Pier 5 Redevelopment

Pier 5 Redevelopment Project
Mike and Kim
Michael Grealish & Kimberly Holmes
Dr. Anamarija Frankic
CAPSTONE CLASS
www.gbh.umb.edu
Photo: Kimberly Holmes
Pier 5 Charlestown, MA
Photo: Google Earth with paint addition by Michael
Grealish
Pier 5 History
• Built of wood in 1911-1912
• Originally 372 feet on the west and 396 on the east, 75 feet
wide.
• Eleven piers to carry out the makings of missiles, an
estimated 200 warships, and to establish shipyard technology.
• Rebuilt in 1941 with concrete, making it the first concrete pier
in the Navy yard.
• The new construction made the pier 125 feet wide and 650
feet long.
• Navy yard decommissioned in 1974, pier 5 portion turned
over to the BRA
The “working, heavy-industrial wharf”
www.thisplaceiknow.com/images/places/n
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Gauge Portal Cranes
Photo: Kimberly Holmes
January 1, 1966
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston Public Library
Photo:
http://alexatwood.wordpre
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Mid 1800s to modern day
Redevelopment proposal for Pier 5
in Charlestown, MA
Scanned from Original by Boston
Redevelopment Authority
Pier 5 Vision
• To allow the pier to be useful for the community and Boston
Harbor
• Involving the surrounding community and students are the
top priority
• Use modern green technologies and energy
• Discovery Center for research
• Learning Labs
• Marina access
• Green space
Fotosearch. (n.d.). Retrieved march 2011, from
Fotosearch:
http://www.fotosearch.com/UNC201/u25858101
Methodology
• The objectives and goals that are responsible in
coastal planning and management of Pier 5 is:
• Smart growth innovation from coastal and marine
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resources,
Identifying the desired uses of the pier,
Minimize conflicts that can occur within the
community,
Prevent environmental degradations of the Navy
Yard and Boston Harbor,
Ensure sustainability of Pier 5 and coastal
waterfront.
Public Access Uses
Marina
• Small vessels only
• Public use with donation
Green Space
• Parks
• Green Roofs
• Playgrounds
• Benches
Community learning &
outreach
• Coastal zone
management
• Chapter 91
• Massachusetts Public
Waterfront Act.
Photo: Kimberly Holmes
Discovery Center for Research
Photo: Kimberly Holmes
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Marine Biology
Oceanography
Water quality and sea level rise testing
Labs and classrooms for students
Biodiversity Monitoring
Biomimicry
Discovery Center
Filtering of Water and Improving Water Clarity at
Pier 5’s
Discovery Center
•Salt marsh
•Shellfish
•Water quality indicators for
testing:
• Pathogens
• Heavy metals
• pH
• Dissolved Oxygen
Views of Research Facility and
Pier Layout
Images: Google Sketch Design by Michael
Grealish
Images: Google Sketch Design by Michael
Grealish
Images: Google Sketch Design by Michael
Grealish
Images: Google Sketch Design by Michael
Grealish
Images: Google Sketch Design by Michael
Grealish
Why improve water quality?
• Improve quality of life around the area
• Increase biodiversity
• Work with the MWRA and Boston Water and sewer to get rid of
excess CSO and SSO discharges
Problems :
• The wastewater discharged into Boston Harbor, the CSOs,
SSO’s from Charles and Mystic rivers, illegal dumping and
boating pollution. (There are over 150,000 boats in Boston
Harbor)
• E. coli, fecal coliform, and enterococcus are water quality
indicators, meaning high fecal coliform counts and
enterococcus signal potential public health threats.
Salt marsh
• A natural cleansing and recycling center.
• Lower the prevention costs of shoreline damage and
storm impact.
• Improves water quality and clarity by helping reduce
nonpoint source pollution.
Image: sasaki.com
Salt marsh integration
Pier 5
Viewing area for marsh below
Pier 5 aerial view
image credit: www.bofep.org with paint
addition by Michael Grealish
Crassostrea virginica Eastern, American or Atlantic oyster
• A bi-valve filter feeder that can perform several vital
functions in Boston Harbor
• To promote an understanding/educate communities
• Sequester excess nitrogen in waste water
• Consume algae , water-borne nutrients, and pollutants
• Each oyster can filter up to five liters of water per hour=
30 Gallons of water a day !
Image: Google images
Image: fukuina.com-not for
human consumption
CSO’s affecting watershed
Pier 5
• Due to excessive CSO’s near Charles River, Mystic River and
throughout the watershed of Massachusetts, run-off and nonpoint pollution contribute to the excessive discharge in these
rivers, which seems to seriously affect the Boston Harbor.
E. COLI & FECAL COLIFORM
Department of Marine Fisheries, 2011
ENTEROCOCCUS
Department of Marine Fisheries,
2011
Energy Planning
Design ideas:
• Rooftop solar panels layout
• Integrated green roofs
• Mini tidal turbines
• Small scale wind turbine
http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/alternative-energy/solar-panels-2;
jetsongreen.com
Influences of “Going Green”:
Pier 57 Proposal New York City
• A proposed pier project to include:
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Shopping
Museums
Green space
Theatre
Marina use
Schwartz, A. (2009, April 17). New York City's Pier 57: A shipping container shopping
center? Green Building/Remodeling, p. 1.
Underwater Discovery Center
Schwartz, A. (2009, April 17). New York City's Pier 57: A shipping container
shopping center? Green Building/Remodeling, p. 1.
Schwartz, A. (2009, April 17). New York City's Pier 57: A shipping container
shopping center? Green Building/Remodeling, p. 1.
Pier 5 Charlestown…Can we make the Dream?
A Beautiful waterfront getaway right in Boston
People/organizations that were
contacted:
• Members of the neighborhood council
• Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)- owners
of site
• Ivey St John ([email protected])-Steering
Committee MyRW initiative
• Friends of Navy Yard
• Boston Marine Society
• Massachusetts Water and Resources Authority
• Boston Sewer and Water Commission
Boston Architectural College
• Design landscape for green space layout
• Assist is building design
Image: Kimberly Holmes
Let’s Knock down the fence!
References
Massachusetts Water and Resources Authority
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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planet: http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/alternative-energy/solar-panels-2/
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Kaiser, T. (2010, august). Daily Tech. Retrieved march 2011, from science:
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Acknowledgments
• Dr. Anamarija Frankic
www.gbh.umb.edu <http://www.gbh.umb.edu/
• Lisa Greber
Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences
UMass Boston
Capstone Class 2011 EEOS 476
• St. Ivey John
• BAC students