KCDC Spring 2014

Urban Park

Urban Park

Team Members

Danny Allen- KU Architecture Mark Cunningham- KU Architecture

Xavier Gavin- K-State Interior Architecture

Brian Hampel- K-State Architecture

Annie Nutsch- KU Architecture Mary Rogers- KU Architecture

Site Analysis

Area of Influence

STREETCAR ROUTEBUS ROUTES

Site Analysis

Public Transportation

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Parades & Races

American Royale

Veteran’s Parade; Armed Forces Day Parade

Komen Race for the Cure

Waddell & Reed KC Marathon

Big 12 5K

Ugly Sweater Run

Broadway Bridge Run

SCALE: 1”=500’RACE & PARADE ROUTES

Brew to Brew Run

Inspired by Darrell Sublett 5K

Hospital Hill RunRock the CrossroadsThe Rivalry Run

Cupid’s Undie Run

Lung Hill Run

Stiletto Run

Mardi Gras 5KCity of Fountains Bike Tour

UGLY SWEATER RUN

BROADWAY BRIDGE RUN

AMERICAN ROYALE PARADE

VETERAN’S DAY PARADE

BIG 12 5K

WADDELL & REED KC MARATHON

KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE

CUPID’S UNDIE RUN

STILETTO RUN

CITY OF FOUNTAINS BIKE TOUR

LUNG HILL RUN

THE RIVALRY RUN

ROCK THE CROSSROADS

HOSPITAL HILL RUN

BREW TO BREW RUN

INSPIRED BY DARRELL SUBLETT 5K

MARDI GRAS 5K

Site Analysis

Urban Edges

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Connection Loop

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Connection Nodes

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Disconnection

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Disconnection

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View from Northeast

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Optimal Viewing Zones

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Shading Studies

WinterSummer

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Crown Center Viewing Zones

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Crown Center Viewing Zone

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Interrupted View

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Undisturbed View

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Site Lines

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Site Zones

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20th Street View Zone

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Urban Plaza

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Inviting Entrance

• announce WSP to street car passengers

• threshold of park’s western edge

• connection point for visitors from Union Station

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Site Analysis

Street Car

• thestreetcarstoplocationwillaffectplazadesign

Site Analysis

Connections

•connectionbetweenfourcornersofgreenspace-improveeaseandsafetyofcrossingstreets

Site Analysis

Urban Plaza

2

Inviting EntrancePlaza Space

• claim north lanes of Pershing for food truck occupation

• visual connection between Main and Grand street car and bus stops

• gathering space for established WSP events, such as:

Irish Fest Kansas City Marathon Parades

• an environment that sup-ports future events, such as:

Food Truck Festivals Beer Gardens

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• impendingredesignofCrownCenterstreetscapeinto“urbanplazastreetsection”

•willtouchandtieintoourplantoabsorbnorthlanesofPershing

Site Analysis

Urban Plaza

Site Analysis

Urban Park

Inviting EntrancePlaza SpacePavilion

• formalize view of downtown while keeping seating ca-sual

• ideal seating space for con-certs, plays

• opportunityforuser-definedplay and interaction with the lifted ground plane

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Urban Park

Inviting EntrancePlaza SpacePavilionOpen Lawn

• open lawn with a twist (part of pavilion)

• user-definedactivities

• staging for concerts or plays with downtown KC as a backdrop

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Site Analysis

Urban Plaza

Inviting EntrancePlaza SpacePavilionOpen LawnGrand Boulevard Corridor

• pedestrian corridor

• Making Grand Grand development zone

• porous edge

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Precedents

Urban Park

Linear ParkSan Diego, CAMartha Schwartz Partners

Precedents

Urban Park

St. Mary’s ChurchyardLondon, UKMartha Schwartz Partners

Precedents

Urban Plaza

WKCDA Arts PavilionHong KongXML Architecture Research Urbanism

Urban Park

Thesis

Our design divides the park into a northern urban lawn and a southern urban plaza. The centerpiece is a pavilion that acts as a threshold between the two sides, catering to the views on the north and the activity on the south. This will give users a one-of-a-kind view to downtown and a connection to the southern urban plaza.

URBAN PLAZA

URBAN PARK

Design Diagrams

Active Zone

Design Diagrams

Passive Zone

Design Diagrams

Circulation

Design Explorations

Urban Park | Urban Plaza

Generated by CamScanner

Section

Design Explorations

Design Drawings

Site Plan

Design Drawings

Sections

0 2 4 8 16 32

TO UNION STATION TO WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK + ASHINGTON SQUARCROWN CENTER

East-West Section

0 2 4 8 16 32

PAVILION

North- South Plaza Section

Shading Studies

December 21

Shading Studies

June 21

Design Drawings

Urban Park | Urban Plaza

Design Drawings

Urban Plaza

Design Drawings

Urban Park | Urban Plaza

Design Drawings

Urban Park

Questions

Urban Park | Urban Plaza