Following the Water to the Water - Arlingtonva
Site Analysis: A Study in Rosslyn’s Systems
Following the Water to the Water: Connecting Neighborhoods to Rosslyn’s Riverfront Gateway Park
Full Skywalk (1980s)
Freedom Park Ex. of access through long block
Problems Skywalks Addressed: Allowed Pedestrian to navigate extreme grades Separation from automobiles Protection from weather
PARK GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
Unexpected Consequences of Skywalks: “Dead” downtown Auto-dominated landscape
STEPS
MIIN
750
5:45
684
5:18
977
7:44
812
6:23
820
7:19
994
9:02
1 2
Reasons for Skywalk Failure: SKYWALKS CONNECTING BUILDINGS
Removed from the natural topography Perceived lack of safety Accessibility after business hours Difficulty with way-finding
Longitudinal Blocks
Latitudinal Blocks
3
ATRIUM & HIGHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD
Road Infrastructure & Block Framework Large block size Basket weave grain Residences on perimeter
PARK GEORGETOWN
1
RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN RED
2
3
BENNET PARK, THE WOOSTER, & OAKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
1196
10:12
1309
11:43
ATRIUM & HIGHGATE
East towards Roosevelt Island
160, 715 cu ft
Hydrology
KEY BLVD
36,213 cu ft
D
D
D D
60,625 cu ft
Water sheds in both directions to Potomac Majority impermeable Street’s carry the water Inaccessible Stream
20,305 cu ft 9,282 cu ft
43,901cu ft
29,458 cu ft
29,399 cu ft
N MOORE ST
11:06
N NASH ST
North towards Georgetown
1202
26,690 cu ft 18TH ST
FLOW OF WATER & CURRENT STREAM
RIVERPLACE NEIGHBORHOOD
89,148 cu ft
1149
9:55 WILSON BLVD
8:46
735
5:35
57,661 cu ft
RIVERPLACE
N OARK ST
N FORT MYER DR
CLARENDON BLVD
Mapping and Measuring Flow: 85,926 sq ft
STREETS TOTAL STREET VOLUME 2YR 24HR STORM 176,041 cu ft 10YR 24HR STORM 264,032 cu ft
SIGNIFICANT CROSS SLOPE & LONGITUDINAL SLOPE
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016 Rebekah Lawrence
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
N LYNN ST
39,513 sq ft
N FORT MYER DR
ROOFTOPS TOTAL ROOFTOP VOLUME 2YR 24HR STORM 392,877 cu ft 10YR 24HR STORM 589,249 cu ft
THE WATER WAY OF URBAN WELL: Guiding Water & Pedestrians to Rosslyn’s Riverfront
67,923 sq ft
22,736 sq ft
N OARK ST
Bend in the river Significant cross slope Significant longitudinal slope
BENNET PARK, THE WOOSTER, & OAKWOOD
32,042 sq ft
20,802 sq ft
12,407 sq ft
N KENT ST
Landform
5,417 sq ft
872 sq ft
2YR 24 HR STORM
22,405 cu ft
19,012 cu ft
10,998 cu ft
5,938 cu ft
9,346 cu ft
6,068 cu ft
3,619 cu ft
1,580 cu ft
254 cu ft
10 YR 24 HR STORM
33,603 cu ft
28,514 cu ft
16,495 cu ft
8,907 cu ft
14,018 cu ft
9,101 cu ft
5,428 cu ft
2,370 cu ft
381 cu ft
The skybridges of Rosslyn’s past rejected the topography of the site by elevating pedestrians. The Water Way of the Urban Well celebrates Rosslyn’s rich topography as a means of guiding people by the movement of water through Rosslyn’s dense urban core to its burgeoning riverfront. Water captured from streets and sidewalks in the steeply elevated neighborhoods flows in Water Ways that converge at the Urban Well, an area of intersection of people and a place of purification of water. Water and people emerge from the Urban Well into the open revitalized riverfront.
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
N LYNN ST
1024
Following the Water to the Water: Connecting Neighborhoods to Rosslyn’s Riverfront Gateway Park
Full Skywalk (1980s)
Freedom Park Ex. of access through long block
Problems Skywalks Addressed: Allowed Pedestrian to navigate extreme grades Separation from automobiles Protection from weather
PARK GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
Unexpected Consequences of Skywalks: “Dead” downtown Auto-dominated landscape
STEPS
MIIN
750
5:45
684
5:18
977
7:44
812
6:23
820
7:19
994
9:02
1 2
Reasons for Skywalk Failure: SKYWALKS CONNECTING BUILDINGS
Removed from the natural topography Perceived lack of safety Accessibility after business hours Difficulty with way-finding
Longitudinal Blocks
Latitudinal Blocks
3
ATRIUM & HIGHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD
Road Infrastructure & Block Framework Large block size Basket weave grain Residences on perimeter
PARK GEORGETOWN
1
RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN RED
2
3
BENNET PARK, THE WOOSTER, & OAKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
1196
10:12
1309
11:43
ATRIUM & HIGHGATE
East towards Roosevelt Island
160, 715 cu ft
Hydrology
KEY BLVD
36,213 cu ft
D
D
D D
60,625 cu ft
Water sheds in both directions to Potomac Majority impermeable Street’s carry the water Inaccessible Stream
20,305 cu ft 9,282 cu ft
43,901cu ft
29,458 cu ft
29,399 cu ft
N MOORE ST
11:06
N NASH ST
North towards Georgetown
1202
26,690 cu ft 18TH ST
FLOW OF WATER & CURRENT STREAM
RIVERPLACE NEIGHBORHOOD
89,148 cu ft
1149
9:55 WILSON BLVD
8:46
735
5:35
57,661 cu ft
RIVERPLACE
N OARK ST
N FORT MYER DR
CLARENDON BLVD
Mapping and Measuring Flow: 85,926 sq ft
STREETS TOTAL STREET VOLUME 2YR 24HR STORM 176,041 cu ft 10YR 24HR STORM 264,032 cu ft
SIGNIFICANT CROSS SLOPE & LONGITUDINAL SLOPE
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016 Rebekah Lawrence
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
N LYNN ST
39,513 sq ft
N FORT MYER DR
ROOFTOPS TOTAL ROOFTOP VOLUME 2YR 24HR STORM 392,877 cu ft 10YR 24HR STORM 589,249 cu ft
THE WATER WAY OF URBAN WELL: Guiding Water & Pedestrians to Rosslyn’s Riverfront
67,923 sq ft
22,736 sq ft
N OARK ST
Bend in the river Significant cross slope Significant longitudinal slope
BENNET PARK, THE WOOSTER, & OAKWOOD
32,042 sq ft
20,802 sq ft
12,407 sq ft
N KENT ST
Landform
5,417 sq ft
872 sq ft
2YR 24 HR STORM
22,405 cu ft
19,012 cu ft
10,998 cu ft
5,938 cu ft
9,346 cu ft
6,068 cu ft
3,619 cu ft
1,580 cu ft
254 cu ft
10 YR 24 HR STORM
33,603 cu ft
28,514 cu ft
16,495 cu ft
8,907 cu ft
14,018 cu ft
9,101 cu ft
5,428 cu ft
2,370 cu ft
381 cu ft
The skybridges of Rosslyn’s past rejected the topography of the site by elevating pedestrians. The Water Way of the Urban Well celebrates Rosslyn’s rich topography as a means of guiding people by the movement of water through Rosslyn’s dense urban core to its burgeoning riverfront. Water captured from streets and sidewalks in the steeply elevated neighborhoods flows in Water Ways that converge at the Urban Well, an area of intersection of people and a place of purification of water. Water and people emerge from the Urban Well into the open revitalized riverfront.
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
N LYNN ST
1024
