This week I focused mostly on site conditions. I am masterplanning the whole 46 acres with a mixed-use development with the Milwaukee Innovation Center as the focus. I am presently having a difficult time deciding which site features to try to get a reference from. The North-South of the Amtrak is very strong, and so is the East-West of Greenfield Avenue. The problem crops up with the diagonal rail line in opposition to the diagonal river line. It creates a number of pointy corners which are very difficult to program with generally rectilinear buildings.
Below are some aerial and bird’s eye photos I have been working with. Microsoft Bing’s Maps + Silverlight interface make for a really slick browsing feature. I also noticed they knocked off Google’s Street View.
Overall Aerial Detailed
Solvay Aerial Aligned
Site Topo Overall
Bird's Eye
Below are some shots of my site model.
Site Aerial Axon
Site Aerial
Site Bird's Eye
Click on any of the images to see them full-size.
Next week: site model and massing schemes, stay tuned!