Pruitt Igoe Now
Post Eco Architecture
PATRICK WHEARE
3/16/2012
The failure of Pruitt Igoe lies in the failure to comprehend, and ultimately understand the complexity that lies in the metabolic nature of the community. Our proposal is inherently communal, based on the integrated process of reviving the pre-existing Pruitt-Igoe Community.
The masterplan is an incremental plan based on a design strategy that allows for adhoc growth over time. Continuity of the urban grid and minimal intervention is desired, whilst not imposing upon the established urban forest.
The memorial park will be established centre north of the site as a non-specific focal point, designed as both a place for internalisation, and a relaxed space for community engagement. This gesture is the catalyst of a renewed direction for the site.
The hierarchy of road types are also established to provide a framework of diverse dwelling types to capture the boundaries of forest and foreseen development. The grid is constructed into Avenues, Main Streets, Laneways and Paths, providing oppurtunity for varied domestic and commercial mercantile opportunities.
The foreseen pattern of growth along these interventions is intended to create micro neighbourhoods, resulting in growth along roads and avenues. The organic mode of growth is intended to attract both a commercial and domestic economy.
Preservation of shared garden spaces for each neighbourhood block explores the notion of Garden Orientated Development, where convenient human amenity is vital. This strategy allows for both private ownership of the dwelling and the shared ownership of common land within the neighbourhood block.
Post Eco Architecture
PATRICK WHEARE
3/16/2012
The failure of Pruitt Igoe lies in the failure to comprehend, and ultimately understand the complexity that lies in the metabolic nature of the community. Our proposal is inherently communal, based on the integrated process of reviving the pre-existing Pruitt-Igoe Community.
The masterplan is an incremental plan based on a design strategy that allows for adhoc growth over time. Continuity of the urban grid and minimal intervention is desired, whilst not imposing upon the established urban forest.
The memorial park will be established centre north of the site as a non-specific focal point, designed as both a place for internalisation, and a relaxed space for community engagement. This gesture is the catalyst of a renewed direction for the site.
The hierarchy of road types are also established to provide a framework of diverse dwelling types to capture the boundaries of forest and foreseen development. The grid is constructed into Avenues, Main Streets, Laneways and Paths, providing oppurtunity for varied domestic and commercial mercantile opportunities.
The foreseen pattern of growth along these interventions is intended to create micro neighbourhoods, resulting in growth along roads and avenues. The organic mode of growth is intended to attract both a commercial and domestic economy.
Preservation of shared garden spaces for each neighbourhood block explores the notion of Garden Orientated Development, where convenient human amenity is vital. This strategy allows for both private ownership of the dwelling and the shared ownership of common land within the neighbourhood block.