
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INTER-MODAL
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
SOUTH SIDE 1. PARKING CONNECTIONSThe Proposal on the south side parking strengthens
existing connections under the elevated railroad, widening the narrow
corridor to extend the pedestrian walkway on the north to the south side. At Post Avenue, a new inter-modal transportation hub
is designed, providing a sheltered bus stop for enhanced public
transportation connection to the LIRR, in addition to
an bicycle shop and storage facility to catalyze and
support cycling as the most ENERGY�EFlCIENT�MEANS�OF�
transportation.
INTER-MODAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
BICYCLE SHOP + PARKING 2,000 SFBUS STOP SHELTER 4,000 SF
SCALLY PLACE
LIRR
PARKING
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POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
SOUTH SIDE 2. EFFICIENT PARKING To increase the amount of parking to make the LIRR
connection more accessible to residence of the Westbury
area, the project changes the surface parking on the
south into a multi-level parking garage. A clear
access to the passage below the trains is maintained at
the center of the parking facility, ensuring connection
between the two sides.
PARKING
SIZE 277,000 SFEXISTING PARKING 312 SPACESPROPOSED PARKING 695 SPACES
SCALLY PLACE
LIRR
PARKING
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POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
SCALLY PLACE
SOUTH SIDE 3. NEW TECH INCUBATOR AND OFFICE SPACE A new tech incubator lab
AND�OFlCE�SPACE�IS�PROPOSED�for the east side of the site.
Drawing on the legacy of industrial innovation of Long Island and taking advantage
of access to capital in New York, this tech incubator
provides space, tools and collective resources to test,
prototype and incubate new, products, ideas and
inventions. Modeled on TechShops, the incubator
takes advantage of the numerous institutions of
higher learning in the area, while providing the engine for the future economy of
Westbury.
TECH INCUBATOR SHOP AND OFFICES
INCUBATOR SPACE 28,000 SFOFFICE SPACE 10,000 SFTRAIN STATION 2,600 SF
OPEN SPACE
TECHSPACE
OFFICESOFFICES
LIRR
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OPEN SPACEPOST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
NORTH SIDE 4. PROPOSED URBAN CONNECTIONThe Proposal turns the
existing parking drive from Post Avenue into a new
pedestrian connection that ramps over Union Avenue to linking the downtown to the
LIRR Station. A permeable surface is proposed to
improve the environmental performance of the parking area. During weekends and
holidays, the city parking spaces on the side convert
into market stalls enhancing the commercial vitality of
the village.
GREEN PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
SIZE 29,000 SF
SCALLY PLACE
LIRR
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LIRR
COMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
NORTH SIDE 5. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL EDGESNew street level commercial spaces provide a clear edge
to the pedestrian route to the train station, providing
new opportunities for shops and stores that support everyday needs. On the
north of the site on Scally Place, new small stores,
cafes, and restaurants take advantage of the lower
TRAFlC�LEVELS�TO�CREATE�AN�engaging village street life.
COMMERCIAL SPACES
SIZE 44,000 SF
SCALLY PLACE
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PARKING
LIRR
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
NORTH SIDE 6. MULTI-LEVEL PARKINGLocated in the center of
the T-shaped lot is a multi-level parking structure to accommodate more than
double the number of cars currently present in the single-use surface lot.
SIZE 310,000 SFEXISTING PARKING 325 SPACESPROPOSED PARKING 744 SPACES
PARKING
SCALLY PLACE
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R E S I D E N T I A L
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
LIRR
NORTH SIDE 7. STREET SIDE APARTMENTSAbove the commercial
space on Scally Place are two levels of apartments,
creating a residential scaled edge to the street
and concealing the parking system behind.
STREET HOUSING
SIZE 40,000 SFAPARTMENTS 38
SCALLY PLACE
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RESIDENTIAL
LIRR
Above the parking is a multi-unit terraced housing
complex aimed at attracting recent graduates and young urbanites back to Westbury.
Organized around a series of open courtyards for privacy
and offering ample sunlit rooms facing south in a
terraced form, this housing design steps up from the
train platform, presenting a new vibrant image of
Westbury instead of a sea of parking to LIRR riders and
prospective residents.
NORTH SIDE 8. TERRACED HOUSING
SIZE 60,000 SFAPARTMENTS 42
TERRACED HOUSING
POST AVENUE
UNION AVENUE
SCALLY PLACE
SECTION-PERSPECTIVE THROUGH PROJECT
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AERIAL VIEW OF PROJECT LOOKING SOUTH
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VIEW TO EAST FROM TRAIN PLATFORM
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VIEW OF INTER-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NODE AT SOUTH-WEST CORNER
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PLAN: STREET LEVEL
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BICYCLING HUB2,000 sq.ft. of cycling support facility, providing rental and service options for commuters in conjunction with bus stop.
COMMERCIAL
INTER-MODAL
OPEN SPACE
PARKING
PLAN: TRAIN PLATFORM LEVEL
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LOCAL FARM MARKET26,460 sq.ft. truck-assessible green space atop parking structure, connecting local farms to commuters and residents in pop-up green market.
BUSINESS INCUBATOR�������SQ�FT��OF�START UP�OFlCE�SPACE��providing collaborative support for new business ventures. Modeled after WeWork.
SOLAR CHARGING STATIONSElectric car charging stations, utilizing roof-top solar array to power 650 electric cars per day.
FABRICATION INCUBATOR28,000 sq.ft. of open-source making and research space. Subscription based access to the latest tools and digital making systems. Modeled after TechShop and FabLabs.
COMMERCIAL
INTER-MODAL
OPEN SPACE
PARKING
TECH SPACE
PLAN: 4TH FLOOR LEVEL AT ROOF CANOPY
RAINWATER HARVESTINGCombining permiable paving with rainwater collection provides an annual harvest of over 300,000 cubic feet of water, mitigating storm run-off.
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SOLAR CANOPY96,700 sq.ft. solar array, providing shade for cars and generating 3,800kW/day.
MASS-TIMBER CONSTRUCTIONUsing Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) as the primary construction material sequesters carbon and speeds construction.
PARKING
MULTI-FAMILYHOUSING
FUTURE OF LONG ISLAND
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The proposal for Westbury is a test case that could be replicated at other stations along the existing LIRR. A greater density of living and working not only enhances the quality of life and improves the vitality of villages, but is the best answer to escalating economic and environmental consequences of suburban expanse.