ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVE DESIGN

Brown Field
Done By:
L.Ridhima
19181AA040
 WHAT IS A BROWN FIELD ?

 A brownfield project is one that carries constraints related to the current state of
the site

 The site have existing structures that architects have to tear down or modify in
some way before the project can move forward

 The land itself may be contaminated by the prior activities that have taken place
on the site, a side effect of which may be the lack of vegetation on the property

 A brownfield implementation involves upgrading an existing landscape and

continuing to use some legacy components
 REDWOOD CITY SALTWORKS, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

 Location : It is located on the south San Francisco Peninsular

 Surroundings : Office park and light industry

Bay national wildlife refuge

Industry/mobile home park
 Existing land use : Saltworks
 New land use : Development proposed 50% wetland restoration, recreation and
open space, and 50% housing/mixed use development and community uses
 Size : 567 hectares
 Year of development : 2009
 The site has an extensive history of salt harvesting
 It is understood that Native Americans once used

dyked ponds to harvest salt in the area

 ISSUES, ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES…
Infrastructure
 Traffic problems for existing highway - the development proposal would create
up to 70,000 new daily vehicle trips
 Idea mooted for a battery-driven elevated personal rapid transit (PRT) system
with many four-person vehicles
Economy
 Plan includes housing for 25,000 people which would expand the city's
population of 79,000, by more than a third
 Job creation

Environment
 Sea level rise — mitigation via a proposed levee
 Water supply - difficulty in transferring water from agricultural to urban
environment
 ISSUES, ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
 Water quality - pollutants from construction activities and storm water runoff
affecting sensitive aquatic and tidal marsh habitats
 Air quality impacts caused by development and increased traffic
 Earthquake risk
 Risk of levee failure

Community
 Zoning - Incompatibility between industrial uses and housing
 Noise pollution affecting surrounding residents and businesses
 Provision of new public amenities including parks, sports fields, and bayside
biking and hiking trails
LAND USE AND FACILITIES LEGEND
Thank You