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inventory + analysis
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Pathway Along Reclamation Fields
Spread throughout the southern portion of the site are numerous pedestrian trails and bike paths that
help connect Fourth Ward Park with the Beltline’s central pathway. In between them are a combination
of affordable mixed-use apartment buildings facing the Beltline and large expanses of open, native prarie
fields and reforested woodlands. This coupled with visible bioretention ponds and a native plant palette
will not only help people feel a far greater connection, but also facilitate a renewed population of native
bird species and small woodland animals that will truly make this space feel distinct and come alive.
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Legend
The Beltline is a massive undertaking, stretching over 22 miles around
the city of Atlanta to create a fibrous network of greenways that are
slowly helping its people reconnect with one another and gain a cleaner, more vibrant identity. This redesign of the northeastern portion of
the Beltline will help continue its tremendous success with the theme
of Urban Revitalization, both through the foregrounding of innovative
storm water management practices and the reforestation of native
hardwoods. These naturalistic, woody areas will help bring about a rejuvinated native bird population into the area, and permeable pavers,
bioretention ponds, and rain gardens will be clearly visible to the public
eye in order to teach those who experience the space about the benefits and aesthetic qualities rain water mitigation can provide.
Bioretention
Ponds
Commercial/ Mixed Use
Apartment Buildings
Open Prarie
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Retail
Revitalization
Parking
Existing Buildings
Skate Park
Master Plan
Reforestation Area
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Together these concepts give this sector of the Beltline (and Atlanta in
general for that matter) a fresh, distinct feel. In addition, the site’s commercial core features several large, outdoor urban spaces that provide
intrigue and enjoyment for those coming to shop or simply make their
daily commute to work. Whether it be a linear sunken plaza following
along the Beltline or a small open park commemorating the original
field site of the Atlanta Crackers, each space presents opportunities
to display engaging sculpture and other forms of public art. And lastly,
to help stress and maintain the Beltline as the design’s central focus,
there is a continuous stream of commercial mixed-use and apartment
buildings that face it directly for the vast majority of the site.
Perspective of Sunken Plaza Along The Beltine
JOHN LATHAM
LAND 4900
PROFESSOR VERMA
SPRING 2014
The Atlanta Beltline northeastern corridor
An essential part of The
Beltline’s future development
will be its transit stops and rail
lines. Located at the northern
most proposed location on
site, this design aims to provide
pedestrians with an exciting,
yet peaceful stopping point as
they await to board an incoming
train. Next to the train tracks are
two large shade structures with
comfortable seating for those trying
to avoid the sun or rain. Located
at the rear of the transit stop are
a couple small passive recreation
areas that provide additional and
increased privacy. Thanks to a thirty
foot elevation change, these areas also
offer wonderful views of the sunken
plaza below. To provide a more prominent
entranceway from the plaza to the top of
the stairs, two sunken courtyards mirror
each other and channel movement in
between them. The courtyards themselves
offer wide seating arrangements for people
to either sit or lie, as well as large sculptural
art as focal features that give pedestrians
something to look at as they walk by. The
theme of sculpture and public art continues
with another large sculpture piece as people
reach the top of the stairs.
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View of Sunken Courtyard
Site Plan
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Perspective Overlooking Sunken Courtyards
JOHN LATHAM
LAND 4900
Scale: 1” = 20’
Perspective of Transit Stop
PROFESSOR VERMA
SPRING 2014