ALYSSA M PARSONS

St. Ann’s WarehouseDUMBO, Brooklyn, NY Fall 2009

Table of Contents

Transit HubManhattan, KSFall 2008

Community BoathouseCambridge, MA Spring 2009

Sugimoto GalleryKansas City, MO Fall 2008

Woodswether District

Industrial Analysis

Swamp HouseLake Orange, FL Fall 2008

West Bottoms MasterplanKansas City, MO Spring 2011

St. Ann’s WarehouseDUMBO, Brooklyn, NY Fall 2009

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Transit HubManhattan, KSFall 2008

Community BoathouseCambridge, MASpring 2009

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Sugimoto GalleryKansas City, MOFall 2008

site context massing studies

passthrough condition

Swamp HouseOrange Lake, FLFall 2008

West Bottoms MasterplanKansas City, MOSpring 2011

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The KCDC Studio has been working with stakeholders in the local government and community to develop an urban vision for the West Bottoms. This area

lays between to the downtowns of the two Kansas Cities, on the confl uence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. It was the original economic and industrial

center for Kansas City, MO.

Today it is generally experienced while overpassing it on the elevated interstates that connect the metro and the region. This separation, and the history of

fl ooding, has left it with the perception that it is abandoned or purely industrial. But there is an inherent potential that can be found in this neighborhood

of Kansas City. The riverfront access and adjacent open space, the authenticity and character of the building stock, and the energy of the community and

huge seasonal events, all create a catalyst for new things to come.

In designing a master plan for this area, we have built off of this signifi cance and potential, recognizing that the development of the West Bottoms must

connect to and participate in wider Kansas City. But we also seek to maintain the character and identity that is born of this place. We seek to do this through

strategic interventions. This is not a blank slate master plan. Rather, it is a light, agile framework, intent on establishing critical connections with surgical

precision. This will allow for industrial areas to be maintained, and will encourage further “organic growth” in this neighborhood.

These actions are organized into three major ordering systems: The fi rst (the blue) is a riverfront/recreational system that will reclaim the underutilized

riverfront to provide for a natural amenity in the heart of the city. This will tie into the wider regional system of trails and parks. The second (the red)

capitalizes on the existing infrastructural connections and spaces that exist on this site. They are essential for access and future development of this area.

Third (orange) is an emphasis on the local fabric. Through the creation of local corridors we seek to strenthen exisitng activity centers. Additionally, we are

establishing standards for water managment, and site remediation that will prepare the land for future development.

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Alyssa M ParsonsM. Arch, Kansas State UniversityKansas City Design Center

parsons.alyssa@gmail.com785 477 2135