This document appears to be from a site planning class project focused on a waterfront area in Brooklyn. It includes sections written by different students on the team discussing the site inventory, assets, liabilities, design strategies, circulation strategies, and climate strategies for the area. It also lists next steps for further research on seasonal activities, sports, dog walking areas, and food vendors to inform the continued planning work.

1. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Brooklyn Study
Downtown
Site Planning
ARCH 1250
FALL 2012
Prof.Paul.King

2. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
MY TEAM
Rodriguez Jeffrey –
MY TEAM
Jeffreyr18@yahoo.com
MY TEAM TOPIC
MY TEAM MAP
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY Persaud Anthony –
ASSETS Anthonypersaud2592@hotmail.com
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
Canela Steven –
Steven.canela@mail.citytech.cuny.edu
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
ARCH 1250 Elacal18@hotmail.com
FALL 2012
Prof.Paul.King

3. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
MY TEAM TOPIC
MY TEAM
MY TEAM TOPIC
Land Use/Zoning/Activity Observation
MY TEAM MAP
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY •Land use/ Zoning
ASSETS •Note building heights and uses
LIABILITIES •What edges and adjacencies do you observe?
DESIGN STRATEGIES •Seasonal Activity Patterns
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
•Daily Weekday/ Weekend Activity Patterns
CLIMATE STRATEGY
•Commercial/ Residential/ Industrial
OUR NEXT STEP …
•How has use and activity changed over time?
Site Planning
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Prof.Paul.King

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OF TECHNOLOGY
PHOTOS & VIDEOS
MY TEAM
MY TEAM TOPIC
MY TEAM MAP
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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FALL 2012
Prof.Paul.King

5. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
MY TEAM MAP
MY TEAM
MY TEAM TOPIC
PHOTOS & VIDEO
MY TEAM MAP
INVENTORY
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
ARCH 1250
FALL 2012
Prof.Paul.King

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OF TECHNOLOGY
MY TEAM
MY TEAM TOPIC
MY TEAM MAP
INVENTORY
PHOTOS & VIDEO
•Dog walking
INVENTORY •Cycling •Art work
ASSETS •Jogging •Sculptures
LIABILITIES
•People Working •Paintings
•People walking •Delivery trucks
DESIGN STRATEGIES
•Event Signs •Boating
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY •People exercising •Multistory buildings
CLIMATE STRATEGY
•Fishing •Train tracks
OUR NEXT STEP …
•Bike lanes •Cobble Stones
Site Planning
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OF TECHNOLOGY
ASSETS
MY TEAM
- Recycled material
MY TEAM TOPIC - Food Vendors
MY TEAM MAP - Signs of events too come
PHOTOS & VIDEO -Playground added to a
INVENTORY
popular area.
- Sitting areas added on street
ASSETS
and bridge underpass.
LIABILITIES
- Art work added to popular
DESIGN STRATEGIES
streets and parks.
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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8. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
LIABILITIES
- Train noise
MY TEAM - Poor maintained roads
MY TEAM TOPIC - Street sign violations
MY TEAM MAP
- No link between parks
- Confusing bike routes.
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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9. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN STRATEGIES
- Turn this vacant lot into a multi-sport turf field.
MY TEAM
- This will attract more people to have a reason to come to
MY TEAM TOPIC the waterfront, and keep them active.
MY TEAM MAP
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY - Turn an empty space or lot, like the one next to the
picture above, into a dog park. All throughout the trip
ASSETS
dogs were seen so this could become an asset to
LIABILITIES the waterfront.
DESIGN STRATEGIES My design idea around the marry
CIRCULATION
go round to make an eating space
STRATEGY preferably an open space with a
good view.
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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OF TECHNOLOGY
CIRCULATION STRATEGIES
- Our idea is to put signs with pictures and routes that direct people through
different paths To the same waterfront.
MY TEAM
MY TEAM TOPIC
- There would be the historical sites route, quick route, the park route, and the
MY TEAM MAP storefront route.
PHOTOS & VIDEO
INVENTORY
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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CLIMATE STRATEGIES
MY TEAM -Sun shelters block the sun in the
MY TEAM TOPIC summer and allow light in for warmth
MY TEAM MAP in the winter.
PHOTOS & VIDEO
- This area used to be import and
INVENTORY
export district. Filled with rail road
ASSETS
tracks is now a big open space.
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY
CLIMATE STRATEGY
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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OUR NEXT STEPS . . .
MY TEAM
• Our next step in research is to find out activities within the
MY TEAM TOPIC
waterfront all throughout the seasons.
MY TEAM MAP
PHOTOS & VIDEO • Sports played in the area through the year (Steven Canela), areas
INVENTORY
where dogs travel and ways to make dog walking easier (Jeffrey
ASSETS
Rodriguez), Types of food sold around the park (Anthony
LIABILITIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES Persaud).
•
CIRCULATION
STRATEGY Team deadlines for finding and sharing different
CLIMATE STRATEGY
information, Submitted a day before class meeting.
OUR NEXT STEP …
Site Planning
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13. NYCCOLLEGE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Brooklyn Study
Downtown
Site Planning
ARCH 1250
FALL 2012
Prof.Paul.King