Connections & Circulation

...on the site, they pinwheel from the central tower providing equal access to all three distinct neighborhoods each in its own unique form drawing on historical, modern, and local contexts. Each reflects a design intent necessary for educational and community growth. There is no main entrance to the site facing all neighborhoods equally (the school maintains a single secure entrance near crux of the tower)

- East Kensington Bridge – Opening Borders

Over the site of the former Trenton Avenue trestle, this bridge extends site access to the north. A park is added for the community and to control traffic. Cobbles from the road are relocated for use on site as permeable paving.

Case study – building and rebuilding of the Mostar Bridge

- Fishtown Ramp – Connections over Separation

Linking Fishtown and its community center with the school grounds, the ramp provides a vantage point for spectators at either field. The innate separating quality of the wall is deactivated by reconfiguring it as a north-south axis for circulation.

As per this design, marks on the wall are encouraged as a forum for speech and art, making the object which once divided evolve beyond its original capacity.

Case study: Kennedy at the viewing platform on the Berlin wall, Scala Reggia

- West Kensington Tunnel – Developing Future Potential

Western access links with the covered axis of the El and also connects to the proposed revitalization project for a community theatre on Front and Norris Streets.

Case study: Pennsylvania Turnpike Tunnels, Tunnel Rock, Phila.