BARRIO WEST
BARRIO WEST
low income housing
low income housing
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
program:
residential
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
Team:
multidisciplinary team
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
program:
residential
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
Team:
multidisciplinary team
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
KITTITASH CHAIKUNPON
Tucson 2050 One Water Exhibition
urban design
location:
downtown tucson arizona
studio:
a vision for a water independent
award:
aia arizona community education award
"Tucson 2050 One Water" is a book and an exhibition by Arc 451A Spring 2019 studio to study and propose a future of downtown Tucson in the year 2030 and 2050 when all water (groundwater, stormwater, rainwater, graywater, and reclaimed water) will be a potential resource for the city to thrive within a sustainable supply.
The studio collaborated with School of Architecture, GLHN Architects and Engineers, Tucson Water, and Pima County Regional: Flood Control and Wastewater Reclamation.
My area of study focuses on motorized transportation utilizing green infrastructure to manage, harvest, and filter stormwater. The goals are to expand multi-modal transportation hubs, maximize permeable surfaces and native vegetation, and finally restore the surface water of the Santa Cruz River.
Prototypes
Commuter Comfort (left)
Separated pedestrian paths incorporate green infrastructure through the use of infiltration trenches, retention basins and permeable sidewalks. These will feed the vegetation that lines the street and would highlight the variety of fauna of the Sonoran Desert. There would be a hierarchical arrangement between train, bicycle, and pedestrian.
Downtown Green Garage (top)
Garage with a green space will help improve stormwater quality before it is stored for irrigation. In case of water excess, stormwater will overflow to the city drainage systems to be filtered and then released to the Santa Cruz River Revitalization Project. Parts of parking areas will also be used for autonomous vehicle use.
Hyperloop Hub (right)
Re-visioning interstate highways as a new transportation hub that utilizes green infrastructure, such as permeable surfaces, retention basins, and infiltration trenches will allow stormwater to easily absorb to the soils rather than flooding streets. Healthier stormwater will increase the River quality and quantity.
Permeable Multi-modal Plaza (bottom)
Using tertiary roads to create small multi-modal hubs utilizing car shares, streetcars, buses, and bike shares. These plazas are a part of a larger network of stormwater check points feeding into the Santa Cruz River revitalization efforts through the use of stormwater catchment, basins, and check dams.
Connection Point
Multi-modal transportation hub serves as a main connecting point for Tucson-Phoenix and all sub-districts. It accommodates all types of public transportation: bus, autonomous vehicles, streetcar, and high-speed train. Local shops, restaurants, bus and autonomous parking are occupied the ground level while the top floor designates to high-speed train passengers. The hub mainly deals with stormwater running off from streets by infiltrate stormwater into the ground as much as possible.
