ANALYSISNICO LOPEZ OIL REFINERY

HAVANA, CUBA

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXCHANGE: INDEX STUDIO 2016

Regla

Casa Blanca

Ferry to Old Havana

Ferry to Regla

Distrito del Centro

Puento Nico Lopez

Distrito del Arte

Distrito del Mercado

Garanja Urbana

El Bosque

Paseo del Union

Via Mercado

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Via Triangulo

Calle de la Bahia

Paseo Alonzo

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Centro de Agua

500’ 1,500’0’

size comparison

Cuba

Havana

Nico Lopez Refinery

Ohio

Cleveland

First Energy Coverage

Overall: 42,803 sq milesCoastline: 2,017 miles

Population: 11.38 mil

Overall: 44,825 sq milesCoastline: 293 miles

Population: 11.61 mil

Overall: 281.2 sq miles

Population: 2.12 mil

Overall: 82.47 sq miles

Population: 289,521

Overall: 500 acres Overall: 100 acres

employment

1. Agriculture2. Industry3. Services

neighborhood map

transit map

asset map

vicinity map

old havana

regala

nico lopezoil refinery

power plant

Vicinity Mapview across bay

regalanico lopez oil refinery powerplant

1980

20161915

1960’s

1957

Belot Refinery (New Jersey Standard Oil)

Shell Oil

International Oil Companies Nationalized

First Energy Coal Plant Approved for Demolition

Nico Lopez Oil Refinery

history

Belot (Esso)+ Shell =

Ñico Lopez

buildings on site

tanks on site

density

Large

Medium

Small

tanks by size

re-purposed tanks

tank options

solar

re-purposed aluminum cans glass solar tiles eTree charging station

as shading mechanism

as “forest” as tunnel

hydrowind

ARCHITECTURAL FORM

water

photo by: Caitlyn Scoville

streets branching from plazas

photo by: Megan Mitchell

narrow streets

photo by: Megan Mitchell

streets become public space

photo by: Megan Mitchell

termination/focal points

photo by: Megan Mitchell

tree presence

photo by: Megan Mitchell

frame the sky

old havana regla

photo by: Megan Mitchell

continuous plaza facades

photo by: Megan Mitchell

chamfered corners, loggias, corner parks

photo by: Megan Mitchell

pocket of light

photo by: Megan Mitchellphoto by: Megan Mitchell

pocket of light

Cuban American

Sunshine

photo by: Morgan Gundlach

BRAINSTORM SESSION

-Buildings centered around an inner courtyard

- Wrought iron important to culture Stained glass

- Beacons at nodes of alley

- In Old Havana the streets are narrow (sidewalks 4’ street 20’)

- Layers of architecture: Colonial, Soviet, Modern

- Community spaces all throughout the city

- Need to reduce urban heat island effect

architectural form

photo by: Sam Friesema

-Bike represent a negative point in their history, so not prominent form of transport

- Ferry across the Bay : $0.05

-Destination of ferry is from Old Havana to Regla or Casablanca

- In Old Havana, there are minimal cars and more walkable

- The water near the break-wall often hits pedestrians or cars

- Many Cubans walk in the street, due to narrow width of the sidewalks effect

mobility

photo by: Lizz Weiss

- Tourism plays an important role in the economy of Havana

-The seawall that becomes the world’s greatest bench

-One of the most polluted Bays in the world

- Redeveloped pocket parks all across the city from dump sites into planted, clean sites

other facts

photo by: Lizz Weiss

THE APPROACH

- remediate site

- improve water quality

- preserve heritage

Nourish (0-20 years)

- public space and parks

- build community and identity

- culture

- educate

Establish(20-40 years)

- resilient waterfront

- resilient waterfront

-expand development

- establish new traditions

Strengthen(40-60 years)

- adaptive

- continue development

Thrive(60-80 years)