RECONSTRUCTION OF ASTOR PLACE & COOPER SQUARE 1/06/2011
Weisz + Yoes architecture and urban design Quennell Rothschild & Partners, LLP Tillett Lighting Design Piet Oudolf Planting Design 1
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1. Union Square
3. Tomkins Square Park
Project Scope
250‟ 125‟ 500‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Project Urban Context WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale 1
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1. Astor Place Subway Island
2. The Alamo Island
3. Cooper Triangle
Project Scope
80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Existing Condition WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale ASTOR PLACE SUBWAY PLAZA Path through a grove of trees; seating along path. Subway entrance supported with meeting area and diverse seating options.
THE ALAMO PLAZA Open plaza defined by perimeter trees; focus on Alamo sculpture. Opportunities for café seating and supportive of heavy pedestrian traffic.
COOPER TRIANGLE Shady, enclosed park; increased pedestrian movement through and along enlarged park.
THE VILLAGE PLAZA Sunny, open plaza with diverse seating options and tree planting; serving both students and local residents.
80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Plaza Program WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Characteristics for Reconstruction Bus Layovers
Project Scope
80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Existing Condition: WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Transportation Existing bike racks
Proposed bike racks (113 new standard dot racks)
Bike Lane
Project Scope
80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Bike Storage: Existing WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale and Proposed Astor Place Subway Plaza
64 new trees The Alamo Plaza 113 new standard dot bike racks 6,620 SF of permeable paving 8,585 SF of swale planting for Cooper Triangle stormwater management 7,900 SF new additional planting
The Village Plaza
Existing Tree
New Tree
Existing Curbs
Project Scope
80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Proposed Design WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale SITE-WIDE PLANTING AND WATER MANAGEMENT Deep swale with false catch basin at Autumn Ave, Brooklyn Plaza swale at Seagirt Blvd, Beach 19th Street, Queens
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photograph Precedent Drainage for WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: NTS Plaza Trees Key plan
Sculpture for Cooper Union Living Building Foundation Building
Existing Sidewalk (19‟-8”)
New Sidewalk (31‟-6”) Sidewalk Infiltration Planter Cooper Square Infiltration Planter (Plantings Typ. throughout) (Plantings Typ. throughout)
0‟ 5‟ 10‟ 20‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square E-W Detail Section Proposed Drainage for WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Street Trees 3 4
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1. Sweet Gum
2. Sawtooth Oak
5 6 3. Viburnum
4. Purple Willow
5. Siberian Iris
6. Orange Coneflower
7. Purple Moor Grass
8. Switch Grass 2 7 8
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Proposed Street Trees WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A and Swale Planting ASTOR PLACE SUBWAY PLAZA 1 2
1. Key plan 3 4 2. View south towards Astor Place subway
3. View south along 4th Avenue
4. View south along Lafayette
5. Subway waiting area looking west
6. View existing the subway (Uptown 6) 5 6
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photograph Existing Views WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A 1
Denotes tree in declining health
1 Birch trees at Subway Island to be transplanted, location TBD
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Existing Plan at Astor WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Place Subway Plaza D
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D 1 Honey Locust 2 Black Gum D 3 Willow Oak
A Potential kiosk location B Potential bike shelter D location C Bus layover areas D Bike racks
Existing Curbs Project Scope
D
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Proposed Design at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Astor Place Subway Plaza 1 2
1. View of north corner
2. View north as exiting subway (Uptown 6 train at Astor Place)
3 3. View of plaza from west
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Rendering Views of Astor Place WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Design Proposal DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Rendering View of Astor Place WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Design Proposal 4 5
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1. Honey Locust
2. Black Gum
3. Willow Oak
4. Switch Grass 6 7 5. Dwarf Fothergilla
6. Fringe Cup
7. Sedge
8. Tufted Hair Grass
9. Sweet Fern
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DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Proposed Plant Species at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Astor Place Subway 1
2 Lafayette Street Astor Place Subway Entrance 4th Avenue Key plan 1 Subway Plaza Elevation looking North
E 8th Street Astor Place Subway Entrance E 9th Street
2 Subway Plaza and Alamo Plaza Elevation looking West
0‟ 12.5‟ 25‟ 50‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Section-Elevation Sections through WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Plazas Key plan
0‟ 2.5‟ 5‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Section-Elevation Subway Plaza Section WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale through Seating – Looking North THE ALAMO PLAZA 1 2
3 4 1. Key plan
2. View south from Astor Place subway
3. View south-east from K-mart
4. View south-west
5. View north-west
6. View west at Alamo sculpture 5 6
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Existing Views WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Existing Plan at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale The Alamo Plaza B
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1 C C 1 Black Gum 2 2 Sweet Gum A B 3 3 Sawtooth Oak C 4 Willow Oak
A Potential kiosk C location B Bus layover area C Bike racks
Existing Curbs
C Project Scope
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Proposed Design at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale The Alamo Plaza 1 2
1. View from new office building
2. View south from Subway Plaza
3. View north from south- east corner of plaza, approaching from Cooper Union
4. View approaching from west along Astor Place
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DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Renderings Alamo Plaza Design: WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Views from Subway Plaza DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Rendering Alamo Plaza Design: WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Axonometric View 2 3
4 5 1. Black Gum
2. Snow Crocus
3. Common Snowdrop
4. Lamb‟s Ear
6 7 5. Silver Bell
6. Yellow Epimedium
7. Coral Bell
8. Hakone
9. Sedge 1 8 9
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Proposed Plant Species at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A The Alamo Plaza Key plan
Lafayette Street Cooper Square
0‟ 5‟ 10‟ 20‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square E-W Section-Elevation Alamo Plaza Elevation WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Looking North Key plan
0‟ 1.25‟ 2.5‟ 5‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square E-W Section-Elevation Section through WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Seating COOPER TRIANGLE 1 2
1. Key plan
3 4 2. View north in Cooper Triangle
3. Southern point of Cooper Triangle
4. View south towards Cooper Triangle entrance
5. View from new Cooper Union engineering building
6. View west from new location of Grace Church High School 5 6
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Existing Conditions: WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Cooper Triangle Denotes tree in declining health
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Existing Plan at WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Cooper Triangle Park B
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2 A DF 1 Sawtooth Oak 2 Sweet Gum 3 Pin oaks in park – existing
A Bus layover area B Bike racks
Existing Curbs
Project Scope
B
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Proposed Design WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale 1 2
1. Entry of Cooper Park, from Foundation Building
2. View of “Cooper Walk” looking north 3
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Renderings Views of Proposed WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Design DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Rendering View of Proposed WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Design 1 2 3
1. Anemone Japonica
2. Aster
4 5 6 3. Siberian Iris Pin Oaks (existing) 4. Orange Coneflower
5. Sweet Coneflower 18” 6. Golden Garlic 3” 7. Woodland Phlox 7 8 9 8. Common Winterberry
9. Witch Hazel
10. Coral Bell Permeable paving: (different seasons) Stepstone narrow modular pavers (inside Cooper Park) 11. Periwinkle 10 10 11
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Proposed Planting WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Species in Cooper Park Key plan
Cooper Union Foundation Building Village Plaza Cooper Square Cooper Park Peter Cooper Monument
0‟ 15‟ 30‟ 60‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square N-S Section-Elevation Cooper Triangle and WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Village Plaza Elevation looking West Key plan
Sand Set Concrete Pavers
Infiltration Planter
0‟ 2.5‟ 5‟ 10‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square N-S Section-Elevation Section through WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Seating VILLAGE PLAZA 1 2
1. Key plan
3 4 2. View north from west island
3. View north from south island
4. View of Grace Church High School
5. View south from Cooper Triangle
6. View south along Grace Church High School
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DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Existing Conditions – WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Southern Site Denotes tree in declining health
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Existing Plan at future WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Village Plaza A
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2 1 Black Gum 2 Willow Oak 3 Sawtooth Oak 4 Sweet Bay Magnolia
A Bike racks
Existing Curbs
Project Scope A
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Drawing Proposed Design for WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Village Plaza Existing condition Proposed design
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Renderings View from Village Plaza WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A towards Cooper Union Existing condition Proposed design
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Renderings View from Cooper Park to WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Village Plaza DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Rendering View from Village Plaza WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A looking North 1. Black Gum 5 6 7 2. Willow Oak
3. Sawtooth Oak
4. Sweet Bay Magnolia (in planter)
5. Joe Pye Weed 1 2 8 9 10 6. Foamflower
7. Bergamot
8. Creeping Phlox
9. Woodland Phlox
10. Aster 11 11 12 11. Geranium (different colors)
12. Golden Garlic
13. Fountain Grass
14. Greater Wood Rush 3 4 13 14
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Proposed Planting WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Species at Village Plaza Key plan
Village Voice Building
Village Plaza The Bowery
0‟ 2.5‟ 5‟ 10‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square E-W Section-Elevation Village Plaza Elevation WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale looking North Key plan
„Stepped Granite Seating‟ Seating Block
Infiltration Planter
0‟ 2.5‟ 5‟ 10‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square E-W Section-Elevation Village Plaza Section WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale through Seating – looking North MATERIALS & FIXTURES 1. Cooper Square Bus lane – Typical concrete roadbed
2. Sidewalks - Tinted concrete with exposed light colored aggregate
3. Perforated stainless steel plate - 50% open 1 4 5 1 4. Tinted concrete with exposed light colored aggregate (all sidewalks)
5. Textured granite (at subway plaza and village plaza)
6. Tinted concrete curb with steel facing 6 7 2 7. Granite curb 8. Eurocobble – used around all trees set in pavement
9. Split face granite seating blocks – used in Subway Plaza, Alamo Plaza, and Village 8 9 Plaza
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DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Curbs and Paving WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/31/2011 Scale: N/A W x Y River Bench W x Y Zipper Bench (In Cooper Park only) (site-wide except inside Cooper Park)
“Pinot bistro” table & “Ronde” armchair – Dpr standard metal trash Standard NYC Bike W x Y accessible drinking fountain - to be mixed colors (at the Alamo Plaza only) recepticle (site-wide) Rack (site-wide) in black finish (at Subway Plaza and in Cooper Park – DF in plans)
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photographs Furniture: WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: N/A Seating and Fixtures AB AB-2 AC AE AA 14‟ tall Davit Pole 14‟ tall Davit Pole 12‟6” B Pole Flood Light, 30‟ tall Davit Pole Stad Fixture Stad Fixture 100W HPS new prototype 150W HPS Cobra Head Energy efficient white lighting Energy efficient white lighting (Used in Cooper 35W MH (Used throughout) equivalent to 70W HPS equivalent to 70W HPS Park only) (Used for lighting (Used throughout) (Used in Village Plaza double- of Peter Cooper width pedestrian spaces) Statue)
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Photograph Lighting Poles and WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/31/2011 Scale: N/A Fixtures 63 AC (existing)
AB
AB AB
AE AB AC
AB
AB-2
AB Davit Street Light (AA) - throughout
Pedestrian Davit Pole (AB & AB-2)
Pedestrian B-Pole (AC) 80‟ 40‟ 160‟ Floodlight (AE)
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Lighting Plan DOT Street Lighting WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale Proposed Pedestrian Lighting 80‟ 40‟ 160‟
DDC / DOT / Parks Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square Plan Diagram Proposed Design WXY/QRP/Oudolf/Tillett 1/06/2011 Scale: Graphic Scale