BACKGROUND
The parcel of land under your scrutiny for the next nine weeks exists in the middle of a diverse and rapidly changing physical, cultural, and urban milleu. As your assignment this quarter will focus on a community of activities and experiences, it is crucial to investigate the many layers of context within which such an intervention takes place. This particular investigation will cover the FACTS of this context.
The official SITE of your eventual intervention is defined as the northern portion of the block bordered by n. Mississippi, on the east, n. Fremont on the north, and alleyway on the west, and the south property line of 3403 n. Mississippi ave. (150' south of the sidewalk at n. Fremont) on the south. However: for the purposes of this exercise the SITE under scrutiny is to cover a larger, more-or-less rectangular zone ranging from n. Failing on the north, n. Kerby ave on the east, the i405/Fremont bridge overpass on the south, and the i5 corridor on the west (see attached map).
THE SITE:
site (closer in):
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTEXT - Zoning allowances
TEAM B (Felix Velazquez, Drew Carson, Angela Previdelli, Steven Christian)
ZONING:
Central Employment.
This zone implements the Central Employment map designation of the Comprehensive Plan. The zone allows mixed-uses and is intended for areas in the center of the City that have predominantly industrial type development. The intent of the zone is to allow industrial and commercial uses which need a central location. Residential uses are allowed, but are not intended to predominate or set development standards for other uses in the area. The development standards are intended to allow new development which is similar in character to existing development.
- Lot Size - 150' x 100' (18 3/4" x 12 1/2" at 1' = 1/8")
- Floor Area Ratio - 3:1 (15,000 sq ft lot, F.A.R. total of 45,000 sq ft)
- Maximum Height - 65'
- Minimum Setback - 0'
- Maximum Setback - 10' (50% of ground floor facade for one street scape and 100% for other)
- Building Coverage - 100% allowed
Models (1' = 1/8")
Maximum envelope for development:
Maximum F.A.R. (Floor Area Ratio):
Individual manipulation of floor planes:
Felix V.
Drew C.
Angela P.
ChristianIndividual manipulation of building volume (minus at least 30% of mass):
Felix V.
Drew C.
Christian
Angela P.ARCHITECTONIC CONTEXT MAPS - Settlement patterns
(Team 'B': Frank Gonzalez, Brittany Teeter, Jeff Su)
SITE MODEL PROGRESS (Ian Coltman, Johnny Karam, Wendy Fan, Calder Erwin)
THE ASSIGNMENT:
ASSIGNED: Friday, 11 April
DUE: Friday , 18 April (PIN UP)
TO DO:
You are to form 4 teams: two teams with 3 students and two teams with 4 students. These team assignments will be allocated by your instructor.
Each team is to focus an intensive analysis of a particular set of factual circumstances surrounding the site. Once all the necessary data are gathered, Each team is to present its findings to the entire studio.
TASK 1: site model (4 students - TEAM C)
• EXTENT: see the attached site map.
• SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"
• MATERIAL: (exquisitely, precisely crafted) chipboard for existing. buildings, sidewalks and streets. Sides and base to be of sturdy material, such as wood, plywood, or MDF.
• DETAIL: Massing only--no decoration or fenestration required. leave a void at the entire site location for the insertion of individual models. base must be min. 4" thick. Accurately represent existing topography. paint optional, but only if base, streets and buildings are all of same NEUTRAL color. If portability is desired, you may consider a tall (30") base with casters.
As this is a collective project, it will be incumbent upon you to organize a reasonable and fair division of labor between you and your classmates--as well as to uphold an agreed-upon standard of quality and craftsmanship. Reports of substandard collaboration will be taken seriously, and WILL have a substantial influence on your final grade.
Suggested division of labor:
• Base info: (1 person)
o streets/sidewalks
o trees/telephone poles
o fences
o building footprints
o contours
• Model base
o sides
o feet/casters?
(1 person)
o contours
o streets/sidewalks
(1 person)
• Model
o exist. buildings (1 person)
o 'void'
o trees/poles
o fences
TASK 2: architectonic context: the kit of parts (3 students - TEAM B)
You are to research, define, and identify the most common and influential architectonic features found in the neighborhood. This 'kit of parts' must be defined by you, and must only include physical aspects of existing man-made and/or natural structures in the surrounding blocks. Start out by distinguishing individual building-types, and giving them names. (e.g. the 'slab', 'the bungalow', etc.) Then identify one or two distinguishing features of these building types (for example, 'the porch', 'the solid box', 'the window-wall'...etc.). Then identify the 4 most prevalent materials in this vicinity. These documents must include the following:
• 1:100 site map, color-coded by 'part' and material.
• photograph/drawing legend, identifying a single example of each 'part' as it occurs in its context, and showing 4 examples of each of the 4 materials, with a key reference to the map.
TASK 3: cultural context: activity/typology (3 students - TEAM A)
You are to research the current activities which occur in the neighborhood, and compile a clear and meaningful set of documents which describe the current activities present in all locations. As your maps take shape, patterns will develop. These documents must include the following:
• list / legend of ongoing activity discovered through fieldwork. These activities are to be discovered, and must be defined as general, and on-going. More specifically, such things as 'living', 'making', 'relaxing', 'transacting', 'waiting', 'eating', etc.
• 1:100 map, color-coded to activity. Be sure to distinctly identify all 'mixed' activities, where they occur.
• 1:100 map, color-coded, showing building heights.
• 1:100 map, color-coded, showing only the 'living' activities, but making a distinction between single-dwelling, 2-4 dwellings, and 4+ per parcel. hint: if it looks like a house but has multiple mailboxes, it's more than a single-dwelling.
TASK 4: administrative context: what the zoning will allow (3 students - TEAM D)
You are to research and establish the uses and physical parameters that are legally possible on this site, as determined by the city of Portland Planning and Zoning code.
Follow these steps:
• Research:
• look on www.portlandmaps.com, enter 3425 n. Mississippi ave for your search.
• Click the link to maps on the upper right.
• Scroll down to the zoning section. Look at the 'description', and click on it. It will link you to a page on the city's planning and zoning website.
• Once in that website, find the description title of your zone, and click on it. This will open up a .pdf file to download on your computer. This .pdf file contains all the base zoning regulations that pertain to any property in this zone. It's a 34 page document, so skim through it and concentrate your initial search to the following criteria:
o General purpose of the zone
o 'primary' allowed uses
o lot size
o floor area ratio ('F.A.R.')
o Height
o Setbacks
o Building coverage
• There will be sections defining these terms (read them!) and a number of tables describing the maximums and minimums for these standards. These tables will be your guide.
• Documentation / presentation
• Combining the lots at 3425, the two contiguous un-addressed lots to the west, and 3403 to the south, you are to build a series of models at 1/8" = 1'-0 scale.
o All models: must have a horizontal base of sturdy material (foamcore, masonite, or similar) which includes the entirety of the combined lots, plus 10' on either side. For now, consider the site flat.
o Model (one for the team)1: using basswood sticks, build a wireframe 'cube' which inscribes the maximum volume within which one can build on these combined lots. This 'cube' will be determined in plan by the setbacks and building coverage guildines at the ground floor, and in section by the maximum allowed building height.
o Model 2 (one for the team): preserve the wireframe cube, but insert a series of horizontal levels or 'floors'. The number of these levels must be determined by the F.A.R. for this zone. Note that the F.A.R. is determined by lot area before consideration of setbacks or building area. Therefore, you might find yourself extending these levels outside the 'cube'.
• One level must be the ground floor.
• The uppermost level must be a minimum of 12'-0" below the top of the cube.
o Model 3 (one for each student in the team): preserve the wireframe cube, but modify the horizontal levels so that they all fit within the cube, and respect any setbacks that are required at upper building heights. Keep the area of all combined levels to meet the F.A.R.. In so doing, you will most likely have to add intermediate levels. Make sure these intermediate levels are vertically offset no less than 10'. Use your creativity and imagination in determining this composition, but also consider the cube's orientation to such things as sun angle, neighboring conditions, etc.
o Model 4 (one for each student in the team): preserve the wireframe cube and the floor area of the levels, but remove a minimum of 30% of volume from the material inside the cube, introducing at least one interior void which extends vertically from roof to ground, and one interior void which extends horizontally from one face of the cube to another. Re-shuffle the levels to preserve the F.A.R. and introduce 'walls' to accommodate this modification. Be sure to clearly illustrate the distinction between solid and void, surface, and line.
for everyone:
• While some research teams have strict presentation criteria to meet, others do not. At the very least, there must be a consistent and clear format that is established within each team.
• Each of you must bring back one STRONG IMPRESSION from the site--some sense you get from being there, that establishes it as a unique place. Bring 1 image to back this impression up, and be prepared to discuss it in class.
TEAMS
TEAM A
• Zephyr
• Kai
• Sergey
TEAM B
• Frank
• Jeff
• Brittany
TEAM C
• Johnny
• Ian
• Calder
• Wendy
TEAM D
• Angela
• Felix
• Xtian
• Drew
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