LIVABLE

ProjectedBuildOutByArea

STRATEGY

10

GROWTH +
EXPRESSION

trolley stop

Phase One

trolley line

C Street
perspectives

NETWORKED

13

Retail: 95,763 sq. ft.

Office/comm.: 261,166
sq. ft. (35% affordable)

Residential: 628,741
sq. ft. (15% affordable)

Parking: 1,367 spaces

11

GROWTH +
EXPRESSION

Thought Box

Village Green

Arts Center

Pavilion

New School of Architecture

Gateway retail block

21

Existing warehouse reused

bus

Freeway skate park

trolley

10 San Diego City College

Program-intensive civic spaces and amenities begin a

cycle of renewal and investment

15

18
A

E Street

20

11 SDCC Career Tech Center

17
19

23

14 Albertsons Grocery

15 Target store

21 Faultscape

COMM

COMMERCIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

RETAIL

layered spaces create

an active street and
pedestrian environment

Park Blvd.
Typical Day on the Green

RETAIL

RETAIL

stormwater/greywater
is filtered and reused

Soccer with Friends

Market

Business Lunch

13th
Ave.
Weekly Produce Market

Strolling

pavilion in park provides a

shaded gathering space for
markets, festivals, or rest

activated rooftops
utilize vacant space

garden-to-market produce

Monthly Cultural/Art
Market

Sunday Night Movies &

Football/Baseball

Theater on the Green

Neighborhood Events

Music Festival

Festival

rooftop agriculture
reduces heat island and
provides local food

photovoltaic shade
structure acts as local
renewable energy source

vertical wind turbines

capture energy locally

RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL

Arts Building / Outreach

Public Art

Park Blvd.

13th Ave.

parking in the middle of the block

beneath the raised courtyard conserves
space by stacking compatible programs

bioswale tree planters

filter stormwater and
reduce runoff

SINGLEFAMILY

Retail: 414,973 sq. ft.

Office/comm.: 361,166
sq. ft. (35% affordable)

Residential: 103,974 sq.

ft. (15% affordable

Parking: 1,787 spaces

pavilion in park provides a

shaded gathering space for
markets, festivals, or rest

activated rooftops
utilize vacant space

garden-to-market produce

rooftop agriculture
reduces heat island and
provides local food

photovoltaic shade
structure acts as local
renewable energy source

OFFICEWORKER
OFFICEWORKER

vertical wind turbines

capture energy locally

RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL

ART
EDUCATION
TRAINING
INNOVATION
AGRICULTURE
Large retail spaces and support for a variety of small business ventures complete the initial investment cycle
Final build out of family residential
Two commercial buildings for large anchor tenants, e.g.
Target, H&M
Continued support and space for small business:
hi-tech industry startups
small-scale production: micro brewery
innovative green tech ventures: urban agriculture and solar
farms

ART

RENEWABLE

EDUCATION

OPPORTUNITY

THOUGHT BOX

ART
EDUCATION

arts magnet middle school

stacked with arts collaborative
non-profit connects children
and the creative class

Retail: 638,420 sq. ft.

office/comm.: 652,914
sq. ft. (35% affordable)

residential: 1,106,031
sq. ft. (15% affordable)

parking: 4,168 spaces

G St.

water-efficient landscape in
park filters runoff and
reduces demand on aquifer

debris from demolition used

for grading in parks and as
aggregate in concrete

performance area functions

as the back porch for the
urban village

F St.

activity flows from center

park into public ground
floor of the Thought Box

stormwater/greywater
is filtered and reused

G St.

debris from demolition used

for grading in parks and as
aggregate in concrete

performance area functions

as the back porch for the
urban village

F St.

learning

CONTEXT and CONNECTIONS

Performance venues

water-efficient landscape in
park filters runoff and
reduces demand on aquifer

walking

arts magnet middle school

stacked with arts collaborative
non-profit connects children
and the creative class

ARTS:

stormwater/greywater
is filtered and reused

RETAIL

EDUCATION

driving

New College

THOUGHT BOX

ART

biking

OPPORTUNITY

bandshell

City College

RENEWABLE

EDUCATION

pavilion

ART

biking

High School

AGRICULTURE

driving

INNOVATION

walking

Magnet Middle School

RETAIL

SINGLEFAMILY

Final 10 yr Build Out

TRAINING

learning

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

SECTION B | SUSTAINABLE

ART
EDUCATION

EDUCATION:
Arts and Education

RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

AnnualEnergyUse-MillionBTUs/Yr.
Transport(T)
Office(O)
AnnualEnergyUse-MillionBTUs/Yr.
Home(H)
Transport(T)
Office(O)
Home(H)

learning

Job training, counseling

RESIDENTIAL

walking

RESIDENTIAL

driving

Affordable office space

RESIDENTIAL

pavilion

COMMERCIAL

biking

Live/Work space

COMM

driving

RESIDENTIAL

EXPRESSION
OPEN SPACE

GROWTH and EXPRESSION

RESIDENTIAL

biking

RESIDENTIAL

NETWORKED

ENTREPRENEURSHIP and JOBS:

RESIDENTIAL

parking in the middle of the block

beneath the raised courtyard conserves
space by stacking compatible programs

bioswale tree planters

filter stormwater and
reduce runoff

accessible open space

GROWTH
GROWTH
+ +
EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION

RESIDENTIAL

layered spaces create

an active street and
pedestrian environment

1:50

Phase Three

RETAIL

NETWORKED

Integrated opportunities for growth and

expression

RESIDENTIAL

walking

Trolley / Bus / Foot / Bike / Car

GROWTH +
GROWTH +
LIVABLE
EXPRESSION

COMM

learning

LIVABLE

RESIDENTIAL

walking

Programming, events and institutions

roller bladers
skateboarder
landscaped
path
rooftop garden

RESIDENTIAL

bandshell

1:50

RESIDENTIAL

driving

Active streets

Kids on see saw

bikes
EXPRESSION
roller bladers
GROWTH +
skateboarder
EXPRESSION
Kids on see saw
SUSTAINABLE bikes rooftop garden
NETWORKED
NETWORKED

RESIDENTIAL

Capitalizing on the civic infrastructure of phase one, two

introduces, new dense, livable, family-oriented residential
units
Donated land for a linear urban park on fault lines
Garden space
Arts building
Blackbox theater
Galleries, studios, classrooms
Adult Rehabilitation Center
Core family residential community
Park Blvd. retail frontage

walking

RESIDENTIAL

driving

Social nodes

RESIDENTIAL

biking

Social Nodes

RESIDENTIAL

learning

Connections, relationships and collaboration flourish in densely populated, close-knit environments

RESIDENTIAL

art walk

NETWORKED

Family Oriented Development

LIVABLE+
GROWTH
LIVABLE
EXPRESSION
SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH
+

RESIDENTIAL

edible landscape

Co-ops: car, childcare, gardens

RESIDENTIAL

outdoor dining

RESIDENTIAL

COMM

SUSTAINABLE
NETWORKED

bikes skateboarder
roller bladers
rooftop garden
NETWORKED skateboarder
NETWORKEDrooftop garden

RESIDENTIAL

living

Pedestrian oriented
STREETSCAPE

COMM

RESIDENTIAL

shopping

F.O.D

250 ft

RESIDENTIAL

eating

Arts and Innovation Incubator

Livable Niches

Flexible PUBLIC SPACES

LIVABLE
Kids on see saw
LIVABLE
SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH
+
bikes
bladers
EXPRESSION Kids onroller
see saw

THECOMM
LIFE OF THE GREEN

walking
biking
sitting

Thought Box

photovoltaic shade
structure acts as local
renewable energy source

RESIDENTIAL

trolley

Flexible Community Yard

ACCESSIBLE work, recreation,

transit

interior courtyard provides

privacy and a safe play
area for children

RESIDENTIAL

driving

Village Green

CIRCULATION

walking

A livable city neighborhood with a

compact, human-scale, mixed-use
fabric

COMM

biking

LIVABLE

Parking: 1,014 spaces

learning

F.O.D

excess drains to cistern

individual balconies
provide private outdoor
space for each unit

neighborhood street
structured parking

Kids
on
seeon
sawsee saw
SUSTAINABLE
SUSTAINABLE Kids
NETWORKED
bikesbikes
see saw
roller on
bladers
SUSTAINABLE Kids
roller
bladers
bikes
skateboarder
skateboarder
roller
bladers
NETWORKED
GROWTH
+
rooftop
garden
skateboarder
rooftop garden
EXPRESSION
rooftop garden
LIVABLE

RESIDENTIAL

art walk

COMPACT lifestyle

RESIDENTIAL

edible landscape

LIVABLE

COMM

RESIDENTIAL

outdoor dining

Small CARBON FOOTPRINT buildings

pedestrians

planted pathways
provide local food and
connections to nature

photovoltaic shade
structure acts as local
renewable energy source

Residential: 373,317
sq. ft. (15% affordable)

living

LIVABLE

rooftop agriculture
reduces heat island and
provides local food

vegetated roof absorbs

interior courtyard provides

privacy and a safe play
area for children

shopping

Rooftop AGRICULTURE

tree-lined streets

25
Living
Wallforsubstation wrapand retains water,
provide
shade

individual balconies
provide private outdoor
space for each unit

RESIDENTIAL

eating

24 Sculptural community stage

planted pathways
provide local food and
connections to nature

Office/comm.: 130,583
sq. ft. (35% affordable)

Market Street

rooftop agriculture
reduces heat island and
provides local food

vegetated roof absorbs

and retains water,
excess drains to cistern

RETAIL

23 Park-to-Bay Link

Incubator/Arts

22

22 Vegetated freeway lid

9 Catalyst-influenced future expansion of East Village

EAST VILLAGE EXPANSION | View looking SW

walking
biking
sitting

Local ENERGY production

8 Waterfront park & marina

Retail
Office/Commerical
Incubator/Arts
Retail

7 Greenway corridor and urban skate park connects Balboa Park & Chicano Park

trolley

Urban Agriculture

1%6%

Office/Commerical
AffordableFor-saleHousing

6 Park-to-Bay Link connects Balboa Park & Waterfront Park

driving

VILLAGE
GREEN

5 Village Green acts as the core of East Village

walking

THOUGHT
BOX

18%

7%

AffordableFor-saleHousing
AffordableRentalHousing

4 Active recreation roof

Retail: 127,684 sq. ft.

A new CITY EXPERIENCE for families and companies harnessing urban energies:

Integrated and diverse TRANSIT

3 Urban agriculture roof

14

20 Livable Street

Kids on see saw

SUSTAINABLE
Kids on see saw
bikes
SUSTAINABLE bikes
roller bladers
roller bladers
skateboarder
skateboarder
rooftop gardenprimary through street
rooftop garden
secondary through street

2 Rooftops leased to solar tech company generate local energy

tree-lined streets
provide shade for
pedestrians

G Street

19 Corporate headquarters

WALKABLE/BIKEABLE streets

6%

Market-rateFor-saleHousing
Market-rateRentalHousing
AffordableRentalHousing
Market-rateFor-saleHousing

1 Accessible green roof

Phase Two
8

18 Plow-to-pint microbrewery

F.O.D. CONCEPTS

24

25

17 Innovation Center

LIVABLE

The gateway building to the East Village

An arts magnet middle school
Retail / residential project
Technical job training
Community center
Public park with art and performance shell
Pedestrian-friendly streetscape

16 Police station

18%

Market-rateRentalHousing
1%

LAND USE | View Looking NE

The THOUGHT BOX INNOVATION CENTER

Accessible public space as extension of park
Civic offices for small business and arts
Office space for start-ups and studios
After school program activity space
Daycare facilities
Continuing education classrooms
Career counseling and job resource offices
Rooftop Demonstration Garden

1
F Street

16

Arts Magnet Middle School

13 SRO transitional housing

7%

12 Salvation Army

A sustainable URBAN lifestyle

27%

Broadway

TRANSIT

SUSTAINABLE

31%

12

bike

CATALYTIC COMPONENTS

27%

FAULTLINE PLAZA and FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD |

31%

F.O.D.

GROWTH +
EXPRESSION

10%

activity flows from center

park into public ground
floor of the Thought Box

stormwater/greywater
is filtered and reused

THOUGHT BOX and VILLAGE GREEN | GROWTH and EXPRESSION

SECTION A | NETWORKED

F.O.D SYNERGY

Team 3581

Team 3581

UrbanGreen
UrbanGreen
19 3219 32

NETWORKED

ProjectedBuildOutByArea
10%

SuburbConventional
SuburbConventional
31(H) 31(H)
49(T) 49(T)

LIVABLE

Team 3581

F.O.D.

NETWORKED
skateboarder
garden
Family Oriented Development, Arts and Small Business Incubationrooftop
in Downtown
San Diego

Team 3581

UrbanGreenMulti-Family(SF)
UrbanGreenMulti-Family(SF)
20
2041
41

on see saw
SUSTAINABLE Kids
bikes
GROWTH
+
roller
bladers
EXPRESSION

Team 3581

UrbanMulti-Family(SF)
UrbanMulti-Family(SF)
28
2854
54

NETWORKED

bikes
roller bladers
skateboarder
rooftop garden

108(H)108(H) 133(T) 133(T)

F.O.D.

LIVABLE

SuburbDeatched(SF)
SuburbDeatched(SF)

SUSTAINABLE

Team 3581