CASE STUDIES

JAMES R. HERMAN CRUISE TERMINAL

&
KUCHING WATERFRONT PRECINCT

ASHAY .S. PEREIRA

ROLL NO. 24
L.S RAHEJA SCHOOL OF ARCH.
JAMES R. HERMAN CRUISE TERMINAL, NORTH BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
The James R Herman cruise terminal at Pier 27 opened in August 2014 as a replacement to Pier 35. The modern terminal has electric shore power,
larger holding areas, and secure customs screening. Pier 35 had neither the sufficient capacity to allow for the increasing length and passenger capacity
of new cruise ships nor the amenities needed for an international cruise terminal. The port currently handles 60-80 cruise ship calls and 200,000
passengers and expects an increase to 300,000 in 2015.
Circulation for passenger drop-off, taxis, buses and provisioning all occur off the
Embarcadero roadway within the interior of the 13 acre pier. Passengers board ships via a
new automated mobile gangway able to meet the varied door heights of new cruise ships.
The Pier 27 Ground Transportation Area (GTA) is permitted to be used for industrial truck
loading operations to supply and manage cruise ship provisioning.
The Cruise Terminal required a Facilities Operations Building, to house forklifts and
equipment required to load and service cruise ships. The original Cruise Terminal Facility
was larger in size and incorporated the Facilities Operations on the Pier 27 side of the pier.
Due to budget constraints, the size of the Cruise Terminal was reduced.
KUCHING WATERFRONT, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA.
Kuching lies on the Sungai Sarawak 20 km in from the sea. The city's riverfront used to be the regional shipping and distribution point of
the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It intervened or acted as a seam, depending on one's point of view, between the commercial area on Main Bazaar
and the river. The commercial area contained Chinese shop-houses, a high-rise hotel and office buildings.
The client for the redevelopment of the waterfront, the Sarawak State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) has been responsible for
carrying out a number of joint ventures with private developers.
The proposal aims to revitalise the activeness of the Kuching waterfront in terms of
economy, entertainment, tourism, cultural and social activity in a
mixed used planning. It includes:
• Aimed at young generation to thrive in the vicinity.
• Development around historic sites.
• Open-air civic square for general public leisure, gatherings etc.
• Inclusion of jetty, riverfront mall, high-rise serviced apartments,
semi-enclosed public walk, entertainment hub.
• Office park that houses both local and expatriate firms.
 Inferences :
Massive land reclamation
along the Sarawak river thus
disrupting natural habitat.

Reduced visual permeability

because of high-rise
Construction.

Increase in land value, crime

The ‘Live, Work, Play ‘ module rate etc.

Isolated entities, less interactive elements

Spaces for public realm