TACTICAL REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN ALBANY NY

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D4. Phase III: Draft Master Plan
From here we will embark on wide-ranging brainstorming and scenario-building exercises, in
which we play out different options across the site and study area to test which combinations,
may work best; the idea is to think in an open-minded way, and to position various
scenarios against one another before coming to design decisions. This process is iterative
and collaborative. In this phase we will work closely with our team members to generate
innovative programming options that hybridize with our overall strategy of sustainability and
multi-functionality. This multi-functional open space should provide opportunities for large
or small events including, performance, art installations, existing festivals, and impromptu
social gatherings. Buro Happold will specifically provide recommendations on improvements
to the existing 800-seat amphitheater, rest rooms and storage facilities, parking facilities plan
(marine and vehicle), precedents for shoreline stabilization, recommendations for infrastructure
improvements - transportation systems, infrastructure and utilities grading or drainage
structures, alternative schematic designs, and assistance in action plan development. The team
as a whole will actively seek efficiencies in the design. Borrowing waste resources such as
stormwater to perform important functions on site is one way in which we help to reduce costs
while creating new opportunities for design. This is a core component of our landscape based
approach to urbanism and thus is infused in all of our projects. We will tailor this approach
to the specific requirements and resources at Corning Preserve to develop a comprehensive
master plan design that not only frames and explains the project for the public but engages the
public through the immense potential along the Hudson.
Deliverables:
• Pertinent analysis at the city and site scale
• Programming Diagram
• Concept Design Site Plan
• 3 Conceptual Renderings
• Site Section showing connection from the City to the Waterfront
• Concept Design Site Model
• Preliminary opinion of probable cost of recommended improvements.
D5. Community Meeting:
We will coordinate and present our draft Master Plan to the community in order to obtain
feedback from the stakeholders and public.
Deliverables:
Minutes/written summary of the public meeting