presentation of conceptual drawings

NORTH ADAMS
AUGUST 14, 2014
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MASTERPLAN VISION
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NORTH ADAMS // EXISTING CONDITIONS
RIVER STREET
HOLDEN ST
REET
MASS MoCA COMPLEX
R
RIVE
ROUTE 2
W
ES
T
M
AI
N
ST
RE
ET
ROUTE 8 / MARSHALL STREET
SAC
HOO
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
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NORTH ADAMS // MASTERPLAN
RIVER STREET
HOLDEN ST
REET
MASS MoCA COMPLEX
R
RIVE
ROUTE 2
W
ES
T
M
AI
N
ST
RE
ET
ROUTE 8 / MARSHALL STREET
SAC
HOO
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
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NORTH ADAMS // PLANNED PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
RIVER STREET
SPONSORED PRIVATE INVESTMENT
BRACEWELL PARK EXTENSION
HOLDEN ST
REET
MASS MoCA COMPLEX
R
RIVE
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
ROUTE 2
W
ES
T
M
AI
N
ST
RE
ET
SPONSORED PRIVATE INVESTMENT
(BENEATH OVERPASS)
ROUTE 8 / MARSHALL STREET
SAC
HOO
MASS MoCA PRIVATE INVESTMENT
SPEEDWAY, BOILER PLANT,
& HALL FOUNDATION
MULCARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT
24 MARSHALL STREET
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
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NORTH ADAMS // MASTERPLAN
TO MASS
MoCA
ST. ANTHONY DRIVE
KIEFER
BUILDING
FOOTBRIDGE TO
MASS MoCA
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 2
CENTE
PUBLIC
CAFE
BREWHAHA
CAFE
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ARTISTS’
CO-OP GALLERY
SUSH
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
& MIXED-USE
SUBWAY
BUILDING
MAN’S WORLD
SALON
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ET
MARSHALL STREET
HIG
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PHOENIX MILL
COMMONS
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SS
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MoCA
HOOSAC RIVER
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NORTH ADAMS // MASSWORKS PROJECT SITES
TO MASS
MoCA
SITE 2. MARSHALL & CENTER
STREET CORRIDOR
ST. ANTHONY DRIVE
KIEFER
BUILDING
SITE 1. WEST GATEWAY
FOOTBRIDGE TO
MASS MoCA
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 2
CENTE
PUBLIC
CAFE
BREWHAHA
CAFE
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FOOTBRIDGE TO
HERITAGE PARK &
GREYLOCK MARKET
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BERKSHIRE
BANK
ONE
ARTISTS’
CO-OP GALLERY
SUSH
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
& MIXED-USE
SUBWAY
BUILDING
MAN’S WORLD
SALON
REET
ET
MARSHALL STREET
HIG
HS
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PHYK
ST
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TRE
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THE
MOHAWK
LE S
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PHOENIX MILL
COMMONS
EAG
W
ET
SHEA
R
SALO MADNE
SS
N
TO MASS
MoCA
HOOSAC RIVER
R STRE
SITE 1 - WEST GATEWAY
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NORTH ADAMS // SITE 1 - WEST GATEWAY / EXISTING
9
TO MASS
MoCA
CONCERNS:
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
1. LACK OF WAYFINDING COMING FROM
WILLIAMSTOWN TOWARD DOWNTOWN
& MASS MoCA
ROUTE 2
1
2
2. AWKWARD TRAFFIC FLOW AT HIGH STREET &
ROUTE 2
HOOSAC RIVER
TO MASS MoCA
3
W
T
AI
N
ST
HIG
HS
RE
ET
5
3. MONITOR MONUMENT ISOLATED & HIDDEN
25 MARSHALL
STREET
M
8
6
MARSHALL STREET
ES
TRE
ET
4
SUBWAY
BUILDING
4. VACANT & BLIGHTED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
5. LIMITED PARKING & VISIBILITY AT PROPOSED
RESIDENTIAL & MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
(RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING)
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
& MIXED-USE
6. LACK OF CROSSING & CLEARLY VISIBLE ACCESS
PATH TO HERITAGE PARK & GREYLOCK MARKET
7
7. NARROW SIDEWALKS DISCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENT WEST TOWARD FOOTPATH & MASS
MoCA SPEEDWAY
OA
ILR
RA
D
8. 25 MARSHALL STREET BUILDING BLOCKS SIGHT
LINES & CIRCULATION TO MASS MoCA
FOOTBRIDGE TO
HERITAGE PARK &
GREYLOCK MARKET
TO DOWNTOWN
9. LARGE EXPANSES OF HARDSCAPE BETWEEN MASS
MoCA & MAIN STREET DISCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN
EXPLORATION PAST MASS MoCA PARKING
CITY HALL
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NORTH ADAMS // SITE 1 - WEST GATEWAY / IMPROVEMENTS
TO MASS
MoCA
FOOTBRIDGE TO
MASS MoCA
TO WILLIAMSTOWN
ROUTE 2
SOLUTIONS:
1. SIGNAGE ADDED FOR DOWNTOWN & MASS MoCA
1
2
2. BICYCLE LANE ADDED FROM ROUTE 2 TO
MARSHALL STREET
HOOSAC RIVER
TO MASS MoCA
3
ES
T
4
10
M
AI
N
ST
RE
ET
MARSHALL STREET
HIG
HS
TRE
ET
W
3. WIDENED SIDEWALK, PLANTERS, & BENCH SEATING
ADDED AT MONITOR MONUMENT
PHOENIX MILL
COMMONS
5
6
4. BLIGHTED HOUSE DEMOLISHED & REPLACED WITH
LANDSCAPING
5. PARKING & LANDSCAPING IMPROVED FOR FUTURE
RESIDENTIAL & MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
SUBWAY
BUILDING
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
& MIXED-USE
6. CROSSING & LANDSCAPING ADDED IN AREA
LEADING TOWARD FOOTBRIDGE TO HERITAGE
PARK & GREYLOCK MARKET
7
8
9
7. SIDEWALK WIDENED & TRAFFIC LANE NARROWED
ALONG ENTIRE WEST MAIN STREET FOR REDUCED
VEHICULAR SPEEDS
OA
ILR
RA
D
8. STREET PARKING ADDED AT SUBWAY BUILDING:
+ 6 SPOTS
FOOTBRIDGE TO
HERITAGE PARK &
GREYLOCK MARKET
TO DOWNTOWN
9. BRIDGE RAILINGS SANDED & REPAINTED
10. 25 MARSHALL STREET BUILDING REMOVED &
REPLACED WITH LANDSCAPED PARK
CITY HALL
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NORTH ADAMS // SITE 1 - WEST GATEWAY / IMPROVEMENTS
MASS MoCA SPEEDWAY
(NO THRUWAY, RESTRICTED
VEHICLE ACCESS)
8’
SOLUTIONS:
1. BICYCLE LANE ADDED FROM ROUTE 2 TO
MARSHALL STREET, CONNECTING WITH
BERKSHIRE BIKE PATH AT MASS MoCA SPEEDWAY
16’
3
6’
2. PARKING AREA RECONSTRUCTED WITH
PERMEABLE SURFACE PAVERS & ROCK GARDEN ON
SLOPED GRADE FACING WEST MAIN STREET
W
ES
T
M
AI
N
2
ST
3. SIDEWALK WIDENED & TRAFFIC LANE NARROWED
ALONG ENTIRE WEST MAIN STREET FOR REDUCED
VEHICULAR SPEEDS
RE
ET
1
6’
4. CROSSING & LANDSCAPING ADDED IN AREA
LEADING TOWARD FOOTBRIDGE TO HERITAGE
PARK & GREYLOCK MARKET
5’- 6”
4
7
5. EXISTING SIGNAGE BECOMES CLEARLY VISIBLE
IN NEW LANDSCAPED AREA
6
6. CURB CUTS & RAMPS ADDED AT ALL LEVEL
CHANGES
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
& MIXED-USE
7. BRIDGE RAILINGS SANDED & REPAINTED
5
TO DOWNTOWN
7
TO HERITAGE PARK
& GREYLOCK MARKET
SCALE: 1/64” = 1’ - 0”
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SITE 2 - MARSHALL & CENTER
STREET CORRIDOR
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NORTH ADAMS // SITE 2 - MARSHALL & CENTER STREET CORRIDOR / EXISTING
CONCERNS:
1. LACK OF CROSSING & WAYFINDING
GESTURES FROM MARSHALL STREET &
MASS MoCA TO DOWNTOWN
MASS MoCA
MAIN ENTRANCE
ST. ANTHONY DRIVE
2. 25 MARSHALL STREET BUILDING BLOCKS SIGHT
LINES & CIRCULATION TO MASS MoCA
3. REDUNDANT DEAD-END NORTH SIDEWALK
4. NARROW SOUTH SIDEWALK & OVERSIZED
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC LANE
ROUTE 2
5. CHALLENGING CLUSTER OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS &
LANES AT CENTER STREET & HOLDEN STREET
?
6
3
1
4
6. LACK OF WAYFINDING GESTURES FROM ROUTE 2
& HOLDEN STREET TO DOWNTOWN & MASS MoCA
CENTER STREET
?
5
7. HOLDEN STREET WEST SIDEWALK IN NEED OF
UPGRADES
THE
MOHAWK
PUBLIC
CAFE
MAN’S WORLD
SALON
REET
7
EN ST
BREWHAHA
CAFE
HOLD
MARSHALL STREET
2
ARTISTS’
CO-OP GALLERY
BERKSHIRE
BANK
TO DOWNTOWN
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NORTH ADAMS // SITE 2 - MARSHALL & CENTER STREET CORRIDOR / IMPROVEMENTS
SOLUTIONS:
1. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ADDED ACROSS
MARSHALL STREET
MASS MoCA
MAIN ENTRANCE
ST. ANTHONY DRIVE
2. 25 MARSHALL STREET BUILDING REMOVED &
REPLACED WITH LANDSCAPED PARK
3. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ADDED FOR DOWNTOWN
& MASS MoCA
4. TRAFFIC LANE & DRIVEWAYS NARROWED FOR
REDUCED VEHICULAR SPEEDS (ONE-WAY)
5. SOUTH SIDEWALK WIDENED & LANDSCAPING
(TREES + PLANTERS) ADDED TO SIGNAL
PEDESTRIAN ROUTE
ROUTE 2
3
4
CENTE
5
6
R STRE
ET
6. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ADDED FOR DOWNTOWN
& MASS MoCA FROM ROUTE 2 INTERSECTION
1
7
PHOENIX MILL
COMMONS
THE
MOHAWK
PUBLIC
CAFE
MAN’S WORLD
SALON
REET
8
EN ST
BREWHAHA
CAFE
HOLD
MARSHALL STREET
2
ARTISTS’
CO-OP GALLERY
BERKSHIRE
BANK
TO DOWNTOWN
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7. TRAFFIC LIGHT REMOVED & REPLACED WITH
GREEN LANDSCAPED SPACE TO LEAD
PEDESTRIANS TOWARD DOWNTOWN
8. HOLDEN STREET WEST SIDEWALK
RECONTSRUCTED TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE
NORTH ADAMS // SITE 2 - MARSHALL & CENTER STREET CORRIDOR / IMPROVEMENTS
SOLUTIONS:
TO MASS MoCA
MAIN ENTRANCE
1. PAINTED DECORATIVE CROSSING ADDED
BETWEEN PAIRED SOUND SCULPTURE PIECES
2. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ADDED ACROSS
MARSHALL STREET
10’
1
RAISED
OVERPASS
LEVEL
4
14’
CENTER STREET
(ONE-WAY)
8
6
3
2
10’
21’- 6”
10’ min.
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MARSHALL STREET
5. SOUTH SIDEWALK WIDENED & LANDSCAPING
(TREES + PLANTERS) ADDED TO SIGNAL
PEDESTRIAN ROUTE
5
7. CURB CUTS & RAMPS ADDED AT ALL LEVEL
CHANGES
14’
14’
4. DEAD-END NORTH SIDEWALK REMOVED
6. TRAFFIC LANE & DRIVEWAYS NARROWED FOR
REDUCED VEHICULAR SPEEDS (ONE-WAY)
7
10’
3. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ADDED FOR DOWNTOWN
& MASS MoCA
8. DOWN STREET ART OVERPASS MURAL BECOMES
SHOWCASED TO PEDESTRIANS ALONG
CORRIDOR PATH
MULCARE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
SCALE: 1/64” = 1’ - 0”
NORTH ADAMS // SITE 2 - MARSHALL & CENTER STREET CORRIDOR / IMPROVEMENTS
SOLUTIONS:
1. DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ADDED FOR DOWNTOWN
& MASS MoCA FROM ROUTE 2 INTERSECTION
ROUTE 2
2. TRAFFIC LIGHT REMOVED & REPLACED WITH
GREEN LANDSCAPED SPACE & SEATING TO LEAD
PEDESTRIANS TOWARD DOWNTOWN
3. CURB CUTS & RAMPS ADDED AT ALL LEVEL
CHANGES
RAISED OVERPASS
LEVEL
CENTER S
TREET
(ONE-WAY
)
4
HOLDEN STREE
T
TO MASS MoCA
MAIN ENTRANCE
1
2
10’
4. DOWN STREET ART OVERPASS MURAL BECOMES
SHOWCASED TO PEDESTRIANS ALONG
CORRIDOR PATH
5. HOLDEN STREET WEST SIDEWALK
RECONTSRUCTED TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE
3
TO DOWNTOWN
5
SCALE: 1/64” = 1’ - 0”
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PHOENIX MILL COMMONS
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NORTH ADAMS // PHOENIX MILL COMMONS / SITE PLAN
1. FOOTBRIDGE TO MASS MoCA SPEEDWAY
1
2. AMPHITHEATER & GATHERING SPACE
CENTER
STREET
3. SCULPTURE / ELIASSON WATERFALL
4. DECK WITH GROUND LIGHTING
3
2
5. ARBOR & FARMER’S MARKET
5
4
6
SUBWAY
BUILDING
WE
ST
MA
IN
ST
RE
ET
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MARSHALL STREET
6. TERRACE CAFE FROM EXISTING BUILDING
NORTH ADAMS // PHOENIX MILL COMMONS / FARMER’S MARKET
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NORTH ADAMS // PHOENIX MILL COMMONS / SUNKEN AMPHITHEATER
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NORTH ADAMS // PHOENIX MILL COMMONS / TERRACE CAFE AT EXISTING BUILDING
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