The measure of any great civilization is in its cities, and the measure of a citys greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares. John Ruskin

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The Masterplan proposes to revitalize the River front and adjacent Parks to increase awareness and in the process promote a more sustainable way of life such as: Fostering Walkability, Encouraging Bus and Bike Transportation, Maintaining the Diversity of the neighborhood, Maximizing Density in the downtown area and Distributing Amenities across the area. In achieving this grand vision, the site becomes a green belt, which connects the city to the river front. Elevated and widened to increase and promote a more pedestrian-friendly circulation, this green belt also creates opportunities at different levels for retail, commercial and residential spaces.

HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER + SITE

GREEN BELT CONNECTING CITY TO RIVERFRONT

PARKS AS ATTRACTOR POINTS - SITE MONTAGE

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

PHYSICAL MODEL

In the US, buildings represent 32% of greenhouse gases, while Transportation accounts for 30%. In other words 62% of US emissions are contributed to buildings and trans-portation (Calthor-pe, Peter. Urbanism in the Age of Cli-mate Change, 2011).

The proposal aims to develop a design at the three intersetions along Atlantic Street, beginning with Main St, continuing through Moore St and crossing over River St. This latter intersection be-comes an important threshold to arrive to the Park which is the main destinationn of the master plan.

The proposed plan for Atlantic Streets development shows a green urban corridor with mixed commercial, retail, and residen-tial uses along the street, becoming a green belt that connects down-town hackensack to the Park and the overlooked River-front.

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Existing site conditions render the park and the river front inaccesible. There is a lack of awareness and is cur-rently un-derused.

CLIMATE CHANGE

MASTERPLAN

ATLANTIC ST - LOOKING NORTHATLANTIC ST - LOOKING SOUTH

JOSE DIAZ2ND FL PLAN - SCALE 1/16 = 1

GROUND FL PLAN - SCALE 1/16 = 1

CROSS SECTION - LOBBY

PATHWAY OF LIGHT - PASSENGER PICKUP AREA

CROSS SECTION - PASSENGER PICKUP AREA

VIEWS TO BUSES - PASSENGER PICKUP AREA

RAMP MEETS BUILDING - RIVER ST CROSSING

TRANSITION TO RETAIL - PARK AREA

STRUCTURE SYSTEM

LONGITUDINAL SECTION - SCALE 1/16 = 1

ENCLOSURE SYSTEM

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PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS PANELS

GLASS COVER

ANTI-REFLECTIVE SHEET

CELL

FRAME AND PANEL BACKING

ENCLOSURE - EXPLODED AXON

PROGRAM ZONE

CIRCULATION ZONE

MAIN ENTRANCE + EMERGENCY EXITS

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CIRCULATION - RIVER ST CROSSING

CIRCULATION

DIRECTIONALITY

SIDEWALK EXTENSION

PASSENGER PICKUP

WALL SECTION DETAIL - SCALE 1/2=1

PHYSICAL MODEL DETAIL - 1/4 = 1

NORTH ELEVATION - 1/16 = 1

SOUTH ELEVATION - 1/16 = 1

1 - MAIN ENTRANCE2 - TICKET SALES3 - OFFICE4 - CAFETERIA 5 - RESTROOMS6 - JANITOR ROOM7 - ELEVATORS 8 - EMERGENCY EXIT9 - WAITING AREA10 - SNACK BAR11 - PASSENGER PICKUP AREA12 - MECHANICAL ROOM13 - RETAIL

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The City Century Project Ecological Urbanism in an Age of Climate Change

The City Century Project Ecological Urbanism in an Age of Climate Change

HACKENSACK, NJ

COMPREHENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO II Arch 564New Jersey School of Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, NJITSpring 2014

JOSE DIAZ

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

01. RESEARCH02. SITE ANALYSIS03. CONCEPT STATEMENT04. FLOOR PLANS05. CIRCULATION06. SUSTAINABILITY07. SERIAL VIEWS08. RENDERINGS 09. STRUCTURE10. MECHANICAL11. ELEVATIONS12. PHYSICAL MODELS13. PROCESS14. PRECEDENT RESEARCH

RIVER ST INTERSECTION

RESEARCH 01

In the U.S. BUILDINGS repre-sent 32% of green-house gases, while TRANSPORTATION accounts for 30%. This means, 62% of US emissions are contributed to buildings and trans-portation.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Calthorpe, Peter. Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, 2011

Farr, Douglas. Sustainable Urbanism. 2009

To make a positive impact on the issue of climate change, we need to change our lifestyle. We have become addicted to the automobile. In fact, Americans drive more than any other society on Earth.

This not only has an impact on the environment, but also on our health. The average american spends 5 times more hours driving a car than exercising and enjoying outdoor spaces.

SITE ANALYSIS 02NEW JERSEY GATEWAY COUNTIES ADJACENT TO NEW YORK

BERGEN COUNTY IS NEW JERSEYS LARGEST COUNTY MAP OF HACKENSACK AND BERGEN COUNTY

? Existing site conditions render the park and the river front inac-cesible. There is a lack of awareness and is current-ly underused.

Existing Traffic

Proposed Traffic

The proposed plan for Atlantic Streets development shows a green urban corridor with mixed commercial, retail, and residen-tial uses along the street, becoming a green belt that connects down-town hackensack to the Park and the overlooked River-front.

The proposal aims to develop a design at the three intersetions along Atlantic Street, beginning with Main St, continuing through Moore St and crossing over River St. This latter intersection be-comes an important threshold to arrive to the Park which is the main destinationn of the master plan.

ATLANTIC ST - LOOKING SOUTH

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The Masterplan proposes to revitalize the River front and adjacent Parks to increase awareness and in the process promote a more sus-tainable way of life such as: Fostering Walkability, Encouraging Bus and Bike Transportation, Maintaining the Diversity of the neighbor-hood, Maximizing Density in the downtown area and Distributing Amenities across the area.

CONCEPT STATEMENT 03

HOUSING

BUS STATIONRETAIL

COMMERCIAL + RETAIL

GYM + RETAIL

RESIDENTIAL + RETAIL

RESIDENTIAL + RETAIL

In achieving this grand vision, the site becomes a green belt, which connects the city to the river front. Ele-vated and widened to increase and promote a more pedes-trian-friendly circulation, this green belt also creates opportunities at different levels for retail, commercial and residential spaces.

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GROUND FLOOR

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2ND FLOOR

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7 - BAR 8 - SEATING AREA

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Accessible to pedestrians at both ends, the building is divided into two zones; one is a double-height circulation pathway that begins one end, brings you to the 2nd floor halfway through the structure, and culminates at ground level on the Park. The 2nd zone is where the programmatic elements are locat-ed.

The design also incorporates a ramp that runs par-allel to the building. This ramp contains 3 zones, a strip of green (plants) which separate the pedestri-an and the bike paths. This ramp joins the building to allow access from the pedestrian zone to the building as safe alternative path to cross River st.

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Elevated and widened to increase and promote a more pedestrian-friendly cir-culation, this ramp also creates opportu-nities for RETAIL spaces.

SKYLIGHT

The design incorporates the use of SOLAR ENERGY to assist in the heating of the interior spaces.

THERMAL FLOOR MASS

VENT FOR COOLING

SUSTAINABILITY 06

VENT FOR COOLING

COOLER MEDIUM FALLS FOR HEATING HEAT STORAGE

ISOLATED GAIN SYSTEM collects and stores solar radiation away from the space to be heated. As air or water in a collector is warmed by the sun, it rises to the served space or is stored in the thermal mass until needed. Simultaneously, cooler air is pulled from the bottom of the thermal storage, creating a natural convection loop.

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MAIN ENTRANCE / LOBBY

SEATING AREA / 2ND FLOOR

2ND FLOOR CORRIDOR

The use of a curtain wall on the North Facade allows for the passengers to have visual contact with the Bus pickup area, hence keeping them informed of when the busses have arrived.

EXTERIOR RAMP CONNECTION TO STATION

RIVER ST

STATIONBRIDGE

EXTERIORRAMP

END OF THE TUNNEL / PARK ACCESS

After crossing the River St intersection, both the exterior ramp and the station bridge become retail spaces at floor level, which are immediately visible and ac-cesible from the sidewalk and the park.

RETAIL RETAILPARK

RENDERINGS 08

VIEW TOWARDS MAIN ENTRANCE, ACCESS RAMP, AND RESIDENTIAL TOWER AS AN ICONIC DESTINATION ON THE PARK.

VIEW OF THE RAMP FROM THE PARK AS IT PROVIDES RETAIL SPACES AT GROUND LEVEL

VIEW OF THE STATION BRIDGING OVER RIVER ST TO THE PARK

PARK BUS STATION

RIVER ST

VIEW OF THE LOBBY

STRUCTURE SYSTEMDETAIL WALL SECTION

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Solarpanels

Roofcavity asthermalbuffer

VerticalmullionTruss system

Double wallcavity acts as a thermalbuffer

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HorizontalMullion

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STEEL COLUMNS

STEEL BEAMS

STEEL TRUSS

STRUCTURE 09

ENCLOSURE SYSTEM PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS PANELS

GLASS COVER

ANTI-REFLECTIVE SHEET

CELL

FRAME AND PANEL BACKING

The enclosure system encompasses a series of metal, glass, and solar panels which are strategically oriented to ensure a sustain-able building performance. This screen system also becomes the roof and extends as a canopy on the North faade to provide shel-ter towards the buses pickup area. The truss system which holds the panels together also serves as the defining element of the double-height corridor that runs through the station.

EXPLODED AXON

GLASS PANELS

METAL PANELS

Scale: 1/4 = 1

Solarpanels

Roofcavity asthermalbuffer

VerticalmullionTruss system

Double wallcavity acts as a thermalbuffer

Steelbeam

Metalpanels

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Duct

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HorizontalMullion

Curtain wallanchor

Concreteslab

Foundationwall

MECHANICAL 10

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

MECHANICHAL ROOM

RIVER ST PARK

ELEVATIONS11

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION

PHYSICAL MODELS 12

FINAL REVIEW MODEL (1/32 = 1)

WALL SECTION DETAIL (1/4 = 1)

FINAL MASSING SITE MODEL(1/64 = 1)

PENULTIMATE REVIEW MODEL (1/32 = 1)

PARAMETRIC URBANISM PROTOTYPE MODEL

EXISTING SITE STUDY MODEL PROPOSAL STUDY MODEL (1/64 = 1)

PENULTIMATE REVIEW EXISTING SITE (1/64 = 1) PROPOSAL STUDY MODEL (1/64 = 1)

PENULTIMATE REVIEW PROPOSAL (1/64 = 1)HAFENCITY - SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS RESEARCH

DOWNTOWN NORWICH - SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS RESEARCH BRONX - SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS RESEARCH

PROCESS13

RIVER PARKS

ATLANTIC ST MAIN ST

HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER + SITE

GREEN BELT CONNECTING CITY TO RIVERFRONT

PARKS AS ATTRACTOR POINTS - SITE MONTAGE

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

PARAMETRIC URBANISM

PARAMETRIC URBANISM PRECEDENTS

1) Kartal Pendik Masterplan - Zaha Hadid 2) Maxi Museum - Zaha Hadid

3) Eleftheria Square - Zaha Hadid 4) Beko Masterplan - Zaha Hadid

PRECEDENT RESEARCH 14SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS

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