Hope Haven Farms

Hope Haven Café Hope & Hope Farm

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Hope HavenCAFÉ HOPE & HOPE FARM

A Project Of

CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS

A Collaboration With

THE TULANE CITY CENTERNEW ORLEANS FOOD AND FARM NETWORK

Led By

MARCELLA DEL SIGNORE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vision

Siting

Context

Program_Part 1: Café Hope

Program_Part 2: Hope Farm

Program_Part 3: Jeff Care

Acknowledgments

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VISION

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The Tulane City Center partnered with Catholic Charities to develop a programmatic strategy for Madonna Manor building located at the Hope Haven Campus. The project integrates three community based programs (Jefferson Parish Care Center, Café Hope and Hope Haven Farm) in one cohesive plan to help revitalize and reactivate the Campus. Jefferson Care C enter will provide temporary shelter for homeless people and programs to reintegrate families in the community. Café Hope will be a fully operational service restaurant and will run as a social entrepreneurship business model that will offer job skills for at risk youth. Hope Haven Farm will develop a sustainable biodiversity farming model to support the Café and to promote initiatives to produce and buy local products. The Farm and Café will act as a collaborative platform for the community to help revitalize the iconic Westbank architectural landmark.

Hope Haven Campus and in particular Madonna Manor is in urgent need to develop a cohesive strategy that could act as a catalyst to revitalize campus life and to promote a sustainable model to benefit community at large. Hope Haven Farm and Café Hope represent the staring point to develop this vision and to engage Monsignor Peter M. H. Wynohoven’s orginal mission ofpromoting and supporting social justice. The Cafe’ and the Farm will support each other in terms of infrastructure and resources through the production and promotion of healthy and fresh food. The Market also becomes an attractor point for the community promoting local economy and agricultural education. Combined with Café Hope training program for at risk youth, the farm acts also as a learning model of a sustainable urban farm creating a reference for future city-wide innovations.

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SITING

Madonna Manor is part of Hope Haven Campus located just off the Westbank Expressway on Barataria Blvd. 1101. In 1925 Monsignor Peter M.H. Wynhoven founded this historic complex consisting of 13 Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings thought to be the largest in the South. Madonna Manor is the main building of the entire complex. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, true to the historical vision, is committed to incorporate within the campus an array of community based programs. Hope Farm and Café Hope is part of the continuous effort to continue to establish and develop programs for the community of the immediate Westbank area but also for the New Orleans community at large.

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Westbank Expressway Madonna Manor/Hope Haven site

Harvey Canal no.1 Industrial Canal

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CONTEXT

E Adjoining the eastern edge of

the site is the West Jefferson

Medical Center, the largest

full-service medical complex on

the West Bank. Proximity to the

hospital inherently increases site

safety

S Directly south of the site lies a

standard suburban neighbor-

hood, consisting of mainly

single family houses. The

neighborhood counters the

other, larger-scaled surrounding

environments.

W Along the western bounding

highway is Archbishop Shaw

High School, an all-male Catholic

school. The nearby school could

team with Hope Haven, provid-

ing volunteers, classes and other

services.

N Immediately north of the site is

the elevated West Bank Ex-

pressway, lines by commercial

establishments on both sides.

Proximity to the Expressway

ensures easy vehicular acces to

the Hope Haven site.

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cafeexpansion

courtyard

residential

administration

cafe

kitchen

program distribution

Madonna Manor building at Hope Haven Campus

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PROGRAM_PART 2: HOPE HAVEN FARMS

The design approach aims to integrate multiple functions within the area to attract community and to reconnect the already existing programs located at the Hope Haven campus. The farm area is divided in two main zones: the one close to the north entrance of Café Hope and a second one located between Barataria Blvd and 10th Av. A one way road is created to provide an independent access to the café and the farm. The farm is organized through a grid that denes and separates the main functions.

The first aim is to locate different activities in the area close to the café to integrate as much as possible the farm with community activities, such as market and learning programs. The area close to the north side of the building contains an array of activities such as herb farm, market, seating areas, all integrated within the larger idea of the campus use. The market will play a key role in generating economic support for the farm and the cafe’ itself while at the same time attracting community to the site.

CAFÉ HOPE

MARKET +HERB FARM

CITRUS GROVE

HOPE HAVEN FARM

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CAFÉ HOPE

MARKET +HERB FARM

CITRUS GROVE

HOPE HAVEN FARM

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The second and larger area will be developed through a sustainable farming model with the idea to use the production for Café Hope and the market. The idea is to generate continuous interaction between visitors, community, workers, and people who operate in the Campus. The main vision is to generate programs that seek as much as possible the integration between the farm, the people that operate it and the visitors.

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MADONNA MANOR

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right: replicable panel

opposite: plan detail

LEARNING PAVILION

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HOPE FARMS: Pavillion Panel Infill 1/2

1_food photos 2_water jet template

MODULE MATERIALS

1_food photos 2_water jet template

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HOPE FARMS: Pavillion Panel Infill 2/2

3_colored plastic behind

4_panel & plastic overlay

3_colored plastic backing 4_panel & plastic overlay

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40’

38’

left: pavilion plan

opporsite: exploded axon of pavil-ion layers

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Raster-Perforated Metal Screen

Colored Polycarbonate Panels

Vegetation

Chainlink Screen

Steel Tube Structure

Colored Polycarbonate Panels

Chainlink Screen

Vegetation

Colored Polycarbonate Panel

Perforated Metal Screen

Steel Tube S tructure

Colored Polycarbonate Panel

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opposite: exterior pavilion perspective

below: pavilion transverse section

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below: interior pavilion perspective

opposite: pavilion longitudinal section

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TYPICAL :on the ground

HOPE FARMS :Herb Garden Evolution

EASE OF USE :raised to table height

HYBRID :from ground to table

TYPICAL:ground level

EASE OF USE:raised to table height

HYBRID:from ground to table

MODULE DEVELOPMENT

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HOPE FARMS :Module Components

SEATING

HERB GARDEN

MARKET AREA

GREEN WALL

REMOVABLE CANOPY

Seating

Herb Farm

Market Area

Removable Canopy

Green Wall

EXPLODED MODULE COMPONENTS

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HOPE FARMS :Module Variations

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MODULE CONFIGURATION

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C D

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HOPE FARMS :Module Plan

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right:module plan

canopy

seating

seating

planter bed

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below:module perspective of front

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below: module perspective of rear

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Exploded AxonH F

PERFORATED SHEET METAL-- Water jet-cut sheet metal creates image of different items sold at farmers’ market.

CHAIN LINK SCREEN-- Typical chain link fencing allows for plant growth and can be easily cut & afforded.

VEGETATION-- Varying plants can grow up the chain link walls to create visual enclosure for the sides of pavilion.

STEEL TUBE-- Hollow tube can be attached at joints to create a rigid frame & allows for easy attachment of infill panels.

COLORED POLYCARBONATE-- Used alone or in strips layered behind the perf. sheet metal, the polycarb. adds color, durability, and rain protection.



METAL MESH-- Laid on the ground to define the market and seating areas of the garden module.

MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD-- Serving as the surface upon which the soil for the herb garden will rest, marine wood is extremely strong and can withstand moisture & insects.


STEEL CABLE-- Easily spans between and attaches to tube frame to create a green wall.

MODULE MATERIALS

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METAL MESH-- Laid on the ground to define the market and seating areas of the garden module.

MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD-- Serving as the surface upon which the soil for the herb garden will rest, marine wood is extremely strong and can withstand moisture & insects.


STEEL CABLE-- Easily spans between and attaches to tube frame to create a green wall.

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PAVILLION MODULES

HOPE CAFÉLearningTeaching

GreenwallShade

Restaurant

LearningTeaching

MarketGreenwall

SeatingHerb Farm

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PAVILLION MODULES

HOPE CAFÉLearningTeaching

GreenwallShade

Restaurant

LearningTeaching

MarketGreenwall

SeatingHerb Farm

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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our thanks to:

research and design team:Marcella Del Signore, advising professorKristian Mizes, TCC internTravis Bost, TCC internJason Liu, TCC internThomas J Bogan, TCC intern

consultants:Pierre Stouse, structural consultantMike Ducote, electrical consultantChuck Sardi, mechanical consultant

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