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History of the Site
Mannahatta - 1609
Prior to the colonists arriving, Manhattan's SOHO was a lush forest land with meadows and streams.
Montesor Map - 1775
Dutch settlers have come in and created farms and plantations.
Poppleton Map - 1817
The land began to develop further with the influx of wealthy settlers. Business were on the rise, including theaters and stores.
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1951
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2006
History of SOHO
Little Singer
During the Industrial Revolution, several manufacturing companies, textiles in particuar, moved in.
Gunther Building
Today, the neighborhood is known as the Cast-Iron capital of the world. Since it has the largest collection of cast-iron buildings. These buildings were revitalized and created into artist's lofts. Presently, these properties are among the most expensive in NYC.
Manhattan Site - Empty Lot
According to the NYC Department of buildings, in the 1970s it was owned by Katz Auto Imports Inc. Later on through the years it was sold to different private owners. Presently it's owned by Sullivan Condo LLC.
BLOCK 490
LOT 21,23,24, 25
ZONING M1-5B
MANHATTAN SITE
BLOCK 490
LOT 21,23,24, 25
ZONING M1-5B
it is a great comprehensive body of work that thoroughly documents the site
ReplyDeleteI think that the work would benefit from being a more consistent presentation with the same graphic language.
I believe that a graphic presentation will help direct the design as it adds a further and more subconscious understanding of the site.
I am interested in the figure ground drawing that shows the different grains of the site which certainly have an impact on the design
furthermore I believe there is a great design opportunity in the understanding of the intersection of the grids.