Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Final Project Progress
San Francisco is now a handfull of islands. This land was previously 400feet above sea level.
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| Twin Peaks with San Bruno Mountains Below |
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Final Project Proposals
Thinking about Islais Creek area 500 years from now....
What if there was a major traffic jam in the entire world were cars would clog all the streets, bumper to bumper. The we simply crushed the cars and put more asphalt on top of the streets. The funny thing is that all the streets would now be raised 4 feet from the sidewalk.... Imagine lots of "soft shoulders"
What if we were all to move into tall twenty stories buildings and have the rest of the land to be reclaimed by nature. Let say we could have 700 people in each building, then we would need 1000 buildings in the city to fit everyone.
What if along Islais Creek becomes a Permanent Area Preservation. That means most of the creek might be daylit, and bike and walk paths are build.
What if the Big One comes and Glen Park becomes really wide, like the mission. People populate the new formed flat parts of areas making it unrecognizable.
What if there was a major traffic jam in the entire world were cars would clog all the streets, bumper to bumper. The we simply crushed the cars and put more asphalt on top of the streets. The funny thing is that all the streets would now be raised 4 feet from the sidewalk.... Imagine lots of "soft shoulders"
What if we were all to move into tall twenty stories buildings and have the rest of the land to be reclaimed by nature. Let say we could have 700 people in each building, then we would need 1000 buildings in the city to fit everyone.
What if along Islais Creek becomes a Permanent Area Preservation. That means most of the creek might be daylit, and bike and walk paths are build.
What if the Big One comes and Glen Park becomes really wide, like the mission. People populate the new formed flat parts of areas making it unrecognizable.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Midterm Website
We presented on November 4th the midterm in both print and web. Below is the link so you can further review the content.
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ribeiro/energyshed.html
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ribeiro/energyshed.html
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Alemany From Glen Park to Bayshore
I started on Glen Park Bart Station and moved along Highway 280 on Alemany Boulevard. I rode pass several highway on ramps and off ramps, bridges and neglected green spaces. The sound was the sound of cars and all I wanted was to get out of there. I saw people walking around the Bart station and close to Bayshore there was a homeless walking under one of the freeways bridges. When I hit Bayshore I decided to head home to the Mission, and undertake the last part of Islais another day. I thought it was important to do this trip in order to better understand where the creek is, but I do not recommend.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Proposed Ideas for Islais Creek Project
1. Islaias creek runs east towards the bay, through a few neighborhoods. Each district has its commercial center which typically says a lot about the neighborhood itself. This study would explore such centers and compare each one taking consideration culture, economics and ethnicity.
The study may focus on specific buildings and public services such as: libraries, bookstores, hospitals, schools (and school ratings), public transit, trees per hectare, coffee shops, dive bars, taco places, banks, street size, existence of metered parking, freeways, tailors, mechanic...
2. The uses of Islais Creek and surrounding banks. This idea assumes that the creek is always present, even when the waters are submersed.
3. The natural flow of water. Water follows the path of least resistance, and takes downstream whatever people upstream let go. This is an opportunity to use metaphorical language to talk about the different economic situation along the creek.
4. Architecture patterns
5. Land use
6. Bus 44 - the creek follower
7. Life above and below the creek. Compare the section on Portola Drive right above the creek in the surroundings of the School of the Arts, and compare the environment with the end of the creek on Illinois street between Marin Street and Amador Street.
8. Nature that spontaneously grows on the streets.
9. Creek use in Glen Canyon and Bayview.
10. Movement along the creek. Compare parts of the creek and undertake a research about how much movement of people is present in distinct parts of Islaias. For example; Alemany Boulevard will be very high in opposition to Cherney Street.
11. Micro-climate regions of Islais.
12. Time piece. Using idea ten and adding other elements that show time in defined spaces.
13. The people's history of Islais. Cell phone tour along parts of Islais that will show and tell personal stories.
The study may focus on specific buildings and public services such as: libraries, bookstores, hospitals, schools (and school ratings), public transit, trees per hectare, coffee shops, dive bars, taco places, banks, street size, existence of metered parking, freeways, tailors, mechanic...
2. The uses of Islais Creek and surrounding banks. This idea assumes that the creek is always present, even when the waters are submersed.
3. The natural flow of water. Water follows the path of least resistance, and takes downstream whatever people upstream let go. This is an opportunity to use metaphorical language to talk about the different economic situation along the creek.
4. Architecture patterns
5. Land use
6. Bus 44 - the creek follower
7. Life above and below the creek. Compare the section on Portola Drive right above the creek in the surroundings of the School of the Arts, and compare the environment with the end of the creek on Illinois street between Marin Street and Amador Street.
8. Nature that spontaneously grows on the streets.
9. Creek use in Glen Canyon and Bayview.
10. Movement along the creek. Compare parts of the creek and undertake a research about how much movement of people is present in distinct parts of Islaias. For example; Alemany Boulevard will be very high in opposition to Cherney Street.
11. Micro-climate regions of Islais.
12. Time piece. Using idea ten and adding other elements that show time in defined spaces.
13. The people's history of Islais. Cell phone tour along parts of Islais that will show and tell personal stories.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Trying to find the Creek
Picks on Glen Park area. Close to the Bart station on Diamond and Kern.
Diamond is the main shopping street of the area. On Kern there is an area with poorly maintained houses, old cars and an unconventional parking lot on gravel ground. Under all this there is the creek. It feels like an open space that almost survived urbanization.
Diamond is the main shopping street of the area. On Kern there is an area with poorly maintained houses, old cars and an unconventional parking lot on gravel ground. Under all this there is the creek. It feels like an open space that almost survived urbanization.
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