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Concept Update | July 24, 2019 HUDSON RIVER PARK GANSEVOORT PENINSULA CONCEPT UPDATE | JULY 24, 2019 GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS WHO WE ARE CLIENT stakeholder + HUDSON RIVER + LOCAL GROUPS park TRUST COMMUNITY PROJECT LEAD JAMES CORNER FIELD operations LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, URBAN DESIGN, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TEAM NARCHITECTS PHILIP HABIB & altieri SEIBOR LANGAN PLUSGROUP SILMAN E-DESIGN ASSOCIATES WEIBER DYNAMICS BUILDING CIVIL ENGINEERING SITE MEP MARINE & BUILDING MEP, SITE BUILDING AND NATURAL ARCHITECTURE TRAFFIC ELECTRICAL GEOTECHNICAL ELECTRICAL SITE STRUCTURAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY CAS GROUP KS ENGINEERS CRAUL LAND DHARAM northern horton LEES HOLMES/ TMS SCIENTISTS consulting DESIGNS BRODGEN KEOGH ASSOC. Waterfront HYDROLOGY BathyMETRIC SOIL SCIENCE COST ESTIMating irrigation LIGHTING DESIGN CODE & LIFE SAFETY EXPEDITING, & SEDIMENT SURVEY CONSULTING PERMITTING & MODELING Waterfront REVIEW GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS WHERE WE ARE ANALYSIS CONCEPT DESIGN SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 03/06/19 03/26/19 07/24/19 EARLY fall late FALL early WINTER COMMUNITY COMMUNITY presentation COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY BOARD INPUT AND INPUT INPUT INPUT MEETING WORKSHOP 2 DISCUSSION WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS What WE’VE HEARD SO FAR GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS PART OF A VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD 03/06 CB2 MEETING EXISTING CONDITIONS & GIVENS EXISTING CONDITIONS: • FDNY ACCESS: MAINTAIN VEHICULAR ENTRY AND TURNAROUND AREA • TEXAS EASTERN GAS LINE: MAINTAIN 4’ OF SOIL COVERAGE AND LIMIT EXCAVATION • CSO (COMBINED SEWER OUTFLOW): MAINTAIN EXISTING OUTFLOW LOCATION • park OPERATIONS BUILDING GIVENS: • NOT A COMMERCIAL PIER • NO DEVELOPMENT • day’S END INSTALLATION • COMFORT STATION • MAINTENANCE & OPERATION FACILITY • BEACH GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING 03/06 CB2 MEETING FEEDBACK FROM MARCH 6TH CB MEETING favorite Ways TO ENJOY parks: • PASSIVE RECREATION (WALKING, JOGGING VIEWING, LAWNS, SEATING AREAS) • SPORTS FIELDS • WATER USES (KAYAKING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES) What’S MISSING: • WATER USES (BEACH, natural HABITAT, BOAT ACCESS) • PASSIVE RECREATION (TREES, GREENERY, OPEN spaces, SHADE) • MORE BALLFIELDS • YEAR-ROUND USE GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING FEEDBACK FROM MARCH 6TH CB MEETING What MAKES gansevoort PENINSULA SPECIAL? • THE SETTING • opportunity FOR A GREEN & PEACEFUL park THAT TAKES advantAGE OF VIEWS & SURROUNDINGS • opportunity FOR A BEACH, IN-Water ACCESS, AND HABITAT • opportunity FOR LARGE sports FIELDS GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/26 COMMUNITY CHARRETTE 03/06 CB2 MEETING SCALE & COMpatiBILITY EXERCISE taBLE 1: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: PASSIVE RECREATION • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: INTERTIDAL HABITAT AND BOAT ACCESS TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: PLAY AREAS AND A LAWN taBLE 2: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: SPORTS FIELDS, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FULL SIZED PETITION FIELD (INCLUDING TWO LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL OVERLAYS) • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A LAWN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE, A SKATEPARK, AS WELL AS A SMALL DOG RUN AND PLAY AREA GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING SCALE & COMpatiBilty EXERCISE taBLE 3: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: A BALANCE OF PASSIVE RECREATION AND SPORTS FIELDS (INCLUDING LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WITH A U-10 SOCCER FIELD OVERLAY) • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: AN IN-WATER BEACH WITH INTERTIDAL HABITAT AND A BOATHOUSE TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A GREENHOUSE, COMMUNITY GARDEN, AND SMALL PLAYGROUND taBLE 4: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: SPORTS FIELDS INCLUDING TWO U-10 SOCCER FIELDS WITH A LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL OVERLAY • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: CREATION OF A COVE TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH A SANDY BEACH, INTERTIDAL HABITAT AND BOAT ACCESS • OTHER PROGRAMS: PASSIVE RECREATION THAT FORM A BUFFER AROUND THE SPORTS FIELDS WITH SMALL PLAY AREAS, A DOG RUN AND LAWNS GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING SCALE & COMpatiBilty EXERCISE taBLE 5: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: A BALANCE OF PASSIVE RECREATION AND SPORTS FIELDS (INCLUDING A LARGE LAWN ON THE WESTERN EDGE AND REDUCED VERSION OF THE PETITION FIELD TO THE EAST) • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH TO THE SOUTH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE NORTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A LARGE DOG RUN, AN IN-RIVER POOL/ICE RINK, SMALL PLAY AREA AND SHOWCASING HISTORY taBLE 6: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: SPORTS FIELDS, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FULL SIZED PETITION FIELD (INCLUDING TWO LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL OVERLAYS) • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH WITH BOAT ACCESS TO THE SOUTH WITH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE WEST • OTHER PROGRAMS: PASSIVE RECREATION, A DOG RUN AND PLAY AREA GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING SCALE & COMpatiBilty EXERCISE taBLE 7: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: SPORTS FIELDS, HOWEVER PARTICIPANTS FELT A REDUCED VERSION OF THE PETITION FIELD WAS SUFFICIENT INCLUDING A U-10 SOCCER FIELD OVERLAY. • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A LAWN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE, A SKATEPARK, AS WELL AS A SMALL DOG RUN AND PLAY AREA taBLE 8: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: PASSIVE RECREATION INCLUDING A LARGE LAWN FACING WEST • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH INCLUDING BOAT ACCESS AND A BOAT HOUSE TO THE SOUTH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE NORTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: SPORTS FIELDS (A LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WITH A U-8 SOCCER FIELD OVERLAY), A DOG RUN AND SHOWCASING HISTORY GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS 03/06 CB2 MEETING SCALE & COMpatiBilty EXERCISE taBLE 9: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: A BALANCE OF PASSIVE RECREATION AND SPORTS FIELDS (INCLUDING LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WITH A U-10 SOCCER FIELD OVERLAY) • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH WITH BOAT ACCESS AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A DOG RUN taBLE 10: • PRIMARY EMPHASIS: PASSIVE RECREATION INCLUDING A LAWN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE • QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE BEACH: A SANDY BEACH AND INTERTIDAL HABITAT TO THE SOUTH • OTHER PROGRAMS: A U-8 SOCCER FIELD, DOG RUN AND PLAY AREA GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS EXISTING CONDITIONS & NEW INFORMATION GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS TO THE SOUTH SOUTHERN EDGE AT LOW TIDE SOUTH EDGE SECTION THROUGH EXISTING RIPRAP EDGE MUDLINE & BEYOND EXISTING RIPRAP SLOPE UPLAND unstaBLE SOIL “PUDDING” relatively GOOD SOIL GOOD SOIL Maintain MIN. 4’ COVERAGE TO THE NORTH NORTH EDGE AT LOW TIDE north EDGE SECTION THROUGH EXISTING RIPRAP EDGE UPLAND EXISTING RIPRAP SLOPE MUDLINE & BEYOND GOOD SOIL relatively GOOD SOIL unstaBLE SOIL “PUDDING” WEST EDGE WEST EDGE SECTION THROUGH EXISTING RIPRAP EDGE TO THE EAST BATHYMETRIC MODEL gansevoort PENINSULA PIER 40 GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS WAVE MODEL gansevoort PENINSULA PIER 40 GANSEVOORT PENINSULA | HUDSON RIVER PARK, NY 07.24.2019 | FIELD OPERATIONS EXISTING CONDITIONS COORDINATION & ACCESS UTILITY HUB consolidate VEHICULAR ACCESS + EGRESS BLOOMFIELD ST DEP EASEMENT WIDENING OF ESPLANADE FDNY ACCESS gansevoort ST FDNY MARINE 1 DEP EASEMENT TO REMAIN POTENTIAL ACCESS TO DSNY MTS WHITNEY TEXAS EASTERN GAS day’S END PIPE EASEMENT INSTALLATION COMBINED CSO spatial CONSTRAINTS 5.5 ACRES spatial CONSTRAINTS GREENWay REALIGNMENT FDNY CSO FDNY ACCESS TURNAROUND regulator CRITICAL UTILITIES BUILDING AREA REMAINIG AREA PEDESTRIAN BIKE FDNY ACCESS ROUTE UTILITY HUB BathrooMS & MAINTENANCE BLDG 3.5 ACRES CONCESSION CSO regulator SPECTRA GAS PIPELINE THEMES MAXIMIZE Water’S ENGAGE THE estuary CELEBrate SITE’S history EDGES + VIEWS 13TH AVENUE CONCEPT SKETCH CONCEPT PLAN PROGRAMS & USES salt MARSH north NOOKS RIVER GYM DOG RUN BALLFIELD 13TH ave PROMENADE M&O + RESTROOMS CONCESSION LAWN LEDGE PINE GROVE UPLAND BEACH BEACH WALK HUDSON BALCONY KAYAK ACCESS HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PILE ENCASEMENT OYSTER GABIONS REEF BALLS salt MARSH REEF TUBE REEF BALLS OYSTER GABIONS PILE ENCASEMENT TIDAL POOLS OYSTER GABIONS REEF BALLS ADDITIONAL HAADDITIONALBitat opportunities HABITAT OPTIONS – REEF BALLS ADDITIONAL HABITATPrimary OPTIONS Goal: Create – OYSTERprotective fish GABIONS habitat Material: Selective pH concrete Size Range: Primary Goal: Foster oyster• Diameter: propagation 1.5 ft - 6.5 ft Material: Steel • Weight: 50 lbs – 6,000 lbs Size Range: Can be built Installationto a range Options of sizes (General, not Gansevoort Component Features: Specific): • Resting directly on substrate • Steel gabion structures• withAnchoring galvanized to existing structure steel mesh • Support Piles driven through substrate into bedrock • Contains oyster and clam shells, populated Source: Reef Ball Foundation using spat-on-shell method.AdditionalTIDAL POOLS Benefits: Source: Billion Oyster Project REEF BALLS • As the galvanized steel• meshExterior deteriorates, provides oyster colonization cemented oyster populationshabitat hold • Proven wave attenuation devices structure together NYC Deployment: Additional Benefits: • West Harlem Waterfront Park, Tappan
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