A A’

C C’

D D’

MIXED USE BUILDING

RESIDENTIAL STREET STORMWATER BASINABEEL

ST.MULTI-MODAL

TRANSITPRIVATEHOME

MIXED USE BUILDINGRAIN GARDENGREENINFRA. ABEEL ST.

TROLLEYEXTENSION

BIKELANE

PEDESTRIANACCESS OPEN LAWN

STRORMWATERTERRACE

RIVERACCESS RONDOUT CREEK

RIVERACCESS INTERTIDAL FRESHWATER WETLAND

ABEEL ST. PRIVATE LAND SUNKEN ART GARDEN BLOCK VENUE DYNAMIC OUTDOOR PLAZA INTERTIDAL FRESHWATER WETLAND SUBMERGED WETLAND RONDOUT CREEK

REGULARLY FLOODED MARSH SUBMERGED WETLAND

2080 100 year flood

EXISTING GRADE

FILL

EXISTING GRADE

EXISTING GRADE

2080 100 year flood

2080 100 year flood

INNER CHANNEL ISLAND DOCK ECOLOGIC ZONE RONDOUT CREEK

Connecting the City to the Water

FILL

FILL

As part of our vision, we combined the challenge of protecting the city from rising water with the opportunity of creating strong connections with the water. Multiple terraced access points along the Kingston Riverway encourage interaction between people and the shoreline. Our sustainable net-zero cut and fill strategy changes existing topography to protect Abeel street and vulnerable residences from a 100 year flood event in 2080 without adding flood risk elsewhere.

m a r k j . h i r s c h b e c k I i l i a s a v i n

KINGSTON RIVERWAY - Kingston, NYIlia Savin & Mark Hirschbeck

Our design is for a green waterfront infrastructure that anticipates and adapts to climate change, while also creating an exciting public destination for the people of Kingston. Along with ecological services, our design included elements such as historically repurposed buildings, a multi-modal transportation network, and waterfront access. The form and concept were driven by careful physical modeling of the site, which helped us understand which land was most susceptible to sea level rise. We then worked with stormwater engineers to properly size a wetland zone to anticipate 2080 sea level rise and storm predictions. At the end of the semester we presented our project to community members who were happy to see their ideas incorporated into a comprehensive solution.

AL MARYAH CENTRAL- Abu Dhabi, UAE

For this project, I was assigned to create a rooftop adventure park for a busy shopping mall in Abu Dhabi. I love outdoor adventure, so when I found out I was tasked with this project I was eager to take on the challenge. I started with a simple sketch, the main concept being a jagged, natural environment. It took about 20 iterations to dial in a form that my boss and client were happy with. Circulation was a huge focus, since crowds of shoppers would be using the space, and the forms of the planters were largely dictated by anticipated pathways. The adventure sports focus of this project allowed me to incorporate exciting elements such as a rock climbing wall and zipline. This was a very rewarding project since I got to practice design in a foreign environment and create a project that is now under construction.

AL MARYAH CENTRAL

AL MARYAH CENTRAL

D1/D2 TOWERS

HEART OF BADALONA

MARSA ARABIA