This article is about the redevelopment proposal of GM site (Closed General Motors (GM) Plant—part of the Lansing Car Assembly Plant) in the City of Lansing, capital of Michigan State, and the final proposal is a Mix...This article is about the redevelopment proposal of GM site (Closed General Motors (GM) Plant—part of the Lansing Car Assembly Plant) in the City of Lansing, capital of Michigan State, and the final proposal is a Mixed-use Redevelopment. As an integrated and feasible research report, it is composed of eight parts: Site Analysis, Project Concepts or Ideas, Public Interest & Involvement, Feasibility Study and Financial Report, Market Analysis and Marketing Plan, Implementation, Property, Asset and Portfolio Management, and Reversion Plan.展开更多
Streets are one of the major elements that make-up the urban environment. Urban commercial and mixed-use street types occur as public spaces in every town and city all around the world. With the paucity of such spaces...Streets are one of the major elements that make-up the urban environment. Urban commercial and mixed-use street types occur as public spaces in every town and city all around the world. With the paucity of such spaces, streets have taken up to solve the problem. Hence, this study assesses the key physical, visual, and aesthetical characteristics and examines the influence of aesthetical attributes over the activity pattern, user behavioral responses, and the color palette observed. Moreover, this research has been carried out in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Four significant commercial streets were identified and featured in the main study. The research method comprehends a structured questionnaire and multiple interviews to amass data, photo elicitation, and video corroboration to identify the key visual characteristics to study and scrutinize the aesthetical responses to various attributes that make good-looking urban commercial and mixed-use street types. The results of the study indicate that the diversity and perceived pleasantness of the environment, which includes elements such as facades, colors, aspect ratios, maintenance, and vegetation, has a very close association with walking preferences. The outcome of the study would also help architects, urban designers and planners, and policy makers to create positive spaces to foster urban commercial street types as place-making and aesthetically pleasing streets.展开更多
1.INTRODUCTION In New York City a decline in manufacturing has propelled social and eco-nomic changes that have transformed certain districts[1,2].Unused building stock there has been the basis for adaptive reuse yiel...1.INTRODUCTION In New York City a decline in manufacturing has propelled social and eco-nomic changes that have transformed certain districts[1,2].Unused building stock there has been the basis for adaptive reuse yielding new housing for families of varying compositions.The constant pressure of the need for affordable housing has resulted in the conversion of existing abandoned industrial structures,pro-viding a green,environmentally friendly alternative to new construction[3,4,5].Adaptive reuse provides an opportunity to bring a building up to current codes,to make the layout and building systems more appropriate and efficient,and to help revitalize neighborhoods.展开更多
INTRODUCTION The Bo01 high-density mixed-use development in Malmö,Sweden,was based on innovative planning procedures and products.A very broad definition of sustainability required new approaches in collaboration...INTRODUCTION The Bo01 high-density mixed-use development in Malmö,Sweden,was based on innovative planning procedures and products.A very broad definition of sustainability required new approaches in collaboration by the city,developers,planners,and designers.The outcomes of the project included outstanding aesthetics in the plan and the individual elements,as well as spaces that foster social interactions at the city,neighborhood,and block scales.A density of 26 residential dwelling units per gross acre balances the 50%open space dedication.Comprehensive planning for energy,water,and waste systems resulted in significant improvements,especially in energy production(100%is from renewable sources)and solid waste management.A wind turbine provides most of the electricity while a district-wide system supplied by a geothermal storage network provides almost all of the heating and cooling resources.展开更多
This paper describes the design of InterTech,a zero-energy mixed-use student residence hall,developed in 2018 by an interdisciplinary team of Illinois Institute of Technology(Illinois Tech)students for the U.S.Departm...This paper describes the design of InterTech,a zero-energy mixed-use student residence hall,developed in 2018 by an interdisciplinary team of Illinois Institute of Technology(Illinois Tech)students for the U.S.Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge,formerly known as Race to Zero.The main focus is the team’s integrated and iterative approach,which blended architectural design and engineering concepts and led to achieving the high-performance goal.InterTech aims to provide an innovative housing solution to Illinois Institute of Technology’s graduate students and their families.Located along State Street in between Illinois Tech’s main campus and downtown Chicago,it offers a mix of living options providing both independence and access to the campus and to the city.In addition to the residential program,the project includes a small grocery/cafe con-nected to an outdoor public plaza,and an underground garage.Energy modeling was introduced in the early design stages.The potential of on-site renewable energy generation defined the project’s target Energy Use Intensity(EUI)of 37 kBtu/sqft.Several passive and active strategies were implemented to reduce the building’s total energy needs and meet the target EUI.The implementation of energy conservation measures led to a 25%reduction of the building’s cooling load and a 33%reduction of the heating load.A design EUI of 28 kBtu/sqft was calculated,validating that this design met and exceeded the zero-energy goal.展开更多
INTRODUCTION This paper is a case study of the progress on environmental and development fronts in this critical area of Cambridge,Massachusetts.Portions of the riverine system to the north(Little River and Alewife Re...INTRODUCTION This paper is a case study of the progress on environmental and development fronts in this critical area of Cambridge,Massachusetts.Portions of the riverine system to the north(Little River and Alewife Reservation)have been restored and include public amenities,and the park to the east(Danehy Park)has been realized.The degraded industrial land uses that had comprised the bulk of the land use have made a transition to a dynamic,mixed-used neighborhood.展开更多
文摘This article is about the redevelopment proposal of GM site (Closed General Motors (GM) Plant—part of the Lansing Car Assembly Plant) in the City of Lansing, capital of Michigan State, and the final proposal is a Mixed-use Redevelopment. As an integrated and feasible research report, it is composed of eight parts: Site Analysis, Project Concepts or Ideas, Public Interest & Involvement, Feasibility Study and Financial Report, Market Analysis and Marketing Plan, Implementation, Property, Asset and Portfolio Management, and Reversion Plan.
文摘Streets are one of the major elements that make-up the urban environment. Urban commercial and mixed-use street types occur as public spaces in every town and city all around the world. With the paucity of such spaces, streets have taken up to solve the problem. Hence, this study assesses the key physical, visual, and aesthetical characteristics and examines the influence of aesthetical attributes over the activity pattern, user behavioral responses, and the color palette observed. Moreover, this research has been carried out in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Four significant commercial streets were identified and featured in the main study. The research method comprehends a structured questionnaire and multiple interviews to amass data, photo elicitation, and video corroboration to identify the key visual characteristics to study and scrutinize the aesthetical responses to various attributes that make good-looking urban commercial and mixed-use street types. The results of the study indicate that the diversity and perceived pleasantness of the environment, which includes elements such as facades, colors, aspect ratios, maintenance, and vegetation, has a very close association with walking preferences. The outcome of the study would also help architects, urban designers and planners, and policy makers to create positive spaces to foster urban commercial street types as place-making and aesthetically pleasing streets.
基金supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Science,ICT&Future Planning(NRF-2014R1A1A1002268)supported by the 2016 Hongik University Research Fund.
文摘1.INTRODUCTION In New York City a decline in manufacturing has propelled social and eco-nomic changes that have transformed certain districts[1,2].Unused building stock there has been the basis for adaptive reuse yielding new housing for families of varying compositions.The constant pressure of the need for affordable housing has resulted in the conversion of existing abandoned industrial structures,pro-viding a green,environmentally friendly alternative to new construction[3,4,5].Adaptive reuse provides an opportunity to bring a building up to current codes,to make the layout and building systems more appropriate and efficient,and to help revitalize neighborhoods.
文摘INTRODUCTION The Bo01 high-density mixed-use development in Malmö,Sweden,was based on innovative planning procedures and products.A very broad definition of sustainability required new approaches in collaboration by the city,developers,planners,and designers.The outcomes of the project included outstanding aesthetics in the plan and the individual elements,as well as spaces that foster social interactions at the city,neighborhood,and block scales.A density of 26 residential dwelling units per gross acre balances the 50%open space dedication.Comprehensive planning for energy,water,and waste systems resulted in significant improvements,especially in energy production(100%is from renewable sources)and solid waste management.A wind turbine provides most of the electricity while a district-wide system supplied by a geothermal storage network provides almost all of the heating and cooling resources.
文摘This paper describes the design of InterTech,a zero-energy mixed-use student residence hall,developed in 2018 by an interdisciplinary team of Illinois Institute of Technology(Illinois Tech)students for the U.S.Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge,formerly known as Race to Zero.The main focus is the team’s integrated and iterative approach,which blended architectural design and engineering concepts and led to achieving the high-performance goal.InterTech aims to provide an innovative housing solution to Illinois Institute of Technology’s graduate students and their families.Located along State Street in between Illinois Tech’s main campus and downtown Chicago,it offers a mix of living options providing both independence and access to the campus and to the city.In addition to the residential program,the project includes a small grocery/cafe con-nected to an outdoor public plaza,and an underground garage.Energy modeling was introduced in the early design stages.The potential of on-site renewable energy generation defined the project’s target Energy Use Intensity(EUI)of 37 kBtu/sqft.Several passive and active strategies were implemented to reduce the building’s total energy needs and meet the target EUI.The implementation of energy conservation measures led to a 25%reduction of the building’s cooling load and a 33%reduction of the heating load.A design EUI of 28 kBtu/sqft was calculated,validating that this design met and exceeded the zero-energy goal.
文摘INTRODUCTION This paper is a case study of the progress on environmental and development fronts in this critical area of Cambridge,Massachusetts.Portions of the riverine system to the north(Little River and Alewife Reservation)have been restored and include public amenities,and the park to the east(Danehy Park)has been realized.The degraded industrial land uses that had comprised the bulk of the land use have made a transition to a dynamic,mixed-used neighborhood.
