URBAN RENEWAL| NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
Site Analysis & Inventory
THE SITE ANALYSIS ESTABLISHED THE EVENTUAL DERIVATION OF THE DESIGN IN IT’S FORM AND IT’S FUNCITON.
TYPICAL FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WERE: EXISTING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, OVERALL SURVEY OF BUILDING
CHARACTER, ZONING AND BUILDING USAGES, AND ROAD HIERARCHY.
ARMORY
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FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT WERE OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE WERE: AREAS
OF ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AND/OR SENSITIVITY, ESTIMATED HYDROLOGIC FLOWS,
DRAINAGE AREAS, RIDGELINE TOPOGRAPHY, ECOLOGICAL NETWORK PATHWAYS,
& BEACH-FRONTAGE.
THE PREMSIE FOR THE DESIGN IN THIS EARLY ANALYSIS PHASE WAS TO GAIN AN
OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITE AND HOW IT’S UNDERLYING ENVIRONMENT
FUNCTIONS. IN THIS WAY, THE PROSPECT OF A NEW DESIGN FOR THE NEW ROCHELLE
WATERFRONT CAN FOLLOW THE EXISTING ECOLOGIC AND HYDROLOGIC NETWORKS
ALREADY ENGRAINED IN THE LAND. THIS ENSURES THE ESSENTIAL ‘SUITABILITY’ OF
APPLIED DESIGN, WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY.
IN THE EARLY CONCEPTS THAT CAME WITH THE SITE ANALYSIS STAGE, MANY
CONJECTURES WERE FORMED AROUND THE QUESTION OF URBAN PLANNING IN THE
SCOPE OF HISTORY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THOUGH SUCH QUESTIONS COULD
NEVER BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY, THEY FORMED A FOCUS OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT BECAME A LENS WITH WHICH TO ENVISION IT’S DESIGN. WITH
THE FUNCTION OF THE LAND AND THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY
SUPPORTING EACHOTHER, THERE IS UNITY IN THE CITY.
COLLEGE
AOI area of interest
Early Concepts
commercial/ retail
residential- single family homes
residential- high density
park & armory
Ecological Networks
& Drainage Basins
utilities & waterworks
high slope / ridge
ecologically sensitive area
ecological importance
beach front / unstable soils
major road
secondary road
minor road
estimated
hydrologic flows
Outline of Ridges
& High Points
Mary Fenwick Parish | Professor Verma | Senior Capstone Studio | Spring 2014
URBAN RENEWAL| NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
Master Plan & Concept for Design
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THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS IN DESIGNS FOR URBAN REGENERATION AND IN CITY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS WHAT INSPIRES THIS DESIGN. THE CONCEPT OF THE ECHO BAY WATERFRONT URBAN
RENWAL AT NEW ROCHELLE IS TO CREATE A MIXED-USE, HIGH-DENISTY CORE THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE
FUNCTIONS OF THE NATURAL LAND SYSTEMS AND PROMOTES CIVIC UNITY. THUS THE OVERALL CONCEPT IS THAT OF
TOTAL UNITY: PEOPLE TO PEOPLE AND PEOPLE TO LAND.
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THIS DESIGN PROPOSAL INCORPORATES SITE PLANNING STRATEGY TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCE-USE WITH MINIMAL
ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND COST. THE ROAD AND BUILDING LAYOUT FACILITATES A WHOLE-SYSTEM APPROACH TO
WATER MANAGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS THE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE AND ITS
ESTIMATED HYDROLOGIC FLOWS. THE SYSTEM STORES WATER IN A LARGE-SCALE CISTERN PLACED AT THE FIRST POINT
OF MAXIMUM VOLUME RUN-OFF IN THE ESTIMATED FLOW. THE CITY WOULD USE THE WETLANDS PRESERVE AS A
NECESSARY ECOLOGICAL HABITAT PRESERVE AND A FUNCTIONING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR GREY
WASTEWATER AND RUN-OFF. PUMPING MECHANISMS DRIVE WATER UP-SITE FROM THE CISTERN TO THE CITY
AGRICULTURE PLOTS. THE DESIGN OPTIMIZES THE IDEA OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES VIA LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL
PLOTS. ONE IS FOR CITY-WIDE DISPERSAL AND THE OTHER, SMALLER PLOT IS FOR THE RESIDING COMMUNITY AROUND
CIRCLE COURT.
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FURTHER, THE RENEWAL PLAN INCLUDES AN EXCITING EXTENSION OF THE HISTORIC
ARMORY INTO A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-USE PARK. ARMORY PARK PRSERVES VALUABLE
COASTLAND HABITAT AND PROVIDES THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ROCHELLE A PLACE
TO RELAX OR BE ACTIVE OUTSIDE. AMENITIES TO THE PARK INCLUDE THREE FULLSIZED SOCCER FIELDS, AN EXTENSIVE WOODEN BOARDWALK, PUBLIC PLAZAS, AND AN
AMPITHEATER FOR MUSIC CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES.
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CREATING CIVIC UNITY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PEOPLE:
ESTABLISHING EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL CITIZENS IN TERMS OF THEIR FOOD SUPPLY , THEIR JOB OPPORTUNTIY, THEIR
EDUCATION ACCESS, AND THEIR MOBILITY IS PARAMOUNT. THE LOCALIZED FOOD SUPPLY SYSTEM IS A RADICAL MOVE
TO GREATER SUSTAINABILITY AND FOSTERING A STRONG NETWROK OF COMMUNITY INVOVLEMENT AND BONDING.
MOBILITY BY FOOT AND BY BIKE IS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE RENEWED CITY-SCAPE WHICH IS LINED ENTIRELY
WITH SIDEWALKS AND CORRESPONDING CROSS-WALKS. THE GREEN CORRIDORS THAT LINK THE CIRCLE COURT
COMMUNITY TO THE CIVIC CORE AND, SIMILARLY, THAT LINK THE DOWTOWN RESIDENTS TO CITY PARK AND THE
WATERFRONT SHOPS CREATE A NETWORK OF ACCESSIBLE, AND PLEASANT WALKING AREAS FOR EVERYONE. THESE
GREEN CORRIDORS NOT ONLY PROVIDE EASE OF MOBILITY BUT THEY ALSO SERVE AS AREAS FOR REST AND ACTIVE
RECREATION. ALSO IMPORTANT, IS THAT THE GREEN CORRIDORS SERVE AS VITAL ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS THAT
CONNECT FRAGMENTED HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE TO USE AND SURVIVE.
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TOURISM
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VIEW OF BOARDWALK
CIVIC PLAZA MONUMENT DETAIL
Mary Fenwick Parish | Professor Verma | Senior Capstone Studio | Spring 2014
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URBAN RENEWAL| NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
Site Plan & Section Drawings
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SCALE:
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ARMORY
UNIVERSITY QUAD
SPORTS FIELDS
ARMORY PARK
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WATERFRONT PLAZA
WALKING PARK
WATERFRONT WALK
& GRAND STAIRWAY
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THE EXTENSIVE RETAIL SHOPS
AND RESTAURANTS ALONG
THE REVIVED WATERFRONT IS AN
AMENITY AS WELL AS A RESOURCE.
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT REVENUEGENERATOR WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO
LOAL BUSINESS-OWNERS. IT IS ALSO A
LARGE DRAW FOR TOURISM, ESPECIALLY
FROM NEARBY, LOOKING FOR A MORE
RELAXED PACE THAN FOUND IN THE BIG
CITIES.
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PLAZA & FOUNTAIN
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VIEW OF WATERFRONT BOARDWALK
RETAIL &
RESTAURANTS
VIEW OF WATERFRONT PLAZA
ECHO BAY ISLANDS
& SHORELINE
MONUMENT TO
LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
MONUMENT TO
NEW ROCHELLE, NY
WATERWORKS
CORRIDOR
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
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VIEW OF ARMORY PARK FOUNTAIN
THE ECHO BAY WATERFRONT, BEING THE FOCUS OF THE URBAN REGENERATION, BECOMES THE PUBLIC
SPACE THAT CONNECTS THE CITY. THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT SPANS FROM THE WATERFRONT SHOPS
ON THE WEST-SIDE TO THE WATERWORKS INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR ON THE EAST-SIDE IS SYMBOLIC OF
JOURNEY AND CONNECTION. THESE ARE TWO INTRINSIC QUALITIES TO THE HUMAN
EXPERIENCE THAT CREATES A SHARED SPACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.
THE EXTENSIVE SIZE OF ARMORY PARK, WITH ALL OF ITS AMENTIES, MEANS THE CREATION OF A NEW
PUBLIC DOMAIN OUTSIDE THE EXTENTS OF CONCRETIZED COPORATISM. IT PROVIDES A MEETING GROUND
WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEAVE THEIR ROLES AS EMPLOYER AND
EMPLOYEE AND COME TOGETHER AS PEOPLE.
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SECTION VIEW | THE ARMORY PARK SPORTS FIELDS & GRAND STEPS
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SECTION VIEW | MONUMENTS TO NEW AND OLD ROCHELLE & PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
SCALE:
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1" = 30'-0"
Mary Fenwick Parish | Professor Verma | Senior Capstone Studio | Spring 2014
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