GLOUCESTER

TEAM Mary Beth Vogel

(architect)Karen Petersen(gloucester resident)

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VISION FOR PARCEL I4-C2

Gloucester’s New Marine Innovation Center @ Harbor Commons”

A project all about maximizing connections between Gloucester’s greatest assets to help steer the City into a sustainable future.

TEAM

We are a team of entrepreneurial-spirited individuals who have come together to submit our ideas for developing this unique parcel based upon the following:

• Our shared interest and love for Gloucester as community and place.

• Our shared belief in grass-roots processes for sustaining and stimulating authentic and meaningful work/live communities.

• Our complimentary professional design expertise that is rooted in “big picture” thinking and expansive practical experience in building, landscape, civil, traffi c and way-fi nding design.

• Our shared commitment to protecting the natural environment in all that we do.

• Our shared mandate that any development on the site embody forward looking models at all levels – from long term economic sustainability, to clean energy and state of the art technologies to environmentally safe construc-tion materials and methods.

• Our shared optimistic view that a defi nitive project can happen on this site having observed that the City of Gloucester is open and eager for new ideas, inspiration and expertise as demonstrated by the establishment of this “Invitation for Ideas” and the Administration’s overall transparent and community- oriented style of govern-ing.

We have attached our resumes at the back of this narrative to provide more information about our individual expertise, experience and interests.

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PROJECT GOALS

The project is all about Connections.

1. Maximize the economic potential of this site for the overall benefi t of the Gloucester Community by enhancing connections between its four economies:

• Commercial Fishing Economy

• Maritime Economy

• Visitor Economy

• Creative Economy

2. Maximize the physical beauty, unique location and public use of this site by establishing new physical connections:

• Create strong visual and pedestrian links to Main Street and the Civic Center.

• Create strong connections to the new Harborwalk and its future expansion.

• Provide multi-use open space for connecting people in the community.

3. Connect Gloucester’s rich history to a sound future through a range of forward looking strategies:

• Provide a place to research and develop ways of linking Gloucester’s current fi shing and marine industries to future marine-based industries.

• Power the new project with clean, sustainable energy strategies, setting a precedent for future develop-ments in Gloucester.

• Provide a structural framework that maximizes fl exibility of use and scale of tenant in order to sustain a dynamic occupancy model into the future.

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PERSPECTIVE

Our team perspective on the problem at hand is unique. One of our team members, Karen Petersen, is a resident of Gloucester and brings her unique insights as such. All other members of our team are “outsiders” coming in from Bos-ton, Somerville and Reading, MA with a more objective perspective and no specific agenda. We came to this invitation for ideas with no specific proposal, no client and no developer.

PROCESS

As grass roots advocates, our mission has been to conduct an interactive process over the past two months to unveil as many agendas for the site as possible, vet them against the big picture and each other, and suggest whatever synergies might happen between them. We have generated a specific proposal for this parcel only after a “listening-engaging-ob-serving-and-information gathering” process which has included the following:

• Interviews with various constituents of the community.

• Meetings with other teams who are submitting proposals for this parcel

• Attendance at Town Meetings, review of various meeting minutes, and review of the Mayor’s State of the City ad-dress.

• Review of City of Gloucester Harbor Plan & Designated Port Area Master Plan

• Review of Gloucester Harbor Economic Development Plan by Mt. Auburn Associates

• Perusal of as much literature and as many maps about the place and history as time has allowed us.

• Tapping into on our own personal experiences and personal contacts in Cape Ann.

• Attendance of the Harborwalk RFP tour and preliminary brainstorming for that project.

• Extensive site observation and photographic documentation of the site and its surrounds.

Individuals we interviewed were involved in one or more of the following organizations:

• Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association

• Waterways Board

• North East Seafood Coalition

• Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund

• Gloucester Marine Heritage Center

• City of Gloucester Clean Energy Commission

• Gloucester Economic Development and Industrial Corporation

• Gloucester Traffic Commission

• Gloucester Police Dept.

• Cape Ann Museum

• Gloucester Lyceum Sawyer Free Library

Interviews were also conducted with small business owners, local realtors, and young entrepreneurs who are commit-ted to staying in Gloucester and embarking on various entrepreneurial and grass roots efforts.

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WHAT WE HEARD

With an ear cocked for “consensus” we unveiled the following common ground and came to the following insights:

• Gloucester’s rich history - in particular its unique reputation as the oldest operating commercial fi shing port in the United States and home of the oldest, continually operating artist colony in the United States - is vital to its identity in 2010 and will remain vital to its identity in the future.

• “We don’t want Gloucester to become Marblehead, Rockport or Newburyport!” We want it to stay as Gloucester. Gloucester does not want an economic model that is driven primarily by tourism and wealthy private property owners.

• Gloucester’s unique geographical location “at the end of the road” as a contained island community accounts for its very special, self-suffi cient, tight-knit, small-scaled, work-live community and also poses signifi cant challeng-es for bringing in new industries, and managing traffi c and growth.

• The issues involved with this 1.8 acre parcel of land are many and complex and have been ongoing for 45 years. There is no “silver bullet.”

• There have been many good intentions for this site over the years but each one blocks another. No consensus has yet been attained and therefore no project realized.

• The community of Gloucester wants to feel vested in whatever project happens on the parcel, rather than excluded from the site and its program. The more people in the Gloucester community who are positively impacted by this development, the better.

• Leaving Parcel I4-C2 as an open site at the water, which poses no security problems to date, is better than a proj-ect that serves too small an agenda.

• Young people who were born and raised in Gloucester are leaving Gloucester to pursue careers and family life elsewhere, even though many would prefer to stay if economic circumstances allowed. They hope to come back one day to stay.

• A water shuttle would be a positive addition to the community. It would be a well received by both residents and visitors and would ease vehicular traffi c fl ow, if only slightly. Any solution that reduces the use of individual cars is helpful.

• Rogers Street is extremely diffi cult to cross as a pedestrian and therefore acts as a barrier between Main Street and Parcel I4-C2. Navigating from Main Street or City Hall to Parcel I4-C2 is neither an obvious, pleasant, nor safe pedestrian experience.

PARKINGA primary arrival point into the Downtown, such as St. Peter’s Square, is an ideal location for a parking garage, to minimize traffi c through the Downtown and along Rogers Street.Parking garages are most economically viable if constructed on the original granite above the fl ood plain rather than being built on low fi ll which requires more costly foundation work.

STREET IMPROVEMENT PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITYFrom atop the hill at city hall to rogers street the various issues of pedestrian scaled access to the site is a challenge. Automobiles compete with pedestrians and cyclists on every street, even alleys. Rogers Street has the opportunity to backfi ll the hillside of the street with commercial program & high-density parking structures to im-prove the street wall. Adding neckdowns at intersections will provide a safer crossing to the waterfront for people on foot.

Harbor commonsAs shown in these precedent images above, the quality of the public spaces that encompass the Marine Innovation Center, are to lead the meanderer down from the hill or along the harborwalk to a captured view corridor that slopes gently to the sea across a stepped “com-mons”.

The “Common” acts as both support area for deployment of marine techonolgies bound for the sea as well as allow for public events and recreation. The harbowalk itself ascends the facade of the the build-ings to a prow on the top fl oor overlooking the harbor

RENEW HARBOR TRANSIT (WATER SHUTTLE)A water shuttle from Parcel I4-C2 to Rocky Neck would strengthen the connection to the Arts Community. Exhibit space on Parcel I4-C2 could be integrated into the project and a shuttle over to the artists’ studios becomes a logical next step for visitors and residents. A water shuttle would be a lot nicer than driving over there and much more about the Gloucester experience.

RECONSTRUCTED WETLANDSalong the property edge adjacent to the building supply retailer, is the remnant of a wetland that was observed to still have a signifi cant wildlife population. this proposal would look to repair the wetland as a means to capture site run off, allowing it to be cleaned before percolating into the harbor.

EXPANDED DOCKAGEIntroduction of expanded dockage extending out to the revised Har-bor Commission Line would be a positive contribution and would only make the waterfront more active and important to this site. There are currently under 10 slips. Our proposal would advocate for up to 23 slips.

HARBORWALK INTEGRATIONThe harbor walk is a critical component of Parcel I4-C2. In addition to increasing public use of the site, it could serve as a model for how to integrate the creative economy into the development. A coalition of local artists, tradesmen, historians, and writers could be established to engage with the designers and construction team for achieving a particularly creative and meaningful Harborwalk installation that is truly expressive of “Gloucester”. The new Harborwalk will be key to expanding the overall connec-tive tissue between adjacent waterfront sites to enhance the overall experience at water’s edge. The Harborwalk concept could also be about creating more “places” along the path, one of which should be at Parcel I4-C2, where Harborwalk could become Harbor Commons.

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Marine Innovation Center at Harbor Commons

OUR PROPOSAL

Drawing from the above common denominators and insights, we arrived at our Proposal:

“The Marine Innovation Center at Harbor Park”

MASTER PLANNING

• Parking garages will be more economically viable if constructed on the original granite above the flood plain.

• A primary arrival point into the Downtown, such as St. Peter’s Square, is a potential location for a parking garage, to minimize traffic through the Downtown and along Rogers Street.

• Consider future infill of surface parking lots along the north side of Rogers St. with small businesses and store-fronts to activate the pedestrian experience and support Parcel I4-C2 development.

• Pedestrian, vehicular, and bicycle traffic improvements along Rogers Street

• Beautification of Parsons St. to signify it as the major pedestrian-only way.

PROGRAM

The program for a Marine Innovaton Center is about moving Gloucester towards a “sustainable” future and maximizing the connections between the community’s greatest assets to do that. Specific program elements include the following:

• Layout/deployment space

• Design / collaboration/ education space

• Experimental labs

• Test tanks

• Submersibles

• Shop and research space

• Support office space

• Exhibit Space for the Arts

• Multi-use space for community cultural events

• Public Park

• Harborwalk

Public/Lobby (3000sf)

Wet & Dry Labs [500sf/] (5000tsf)

Incubator Research Space [500sf/]

Prototyping/Assembly

(Manf.) Space (13500sf)

Support Offi ce Space (4000sf)

Visitor-Heritage Learning Center (2500sf)

Commercial/Retail/Food Service (4000sf)

Loading (2000 SF)

Event/Training/Multi-Use (6000 SF)

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

Marine Innovation Center at Harbor CommonsARCHITECTURE

Our architectural response for this project balances the rich maritime history of the site with a 21st century design that positions Gloucester as an innovative leader and steward of ocean industries.

• Simple framework housing dynamic programming

• Wood and steel modular structure

• Glass, rope and cable rails

• Wood, glass, and metal envelope

• Elevated on piers

• Transparency

• Split Levels

• Multi-level spaces

• Layers of private and public circulation

• Strong presence on Rogers Street

• Strong connection to waterfront

• Integrated with Harborwalk

• Framed views between water and Rogers Street

LANDSCAPE

Our landscape design invites everyone to come together in the new “common” while also making important connections along the waterfront to points east and west as well as from Main Street.

• Integration of green-scape, granite/brick paving and wood

• Incorporation of artists’ installations

• Multi-functional

• Exterior lighting systems that define space at night

• Simple, durable, low maintenance, and beautiful

• Textures and materials of Gloucester

• Integral with Harborwalk

• Natural extension of pedestrian experience at improved Roger’s Street

ENERGY

The goal is to build a zero net energy project using on-site renewable energy production. As the design process moves forward, we will help the City define which energy strategies to incorporate based upon infrastructure requirements, cost analyses, zoning issues, existing utililty contracts, and funding opportunities. The project will serve as a precedent and catalyst for other clean energy driven developments in Gloucester and will be coordinated with the City’s current efforts. Moreover, the buildings themselves have the potential to serve as a place for cutting edge clean energy research and de-velopment specifically relating to the marine environment.

With sound, passive solar design as our foundation, we will explore the following options for on-site clean energy produc-tion in order of feasibility:

• Solar thermal

• Photo-voltaics

• Heat exchange systems

• Biomass fueled systems

• Wind Energy

• Wave and/or Tidal Energy

CATEGORY AREA SF COST/SF TOTAL COST

PROGRAM COSTS

Public/Lobby 3000 $200 $600,000

Circulation/Mech/Structure 10750 $300 $3,225,000

Event/Training/Multi-Use 6000 $300 $1,800,000

Wet & Dry Labs [10 @ 500sf/] 5000 $300 $1,500,000

Incubator Research Space 5000 $300 $1,500,000

Prototyping/Assembly (Manf.) Space 13500 $300 $4,050,000

Support Office Space 4000 $175 $700,000

Visitor-Heritage Learning Center 2500 $150 $375,000

Commercial/Retail/Food Service 4000 $300 $1,200,000

Sitework/ Landscape $3,500,000

SUBTOTALS 53750 $18,450,000

HARD COSTS

Site Acquisition - n/a

Base Building Construction - $18,450,000

General Conditions (6%) $1,107,000

General Requirements (3%) $553,500

Insurances (1%) $184,500

Construction Contingency (5%) $922,500

Design Contingency (10%) $1,845,000

Construction Fee (3%) $553,500

Building Permits (1.20%) $221,400

Construction Cost Escalation (5%) $922,500

PROJECT HARD COST SUBTOTAL $24,759,900

SOFT COSTS

Legal and Permitting - $500,000

Financing fees and Developer Costs (7.5%) $1,383,750

Architecture + Engineering (10%) $1,845,000

Survey & Civil - $125,000

Environmental Engineering - $125,000

Environmental Reporting/Assessment $75,000

Const Management & Accounting (1.5%) $276,750

Insurance - $150,000

Project Management - $500,000

Sub Total Soft Costs $4,980,500

Soft Costs Contingency (2.5%) $124,512

PROJECT SOFT COST SUBTOTAL $5,105,012

PROJECT TOTAL COST $29,864,912

Marine Innovation Center at Harbor Commons

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Funding (pedestrian improvements)

• Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) (DSIRE)

• Energy-Effi cient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction (DSIRE)

• Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) (DSIRE)

• Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) (DSIRE)

• U.S. Department of Treasury - Renewable Energy Grants (DSIRE)

• Commonwealth Solar Incentive Program

• National Grid - New Construction Program

• Pursue the Commonwealth Wind Grant in conjunction with other current wind projects in Gloucester to obtain ac-curate wind assessments

• New Market Tax Credits

• Federal and State Historic Tax Credits

MOVING FORWARD

Our design provides for a fl exible building that can meet the needs of the commercial fi shing economy, the maritime economy, visitors, and the creative economy. As mentioned earlier in this document, we have enjoyed meeting with many members of the community and teams participating in this “Invitation for Ideas” to discuss ideal uses of the I4-C2 parcel. We would be happy to continue these conversations to further refi ne the most appropriate program mix that meets the variety of needs of the Gloucester community.

Our team is eager to assist the City in its efforts moving forward with this project. We applaud the City for opening this forum of ideas and look forward to seeing the proposals of the other participants. We are certain that even more mean-ingful connections will be discovered as a result of this sharing process and that they will only enhance the end product, whatever it shapes into.

Resumes

registered architect #9747commonwealth of massachusettsmassachusetts certifi ed public purchasing offi cial

DAVID J. SILVERMAN

David Silverman is a registered architect and President of map-lab. Prior to founding map-lab, David worked at MIT for four years as an in-house architect and then for six years as a Senior Project Manager on the $300 million dollar Ray and Maria Stata Center in Cambridge designed by the prominent architect Frank Gehry. map-lab was founded on the principles of the good work that David completed while at MIT. Guided by the belief that good design should accommodate the needs of the owner and occupants, we lead a collaborative process that offers the knowledge, perspective, and creative solutions to put the owner in control.

In 2010 David founded the Urban Neighborhood Design Alliance (UNDA), the non-profi t arm of map-lab with a mission to provide support for community planning, offer educational opportunities, and advo-cate for healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS ::

David received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Boston Architectural College.

David is active in the design community as an educator, and serves as Design Studio Instructor, Studio Critic, and Thesis Committee Representative at the Boston Architectural College, where he has also served on the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee of the College, and as President of the Alumni Association. David has served as a design critic at Roger Williams University, the New England School of Art and Design, and Wentworth Institute of Technology.David collects snowglobes that are proudly displayed in the offi ce and on the company website.

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STEPHEN E. MOORE

Stephen joined map-lab in 2009 with thirteen years of experience in the field of architecture, to head up the firm’s overall design and integrate its sustainable initiatives. Since earning his Masters Degree in Architecture from Boston Ar-chitectural College in 2007, Stephen has focused exclusively on environmetally- and socially-responsible design, acting as the Sustainable Design and Research-Office Green Team Leader at Elkus Manfredi Architects and most recently, as a designer at Architerra where he collabo-rated on LEED-Gold and Platinum Buildings, as well as one of the first Zero Net Energy facilities in the Commonwealth. Stephen also practiced in New York City at Perkins & Will and the Liebman Melting Partnership (now a part of Perkins East-man) from 2002 to 2003, respectively.

Stephen’s dedication to innovative design that respects the community and the environment was most recently recognized at the 2008 AIA National Convention, where the Boston Society of Architects awarded Stephen’s conceptual design of “Roxbury Gardens” in Dudley Square with the prize of Best Green Design.

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS :: Stephen graduated from the Boston Architectural College in 2007 with a Masters in Architecture degree. Previously he studied ecology and geology and also has a professional degree in interior design from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. He continues to teach at the Boston Architectural College, serving as an Advanced Studio Instructor, Guest Critic, and Thesis Advisor with a focus on sustainability and urban design.

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MARY BETH VOGEL

Project Architect/Designer LEED, AP 293 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116 857-222-5072; mbvogel@verizon.net

PROFILE

Project Architect/Designer; 21 years of experience; focused on academic and other institutional building types; committed to the development and implementation of sustainable design strategies; broad range of skills in design (conceptualizing, analyzing, sketching, diagramming), technical execution (researching, detailing, construction administration), management (fee proposals, schedules, budgets) and communication (collaborating, team building, mentoring, writing, presenting); conscientious, energetic and collaborative work style.

EXPERIENCE

Independent Architectural Designer 1/2010 – Present Consulting work for Office of David Neilson Submitting team member for City of Gloucester’s Invitation for Ideas for Waterfront Parcel I4-C2

Architerra Inc, Boston, MA 3/2009 – 12/2009 Project Manager/Project Architect/Designer Project SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Gateway Building, Syracuse, NY

New zero net energy 50,000 gsf “Gateway Building” to serve as campus hub: 5,000 sf conference facility, café and lounge, bookstore, exhibition of Theodore Roosevelt Wildlife Collection, offies for Admissions and Outreach departments, and a green roof as teaching forum.

CBT Architects, Boston, MA 10/1998 – 12/2008 Project Architect/Designer, Associate

Middlebury College, Biomass Power Plant, Middlebury, VT

Biomass Power Plant addition to existing service building. The plant gasifies wood chips for the production of steam with the goal of reducing the College’s oil consumption by 50%. 16,000 sf; $8M Construction Cost; Completed December 2008. Mount Ida College, Veterinary Technology Center, Newton, MA

New science building for the training of veterinary technicians. Includes teaching lab, prep and surgery rooms, support facilities, classroom, offices, and housing and treatment areas for animals. 15,000 sf; $5.5M Construction Cost; To be completed August 2009.

Finegold Alexander + Associates, Boston, MA 10/1994 – 10/1998 Project Architect/Designer

John R. Menz & Richard Cook Architects, New York, NY 7/1991 – 2/1994

William McDonough Architects, New York, NY 10/1989 – 7/1991

EDUCATION

Yale University, M. Arch., 1989; AIA Scholastic Award; Certificate of Merit from the Henry Adams Fund. Harvard University, B.A. magna cum laude in Visual and Environmental Studies and Fine Arts, 1986.

AFFILIATIONS

LEED Accredited Professional 2.0; Society for College and University Planning [SCUP]; BSA Committee on the Environ-ment [COTE]; Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education [AASHE]; Samaritans Hotline Volun-teer; Court Appointed Special Advocate Program – Juvenile Court Department, Suffolk County Division (in training)