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Christopher Mateo MLA ‘10Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Portfolio I thaca, New York 14850
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curating urban infrastructure
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Land XhibitHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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The Major Deegan Expressway, frontage roads, the Cross Bronx Expway, and the George Washington Bridge splice and create gradients in the land both horizontally and vertically.
3. Covered Open SpaceThese static open spaces hav e the opportunity to provide structure without the infrastructural investment.
4. Unattractive WaterfrontGrey fields and the 207th St. rail yard of NYC Subway system and Metro North’s Highbridge Yard dominate the watefront.
2. Topographic BoundariesIn addition to horizontal and multi-planal infrastructure, grade differentiation plays a large part in keeping the waterfront and open space discontinuous.
5. Large Washington Heights ‘High Bridge’ ParkThe park in Washington Heights is not only larger, but also has a larger ratio of well maintained open space compared to its Bronx counterpart.
6. Small Bronx ‘High Bridge’ ParkThe Bronx park is not only smaller, but has a smaller ratio of well maintained open space compared to its Washington Heights counterpart.
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Water Tower
Sherman Creek
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1/3 Mile Radius
20 minutes Walk
A. Neighborhood Discrepancies Washington Heights median income and median prop-erty values are slightly larger than that of the Bronx, in addition the urban fabric in Washington Heights is regularized and democratized in the grid compared to the inpredictability of the layout in the Bronx.
B. The Trail Plan to Connect between Roberto
Clemente State Park and Yankees StadiumThis trail is important to draw people to an interventionist High Bridge park design in addition to link to the larger manhattan Greenway.
C. Displacement Predictability The owner occupied housing is only 6.5% in both communities, lending itself to displacement.
D. Housing Stock More than 90% of houses in both areas are multi-family dwell-ings with more than 10 families in a building. North Harlem’s about 70% of houses were built before 1950s. On the other hand, Bronx has more newly built houses, more than 40% between 1950s and 1990s.
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Lan dXhibitAnalysisHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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The Major Deegan expressway experiences the largest amount of daily traffi c, AND ample views to the site. The average speed is 35 mph, by creating a grid that is 35’ x 35’, many instances are made available by which the exhibit areas can be framed by rows of trees. The grid begins at the intersection of the Major Deegan and the Hamilton Bridge. The grid is stopped by the railroad tracks, since they views are interrupted here.
35’ x 35’ Tree Grid
The grid is then broken by viewshed preservation and infrastructure horizontal placement. The gallery spaces are then graded to make their Xhibit areas most available from the key areas of infrastructure they are meant to be viewed from.
Viewsheds preserved from Tree Grid
Discontigious parcels of land remain lifeless in the centers of the shapes created by the on and off ramps for the various pieces of highway and train transportation. Linking the parcels by physical means would be infeasible. Visual connection would be best, and the programme for art creates an outdoor exhibit venue with multiple individual parcels available for exhibit space.
Outdoor Gallery Locations
In addition to the views from infrastructure, two structures designed to move people vertically and occupy both the slope adjacent to the Bronx HB Park and the Harlem Riverfront will occupy the Highbridge in order to bring an extra sense of intrigue and create more of a destination. These spaces can also be used as indoor gallery spaces.
Signifi gant Views from infrastructure
Viewshed
Viewing Area/Vertical navigation created
Beginning of GridSecondary gallery space
Primary gallery space
Land XhibitDesignDevelopmentHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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Lan dXhibitL ayo u tHigh Bridge, Manhattan
Secondary Gallery Space
Primary Gallery Spaces
Meadowland Open Space
Typical Triple Allee
Viewing Knoll
High Bridge Building (Gallery space and stairwell to waterfront)
Viewing Knoll
Renovated High Bridge Park Building
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Land XhibitSiteS ec tionsHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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Lan dXhibitVir tualShotHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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Land XhibitVir tualShotHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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Lan dXhibitVir tualShotHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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Catchment/Croton Catchment/Croton
DistributionDistribution
Catchment/Catskills
Acreage of Land and Water overtaken by Reservior
Available private lands to residents in catchment areas
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and Land Ordinance Holdings
The original system was started by the Manhattan
water company that became Chase, and consisted of
wheels surrounding Collect Pond by Lafayette street
that we distributed through a network of wood troughs
After the opening of Croton Dam and the High Bridge in 1848
Manhattan for the first time had a public source of high quality
water. While to revealing of the resource in the city made the government out to be a hero, the communities in the Croton
watershed quickly saw the government as an adversary.
In 1917, the connection of the new Croton Aqueduct and the Catskill Aqueduct eliminated the need for the High Bridge because the new
infrastructure was so massive that the older structure was made
unnecessary.
Land XhibitWatershedResourceAl l o c at i o nStudyHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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New York City water distribution area
Reservoirs
Catskills/Catskill supplied watersheds
Water tunnel
Water tunnel under construction
Croton watershed
Croton aqueduct
Catskill aqueduct
Water tunnel under construction
Local well water
Catskill supplied
Supply and Sewer Grid
City tunnel 1
Croton supplied
City tunnel 2
City tunnel 3
City tunnel 3 under construction
Croton aqueduct
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Distribution in the Urban Core
Land XhibitWatershedResourceAl l o c at i o nStudyHigh Bridge, Manhattan
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1804 1889 1899 1916
Lakeshore Progression: Open Water to Wetland to Upland
1925 1940
Interstit ial HabitBuffalo Waterfront, New York
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open water open water open water open water open water open water
wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland
wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland wetland
upland upland upland upland upland upland upland upland wetland
upland upland upland upland upland upland upland upland wetland
Dredging for Shipping
Shipping
Wetland Creation
Preservationist
Lake Research
Place Image Identity
Place Image Identity
Place Image Identity
Public Education Lake Research
Upland Creation
Yacht Club
Space for
Housing
Demand for Moderate to High End
Housing
Demand for Moderate to High End
Housing
Demand for all types of
Employment
Demand for Aff ordable to Moderate
HousingDemand for Aff ordable
to Moderate
Housing
Plants
Plants
HabitatByproductPrimary Catalyst
Milling
Cancer Research
Birds
Fish
Interstit ial HabitBuffalo Waterfront, New York
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50 Years
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(DCF) Dredge Containment Facility/
Nature Reserve as shown in Toronto’s Tommy
Thompson Park
50 year Dredge Buildout utilizing available dredge
quantities.
Habitat Creation:
Nesting areas for endangered Least Tern Spawning Grounds for
Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Walleyes, Muskellunge,
and Pike
Research facility is world renowned, Ohio Street is an active private marina with restaurant and retail opportunities.
Buffalo celebrates the renewal of industry and fishing while increasing the health and presence of habitat for all species.
Buffalo Dredging Company removed 84,745 cu yds. in 1906Army Corp. removed 83,000 cu. yds. in 2006
Interstit ial HabitBuffalo Waterfront, New York
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Interstit ial HabitBuffalo Waterfront, New York
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Hudson Yards, an active railyard consumes much horizontal and thus even more precious vertical space on the West Side of Manhattan adjacent to the Javitz Conference Center. ProtoHood is a study in successful placemaking in existing Chelsea communities with innovative technologies for responsible design to produce a prototypical street block when organized through the existing Manhattan grid.
Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Grid + Neighborhood = ProtoHOODHudson Railyards, Manhattan
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Urban MorphologyWashington Heights & The Bronx, New York
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Prair ie Ver ticalDenver, Colorado
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Prair ie Ver ticalDenver, Colorado
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Prair ie Ver ticalDenver, Colorado
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By analyzing the simple geometries of programmed and
existing elements, a parti was generated from which born the
layout, organization and concept of Intersecting Radials for the
planning of the proposed Visitor Center at Cornell Plantations.
Intersec ting R adialsCornell Plantations, Ithaca, New York
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Intersec ting R adialsCornell Plantations, Ithaca, New York
Currently the Greenway system on the East Side of Manhattan is discontinuous
at Sutton Place. Most residents would like to keep the discontinuity. But there
is a strong contingent who would like the greenway to connect and would like
additional uses over on this side of the Island. This proposal satasfi es both groups by adding programmed day and
night time activities below grade keeping the current character of the Sutton Place intact. Illuminated glass would be used as a sculptural peice seen
from Queens and the Bronx.
Engaging ManhattanSutton Place, Upper East Side, Manhattan
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Education
2007 - May 2010 Master of Landscape Architecture Cornell University Concentration in Public Education and Outreach Ithaca, New York
1999 - 2003 Bachelor of Science in City & Regional Planning California Polytechnic University Emphasis in Sustainable Environments San Luis Obispo, California
Professional Experience
06/09 - 01/10 Landscape Architecture Intern Department of Public Works San Francisco, CaliforniaGolden Gate master planning, streetscape drafting, design of neighborhood monument, facilitation of public meetings.
05/08 - 08/08 Designer / Assistant Level Green Landscape Lansing, New YorkDesign and coordination of Residential Landscape Design in CAD and manual graphic formats. Preparation of cost estimates, proposals, site surveys, active participation in client meetings.
10/05 - 08/07 Project Manager / Designer Ripley Design Group Walnut Creek, California Developer / municipal / consultant / sub consultant coordination, management and design of residential projects during planning and design phases, preliminary landscape design in various views, full-range of technical (working) drawings; in CAD and manual graphic format. Provide mentorship and training of new employees.
06/03 - 10/05 Project Coordinator / Designer NUVIS Landscape Architecture San Ramon, California Developer / municipal / consultant / sub consultant coordination and management of residential projects during planning and design stages.
Academic Experience
10/09 - present Instructor Realworld AutoCAD in Landscape Architecture Dept. Cornell UniversityInstruction and curriculum design of beginning and advanced Real World AutoCAD for Landscape Architects offered to both graduate and undergraduate students. I held office hours and individual help sessions.
Activities Skills
01 / 09 - present Vice President Cornell Chapter of ASLA AutoCAD / Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign01 / 09 - present Teaching Assistant Site Construction for Peter Trowbridge SketchUP / ARCView GIS / Manifold GIS 09 / 09 - 01 / 10 Team Leader Design + Connect Cooperstown Streetscape Studio Max / MS Office
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