EILEEN CHEN | KATIE OKAMOTO | ANASTASIA TANIA | KATIE ZAEH

AVE B & E 11th

E 11th & AVE C

AVE C & E 12th

E 12th & AVE B

This is a project about the ordinary city block. Today it consists mostly of small residential/ mixed buildings.

DENSITY + FLOOD ZONE A

EVACUATION ZONE A

11TH STREET + 12TH STREET BETWEEN AVENUE A + B

0-473 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE

473-1,126 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE

1,126 -1,677 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE

1,677-2,588 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE

2,588-11,091 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE

SITE

EAST ELEVENTH STREET AND EAST TWELFTH STREET AVENUE B AND AVENUE C

CONDITIONS

GROUND ACCESS

VERTICAL CIRCULATIION

STEP UP (+ BASEMENT)

23

FLIGHT UP + FLIGHT DOWN

ELEVATORS

STAIRS

26

SIDEWALK LEVEL

15

OUTDOOR/PARK

MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS

35

RED HOOK, 2012

EAST VILLAGE, 2012

TRIBECA, 2012

COLLECTIVE PROBLEMS | COLLECTIVE SOLUTIONS

Fungi (Mold and Mildew)

light and aeration, mold resistant materiala

Electric Contaminants

Underwater Electric Systems Downed power lines

Move above flood zone

Sewage Overflow
Seal openings to sewage system below water line

Move away from trees

Spilled Household Hazardous Materials

water-tight storage

Gas Leaks
Move above flood zone

Gas Vermin
Animals dehabitated by flood move into your walls
Provide alternative habitats

Easier to relocate one large system than many small ones

boiler houser

Collective Problems / Collective Solutions

conduit

city water is built SLOWLY self sufficiency on the block provides safe water faster
water ltering wetland

Potential Collapse
Waterproofing

Shifting/Settling
Reinforce Strucrure + Foundation

Structure

Lateral Force of Surging Water

Reinforce lateral supports

over ow tank

Thermal Bridging

green roof module

water container

(as parts of structure are newly exposed) Insulate at exposure

ammenity of shared courtyard One building infected = public safety concern water + allergens know no building plots
porous pod heliostat link

One Trash Site easier to collect + to contain smell

Potential for one super safe flood storage space + dry rooms
room module

Circulation
60% of all flood deaths are vehicle related
Create above-flood level transit, Provide function of street on roof

reef "planter"

trash bin

storage pod

Trash

Ground Floor Entry unreachable

New Raised Entry with Raised Floor or Stair Access, Elevator Access

Potable Water
Tap water = un-drinkable post-storms
Collect, filter, and store water

More animal allies = Healthier Urban Ecosystem

insulator habitat walkway

insulating storage

elevator shaft bracing link

rise over run

Building System Problems Created by Flood Exposure

Block Wide Considerations

One building on a block falling down is a problem for the whole block

"the classic"

Less Expensive for a few buildings to build entries and create circulation between buildings

Potential Collapse
Waterproofing

Shifting/Settling
Reinforce Strucrure + Foundation

Structure

Lateral Force of Surging Water

Reinforce lateral supports

Thermal Bridging

(as parts of structure are newly exposed) Insulate at exposure

Circulation
60% of all flood deaths are vehicle related
Create above-flood level transit, Provide function of street on roof

One building infec = public safety conc water + allergens k no building plo

Trash

Ground Floor Entry unreachable

New Raised Entry with Raised Floor or Stair Access, Elevator Access

Potable Water
Tap water = un-drinkable post-storms
Collect, filter, and store water

Building System Problems Created by Flood Exposure

Block Wide C

Easier to relocate one large system than many small ones

boiler houser

conduit

city water is built SLOWLY self sufficiency on the block provides safe water faster
water ltering wetland

over ow tank

green roof module

water container

ammenity of shared courtyard

heliostat link

building infected = c safety concern + allergens know building plots

porous pod

One Trash Site easier to collect + to contain smell

reef "planter"

trash bin

More animal allies = Healthier Urban Ecosystem

insulator habitat

bracing link

One building on a block falling down

Fungi (Mold and Mildew)

light and aeration, mold resistant materiala

Electric Contaminants

Underwater Electric Systems Downed power lines

Move above flood zone

Sewage Overflow
Seal openings to sewage system below water line

Move away from trees

Spilled Household Hazardous Materials

water-tight storage

Gas Leaks
Move above flood zone

Gas Vermin
Animals dehabitated by flood move into your walls
Provide alternative habitats

s / Collective Solutions

Potential Collapse
Waterproofing

Shifting/Settling
Reinforce Strucrure + Foundation

Structure

Lateral Force of Surging Water

Reinforce lateral supports

Thermal Bridging

(as parts of structure are newly exposed) Insulate at exposure

Circulation
60% of all flood deaths are vehicle related
Create above-flood level transit, Provide function of street on roof

Trash

Ground Floor Entry unreachable

New Raised Entry with Raised Floor or Stair Access, Elevator Access

water ltering wetland

over ow tank

water container

ammenity of shared courtyard

heliostat link

One Trash Site easier to collect + to contain smell

Potential for one super safe flood storage space + dry rooms
room module

reef "planter"

trash bin

storage pod

More animal allies = Healthier Urban Ecosystem

insulator habitat walkway

insulating storage

elevator shaft bracing link

rise over run

One building on a block falling down is a problem for the whole block

"the classic"

Less Expensive for a few buildings to build entries and create circulation between buildings

SPATIAL TRADEOFFS

ROOF

GROUND FLOOR

THE VOID AS COMMON SPACE

EAST TENTH STREET AND EAST ELEVENTH STREET AVENUE B AND AVENUE C

ELEVATOR LAYER

LIGHT LAYER

WATER LAYER

NESTED LINKS

typical block with center void

block defined by ave b, c, e 10th & e 11th

PHASING STRATEGY

spectrum of cooperation

COOPERATION LEVEL 1

COOPERATION LEVEL 2

COOPERATION LEVEL 3

COOPERATION LEVEL 4

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

BLOCK-LEVEL ACTION

COOPER SQUARE

FOURTH STREET ARTS BLOCK

BLOCK, MANHATTAN TRANSCRIPTS

TOOLS

TOTALLY TUBULAR

LEAKY FLOOR

WATER ROOF

FOAM SWEET FOAM

with

CANOPY

PIPE CONNECTOR

WATER LENS

LES SURFACES OBLIQUES

PLAN MAKER

INTERVENTION ZONES

ROOF

WATER ROOF

VERTICAL LINK

NESTING LINK

INSULATION HABITAT

GROUND
LEAKY FLOOR SYSTEM

RELATIONS TO VOID

LINKING ATTRACTORS: CASCADING RAINWATER VS RISING TIDES

EN STREET AND MURRAY STREET EN GREENWICH AND WEST BROADWAY

NESTING LINK

LAIGHT STREET AND HUBERT STREET BETWEEN WEST STREET AND GREENWICH

LAIGHT STREET AND HUBERT STREET BETWEEN WEST STREET AND GREENWICH

ELEVATOR LAYER

LIGHT LAYER

WATER LAYER

D LINKS

NESTING LINKS IN SITE

NESTED LINKS
INCOMPATIBLE LAYERS BUFFERED

NESTED ZONE TYPES NESTED LINKS

INCOMPATIBLE LAYERS BUFFERED

PROTOTYPICAL VOIDS

NESTING LINK

WATER CONDUIT - ATTACHED TO STRUCTURE

WATER CONDUIT - INTEGRATED WITH STRUCTURE

LIGHT LINK

CIRCULATION LINK

STRUCTURAL BRACING

NESTING LINK STRUCTURE PARAMETER

LEAKY FLOOR

COMMON PROBLEMS

AT STAKE

2100 2080 2050 2030 7 8 9

10

SPRING A LEAK
2020 5 4

period 5 low risk

period 4 period 3 medium risk

3
period 2

period 1 high risk

CHANGE

cso

LEAKY FLOOR
heat island e ffect urban habitat loss green roof module green roof module

cso

cso access to above access to above

er ltering wetland er ltering wetland redundant

water container water container

reef "planter" reef "planter"

trash bin trash bin redundant

porous pod porous pod

"the classic" "the classic"

rise over run rise over run redundant

elevator shaft elevator shaft redundant

er ltering wetland

green roof module

water container

reef "planter"

trash bin

porous pod

"the classic"

rise over run

elevator shaft

TYPE

PARTNERS

street street

street street

street street

SECTION

plan plan

plan plan

section section

section section

section section

street

section section

section section

street

section section

street

section section

longterm longterm
plan

longterm longterm
plan

temporary temporary
section

longterm longterm
section

longterm longterm
section

temporary temporary
section

temporary temporary
section

temporary temporary
section

longterm longterm
section

now now

now now

later later

later later

now now

now now

later later

now now

now now

LEAKY FLOOR
ADJUST

FLOOR-CEILING HEIGHT
0.8

CRACK WIDTH RATIO

0.9 2 x(1)

BOX OR CUP
x(-1) 10 in

ANTICIPATED FLOOD HEIGHT

5 ft

15 ft

20 ft

12 ft

PARTNER
WITH WATER LENS WITH SURFACE & FOAM SWEET FOAM

INSTALL
MANUAL WITH SURFACES OBLIQUES PARAMETER: ATTRACTOR FACTOR

x(50)

x(200)

ROOF TRADE

ROOF TRADE

FOAM SWEET FOAM

heat loss at exposed slab

Trade - O s : Thermal Insulation / Animal Space

burrow packing function

point cloud, test d to surf

animal progression ood zone

animal progression roof

FOAM SWEET FOAM

Trade - O s : People Space / Animal Space

ceiling height - oor height < req. head height foam thickness foam reduced for head height ceiling height - ( oor height + foam thickness) <req. head height foam retains heat-map shape ceiling height - ( oor height + foam thickness) >req. head height foam lls space

oor height

head height

ELEMENTS CATALOG

ZONE of
INTERVENTION
lost habitable space lost storage space boiler ooding excess rainwater cso clean water supply polluted ood water trash in oodzone periodic GF ooding periodic GF ooding water on roof weak lateral bracing thermal bridging thermal bridging / loss of storage

SHARED PROBLEMS
redundant

cso

cso

cso access to above access to above

heat island e ffect urban habitat loss

shading

urban habitat loss

redundant

redundant

redundant

redundant

ELEMENT
room module storage pod boiler houser over ow tank water ltering wetland green roof module water container reef "planter" trash bin porous pod "the classic" rise over run elevator shaft conduit heliostat link bracing link insulator habitat insulating storage

TYPE/UDF

SCALE OF
COOPERATION

ELEMENT PARTNERS

street

street

street

RELATIONS
section section plan plan plan plan section section section section section section section plan section section section section

USE/PROGRAM

TEMPO

longterm

longterm

longterm

temporary

longterm

longterm

temporary

longterm

longterm

temporary

temporary

temporary

longterm

longterm

longterm

longterm

longterm

temporary

WHEN IT HELPS

later

now

now

now

now

now

later

later

now

now

later

now

now

now

now

later

now

now

ELEMENT WORKFLOW

COOPERATION LEVEL
initial link

ENVIR O NMEN TAL PR IORITE S FILT

ER: ME

TRICS

oor

INPUT

USE PR

IORITIE

S FILTE

R: PHA

SE INP

UT

OWNE R FILTE R: PHA SE INP U

link type

T
roof

insulation

TIME

PHASING STRATEGY

spectrum of cooperation

COOPERATION LEVEL 1

COOPERATION LEVEL 2

COOPERATION LEVEL 3

COOPERATION LEVEL 4

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

PHASE 2

COOPERATION LOOP

CO

TION OPERA

LEVEL

PHASE 2: FLOODING = RELOCATE PHASE 1: RAINWATER

target WATER LEVEL (ft/yr) or (in/ ood) target RAINFALL (in/day) FLOOR HEIGHT

RETENTION CAPACITY

RAINWATER RUNOFF

PERCEIVED RISK 1:

PERCEIVED RISK 2:
RAINWATER HARVEST

PERCEIVED RISK 3:

PERCEIVED RISK 1:
PRIORITIZE USE

GREY & POTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

range of RISK TAKEN

PERCEIVED RISK 2:
SAVE SERVICES

add Type: Floor

add Type: Store add Type: Trash

add Type: Pod add Type: Boiler

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION

SECTION

SECTION

PLAN

ROOF PLAN

SPA T NEG IAL OTIA TIO

add Type: Over ow Tank

add Type: Wetland Tank

N IAL TIO AT IA SP GOT NE

add Type: Habitat

A
ROOF PLAN

A
ROOF PLAN

A
add Type: Store

add Type: Pipe Connector add Type: Link Conduit

SP NE ATIA GO L TIA TIO

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION

add Type: Floor add Type: Room add Type: Store

add Type: Trash

L TIA ION SPA OTIAT NEG

add Type: Water Tank

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION

SITE: OWNERSHIP OWNERSHIP USE TYPES

NYC DEPT. OF EDUCATION

CHILDRENS WORKSHOP SCHOOL

NYC PARKS + REC EAST 12TH STREET

DEVENISH REALTY

NYC HOUSING + PRESERVATION

IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL ELIM

$$ $$ $$

$$ $$ $$ $$

$$ $$ $$

DARWIN MANAGEMENT LLC AVENUE C

AVENUE B

$$ $$ $$

$$ $$ $$ $$ $$

$$ $$ $$ $$

$$

$$

EAST 11TH STREET

TOYOTA CHILDRENS LEARNING GARDEN

NEW YORK GARDEN TRUST

REHABILITATION ACTNET

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

$$

COMMERCIAL + OFFICE SCHOOL CHURCH

$$

MIXED COMMERCIAL + RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING PARK/GARDEN

SITE: SEEDS SEEDS

IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION: 40 CONDO APARTMENTS. CHURCH TO REMAIN IN GROUND FLOOR + BSMNT

CHILDRENS WORKSHOP SCHOOL PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRE-K - 5TH GRADE

$$
$$ $$

$$ $$

$$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $$

TOYOTA LEARNING GARDEN EDUCATIONAL GARDEN USED BY 50 NEARB Y SCHOOLS. HOSTS A WETLAND HABITAT FED BY HARVESTED RAINWATER

SEED TOLINK SEED -- LINK

EAST 12TH STREET

EAST 11TH STREET

AVENUE C

AVENUE B

EILEEN CHEN | KATIE OKAMOTO | ANASTASIA TANIA | KATIE ZAEH

Many of the densest urban areas are already in high flood zones, but the city provides scant incentive for occupants of ordinary blocks to respond to the pressures of climate change. Dealing specifically with increased frequency of flooding and rising tide level, BLOCK PARTY highlights retrofit opportunities that arise when a city block takes action around shared problems. Through block-wide moves carried out through interventions in voids, rooftops and ground level, building owners can prolong the usability of at-risk spaces while negotiating new uses and relationships. Differences in resources, risk perception, and attitudes about the future environment produce physical variation.Through a shift in use from permanent to temporary, ground location to roof, the block undergoes a transition in zoning, maintaining its density until

SHARED PROBLEMS
Fungi (Mold and Mildew)
light and aeration, mold resistant materiala

BLOCK PLAYERS SEEDS

Electric Contaminants

Underwater Electric Systems Downed power lines

Move above flood zone

Sewage Overflow
Seal openings to sewage system below water line

Move away from trees

Household Hazardous Materials

water-tight storage

Gas Leaks
Move above flood zone

Gas Vermin
Animals dehabitated by flood move into your walls
Provide alternative habitats

Easier to relocate one large system than many small ones

boiler houser

Collective Problems / Collective Solutions

IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION: 40 CONDO APARTMENTS. CHURCH TO REMAIN IN GROUND FLOOR + BSMNT
city water is built SLOWLY self sufficiency on the block provides safe water faster
water ltering wetland

CHILDRENS WORKSHOP SCHOOL PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRE-K - 5TH GRADE

conduit

Potential Collapse
Waterproofing

Shifting/Settling
Reinforce Strucrure + Foundation

Structure

Lateral Force of Surging Water

Reinforce lateral supports

over ow tank

$$
water container

Thermal Bridging

green roof module

$$
ammenity of shared courtyard One Trash Site easier to collect + to contain smell Potential for one super safe flood storage space + dry rooms
room module trash bin

$$

$$ $$

(as parts of structure are newly exposed) Insulate at exposure

Circulation
60% of all flood deaths are vehicle related
Create above-flood level transit, Provide function of street on roof

One building infected = public safety concern water + allergens know no building plots
porous pod

heliostat link

$$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $$

reef "planter"

storage pod

Trash

Ground Floor Entry unreachable

New Raised Entry with Raised Floor or Stair Access, Elevator Access

Potable Water
Tap water = un-drinkable post-storms
Collect, filter, and store water

More animal allies = Healthier Urban Ecosystem

insulator habitat walkway

insulating storage

elevator shaft bracing link

rise over run

Building System Problems Created by Flood Exposure

Block Wide Considerations

One building on a block falling down is a problem for the whole block

TOYOTA LEARNING GARDEN EDUCATIONAL GARDEN USED BY 50 NEARB Y SCHOOLS. HOSTS A WETLAND HABITAT FED BY HARVESTED RAINWATER

"the classic"

Less Expensive for a few buildings to build entries and create circulation between buildings

ATTITUDES
COOPERATION LOOP

SHIFTING USE

COOP

ERATIO

N LEVE

LX

PHASE 2: FLOODING = RELOCATE PHASE 1: RAINWATER

target WATER LEVEL (ft/yr) or (in/ ood) target RAINFALL (in/day) FLOOR HEIGHT

RETENTION CAPACITY

RAINWATER RUNOFF

PERCEIVED RISK 1:

PERCEIVED RISK 2:
RAINWATER HARVEST

PERCEIVED RISK 3:

PERCEIVED RISK 1:
PRIORITIZE USE

GREY & POTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

range of RISK TAKEN

PERCEIVED RISK 2:
SAVE SERVICES

add Type: Floor

add Type: Store add Type: Trash

add Type: Pod add Type: Boiler

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION

SECTION

SECTION

PLAN

ROOF PLAN

SPA T NEG IAL OTIA TIO

add Type: Over ow Tank

add Type: Wetland Tank

N IAL TIO AT IA SP GOT NE

add Type: Habitat

A
ROOF PLAN

A
ROOF PLAN

A
add Type: Store

add Type: Pipe Connector add Type: Link Conduit

SP NE ATIA GO L TIA TIO N

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION

add Type: Floor add Type: Room add Type: Store

add Type: Trash

L TIA ION SPA OTIAT NEG

add Type: Water Tank

SPATIAL NEGOTIATION