LONG DIVISION

Establishing a Regional Strategy to Promote both Growth and Contraction

Aquifer Recharge

Islip
Babylon
Levittown

Hempstead

Rainwater Rainwater
Recharge Recharge

Groundwater
Pumping
Salt Water
Upper Glacial Aquifer
Gardiners Clay Barrier
No-Growth Zone Jameco Aquifer
Natural Natural
Magothy Aquifer
Discharge Discharge
Saltwater
Growth Zone Raritan Clay Barrier
Lloyd Aquifer Infiltration
Bedrock
Salt Water Interface
Pre-development Condition: EQUILIBRIUM Post-Development Condition: IMBALANCE
Flow Of Ground Water
Groundwater Divide
Water In = Water Out Water in < Pumping + Water out
CONSEQUENCE: Saltwater Contamination of Aquifers
GROWTH ZONING Garden City
EAST
GARDEN
A Gradual Densification Club Park
CITY
of Downtowns Through Nassau
Community
Hybrid Incubator Typologies College

and the reuse of Voids GARDEN

CITY

Cherry
Valley
Park
GARDEN
CITY SOUTH

Community
Park

HEMPSTEAD

WEST
HEMPSTEAD
UNIONDALE

Housing and Productivity Void

Typologies Typologies
DENSITY PATTERN
Growth Contraction
Zone Zone

Less City Sustainable City More Suburb Sustainable Suburb

GENERATIVE TYPOLOGIES

Multi-Family
Elderly Housing 2000-2500sf Apt. Live/Work Units Dorm/Communal Elderly Housing
Community Center Garden Allotment Shared Workspace External Communal Space Children’s Mall
+ Botanical Garden + Food Crop + Cooperative Gallery + Small Scale Retail + Family Hotel
Urban Elders American Dream Artist/Artisan Mosaic Gramma’s House

Train Station
Former Car Dealership Lot Daily Use Amenities Shared Office
Machine Assembly/Distribution Rideshare Workshops
Single/Multi-Family Home Company Housing Bike Storage Communal Space Mobile Services (Food, Healthcare)
+ Fabrication Machine + Office + Bus Terminal + Retail Base + Distribution
Micro-Industry Micro-Industry Dealership Transit Center Co-op Office Concierge Depot

Tennis
Handball
Farms Market Performance Venue Public Park Volleyball
Flea Market Covered Gathering Space Gathering Space Basketball Greenhouse
+ Green Market + Outdoor Theater + Barbeque + Bleachers + Allotment Gardens
Urban Market Urban Forum Urban Backyards Urban Play Urban Farm
HEMPSTEAD: INSTANT CITY
 HEMPSTEAD: INSTANT CITY
GENERATIVE TYPOLOGIES

Multi-Family
Elderly Housing 2000-2500sf Apt. Live/Work Units Dorm/Communal Elderly Hou
Community Center Garden Allotment Shared Workspace External Communal Space Children’s
+ Botanical Garden + Food Crop + Cooperative Gallery + Small Scale Retail + Family H
Urban Elders American Dream Artist/Artisan Mosaic Gramma’s Hou

Train Station
Former Car Dealership Lot Daily Use Amenities Shared Office
Machine Assembly/Distribution Rideshare Workshops
Single/Multi-Family Home Company Housing Bike Storage Communal Space Mobile Services (Food, Healthc
+ Fabrication Machine + Office + Bus Terminal + Retail Base + Distribu
Micro-Industry Micro-Industry Dealership Transit Center Co-op Office Concierge Dep
SYPOLOGIES
Columbia Ave. looking west from Hempstead Train Station

Tennis
Multi-Family Multi-Family Handball
ousing
2000-2500sf Apt. 2000-2500sf Apt.Live/Work Units Farms Market Live/Work UnitsDorm/CommunalPerformance Venue Dorm/Communal Elderly Housing Public Park Elderly Housing Volleyball
Center
Garden Allotment Garden Allotment
Shared Workspace Flea Market Shared Workspace
External Communal SpaceGatheringExternal
Covered Space Communal Space Children’s MallGathering Space Children’s Mall Basketball Greenh