N. Sherman Avenue 100 200 300 FT Northport Drive Designed for People 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VITAL CORE Mixed-use building character A Walk through the Vital Core Strolling through the rose gardens at the COMMUNITY GREEN Community Center Existing Multi-family dwelling Parking structure Job Center Food service Food service Fresh produce is abundant at the NORTHPORT COMMUNITY GARDENS Taking a break under the trees at the PROMENADE Office space NORTHPORT CENTER I THE PULSE OF MADISON’S NORTHSIDE Northport Center is the pulse of Madison’s Northside, making it an excellent community of choice! It’s QUALITY PLACES are designed for vibrant living It’s choice of nutritious food and walkable design promotes HEALTHY PEOPLE It’s open spaces, green areas, and community activities create a STRONG COMMUNITY CORE VISION STATEMENT Macro Circulation Walking Distances Open Space Linkage Walking Distances 3 minutes 2 minutes 1 minute SITE PLAN I ZONES Proposed BRT station at Northport Center Existing Site NORTHPORT DR N SHERMAN AVE WARNER PARK APARTMENTS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS BUS STOP NORTHTOWN MALL COMMERCIAL Proposed Site Existing FLOOR AREA RATIO .21 NET DENSITY 1.23 FLOOR AREA ACREAGE 34.0 Proposed FLOOR AREA RATIO .61 NET DENSITY 13.20 FLOOR AREA ACREAGE 41.7 SITE COMPARISION I EXISTING VS PROPOSED Food Service & Grocery Institutional & Office Mixed Use Retail & Service Housing Public open space Parking Vehicular circulation Pedestrian circulation Bike lanes CONCEPT The design for Northport Center accomplishes three goals... IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY INCREASE SOCIAL INTERACTION PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES OPPORTUNITIES Connectivity to surrounding areas Placing interest throughout the site through ‘sticky edge’ design Incorporating more choice in affordances and building character Neighborhood Mixed-Use Commercial Corridor - Tranistional Suburban Residential Conservation District Parks and Recreation Proposed Northport Center LOCATION I ZONING METRICS I EXISTING VS PROPOSED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BRT Station Warner Park View Pocket Park Vital Core I Grocery Vital Core II Community Green Neighborhood Transition Residential Typical surburban mall section NTS Wide roads unsafe for pedestrian crossing Narrow pedestrian paths only along perimeter Unusable green areas isolated to parking lot islands Large areas of single-use, low profile buildings with wide setbacks Zone 6 : Vital Core II 216’ - 0” 9’ - 0” 9’ - 0” 12’ - 0” 30’ - 0” 12’ - 0” 9’ - 0” 3’-0” 3’-0” 9’ - 0” Zone 7 : Community Green 308’ - 9” 20’ - 0” Zone 8 : Neighborhood Transition Designing road diets with raised or textured pedestrian crossings Vertical mixed-use buildings with limited setbacks Numerable, varied, and accessible public open spaces Hierarchy of street types, becoming more narrow as density increases Proposed Mixed Use section NTS 100 FT 25 The VITAL CORE is an interior placemaking space which highlights the PROMENADE, a public pedestrian way offering shade, relaxation and social interaction The NORTHPORT CLOCK TOWER serves as its central axis point with tree-lined streets on either side The fascinating COMMUNITY GREEN is an open space filled with lawn and specialty gardens between an intricate path grid that echos the design of the community center A COMMUNITY GARDEN lies between the visitor parking garage and office space where northside residents can provide their families with fresh produce 50 SECTION ELEVATION Retail NANCY CHACHULA, LA351 HOUSING DESIGN, MAY 2014