P3X3 Part 2 Early Proposals

Project 3
Exercise 3 Part 2


Woodridge Property Proposals
Density increase & focus on centralizing vehicle transit

The zoning for this area is classified first as a Laurel Hill P-D, but it falls under the R-3 category which was defined in the P3X2 assignment as multifamily residential. Currently the apartment complex holds 254 units over its roughly 16.5 acre site. Without any of the density bonuses that are available for this area, high density allowances are 50 dwelling units per acre. This means that it would be possible to fit 825 units on this site.

Proposal 1

Replacement of medium-density apartment buildings with high density to increase units and allow for the property to absorb the tenants of the other communities within the cluster who will be unable to pay for their units when the affordability incentives roll over. This community is the best option to be intensified and extended as affordable housing, as it is the closest to mass transit stops, community buildings, and commercial districts by foot.

Proposal 1 | New density of apartments within the complex

Proposal 2

A more extreme version of the first proposal, this design focuses on the complete redevelopment of a large section of neighboring property as well as the community itself. The density of the community is still increased, but this proposal takes advantage of the PD in the area to suggest changes to the character of the site. A large section of the on-grade parking is removed and condensed into multistory garages. This space is reclaimed as public green space, to allow for more community activities to take place. Mixed-use buildings border the edges of streets, so that this block is now activated by the combination of residential, commercial, and community uses overlapped.

Proposal 2 | Vehicle circulation through the site and parking garages


Proposal 2 | Pedestrian circulation through the site