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JAVI
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Historic Westside Redevelopment Plan
Building Arts Institute
A Sacred Space
Las Vegas Downtown Branch Library
21st Century Bookstore
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CONTENTS
Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
SITE
UNLV
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Downtown
Flamingo Rd
Sahara Ave
Cheyenne Ave
Craig Rd
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Rainbow Blvd
Las V
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Summerlin Pkwy
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DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS
HISTORIC WESTSIDE
The historically black neighborhood found-ed in 1904 has had a history of segregation and systemic discrimination from the city of Las Vegas. As a diplomatic move in an effort to ease relations between the community and the city, UNLV had the opportunity to go into the neighborhood to meet with residents and draft a neighborhood revitalization plan. The approach was community driven, with a series of workshops that culminated in a plan and im-plementation strategy to encourage and guide future development.
Historic Westside Las VegasNeighborhood Redevelopment Plan Analysis and Engagement
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5 min15 Min
10 min
Pioneer Trail
NEVADA
INTERSTATE
NEVADA
INTERSTATE
Bicycle Circulation
Vehicular Circulation
Bus RoutesResearch
Pedestrian Circulation
Lynch Diagram
Informal Parking
NEVADAINTERSTATE
NEVADAINTERSTATE
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HUMAN CULTURE: Lynch Map
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BONANZA RD
MCWILLIAMS AVE
OWENS AVE
MONROE AVE
JACKSON AVE
VAN BUREN AVE
HARRISON AVE
MADISON AVE
JEFFERSON AVE
ADAMS AVE
WASHINGTON AVE
Downtown
Industrial Zone
Industrial Zone
Historic Neighborhood
Core
Residential District
Edge
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Commercial District
Hospital District
Paths
Edges
Districts
Nodes
Landmarks
LandmarkWestside
School
LandmarkMoulin Rouge
Edge
MLK
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Edge Freeways
Owens and H St Intersection
Second Baptistand Victory Missionary Baptist Churches
Historic Westside Sign and School
F Street Underpass
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CATEGORY: Title
Street Parking
Parking Lots
Informal Parking
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MCWILLIAMS AVE
OWENS AVE
MONROE AVE
JACKSON AVE
VAN BUREN AVE
HARRISON AVE
MADISON AVE
JEFFERSON AVE
ADAMS AVE
WASHINGTON AVE
Through a phase of technical analysis, the student team gathered some necessary information about landmark features of the Historic Westside Community, including the peculiar condition of housing over 40 churches within a square mile. This produces an influx of thousands people that create a dichotomy between the normally vacant land and the saturated scene during Sundays
Physical Thresholds
Points Of Access
HISTORIC WESTSIDE
DOWNTOWN
HISTORIC WESTSIDE
DOWNTOWN
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WASHINGTON AVE.
MONROE AVE.
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MADISON AVE.
INTERSTATE 15
OWENS AVE.
H ST.
MONROE AVE.
J ST.
D ST.
JACKSON AVE.
VAN BUREN AVE
JEFFERSON AVE
MADISON AVE.
ADAMS AVE
MORGAN AVE
GERSON AVE
C ST.
B ST.
E ST.
F ST.
G ST.
HARRISON AVE
INTERSTATE 15
OWENS AVE.
H ST.
MONROE AVE.
J ST.
D ST.
JACKSON AVE.
VAN BUREN AVE
JEFFERSON AVE
MADISON AVE
MADISON AVE.
ADAMS AVE
MORGAN AVE
GERSON AVE
C ST.
B ST.
E ST.
F ST.
G ST.
HARRISON AVE
Vacant Land Parcels Churches:
Small clusters of empty lots exist making it hard for development The Historic Westside houses over 20 different churches throughout the entire area.
Urban Characteristics
Weekdays SundayHaving little activity in the Historic Westside outside of congregational gatherings on Sundays, the urban composition of the site is very interesting. Like a switch, a city that can be described as desolate or underused becomes immediately lively and saturated with people. It is unfortunate that the lack of activities in the area makes a potential vibrant district into a single use transient zone where people have no reason to stay once their weekly ritual has concluded.
Process
Getting critical feedback from key community figures
Synthesizing the ideas from the community into a plan
Scrutinizing the proposal to verify if it corresponds to what the community said
In order to consolidate all input into a coherent whole an iterative process took place with the student team testing out ideas against metrics set by the community. Through the workshops, the community was very vocal about their needs and the passion led to a clear implementation plan along the development plan. This included the establishing of a commission to take ownership and supervise development of the Westside. By the end of the process, the communities recep-tion went from cynical to trusting and optimistic about the potential the plan had for change
NEVADA
INTERSTATE
NEVADA
INTERSTATE
Medium Density HousingKeep eyes on the parks
Jackson MemorialPARK & plaza
Density housingStudents and downtown
ResidentsMoulin Rouge casino &
Vocational training center
tenaya creek brewery
And commercial corridor
Community centerComputers and courts for kids
Walker African American
Museum expansion
Medium Density HousingBuffer for commercial and residential
Business in Edmond Town Centerumc quick care clinic
Repair the EdgesMartin Luther King commercial Blvd
Create gatewaysUse public art projects
To create a strong brand
Washington liveLocal entertainment corridor
Bring back JacksonCommunity owned Business.
Madison Lot
Madison 'Spirit'Plaza
Complete The Streets
Westside SchoolRenovation
Green Corridor
Greenway at Owens
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0 - 5 Year planWhat is going on now
5 - 10 Year planBringing back the neighborhood
10 - 15 Year planBold MOVES FOR THE WESTSIDE
historic Westside Concept and Execution Plan
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The first phase of the project is about introducing short term strategies for long term change. The city of Las Vegas is in a moment of transition, from tourist to local, from a fabricated reality to a cultural hub. A large portion of its history was bred in the Historic Westside, a segregated community in a state of disrepair. This negligence is no longer acceptable, it is time to begin action and forego speculation. The Historic Westside is s a city of voids that can pop up overnight and celebrate the center of a city like Las Vegas.
Historic Westside Las VegasImplementation Phase I
Ideal intervention site
Most Active ChurchesLess Active Churches
Secondary intervention sites
Currently Used as Church Parking (Sunday Condition)
Combating the Urban Void Through Temporary Interventions
Ideal intervention site
Most Active ChurchesLess Active Churches
Secondary intervention sites
Currently Used as Church Parking (Sunday Condition)
Combating the Urban Void Through Temporary Interventions
4 MinFurthest Church
8 MinFurthest Church
6 MinFurthest Church
Relationships with churches
Distance from furthest church in the area
Intervention Strategies
Urban Void Condition Pop-Up Infill proviides temporary solutions
Empty spaces can become public spaces to engage in activities
Pop-up interventions become a method to engage citizens by creating interest
Temporary interventions can become a catalyst for long term change
Building Arts InstituteIrish Channel Neighborhood, New Orleans
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The Irish Channel is a neighborhood defined by its history of working class residents that moved to be in proximity to the industrial activities along the river. This merging of industry and residential programs is still a defining factor of the typologies found in the neighborhood, and one that is specifically felt in the site located in Rousseau St. The Building Arts Institute was designed to embody this threshold by mitigating the different scales one encounters in the neighborhood. The gallery, designed as a gesture to the typology of the shotgun home is located at the front of the site facing the residences and acting as a public place for people in the neighborhood to come inside. The scale of the Institute is larger, reacting to the warehouse typologies found towards the back of the site, and is tall enough to overlook the obstructions to reveal a glimpse of the Mississippi.
The gallery sits at the front and generates a courtyard which is also used by the workshops as an outdoor making space. Once inside the Institute, People can navigate through the space and towards the auditorium which faces the neighborhood. The upper floors, which have the greatest views are dedicated towards learning and culminate in the library at the third floor with large balconies on both sides that look towards both the city and the river.
Magazine St.
Tchopitoulas St.
Jackson Ave.
1/4 Mile1/2 Mile
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The choice of materials in the gallery are to reinforce the relationship of the gallery with the surrounding houses, using long planks of reclaimed wood found nearby. Once inside, however, the steel building frame is revealed as the actual structure. The Gallery also houses a green roof to point to the potential of buildings to play a role in mitigating the damage to nature that they produce, as well as a homage to some of the green technologies that the building industry will have to become familiar with. The Institute reverses the relation of interior and exterior in the gallery, using an industrially generated perforated metal facade and concrete walls with the shape of the formwork embedded into the finish. The interior is lined with a wooden ceiling counteract the coldness of steel and the concrete floors, reinforcing the nature of the site as a threshold.
A Sacred SpaceViterbo, Italy
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Site Plan
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Section Through Classroom
Overall Section Through Valley
An exploration on how to translate a metaphorical ideal into built form, the non-denominational sacred space is the embodiment of the principle of discovering your personal journey as multiple paths lead you to discover what you want to see. Furthermore, the shape itself is derived as an attempt to replicate the fabric of the city into a religious complex with narrow corridors and small pathways which don’t show just what lies around the corner.
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The Process Massing a solution representative of the figural typology of the city
Granular Drainage Fill
4 in Drain Pipe
Masonry Retaining Wall
Compacted Backfill
Stone Masonry Units
Reinforcment Bars
Concrete Foundation
LAS VEGAS HISTORIC DISTRICT LIBRARY
A city unlike any other, designing in Las Vegas means designing for a culture which is yet to define itself. One could argue that it wants to become a true cultural metropolis, yet it stands as a heterogeneous culture without a unified identity. This existential longing has the opportunity to be channeled into creating a promising and mysterious future for the city of sin.
Floor Plan
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Reference
Periodicals
Stacks
Reading Room
Audio/Video Stacks
Public Computer Access
Catalogue
Meeting Room
Youth Stacks
Work Area
Youth Reading
Story Time
Head Librarian’s O�ce
Circulation
Break Room/Kitchen
Lobby
Courtyard
Storage
MechanicalElectrical Telecom-munications
Recieving
Retail
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21st Century Bookstore
The problem of the failing bookstore has been defined and needs to be addressed. Through architecture, the future can become promising, and the hope is there. Still reality keeps reminding us that the world is changing unapologetically and faster than we can define. Yet we cling on to the things that made it possible to get here. The evolution of the book leads to the logical conclusion that it is no longer appropriate to be carried when information is so lightweight and compact in the world of today. However there is still a romance in the air about the bookstore. By creating the path, one ascends in the stages of the book to its newest, formless state of pure information.
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