Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

Cassidy RosenM. Arch 2017

JINTANGized

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

JINTANG, CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

GREENWAY

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

MUSEUM/ ART

COMMERCIAL

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

BUSINESS

DISTRICTS/ PEDESTRIAN GREEN-WAYHybridized green spaces provides the division between districts, these spaces act as the design scheme for the design for Jintang-the green-way is an elevated tram with multi-modal pedestrian access below-the green-way is used for recreation, inter-city transit, and urban agriculture

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

ART DISTRICT

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

20’-0”20’-0”20’-0”sidewalk/cafe

spaceroadssidewalk/cafe

space

ART/CULTURAL DISTRICT-museums, cafe, collaborative work spaces, art walk, markets-20’ sidewalk/ public space required on either side of main roads-max building height 50’

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

300’-0”typical residential block

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS-Low and high density residential buildings are designed from ascending to descending order towards the approach to the riverfront.-Buildings must set back with vertical height in order to optimize sun paths and pedestrian visibility from the street scape -Max building height is 50’

-high density student housing

-medium density houing

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

COMMERCIAL DISTRICT-building height in descending height as buildings progress towards river front-commercial districting aligned with natural curvature of river

BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL DISTRICTSbusiness and commercial blocks determined by public transit oriented development

80’ public transits and green space develop-ment between blocks

max building height 100’

building height in descending height as approach towards riverfront

40’-0”public transit

20’-0”green space

20’-0”bus lane

-street section between business and commercial districts

Tulane Regional Urban Design Center Interpretive Urban Design Seminar Fall 2015

BUSINESS DISTRICT-business and commercial blocks adjacent to university and housing districts-80’ public transits and green way separates the business and commercial districts