Balt.Infill.Survey
Proposal no.22c, submitted 3/23/2009, Amit Talwar
Amit Talwar,
Under the Shadow of a Tree,
Our proposal involves the transformation of the decaying fabric into a hub of community activity. We would like to propose the creation of different platforms that provide a safe haven for the children and the community. We also "believe" in order for Baltimore to revive itself the neighborhoods themselves must become active in one form or the other. Our proposal deals with programing the site with day care centers, media screens, "Unkown/ Budding" artists exhibit/ performance spaces, community meeting space and the lower level as an entire green space for urban farming and childrens play areas. We hope to integrate/extend the "Stoop" culture into our infill space. We also feel the existing streets to get dark at night hence our proposal deals with energy storing LED's that would not only highlight our proposal but at night would provide street lighting to the surrounding fabric. The transparency of the material of construction is maintained in order to avoid creating dark unsafe zones and enhance visual surveillance. Also the community spaces could be rented out as meeting/marketing venues/ artist exhibition venues/ electoral meetings and campaign spaces. These would generate revenue for the growth and benefit of the neighborhood.
We also would like the neighborhood to participate in the functioning of the infill in terms of contributing to the day care centers which in the evening would transform into night school spaces. The older retired generation could be part of imparting education to people who would like to learn at night or partake in taking care of children. The neighborhood would need to self organise itself in terms of scheduling different art programs and artists that would be on display within their neighborhood. They would also be involved with creating movie nights similar to new york citys-movie in the park atmosphere. The infill would transform itself into an activity zone which could then flow out into other infill spaces.
Proposal no.22c, submitted 3/23/2009, Amit Talwar
Amit Talwar,
Under the Shadow of a Tree,
Our proposal involves the transformation of the decaying fabric into a hub of community activity. We would like to propose the creation of different platforms that provide a safe haven for the children and the community. We also "believe" in order for Baltimore to revive itself the neighborhoods themselves must become active in one form or the other. Our proposal deals with programing the site with day care centers, media screens, "Unkown/ Budding" artists exhibit/ performance spaces, community meeting space and the lower level as an entire green space for urban farming and childrens play areas. We hope to integrate/extend the "Stoop" culture into our infill space. We also feel the existing streets to get dark at night hence our proposal deals with energy storing LED's that would not only highlight our proposal but at night would provide street lighting to the surrounding fabric. The transparency of the material of construction is maintained in order to avoid creating dark unsafe zones and enhance visual surveillance. Also the community spaces could be rented out as meeting/marketing venues/ artist exhibition venues/ electoral meetings and campaign spaces. These would generate revenue for the growth and benefit of the neighborhood.
We also would like the neighborhood to participate in the functioning of the infill in terms of contributing to the day care centers which in the evening would transform into night school spaces. The older retired generation could be part of imparting education to people who would like to learn at night or partake in taking care of children. The neighborhood would need to self organise itself in terms of scheduling different art programs and artists that would be on display within their neighborhood. They would also be involved with creating movie nights similar to new york citys-movie in the park atmosphere. The infill would transform itself into an activity zone which could then flow out into other infill spaces.