1. Hunterspoint Mixed-Income Housing Design Project Urban Systems Studio December 9, 2008

2. Existing Figure-Ground

3. Proposed Figure-Ground

4. Traffic Circulation Tie main circulation loop to I-495 access point

5. Train Station - Bus Depot

6. Transportation System – Bus and Walking 1,214 ft (<5 min walk) 1,000 ft.845 ft.

7. Entry Points Exit Activity Nodes Entryways and Nodes

8. View Corridors We maintain site lines toward Manhattan while also securing view corridors to the south and Brooklyn

9. Context-Sensitivity Extend 50 th Ave row-house typology into new development

10. Entrance - (51st Avenue)

11. Commercial Spaces -some small commercial spaces for local business - permanently affordable? - large (40,000 SF) commercial floor plate in center

12. Garage and Vent Shaft Kansas City Public Library Parking Garage

13. Assumptions About Design Maximization of number of units Conformity to street grid (cost savings due to line-up with current infrastructure provision Preference of one large open space rather than smaller spaces

14. Affordable Housing Small (1 child) families -cost of living is high; average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.32 (2000 Census) Majority of mid-rise - 2 bedroom apts.

15. Phasing Phase 1 - Streets,Cmty. Park, Income Generating Restaurant Phase 2 - Mixed density Res., Garage, School and School Park;Neigh. Comm. Phase 3 - 2 bdrm. Density, Neigh. Comm.Phase 4 - 2 bdrm. Resi., Neigh. Comm., rest of Green space Phase 5 - 2 bdrm. Resi., Neigh. Comm., rest of Green space; acquisition of site B

16. Building Heights - F.A.R. Total Build-out - 8,151,592 SF (FAR ~5.0) Residential Build-Out - 6,685,000 Open Space - 22.5% of site Parking - Six level garage - 2500 cars

17. Sun Shadow Study Vernal Equinox 3 p.m. Winter Solstice 4 p.m. Summer Solstice 6 p.m.

18. Bridge over Troubled Waters

19. Riparian Condition Greenpoint Oil Spill-17-30 million gallons of oil spilled underground in last 50 years Remnants of heavy industrialization from the 19 th -late 20 th centuries Establish appropriate grass species in riparian buffer: Eragrostis pectinaceaeTrilapsis purpurea East River State Park

22. Thank you!