FRENCH QUARTER URBAN ANALYSIS
Spring 2020 Integrated Studio, Tulane University
We began with the creation of a studio manual, for which I analyzed
various urban elements through historical research + on-site observations.
We began with the creation of a studio manual, for which I analyzed
various urban elements through historical research + on-site observations.
FINDINGS
buildings with no balconies
tend to have flat roofs
flat roofs tend to be
ex-industrial or newly renovated commercial
patterns of lot centerpoints decreasing
mean the area is densifying
into an industrial or multifamily complex
for the last 200 years
street grain has remained the same
the quantity of phantom courtyards
means modern densification
primarily took place in back lots
buildings with no balconies
tend to have flat roofs
flat roofs tend to be
ex-industrial or newly renovated commercial
patterns of lot centerpoints decreasing
mean the area is densifying
into an industrial or multifamily complex
for the last 200 years
street grain has remained the same
the quantity of phantom courtyards
means modern densification
primarily took place in back lots
BALCONY HEIGHTS (measured on-site)
