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Urban Design

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Micorclimates 1
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Ecology
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Sandpoint Context: the city is on the right side of the lake in this image.

source: 1

click the link above to see the lake and city

Introduction

The University of Idaho has been invited by the U of I Center in Coeur d'Alene, and the City of Sandpoint, Idaho to produce a master plan for the reuse of a 77-acre University of Idaho property.

Located on Lake Pend Oreille and near Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, Sandpoint has been discovered for its recreational amenities and artsy lifestyle. The community is receiving national attention through recent articles in Ski Magazine, Sunset Magazine, and other publications that proclaim it one of the top ten places to live in the west or “best little ski town.” The attention has spawned a cycle of rapid growth as recreational enthusiasts and younger retirees migrate to the area. The City of Sandpoint has annexed surrounding developments and substantially increased land area since its last comprehensive planning cycle. The real estate market has skyrocketed compromising local ability to provide affordable housing and adequate parks and recreation.

The City and citizens and a local business owner hope to balance ecological and economic well-being and provide public recreation. A few years ago a local corporation offered to partially fund the development of a UI branch campus on this site. A master plan was produced but the project was abandoned as the recession in 2008 compromised the company's ability of fund the project. Nevertheless, a smaller scale educational facility is appropriate.

source: 1 www.bonnercountyhistory.org

Team Configuration

You will be organized into interdisciplinary design teams to develop master plan alternatives. Project teams will include two landscape architecture and two architecture students. Please choose one teammate within your discipline to work with. We will build the full teams on the first day of class.

The project will be choreographed into 2 phases. During the first half of the project four-person integrated teams will begin by analyzing the site and conducting research, studying precedents, and developing programs and recommendations for different site and building components. Then each of the teams will develop a master plan.

During the 2nd half students will form smaller interdisciplinary teams to develop components within the master plan in greater detail.

The student teams in this class who are creating alternative master plans and focus area designs are pictured below.

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Team 1: Aaron Wiepking, Simon Deng, Bridger DeMars, Zach Freund

All team photos by Anne Marshall

Team 2: James Colburn, Katelin (Sill) Sillery, Sumin Yoon, Doyoung Ahn

Team 3:Steve Hofhine, Megan Hoover, Richard Wilson, Kathryn Cooper, Cody Williams

Team 4: Ernesto Ruiz, Carly Overton, Carlos Lima, Jeffrey Stiltz

Team 5: Michael Thomas, Nick Kirsch, Meghan Craig, Skye Woodhouse

Team 6: Karin Settles, Mark Taylor, Brianna Truden, Brandley Payne, Kealin Dooley

Team 7: Justin Martin, Erik Anderson, Rey Leija, Hyun Kim, Wes O’Brien

Team 8: TJ Bandrowski, Evan Burbridge, Jacob Wackenhut, Connie Boyer

Site images Google Maps, 2007, click to enlarge

site analysis zones

Site Visits

This project involves traveling to Sandpoint on August 24 to document site conditions; gather additional information on the Sandpoint context; visit precedent facilities; and meet with the city planner, interested citizens, and others.

Click to see the August 24 - Site Visit Schedule or download the PDF version

Download and print the Context Analysis Checklist and take it with you on the site visit. Each team needs to collect complete information on the entire site.

Within each team, one person is responsible for the north section, one for the central section, one person will inventory the south section and 1 person will investigate the site perimeter and project context. Those who arrive at the site late because they vistied the C d'A campus or the Lead-Lok building should be assigned to the perimeter assessment. See the site analysis zone plan at left.

The north, central and south assessment teams should consider whether there are more justifiable boundaries between the site sections.

At least some of the class will return to Sandpoint in September to meet with a citizen focus group. Presentations to stakeholders will occur when the master plans are complete and at the end of the project.

Master Plan Requirements

Your team is to consider incorporating the following elements into the master plan. Other elements may well be appropriate and desirable. Furthermore, you may argue that one or more of the suggested uses below should be eliminated. You should make your arguments with your professors during your desk crits.

Minimum Program

High Technology Building
35,000 - 40,000 sf?
Corporate offices
Manufacturing spaces
Truck access
Parking
On-site stormwater treatment

University Satellite Campus
Lobby and reception area
Classrooms
Administrative offices
Faculty offices
Faculty housing
Student housing
Parking
On-site stormwater treatment

Urban Agriculture
15 acres of 1 to 5-acre plots
Hoop houses
Greenhouses for hydroponics or conventional production

Urban Biodiversity
At least one 12-acre habitat patch
At least one north-south and one east--west ecological corridor

Microhouse Fabrication Facility and Prototype(s)
Facility in which to fabricate microhouses
Prototype microhouse design(s)
Truck access
Parking
On-site stormwater treatment

Affordable Housing
A variety of units; consider multiple configurations such as single family, duplexes, townhouses, and courtyard housing.
microhouses
600 sf 2-bedroom homes
900 sf 3-bedroom single homes
1200 sf 4-bedroom single homes
Parking
Private open space for each unit
Common open space
On-site stormwater treatment

Detailed Assignment

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Right Click the links below to download PDF Research and Programing documents

Group 1
Group 1 Program
Stormwater Program
Group 5
Group 2
Group 6
Group 3
Group 7
Group 4
Group 8

Research/Precedents/Program and Guidelines

Each team will be responsible for conducting research, studying precedents, and developing a program and guidelines for 2 building and site components:

Teams 1 & 5:
High technology building
Biological storm water treatment

Teams 2 & 6:
Satellite U of I campus
Community agriculture

Teams 3 & 7:
Microhousing fabrication building and prototype microhouse(s)
Recreation

Teams 4 & 8:
Affordable housing
Urban biodiversity

Master Plan Pin-up Presentation Requirements
The intent of the master plan and each of the focus projects is to enhance the ecological integrity of the site and provide for sustainable human activity. The master plan should express a vision of a unified development to be executed over time. In this preliminary presentation your team should focus on the material listed below. The work may be on tracing paper or digital to allow quick revision based on faculty and student comments at the presentation.

• Site inventory and analysis (graphic)
• Design concept (philosophy, goals and objectives), program of activities and facilities
• Schematic design alternatives and evaluation to select a preferred alternative

Final Master Plan Review
At this review you should have at least two finished sheets either printed or presented as a series of digital images. In this presentation your team should briefly touch on the material developed for the Pin-up review but focus on the material listed below:

• Rendered Master Plan (1" = 100'?)
• Site sections and Perspectives (these should explore potential focus areas). Specific presentation scale requirements to be determined.

Final Review
After the master plan is complete the team will select a focus area to develop in more detail. Alternatives for the same area may be developed with permission of the professors. Each focus are should consider the adjacent areas to illustrate the connections and transitions. Your professors will help you define the extent of the design area. The focus area must include a plan view at a scale to be determined with your professors. The three dimensional aspect of your plan should be illustrated with sections, perspectives or digital models.