SCHOOLYARD OVERLOOKSITE ANALYSIS | 2011 07 30

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

SITE : DEFINITION

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

SITE | PRIME CHARACTERISTICS FOR SITE SELECTIONMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

PRIME CHARACTERISTICS
FOR SITE SELECTION :Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

01		

Safety02

CommunITY / SOCIAL

03

WAYPOINT04

VIEW / CONNECTION

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

05

Memory3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  TSUNAMI HIGH WATER / DAMAGETSUNAMI WASH / DEBRIS AREA

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Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

SITE : DEFINITION | MINAMI SANRIKU

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site
> Japan>> Honshu>>> Miyagi Prefecture>>>> Minami Sanriku>>>>> Utatsu>>>>>> Isotomai Area>>>>>>> SCHOOLYARD OVERLOOKApproximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | ITATSUMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

SCHOOLYARD OVERLOOK(SITE D)
Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

SITE : harbin

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

200 ftApproximate  Scale  100mN

SITE : DEFINITION | ISOTOMAI AREA

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SCHOOLYARD OVERLOOK(SITE D)
Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

100 ftApproximate  Scale  50mN

SITE : DEFINITION | EDGE CONDITIONS : WESTMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

NApproximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | EDGE CONDITIONS : NORTHMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  SiteN

Approximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | EDGE CONDITIONS : EASTMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

NApproximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | EDGE CONDITIONS : SOUTH

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Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

NApproximate  Scale  SITE : D | NORTH / SOUTH SECTIONMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Section D :Upper Valley Reach

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

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Japan-Rail Tunnel
Tsunami High Water / Debris MarkConnecting Valley / Ravine (Beyond)
Demolished Residential Buildings
Slopes with Planted Cedar Forests
Scalable 30-45o Slopes
Demolished Commercial
Highway Bypass
Natural Embankment / Tsunami Barrier

Partial Failure of Natural Barrier (Dashed)
Concrete Drainage
Concrete Tsunami Barrier (6m)
Pacific Ocean

Site  Analysis

Section A : NORTH / SOUTH LONGITUDINALLOOKING EAST

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site
Debris Fields
3/11 Tsunami High MarkXXX

Building Damage Related
Water / Nature Related
Infrastructure Related
20 m100 mApproximate  Scale  01 : S A F E T Y

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

TSUNAMI WASH / DEBRIS AREATSUNAMI HIGH WATER / DAMAGE AREA

MIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

SITE : DEFINITION | ISOTOMAISCHOOLYARD OVERLOOK(SITE D)
Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

100 ftApproximate  Scale  50mNKEY CHARACTERISTICS | 01 : SAFETY

MIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
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SAFETY ZONETSUNAMI HIGH WATER MARKWASH & DEBRIS FOOTPRINT

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Section A : NORTH / SOUTH LONGITUDINALLOOKING EAST

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site
Debris Fields
3/11 Tsunami High MarkXXX

Building Damage Related
Water / Nature Related
Infrastructure Related
10 m50 m

Approximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | EVACUATION AND TOPOGRAPHYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

NORMAL 5 MIN WALK (400M) FOR ADULTNORMAL 5 MIN WALK (380M) FOR ELDERLY

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Site  Analysis

Edo Road
Schoolyard Site
100MApproximate  Scale  SITE : DEFINITION | EVACUATION AND TOPOGRAPHYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
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7min

in

2 min

7 min

5min

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

inn
2 mi

3 min

5m

5m
Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

Edo RoadSchoolyard Site

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Flat land evacuation path
Mountain evacuation pathSea evacuation path

SeaTsunami damaged area
100M

100 ftApproximate  Scale  50m

02 : C O M M U N I T Y / S O C I A L

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

CURRENT COMMUNITY FACILITIES
destroyed COMMUNITY FACILITIESMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

SITE : DEFINITION | ISOTOMAI

21312

7

965

SCHOOLYARD OVERLOOK(SITE D)
Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

81234
56
7
8
91011
12Fire StationMiddle School
Playground / Sports Field
Pavillion
PoolGymElementary School
Temporary HousingSports Field
Garden*Destroyed Disaster Center
Public Archive

10411Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

100 ftApproximate  Scale  50mN

SITE | PROGRAMMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

GIVEN & MISSING
SITE FACTORSPROGRAMATIC CATEGORIESGIVEN PROGRAMSVIEW / CONNECTION + MEMORY

Memorial & Spiritual

Arbor

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Collective & Gathering

SAFETY + WAYPOINT

Emergency

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Public Access

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Support & Services

Driven forces for theInventory  along  Transectprogamatic relation

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Are there any missing categories
being more
Site  Analysis
suggestive to specific architectural form of
the community centre for post-diaster function?

Day-care centre
Elder-care centre
Info. Centre
Kindergarten
Outdoor garden
PodiumPublic bath
Relief facilities
Shops
Workspaces

What types of programs are they?

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  SITE | PROGRAMMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  UniversityADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Let’s re-engineer progammatic entities.
SITE FACTORSPROGRAMATIC CATEGORIES

RE-ENGINEERED (POTENTIAL) PROGRAMSVIEW / CONNECTION + MEMORY

Memorial & Spiritual

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Collective & Gathering

SAFETY + WAYPOINT

Emergency

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Public Access

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY

Support & Services

Arbor
ClinicDay-care centre
Disaster shelter
Evacuation path
Exhibition space
Info. Centre
Internet cafe
Kindergarten
Meeting room
Overlook
Outdoor garden
Disaster archive
PodiumPublic BathRelief facilities
Shops
Workspaces

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Our (Architects’) responses

Approximate  Scale  SITE | PROGRAMMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

PRIORITYPRIORITY

FACTORS

Memorial & Spiritual

VIEW / AWARENESS + MEMORYSAFETY + CENTER + CONNECTION

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

COMMUNITY

12Inventory  along  Transect

Emergency
Disaster Related

Disaster shelter
Evacuation path

Support & Services

Info. centre
Relief facilities

Site  Analysis

3

Gallery
Observatory
Photos archive

Sharing & OpenWorkspaces
Public bathInternet cafeCollective & Gathering

Meeting room

LeisureArbor

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  SITE | REAPPROPRIATION OF PROGRAMMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Kindergarten

Sport
Facilities

Elderly-care centre
Day-care centre
SportFacilities
Outdoor garden

Sport
Facilities

Elderly-care centre
Day-care centre
Kindergarten
Info. centre

Sport
Facilities
Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Arbor

PodiumInventory  along  Transect

Relief facilities
Workspaces

Outdoor garden
Public bathShops

Site  Analysis

Podium

FUTURE COMMUNITY CENTER

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Outdoor garden
SportFacilities

Approximate  Scale  03 : W A Y P O I N T

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 03 : WAYPOINT

MIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Section A : NORTH / SOUTH LONGITUDINALLOOKING EAST

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  SiteDebris Fields
3/11 Tsunami High MarkXX
X

Building Damage Related
Water / Nature Related
Infrastructure Related
10 m

50 m

Approximate  Scale  04 : V I E W / C O N N E C T I O NMatthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 04 : VIEW / CONNECTIONMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

VIEW FROM SCHOOLVIEW TO OCEAN

VIEW

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Section A : NORTH / SOUTH LONGITUDINALLOOKING EAST

VIEW

TO
RU
INS

Site  Analysis

FRO

M ENTRY

ROA

D

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site
Debris Fields
3/11 Tsunami High MarkXX
X

Building Damage Related
Water / Nature Related
Infrastructure Related
10 m

50 m

Approximate  Scale  05 : M E M O R Y

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 05 : MEMORYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 05 : MEMORYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 05 : MEMORYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  KEY CHARACTERISTICS | 05 : MEMORYMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  SITE : SCHEMES

Matthew Bunza, Hung Fai Tang, Kenji Soma

MIT Japan Design Workshop | Summer 2011

SITE | SCHEME OPTION GLYPHSMIT  Japan  3/11  Design  Workshop  /  Summer  2011
Miyagi  University  /  Keio  University

01 : PAVILLION

02 : BRIDGE / CANTILEVER

03 : HABITABLE STAIRS

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

04 : THICKENED WALL

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

Approximate  Scale  SITE | SCHEME CONCEPTS RECAP

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01

Building as an Escape Route02

Habitable Stairs

03

Program Reappropriation

04

Harnessing existing resources05

a place to move through, not a destination

06

Identity / Seeing and Being Seen

07

Emphasis on Memory and Moving On

Description(i.e.  slopes,  vegetation  zones  vs.  urbanized,  etc.)

Inventory  along  Transect

Site  Analysis

3B  /  Transects  through  the  Site

08

Ghosts of the city grid – new life from disaster09

East Facing / Rising Sun

Approximate  Scale