Program Draft

In developing my program, I first thought about what was important to the Lloyd District and what was essential for it’s growth and development. I thought about a public market, and how it can instill specific values of sustainability and economic responsibility by supporting small businesses that use sustainable practices while producing the food that we eat. I thought about what was important for an Eco-District to thrive, and how a public market could become an integral part of its fabric. I also thought about my values, and what is important to me as a designer.

I soon found it became difficult to separate the “values” from the “goals”, because to me, you can’t have one without the other.

The facts speak to the preexisting site conditions and express some of the quantitative aspects of the Lloyd District. I looked at building uses and transportation (both current and future). These details strengthen my argument that a public market development (in combination with some new residential opportunities) located within the district would not only be successful, but would boost the success of the surrounding infrastructure.

I looked at what is needed for a public market to be successful, in terms of the surrounding area. Many aspects apply including, direct access to public transportation (which is ample), and a close proximity to parking. Anyone who has spent even just a short time in the Rose Quarter knows that surface parking is plentiful. The structure needs to coexist with green space and have an effortless flow from interior to exterior. A developed green space provides a tranquil place at the rivers edge, for the residents to enjoy. It also needs to function as a visual landmark, not only for the Lloyd District and Rose Quarter, but also for the city as a whole. Being placed in between two of Portland’s most beautiful and iconic bridges sets the building directly in the line of site for all residents.

After looking at what makes a market successful considering outside factors, I dove into what makes it successful on the interior, and what spaces are necessary for a beautiful, functional, multi-faceted building that can evolve as the city and it’s citizens change, and as the seasons dictate production.

My initial ideas about the building are indefinite and equivocal, but are beginning to generate design guidelines that will continue to develop and narrow.

Values:

Become a small business incubator for:
- Growers / Farmers practicing sustainable agricultural techniques
- Fisheries practicing sustainable fishing techniques
- Small businesses using the above products
- Educate on sustainable practices: Both in built realm and in products sold within
  - Architecture
  - Agriculture
  - Fishing
  - Coffee / Tea
  - Butchers
  - Dairy
  - Wine / Beer / Other
  - Etc…
  - Use unique aspect of a Public Market for Eco-District development
    - LARGE scale composting
      - Methane Gas Production
      - Suppliers use compost creating cyclical system
      - Become beautiful and timeless

Goals:

Revitalize Lloyd District (Life)
- Bring people to the area in large numbers by developing a shopping destination and new park space
- Enhance walkability and street presence
- Develop an iconic building giving the district and identity
  - Create a building that has a timeless character and drives further development towards a unified identity for the district
  - Use large scale sustainable systems in a transparent way to create awareness and educate about their uses and benefits
  - Create a strong tie to the Willamette River
    - Both physical and visual
    - Develop a structure that can grow and adapt to changing needs of a growing community

Facts:

(Lloyd District)

Building Types
- Large number of jobs in area (Office Building type = 26%)
- Small number of housing units (Majority rentals) (Residential = 8%)
- Small number of restaurants in the area (Restaurant = 6%)
- Large Shopping Center (Retail = 34%)
  - Poor store front feel
  - Small amount of street activity
  - Transportation
    - Walk
    - Bike
    - Drive
      - I-5
      - Interstate Ave
      - Broadway
      - Weidler
      - Multnomah
      - Holladay
      - MLK
      - Grand
Bus
- North Portland: 4-Fessenden, 6-MLK Jr. Blvd, 35-Greeley, 44-Mock’s Crest, 85-Swan Island
- Northeast Portland: 8-NE 15th Ave, 9-Broadway, 73-NE 33rd Ave, 77-Broadway/Halsey
- Southeast Portland: 70-12th Avenue
- Northwest Portland: 77-Broadway/Halsey
Max
- Yellow, Red, Blue, Green
Street Car
- Extend lines across Broadway Bridge to Weidler, MLK, Grand

(Site)

Adjacent to Willamette River (separated by rail)
Located between two major bridges (Visual connection)
Part of Rose Quarter Development
Near major Structural Landmarks

Needs:

(General)

Direct access to Public Transportation
- Adjacencies to Max lines / Street Car lines / Bus lines
- Direct access to Parking
- Proximity to Housing
- Visual connection to the city as a whole
- Strong connection to a flexible green space
  - Space provides for numerous activities for numerous users

(Market)

Large Flexible Market Hall
- Stalls (can expand and contract with seasons)
  - Stall spaces are flexible and allow for growth
  - 400sqft(60% of total)
  - Service spaces for each stall
  - 300sqft (40% of total)
    - Kitchen space
    - Refrigeration
    - Prep space
    - Etc…
    - Restaurant Spaces (2-4)
      - Dining (60% of total)
      - Kitchen / Prep / Storage (40% of total)
        
        2 Fine Dining 18-20’pp
        
        2 Full Service Restaurant Dining 12-15’pp
        
        Fast Food 11-14’pp
        
        15’pp = average
        
        200 seat restaurant = 3000sqft dining 2000sqft kitchen 5000sqft total
Vary in price range and dining experience
Service spaces each
Event Spaces (2-4)
- Event spaces can be:
  - Mixed use rooms
  - Classroom spaces
    - 22’pp + 50’ per instructor
    - Meeting rooms
    - Catering Kitchen / Dining spaces
      - (see above)
    - Etc…
    - Office Spaces
      - 150sqft

Ideas:

Create Street Front along Interstate Ave
- Higher energy along this edge
- Lower energy along river’s edge
- Make Interstate Ave more walk able / bike able
- Keep Market Mass low
  - Allow for other buildings behind to still maintain a visual tie to water / view of the city
  - Market has strong indoor / outdoor connection w/ outdoor spaces for vendors
  - Provide views through the Market from Interstate Ave to Willamette / Green space behind
  - Large scale composting to happen @ grain silos?
    - Rather than remove an iconic piece of Portland convert it into something that helps the district
    - Bring mixed-use development onto Broadway w/ residential towers above.
      - Create retail core along Broadway
      - Bring in more housing to support Market / Other Landmarks of the area

Using Pikes Place Market in Seattle as a model, I tried to determine spatial needs. Keeping in mind many differing conditions such as population, site conditions, and zoning differences.

Zoning:

CX Central Commercial