PROGRAMATIC PLANNING

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo

Historical Background
-after fall of Berlin Wall, Hamburg became a huge site of potential for Europe -transform edges of port around city center -1991, unofficial study to look into the transformation of the inner-city port fringes; central areas on the north banks of the river either idle or under-used, unsuitable for container operations -much of land owned by owned by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, using profits from land sales to go towards further development of HafenCity -main objectives in Masterplan for HafenCity -mixed land use -structure of urban development -planning in regards to waterfront -integration into larger city as a whole -sustainability and ecology

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | HafenCity | Programatic Planning

City Topography
-24% of land area open space; parks or promenades are on the waterside; public open spaces are closely interlocked and well connected -publicly accessible private open spaces account for a further 13% -many terraced plazas with amphitheatre effect, allows them to be multipurposed -promenades linking outdoor urban areas, promotes walking -architect Beth Gal and her firm BB + GG arquitectes did landscaping for central HafenCity; design unifies the various open areas into one large urban space; HafenCity and the existing city center are growing together -Lohsepark to be largest contiguous green area in HafenCity; designed by Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten AG, will run between waterlines -wide-ranging grassy areas, more than 500 newly planted trees and terraces lining the sides will structure the park -integrated memorial for the Jewish, Sinti and Roma people deported from the former Hanover railroad station -many private areas in HafenCity also accessible to all residents, local employees and visitors; public and private land closely interlocked; private areas between buildings remain passable to pedestrians or cyclists

A. Mantzoros | HafenCity | Programatic Planning

Urban Mobility
-HafenCity is actually an island, thus external and internal links have to be created; crossing a total of 25 renovated or newly built bridges; road system also reconceived from scratch -former port area had own infrastructure before, focus was on delivering and collecting shipped or produced goods; connecting roads did not run in the direction of the city center; port and industrial operations were consciously separated from life in the city center -integration of HafenCity into inner city now has top priority -urban location an advantage to make leaving the car at home a frequent option; fine-grained and varied mix of residential and work, leisure and cultural uses, everything is close at hand, distances are short -footpaths and cycling routes given special consideration from the start; very dense network of routes laid out, will expand as buildings are completed -pedestrians have two and a half times more kilometers of path at than motorized users; spaces in between stand-alone buildings often public/publicly accessible throughways; pedestrians have a variety of routes to choose from -many bus lines with flexible schedules/routes, many of which use hybrid or fuel-cell buses -Deutsche Bahn to be running its rent-a-bike system in Hamburg; in future there will be four rent-a-bike depots in HafenCity

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | HafenCity | Programatic Planning

Infrastructure
-HafenCity characterized by site-specific infrastructural features -area is a low-lying island; prerequisites for intensive and urban use are therefore internal and external links and flood protection -waterways extend in an east-west direction, meaning efficient public transport connections could only work well via subway -flood protection an important precondition for building HafenCity; new buildings and streets built on elevated mounds at a new level of 8m above sea level; promenades and certain squares remain at 4.5 to 5.5 m above sea level -upper layers of soil made up mostly of clay and glacial sediment, sand begins further down; all buildings in HafenCity are built on piles, driven around 20m deep into the earth -for road building, preload is used to raise level to 10m; weight of heaped up sand presses water out of layers of ground below, creating a stable foundation; sand preload removed down to future level of the road so that piping and conduit can be laid and roads built -all new roads have been laid at a flood-safe level; new flood-proof bridges are built or older bridges renovated and raised -in case of a storm surge, new flood-secure accesses to HafenCity being created -normally routes for pedestrians and cyclists, in flood situations bridges provide access for emergency vehicles -second flood-proof road axis via Oberbaumbrcke bridge can be used by public transport in case of flooding -roads in HafenCity planned in at an early stage but road surfacing takes place gradually and in coordination with construction firms; almost all roads initially get temporary surfaces, final surface then finished after completion of the surrounding buildings, cycling paths and tree plantings

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | HafenCity | Programatic Planning

However Unspectacular | Interboro

-arugues that Detroit will not revert to nature, rather to surburbs; further dividing socioeconomic classes -partially change neglected and largely empty inner city areas into an inner city suburb in order to establish a suburban quality of life and improve property values -urbanism based on risk management; geographic risks distributed evenly throughout the Metropolitan area -diversify the housing mix, income level, and programs of center-city Detroit; allow Detroits residents to spread risks amongst larger geographic areas

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Detroit | Programatic Planning

New Suburbanism
-bottom-up suburbanization, results in de-densication, and replatting that undermines official property boundaries -amplify and facilitate the process of suburbanization, hybrid places that evolve offer the benets of a suburb but retain interest and variety typically associated with urban -small-scale efforts by individual residents or small groups to improve their lot and increase their space -ideal result is that residents and businesses get more space and increase property values; vacant lots become valuable assets -Good Neighboor Initiative: program that gives vacant, city-owned lots to homeowners with lots contiguous to those vacant lots

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Detroit | Programatic Planning

Replatting Initiatives
-taking advantage of an existing piece of legislation called the Emergency Cleanup Initiative -creates priority demolition zones within 750 feet of all Detroit public schools. -will create zones of accelerated de-urbanization around schools, sprinkled throughout the city, creates an opportunity to replat the citys land -1,181 abandoned buildings within one block of Detroit public schools, often occupied by vagrants and stray animals; schoolchildren afraid to walk to and from school -city could take Emergency Demolition Initiative a step further and join adjacent vacant lots, creating new, larger and more diverse parcels, less risky than the standard plotted grid; new parcels would accommodate larger suburban programs and diversify buildings in the city -a replatting of Detroit could inscribe maximum diversity into the land, and could create opportunities for the New Suburbanism

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Detroit | Programatic Planning

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Detroit | Programatic Planning

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | HafenCity | Programatic Planning

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A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings at/around Inner Harbor

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings at/around Inner Harbor

Harbormaster House -currently in use -storage for boat/harbor equpiment -upper/lower decks open to public, used for Harbor events -part of T5-1 Lakefront District (owned by NY State)

Historic Freight House -not currently in use -not open to public -being renovated -city plans to reuse/reopen in development -part of T5-1 Lakefront District (owned by NY State)

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings A & B

NES Rentals -currently in use -storage/renting of construction machinery -open to public -part of T5 Lakefront District

Anoplate Headquarters -currently in use -metal supply/finishing company -open to public -typically works with industries -part of T5 Lakefront District

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings C & D

School Bus Depot/Storage Lot -currently in use -owned by First Student Bus Service -open to bus company/workers -part of T5 Lakefront DIstrict (CNY Holdings LLC)

Stoage Facilities in Harbor -not currently in use/infrequent use (storage) -related to adjacent warehouse -not open to public -part of T5-1 Lakefront District

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings E & F

Construction Storage -currently in use -storage for construction machinery -not open to public -part of T5 Lakefront DIstrict

Former Warehouse/Storage Building -not currently in use -abandoned/in disrepair -not open to public -part of T5 Lakefront District (area owned by Lansing Group Inc., Gas Storage/Distribution)

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Buildings G & H

Former Warehouse -not currently in use -abandoned/in disrepair -not open to public -part of T5 Lakefront District (area owned by Destiny USA and Util Co. Petro Pipeline

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Building I

Emscher Park -originally a brownfield site, abandoned industrial area -ecology and remediation two driving factors, especially trying to clean up the river -trying to create a green corridor; park extends as a network throughout the city -focus on adapting/reusing existing industrial buildings; trying to preserve image of past (as well as being economical) -used as landscape scultpures -hiking trails around old structures -constructed views -play/recreation areas for public

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Emscher Park as Precedent

-planting of remediative trees around site, especially on piers; provide shade and enhanced green space in summer, aid in remediation of area -using onsite abandoned warehouse as greenhouse/indoor urban farm, varying levels of plantings -using existing storage buildings on site to keep equipment for farming/remediation, possibly water treatment -renovate Historic Freight House as an information/community center for the Inner Harbor -renovate Harbormaster House as a public cafe, using crops grown onsite -use piers as a farmers market in summer, urban farmers using the renovated greenhouse can sell their wares -connect abandoned warehouses/buildings outside of harbor area by renovating as satellite greenhouses, community spaces for information/activity; try to spread awareness of Inner Harbor and its redevelopment

A. Mantzoros & M. Yeo | Proposals for Site