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A New Infrastructure
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INTRODUCTION:
Covering the expanse of over 20 miles, the Western corridor from
downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica established the city as a
multi-nodal, linear network of freeways, rail, and transit lines that
command dense urban and commercial development along their axes. As it
is currently established, the Western corridor, specifically the area
along the US 10 Freeway, represents at once a largely divisive terrain
that segregates urban areas and populations, but also functions as an
armature that connects and preserves the material and economic vitality
of the region as a whole. It is within this irony that new urban
territories emerge. Network relationships become a function of time
over distance, and issues of urbanism become directly associated with
modes of transportation over land use.
PROPOSAL:
Our design proposal speculates on the future evolution of an existing
infrastructure (the interstate freeway) as it is re-programmed in a way
that adapts to the increasing population demands of the city, and also
addresses the technological transition from the private automobile to
mass public transit. It does so in a manner that is sustainable and
resilient. As a strategy, the project begins with the integration of a
discrete system of high-speed rail lines that function to connect major
economic, cultural and political nodes within greater Los Angeles,
allowing public transit in general, and the Metro in particular to take
an active role in restitching the vast distribution the is Los Angeles.
On a local scale, the project focuses on the Interstate 10 corridor,
attracting former car commuters from West Los Angeles to Downtown,
alleviating environmental stresses caused by congestion. This
integration establishes the 10 freeway corridor as a viably sustainable
area for development. In doing so, the structure and surface of the
freeway is reclaimed by the urban fabric, and once segregated urban
relationships are rehashed.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY:
As a multi-transit hub, the organization of program into separate zones
with efficient connections between each area is a primary concern. The
location of the project in an existing urban area necessitated the need
for a compact. vertical organization. The project takes the approach of
spiraling program around a central core that organizes by gradient-
private transportation (cars, bikes) reside below grade, buses and
commercial vehicles (taxis) reside at grade and rail lines reside on
the second floor. In section the three levels are connected via a
scissor arrangement where all 3 levels meet at a point, drawing
emphasis to the various speeds of transportation available. Various
support and service functions occupy in between zones while a separate
structure houses employee offices and serves as a barrier between the
activity of the station and the near-by residential block.
Covering the expanse of over 20 miles, the Western corridor from
downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica established the city as a
multi-nodal, linear network of freeways, rail, and transit lines that
command dense urban and commercial development along their axes. As it
is currently established, the Western corridor, specifically the area
along the US 10 Freeway, represents at once a largely divisive terrain
that segregates urban areas and populations, but also functions as an
armature that connects and preserves the material and economic vitality
of the region as a whole. It is within this irony that new urban
territories emerge. Network relationships become a function of time
over distance, and issues of urbanism become directly associated with
modes of transportation over land use.
PROPOSAL:
Our design proposal speculates on the future evolution of an existing
infrastructure (the interstate freeway) as it is re-programmed in a way
that adapts to the increasing population demands of the city, and also
addresses the technological transition from the private automobile to
mass public transit. It does so in a manner that is sustainable and
resilient. As a strategy, the project begins with the integration of a
discrete system of high-speed rail lines that function to connect major
economic, cultural and political nodes within greater Los Angeles,
allowing public transit in general, and the Metro in particular to take
an active role in restitching the vast distribution the is Los Angeles.
On a local scale, the project focuses on the Interstate 10 corridor,
attracting former car commuters from West Los Angeles to Downtown,
alleviating environmental stresses caused by congestion. This
integration establishes the 10 freeway corridor as a viably sustainable
area for development. In doing so, the structure and surface of the
freeway is reclaimed by the urban fabric, and once segregated urban
relationships are rehashed.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY:
As a multi-transit hub, the organization of program into separate zones
with efficient connections between each area is a primary concern. The
location of the project in an existing urban area necessitated the need
for a compact. vertical organization. The project takes the approach of
spiraling program around a central core that organizes by gradient-
private transportation (cars, bikes) reside below grade, buses and
commercial vehicles (taxis) reside at grade and rail lines reside on
the second floor. In section the three levels are connected via a
scissor arrangement where all 3 levels meet at a point, drawing
emphasis to the various speeds of transportation available. Various
support and service functions occupy in between zones while a separate
structure houses employee offices and serves as a barrier between the
activity of the station and the near-by residential block.
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