vision

Pulling together active people of all ages into a

neighborhood that provides trail ways, creative
studio spaces, and indoor and outdoor recreation
throughout winter and summer is the goal of Chain
Works District in Ithaca, NY. This district provides a
diversity of housing types from residential
apartment units to townhouses, single family
homes, and clustered communities. All of these
housing options are linked to each other and the
greater Ithaca area through pedestrian, bus, and bike
routes. The result is a productive and exciting place
where people can live and work while exploring a
re-envisioned industrial site that provides
necessities, housing, and recreational amenities to
compliment Ithacas parks, colleges, and downtown
commons.

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open park space

turner st

c ha i n wo r ks d i stri ct

office space

to downtown and
Ithaca Commons

visitor parking

visitor parking

visitor
center

program
fall
adult

residential

s cayuga st

spring
summer
child young adult

community gardens

winter
senior

cross country skiing

hiking
biking
ice skating
roller skating
rock climbing
sledding
playground
gym
dance classes
art classes
maker/studio space
field Sports
camping
outdoor movies

residential

gallery

restaurant/
hotel

residential

studios

retail
residential
gondola
station

studios

the
front yard

residential

retail

retail

studios

residential
studios

playground

trail

retail

the

hub

ice skating rink/

outdoor movie theater

cayuga lake

sledding
hill

cafe

rooftop
gondola
stations

cornell
university

skate rentals
gondola
station

rock wall

rooftop recreation
fields

ithaca
commons

residential

0.5 mi

1.0 mi

1.5 mi
3
phasing

residential

south hill
recreation way

gateway trail

light manufacturing
underground parking
open park space

ithaca college

LEED ND

residential

smart location & linkage

smart location [required]
imperiled species and ecological communities [required]
wetland and water body conservation [required]
agricultural land conservation [required]
floodplain avoidance [required]

morse chain rd

residential

metrics
trail

residential buildings
23 townhouses
18 duplexes
32 single family
10 above garage studio apartments
3 apartments
total living units

residential

units
125
36
32
10
18 +
221+

+ appartments units for buildings 2, 3, 4, 5, & 24 are not accounted for

parking units
96 on street parallel parking
96
4 surface parking lots
89
2 covered parking garages 320
12 residential garages
12
total parking spaces 517

trail

alternative transportation units

3 car share locations
12
3 bus stops on site
3
26 bike racks 260

preferred locations [10]

brownfield remediation [2]
access to quality transit [7]
bicycle facilities [2]
housing and jobs proximity [3]
steep slope protection [1]
site design for habitat, wetland and water bodies [1]
total 21
neighborhood pattern & design
walkable streets [required]
compact development [required]
connected and open community [required]
walkable streets [9]
compact development [6]
mixed-use neighborhoods [4]
housing types and affordability [7]
reduced parking footprint [1]
connected and open community [2]
transit facilities [1]
transportation demand management [2]
access to civic & public space [1]
access to recreation facilities [1]
visitability and universal design [1]
community outreach and involvement [2]
local food production [1]
tree-lined and shaded streetscapes [2]
total 40
green infrastructure & buildings
certified green building [required]
minimum building energy performance [required]
indoor water use reduction [required]
construction activity pollution prevention [required]

downtown

camping

certified green buildings [5]

building reuse [1]
historic resource preservation and adaptive reuse [2]
minimized site disturbance [1]
rainwater management [4]
heat island reduction [1]
solar orientation [1]
renewable energy production [3]
recycled and reused infrastructure [1]
light pollution reduction [1]
total 20

hub
residential

200

Scale: 1 = 100

trail
96B

100

[properties proposed for acquisition]

Kate Montgomery . Val OBrien . Pamella Selby

landscape architecture design studio iii

route

50

state

ithaca college

concept

proposed circulation

project total 81
LEED PLATINUM