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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
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Presentation Review 2 on 25/11/2011 by Antrees Engelen, Koen Moesen, Pieter Van den Poel, Arnout Van Soom, and Sofie Verjans
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CROWN HEIGHTSExploring the grid
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1855 1868 1883 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
65 % Caucasian35 % African American
100 % Total Population
Total Population
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1945 1957 1965 1991 2008WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
182718141660Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
30 % African American
70 % Caucasian
100 % Total Population
Total Population
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1991 2008CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
60% African American
30 % Caucasian
10 % Hispanic
100 % Total Population
Total Population
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965LenapeIndians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
60 % African American
15 % Caucasian
25 % Hispanic
100 % Total PopulationTotal Population
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
THE GRID
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TRAFFIC INTENSITY
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
LAYERS OF INFRASTRUCTUREBike lanes, busses and (subway-)trains
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
COMMERCIAL SYSTEMInfrastructure defi nes landuse
Infrastructure Commercial and offi ce buildings
Mixed residential and commercial buildings
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
INDUSTRIAL LINEInfrastructure defi nes landuse
Manufacturing S- & L-train
Transportation and utility Atlantic Avenue
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
INFRASTRUCTURE
How can we prevent infrastructure from defi ning borders?
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
THE GRID
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
IRREGULARITIES IN THE GRID
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
IRREGULARITIES IN THE GRIDTotal area of irregularities
23 %
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
vacant land
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
IRREGULARITIES
How can we use these irregularities in the grid more effi ciently?
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TYPOLOGY
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TYPOLOGY
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Manufacturing Commercial Multi residential Institution
Transportation and utility
Mixed use Single residential Vacant
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Manufacturing Commercial Multi residential Institution
Transportation and utility
Mixed use Single residential Vacant
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Do we need a new fl exible typology, on the scale of the block?
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
PUBLIC HOUSING AND POVERTY NYCHA Development
Median household income below $ 25.000
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TOWER IN THE PARKA problematic episode for the neighborhood
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
TOWER IN THE PARK
How can we rehabilitate the ‘tower in the park’, without simply pushing the low-income tenants out?
CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
Opportunities for a ‘toolbox’ to improve the grid
